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For many, owning a horse is a childhood dream that they hope to one day make a reality. That said, it’s quite common for newbies to run into a few problems with their equine friends early on.
So, before you head to the nearest stables and start looking for a horse, remember that there are lots of things to learn about taking care of a new horse.
Up for the challenge? Read on to discover our top tips for new horse owners.
Provide the right amount of food and water
Of course, any first-time horse owner will want to make sure that their animal is happy, healthy and goes on to live a long and full life. Making sure that your horse is healthy is simple! All you need to do is give your horse the things that they need every day. Chief among those needs will be food and water.
If your horse isn’t getting enough to eat and drink, this could impact their wellbeing. Horses are pretty big animals, so they will need more to eat and drink than a cat or dog would, per se. Whilst this can make the cost of owning a horse a little pricey, it will be worth every penny – whether it’s watching your horse frolic in the pasture, or just hanging out with them on the field.
A horse can eat up to 2% of its own body weight and will need to drink at least 25 litres of water a day. Their weight will provide a good barometer of whether they’re getting enough food and water. If your horse’s ribs aren’t visible but can still feel them when you rub your hand over their side, it’s likely your horse is at an ideal weight. It’s that simple!
Remember, horses will mostly graze on grass and hay. So, if they are stabled, they will not need ‘feeding’, per se. But regardless of whether your horse is stabled or not, they will definitely need providing with lots and lots of water. Look out for signs of dehydration, such as fatigue, dry gums and tight skin. If you’re worried your horse isn’t getting enough to drink, try adding a salt block to their stall. The salt will prompt them to drink more. Head over here to learn more about keeping your horse healthy.
Sometimes taking care of a horse is a team effort. Part of being successful at owning a new horse may involve finding the right vet. In fact, this may be one of the first things you want to do.
Understandably, finding a good vet can be somewhat daunting, especially for newbies. But it doesn’t have to be! It may be worth asking for referrals from experienced horse owners and finding out what others have to say about their experience. That said, it’s just as important to do a bit of investigating yourself. Whether it’s taking a tour of the facility, asking questions about the services available and prices, or even looking further into the vet’s history. How long have they been working in this profession? Have they worked with horses before? Hopefully, this will provide a clear picture of whether they will be the right vet for you and your animal.
Looking for a vet may seem like a tedious task that you would prefer to sort out after you’ve got your horse. However, building a relationship with a trusted vet beforehand can prove extremely useful. It can take a while to get into the swing of things. As a first-time owner, you will likely have many questions throughout the first few months of owning your horse. Being able to call someone who can put your mind at ease and offer expert can prove extremely useful. So, don’t leave finding a trusted vet until the last minute.
Establish a cleaning and grooming routine
Just like humans, horses also need a clean and bacteria-free environment to live in. With this in mind, it’s important to practice cleanliness and clean out stalls daily. This will help decrease the risk of fungal and bacterial infections.
On top of this, it’s important to establish a daily grooming routine. That way, your horse will always look its best. Read our guide on how to groom a horse for beginners to learn more about this subject.
Keep your horse active
Our final top tip for new horse owners? Keep your horse active.
In the wild, horses are pretty mobile creatures. They constantly move from pasture to pasture, as no humans are handing out bales of hay and water. If your horse is stabled for most of the day, this will eventually have an impact on their physical and mental health. Be it poor circulation in the body, stiffness in the muscles or, in some cases, arthritis. With this in mind, it’s important to make sure that your horse gets enough exercise every day.
As humans, our schedules can be pretty hectic. So, it’s important to make sure that you have enough time in the day to get your horse out for some exercise. Now, you don’t need to start training your horse like it’s the Olympics. But something as simple as taking time to lunge your equine friend or turning them out in the pasture will make all the difference.
Sometimes keeping your horse active can be tricky. Say, for example, your horse is sick or pregnant, they may need to be stabled and separated from the rest of the herd. Keeping a stabled horse active can be difficult, but it’s not impossible. Try taking them for a slow walk around the field with a lead rope or putting a mirror in their stalls to keep them entertained.
So, there you have it! Those are our top tips for new horse owners. If you need help finding the right stabling solution for your horse, get in touch today.
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In a previous decade of my life, I actually did sorta secretly think time management was for dummies. Or, at least, for structure-obsessed people like engineers (sorry, honey), accountants and the like. You know, people who care about details and getting stuff done. Not people who just roll with stuff and are drunk on the beauty of life. Not intriguing, artistic types like, ahem, me.
India: come for the samosas, stay for the pensive photo ops
That was the decade that I entered university. Somehow, I managed to get through with decent grades. When you’re flying solo, you can pull all-nighters writing papers on meaningful topics such as the the similarity between Schoenberg’s atonal music and game theory (I still don’t understand why my prof didn’t think it was as brilliant as I did), hand it in, and then pass out in the library for a few hours. But university doesn’t last forever, and after seven years, I was finally out in the real world.
Fast forward one year. I found myself living in the tropics of SE Asia with two random part-time jobs, each with a unique-but-similar Trumpian boss. I was also, to put it delicately, thoroughly knocked up. As I waited for the birth of our first daughter, the idea of time management started to flit across my hormonal brain: what would life with a baby look like? Would I still be able to write? What about showering? And how could I mold this tiny human into a useful member of society?
Nailed it.
Needless to say, the questions didn’t abate after Z’s arrival. Instead, I was forced to acknowledge that life with a baby runs more smoothly when you have a schedule. And a meal plan. And you just generally choose to get stuff done, like an engineer. I also had to acknowledge that if I ever wanted to write again, I would have be organized. I had an identity crisis as I admitted that I had missed out during my university years. Learning to embrace order was painful for this type B: the new habits were hard, but the change in mindset was harder.
It’s been 4.5 years since my awakening. I no longer internally debate the merit of time management. I thoroughly acknowledge it, even if it still doesn’t come naturally. I’ve got the basic stuff down – eg: you should feed your kids at regular intervals – and I’ve even made forays into advanced-to-me territory, like arriving at the dentist on time and making my bed every morning. Now I find myself contemplating the more-philosophical side of time management: how much time in a day should I spend being “useful?” Is sitting around always just wasting time? Do different personality types need to accomplish more or less in a day in order to have a meaningful life? Could I have been an Olympic athlete/best-selling author/supreme leader if only I’d spent less time philosophizing and more time doing?
My parents didn’t produce any Olympians, but dang do their spawn know how to wear a onesie.
Those questions are ones that I’m still muddling through. I don’t have any concrete answers, but some rough guidelines are starting to shimmer like mirages across the desert of my brain:
Is my downtime life-enriching? Zoning out while strolling through the woods is, probably. Zoning out while scanning Facebook isn’t, certainly.
Is mundane work more meaningful than I give it credit for? I do not like folding laundry, scrubbing floors, or making Sunday school schedules. But then I remember the words of Mother Teresa: “Do small things with great love,” and it forces me to reconsider whether these basic tasks matter more than I thought.
Am I measured by what I accomplish? I find it so easy to get trapped by defining myself by what I do. But if that is truly how my worth is measured, I was pretty much doomed from the start. I believe that humans have intrinsic worth, and yet, what we do with our gifts and talents and life matters. I just don’t know what the balance is.
For now, I’m trying to be content with the discontent. To analyze my use of time, but to not let it derail my bed-making. To learn time-management from my engineer husband without trying to mimic him (because then our house would contain nothing but shelves built out of milk crates displaying every participation trophy he has ever received). To find a balance between doing and being.
I hope Time Management for Dummies is actually a book. Because I could really use a copy.
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6 thoughts on “Time management: for dummies?”
March 6, 2018 at 4:32 am
Love this Ruth! I feel exactly the same as Liza and I entered into parenthood time management became more important. Now it seems to be one of the things I contemplate most.
Ruth says:
March 15, 2018 at 9:04 pm
Do you find that you are more productive post-kids than you were pre-kids? That’s been just one of the many ways parenting has surprised me.
March 17, 2018 at 4:53 pm
At times yes. However, I would say that more than anything I have found that I have realized the importance and value of scheduling down time. Time that I can spend with the children that is specifically to slow down and spend time with family. Whether this is more productive or less seems to depend on how I measure productivity and I have noticed that the way I measure it has changed post children.
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Question: What's Your Gaming Memory of 2010?
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2010 is on its way out. You’ve played a lot of games this year. What sticks out? Not the titles—not just the titles—but the big wins and the bad beats. What do you recall from this year’s epic battles, risky bets, sly bargains, and other outré gaming...
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With many clubs struggling, local governments are stepping up — and that’s changing the rules of the game.
Tobias Ross Ph.D. student
Tobias Ross is a Ph.D. student at the University of Nottingham and a consultant for international sports marketing projects.
Like in much of the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic hit China’s professional soccer clubs hard. After a postponed start to the 2020 season followed by a condensed schedule with mostly no fans allowed in the stadiums, the recently relegated Chinese Super League team based in the northern city of Shijiazhuang was among a number of clubs in serious financial trouble. In late January, the club’s owner, real estate firm Ever Bright Group, held a press conference to present a new investor: the state-owned Cangzhou Construction Investment Group. The club, previously named Shijiazhuang Ever Bright FC, would be rebranded as Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC and moved 230 kilometers east, from the provincial capital to the much smaller regional hub of Cangzhou.
But the most striking thing about the conference wasn’t the change in location or equity structure — phenomena fairly common among Chinese soccer clubs. Rather, it was the strong support the Cangzhou municipal government showed for the move. Several high-level Cangzhou officials attended the event and gave speeches there, including deputy mayor and municipal party committee member He Chunjun, who expressed his hope that the “Ever Bright Group will deepen its cooperation with the city of Cangzhou” and declared that “all departments at all levels in the city should provide their best services for the cooperative operation and the overall development of the two companies (Ever Bright and Cangzhou Construction).” Given the setting, He’s words are yet another signal that the state is reinserting itself into Chinese soccer, as evidenced by similar moves by Shandong Taishan FC, Changchun Yatai FC, Henan Songshan Longmen FC, Chongqing Liangjiang, and Hebei FC.
This comes right when investments in soccer clubs — a loss-making business for many owners — are becoming even less attractive, thanks in part to new regulations requiring clubs to drop corporate branding from their club names and crests, the recently lowered salary cap, and new quotas on foreign players. Although intended to stabilize clubs’ balance sheets and encourage local youth development, these rules have also made the Chinese leagues less enticing for global soccer stars, ultimately reducing public and commercial interest in the clubs and their brands.
It’s an outcome of a series of reforms known as the “Chinese Soccer Dream,” which kicked off in 2015 under the guidance of the central government seeking to transform China into a leading soccer nation by 2050. Despite minor achievements within Asia, on the global level China has only participated in one World Cup, in 2002, and over the last 30 years it’s on average been ranked 73rd in the FIFA world ranking. Although the reforms are focused on building a strong national team, China’s professional clubs are also expected to pitch in, becoming training grounds for local talent and a driving force in the commercialization and popularization of the sport domestically.
The reforms seemed to work, at least for a time, as investors took part in a veritable gold rush, flooding China’s soccer industry with cash. Since 2015, China has seen more than 20 newly founded professional soccer clubs in its top-three divisions, not counting several new ownership groups.
With investment slowing down and the soccer market still underdeveloped, local governments are stepping back in.
- Tobias Ross, Ph.D. student
Yet many of these investments were motivated not by a genuine interest in growing the sport or its business, but by the opportunity to curry favor with local governments — and they were undertaken with an eye on short-term results, at the costs of financial stability and long-term development. This, combined with their new ownership groups’ lack of management experience, often left teams mired in financial difficulties, with many vanishing not long after they arrived in China’s professional leagues. Before the 2020 season alone, 11 clubs in China’s second and third division were unable to meet licensing standards, mostly due to financial difficulties, often dissolving altogether. With investment slowing down and the soccer market still underdeveloped, local governments are stepping back in, as in the case of Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC.
This state support can take various forms, ranging from indirect encouragement to more direct involvement by state-owned enterprises and state institutions like local sport bureaus or soccer associations, usually by way of subsidies. In some cases, local governments have even taken over soccer clubs entirely. The subsidy model is more common — only about 30% of Chinese clubs were publicly owned in 2019 — but prominent examples of state entities directly running a soccer club include Shanghai Port FC, which is owned by Shanghai’s state port operator SIPG, and Kunshan FC, which is owned by the Kunshan municipal government.
Indirect support, meanwhile, typically involves rewarding investors who answer the state’s call to promote soccer in China with favorable treatment. In China’s highly politicized economic environment, clubs and their investors often go where they can find political support, a fact that may explain clubs’ frequent relocations in recent years.
Real estate firms, in particular, have been drawn to the soccer industry because of their dependence on local governments, which in China play a dominant role in allocating land and financial capital — two key resources any real estate developer needs — as well as control access to lucrative public development projects. Consequently, there is a high concentration of real estate firms in the ranks of China’s professional soccer leagues, earning the top-flight Chinese Super League its nickname, the “Real Estate League.”
This direct and indirect steering of China’s professional soccer clubs mirrors mechanisms seen widely in many industries in China’s economic system. In this system, while the economy mostly runs on market principles, the government guides the economy through the use of various direct and indirect mechanisms, such as state-owned enterprises and control over crucial commodities, especially land and capital.
These incentivize entrepreneurs and their firms to try to please the government, which in turn favors companies who assist in meeting key state goals. Calls for support by the government are sometimes quite direct. Wanda CEO Wang Jianlin once bluntly attributed the company’s decision to save the financially struggling Dalian Yifang FC prior to the 2018 season as fulfilling a “request of the municipal party committee and government.”
There is a high concentration of real estate firms in the ranks of China’s professional soccer leagues, earning the top-flight Chinese Super League its nickname, the ‘Real Estate League.’
- Tobias Ross, Ph.D. student
This underlying system of support and punishment has led to the “domestication” of the private sector, as large numbers of private companies voluntarily, if not always enthusiastically, support projects like the Chinese Soccer Dream reforms. In exchange, firms and investors benefit from favorable treatment from the government, such as access to political capital, highly competitive land rights, financial loans, public projects, tax benefits, and also club-related support like financial subsidies or free use of sport facilities. In the case of Ever Bright Group and Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC, this extends not just to the free provision of a stadium and training ground, but also financial investment into the club by state-owned Cangzhou Construction Investment Group, and even the promise of “deeper cooperation” between the city and the club’s controlling company, as Deputy Mayor He alluded to in his speech.
In some cases, these relationships evolve into long-term alliances between the two parties. Sporting success stories can put cities on the political map, and with soccer development a national goal, cadres’ career prospects can be positively influenced by fostering successful projects. Similarly, cities with existing soccer clubs are eager to keep their teams alive, especially in times of economic upheaval, such as with the recent case of Wuhan FC getting a financial injection from the local government. Post-pandemic, with so many clubs unable to make a profit from their core business and often entirely reliant on cash injections from their ownership — itself no guarantee after the economic damage done by COVID-19 — we will probably see more indirect or direct support in the future.
In the meantime, Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC might return to the Chinese Super League earlier than expected. According to media reports, the club is preparing to replace one of the Super League teams currently struggling to meet the league’s licensing requirements for the coming season — mostly due to unpaid salaries. If that happens, the losing team will surely envy the Hebei club’s government support.
(Header image: A soccer player from Shijiazhuang Ever Bright clutches his ankle during a match in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Sept. 19, 2020. The team has since been rebranded and moved to the smaller city of Cangzhou. People Visual)
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1. Wash hands and everything in sight—frequently. I am sure this myth will die hard because we literally have been turned into germophobes by well-meaning health advisers. The best thing about this one is that you can’t go wrong, unless you suffer from chapped hands or get reprimanded for hogging the soap and facilities. But the fact is that this is not a necessary ritual for avoiding colds.
Will the beneficial bacteria please step forward?
2. Take medicine—antihistamines, decongestants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and then the inevitable antibiotics if nothing else works. But too many medications cause liver damage and can make us feel worse, not better. To my knowledge, none of them have ever cured a cold. The side effects of antihistamines include dry mouth, nausea, drowsiness, difficult urination and even blurred vision. The adverse effects of NSAIDs can include gastrointestinal problems. Antibiotics are creating super bugs, not to mention killing off the beneficial bacteria that support 70% or more of our immune system. We would be better served by concentrating on probiotics and fermented vegetables.
3. Vitamins cannot prevent colds. This is certainly true if you follow the government guidelines of 90 mg of vitamin C per day for a grown man. The average 150 pound animal which makes its own vitamin C, however, produces an average of 4,000 mg per day when well–and many times more than that if needed. Vitamin D3 presents a similar scenario, with small amounts being recommended by authorities. But taking 5,000 IU per day (one small softgel) can boost our immunity substantially. Getting adequate sunshine exposure is an alternative which should be considered, because almost everything we were taught about vitamin D in the past has been proven wrong. Vitamin D3 is now recognized as being the most common deficiency worldwide. See my Resources page for more information.
4. Treat colds with various hot drinks like a hot toddy, tea with lemon and honey, lemon juice with honey and cayenne, chicken broth, bone broth, etc. There are many healthy choices, some of which may be soothing or even boost immunity, but you won’t need any of these to stop a sore throat or congestion if you prevent them from developing in the first place. The same applies to breathing steam with a towel over your head or taking a hot shower just to breathe the vapor.
5. There is no cure for the common cold. This one is a little tricky, because it is true. But on the other hand, no cure is needed!
This entry was posted in wellness and tagged antibiotics, beneficial bacteria, colds, common cold, germs, health, immune system, myths, vitamin C, vitamin D3 on February 14, 2013 by Carole Ramke.
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How do we know which germs to kill, when they look so much alike?
Before you hurry on by, here is the bottom line: The viruses that cause the common cold do not cause any real tissue damage. They can only lodge and multiply in congestion that is caused by your body’s panicked reaction to their presence. If congestion is prevented or removed, they will be swept away by natural mucus secretions. What we perceive as an illness–known as the common cold–is caused by unnecessary congestion, sometimes to the extent that secondary infections are allowed to set in. Then damage might really begin.
If we can accept this knowledge and learn to block unnecessary histamine reactions, we can stop having colds for as long as we are able to perform routine hygiene tasks when needed. We can stop our obsession with germs. Germs don’t matter. In fact, we need to be more concerned about protecting and hosting the many beneficial microbes that are critical to our survival.
I have easily stopped every cold that has tried to catch me since November of 2004. Judging by the number of colds I managed to survive before that date and the number I have fended off since that time, I could actually be one of the world’s leading experts on how to stop the common cold. I am joking, of course, but this is no joke. Please go ahead and smile, however, because better times are on the horizon if you have been a slave to unnecessary misery and you are ready to take a new approach.
This entry was posted in wellness and tagged articles, cold, colds, common cold, congestion, germs, health, microbes, science, self-reliance on February 13, 2013 by Carole Ramke.
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FILE – Jerry Lee Lewis props his foot on the piano as he lays back and acknowledges the applause of fans during the fifth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll…
FILE – Jerry Lee Lewis props his foot on the piano as he lays back and acknowledges the applause of fans during the fifth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival at New York’s Madison Square Garden on March 14, 1975. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning, Oct. 28, 2022, at his home in Memphis, Tenn. He was 87. (AP Photo/Rene Perez, File)
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Posted: Oct 28, 2022 / 12:57 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 28, 2022 / 05:05 PM EDT
FILE – Jerry Lee Lewis props his foot on the piano as he lays back and acknowledges the applause of fans during the fifth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll…
FILE – Jerry Lee Lewis props his foot on the piano as he lays back and acknowledges the applause of fans during the fifth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival at New York’s Madison Square Garden on March 14, 1975. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning, Oct. 28, 2022, at his home in Memphis, Tenn. He was 87. (AP Photo/Rene Perez, File)
by: HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press
Posted: Oct 28, 2022 / 12:57 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 28, 2022 / 05:05 PM EDT
Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87.
The last survivor of a generation of groundbreaking performers that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, Lewis died at his Mississippi home, south of Memphis, Tennessee, representative Zach Farnum said in a release. The news came two days after the publication of an erroneous TMZ report of his death, later retracted.
Of all the rock rebels to emerge in the 1950s, few captured the new genre’s attraction and danger as unforgettably as the Louisiana-born piano player who called himself “The Killer.”
Tender ballads were best left to the old folks. Lewis was all about lust and gratification, with his leering tenor and demanding asides, violent tempos and brash glissandi, cocky sneer and crazy blond hair. He was a one-man stampede who made the fans scream and the keyboards swear, his live act so combustible that during a 1957 performance of “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” on “The Steve Allen Show,” chairs were thrown at him like buckets of water on an inferno.
“There was rockabilly. There was Elvis. But there was no pure rock ’n ’roll before Jerry Lee Lewis kicked in the door,” a Lewis admirer once observed. That admirer was Jerry Lee Lewis.
But in his private life, he raged in ways that might have ended his career today — and nearly did back then.
For a brief time, in 1958, he was a contender to replace Presley as rock’s prime hit maker after Elvis was drafted into the Army. But while Lewis toured in England, the press learned three damaging things: He was married to 13-year-old (possibly even 12-year-old) Myra Gale Brown, she was his cousin, and he was still married to his previous wife. His tour was canceled, he was blacklisted from the radio and his earnings dropped overnight to virtually nothing.
“I probably would have rearranged my life a little bit different, but I never did hide anything from people,” Lewis told the Wall Street Journal in 2014 when asked about the marriage. “I just went on with my life as usual.”
Over the following decades, Lewis struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, legal disputes and physical illness. Two of his many marriages ended in his wife’s early death. Brown herself divorced him in the early 1970s and would later allege physical and mental cruelty that nearly drove her to suicide.
“If I was still married to Jerry, I’d probably be dead by now,” she told People magazine in 1989.
Lewis reinvented himself as a country performer in the 1960s, and the music industry eventually forgave him, long after he stopped having hits. He won three Grammys, and recorded with some of the industry’s greatest stars. In 2006, Lewis came out with “Last Man Standing,” featuring Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King and George Jones. In 2010, Lewis brought in Jagger, Keith Richards, Sheryl Crow, Tim McGraw and others for the album “Mean Old Man.”
In “The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll,” first published in 1975, he recalled how he convinced disc jockeys to give him a second chance.
“This time I said, ‘Look, man, let’s get together and draw a line on this stuff — a peace treaty you know,’” he explained. Lewis would still play the old hits on stage, but on the radio he would sing country.
Lewis had a run of top 10 country hits between 1967-70, and hardly mellowed at all. He performed drinking songs such as “What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)”, the roving eye confessions of “She Still Comes Around” and a dry-eyed cover of a classic ballad of abandonment, “She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye.” He had remained popular in Europe and a 1964 album, “Live at the Star Club, Hamburg,” is widely regarded as one of the greatest concert records.
A 1973 performance proved more troublesome: Lewis sang for the Grand Ole Opry and broke two longstanding rules — no swearing and no non-country songs.
Lewis married seven times, and was rarely far from trouble or death. His fourth wife, Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate, drowned in a swimming pool in 1982 while suing for divorce. His fifth wife, Shawn Stephens, 23 years his junior, died of an apparent drug overdose in 1983. Within a year, Lewis had married Kerrie McCarver, then 21. She filed for divorce in 1986, accusing him of physical abuse and infidelity. He countersued, but both petitions eventually were dropped. They finally divorced in 2005 after several years of separation. The couple had one child, Jerry Lee III.
Another son by a previous marriage, Steve Allen Lewis, 3, drowned in a swimming pool in 1962, and son Jerry Lee Jr. died in a traffic accident at 19 in 1973. Lewis also had two daughters, Phoebe and Lori Leigh, and is survived by his wife Judith.
His finances were also chaotic. Lewis made millions, but he liked his money in cash and ended up owing hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Internal Revenue Service. When he began welcoming tourists in 1994 to his longtime residence near Nesbit, Mississippi — complete with a piano-shaped swimming pool — he set up a 900 phone number fans could call for a recorded message at $2.75 a minute.
The son of one-time bootlegger Elmo Lewis and the cousin of TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart and country star Mickey Gilley, Lewis was born in Ferriday, Louisiana (Swaggart and Lewis released “The Boys From Ferriday,” a gospel album, earlier this year). As a boy, he first learned to play guitar, but found the instrument too confining and longed for an instrument that only the rich people in his town could afford — a piano. His life changed when his father pulled up in his truck one day and presented him a dark-wood, upright piano.
“My eyes almost fell out of my head,” Lewis recalled in “Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story,” written by Rick Bragg and published in 2014.
He took to the piano immediately, and began sneaking off to Black juke joints and absorbing everything from gospel to boogie-woogie. Conflicted early on between secular and sacred music, he quit school at 16, with plans of becoming a piano-playing preacher. Lewis briefly attended Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, a fundamentalist Bible college, but was expelled, reportedly, for playing the “wrong” kind of music.
“Great Balls of Fire,” a sexualized take on Biblical imagery that Lewis initially refused to record, and “Whole Lotta Shakin’” were his most enduring songs and performance pieces. Lewis had only a handful of other pop hits, including “High School Confidential” and “Breathless,” but they were enough to ensure his place as a rock ‘n’ roll architect.
“No group, be it (the) Beatles, Dylan or Stones, have ever improved on ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’’ for my money,” John Lennon would tell Rolling Stone in 1970.
A roadhouse veteran by his early 20s, Lewis took off for Memphis in 1956 and showed up at the studios of Sun Records, the musical home of Elvis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. Told by company founder Sam Phillips to go learn some rock ‘n roll, Lewis returned and soon hurried off “Whole Lotta Shakin’” in a single take.
“I knew it was a hit when I cut it,” he later said. “Sam Phillips thought it was gonna be too risque, it couldn’t make it. If that’s risque, well, I’m sorry.”
In 1986, along with Elvis, Chuck Berry and others, he made the inaugural class of inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and joined the Country Hall of Fame this year. The Killer not only outlasted his contemporaries but saw his life and music periodically reintroduced to younger fans, including the 1989 biopic “Great Balls of Fire,” starring Dennis Quaid, and Ethan Coen’s 2022 documentary “Trouble in Mind.” A 2010 Broadway music, “Million Dollar Quartet,” was inspired by a recording session that featured Lewis, Elvis, Perkins and Cash.
He won a Grammy in 1987 as part of an interview album that was cited for best spoken word recording, and he received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2005. The following year, “Whole Lotta Shakin’” was selected for the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, whose board praised the “propulsive boogie piano that was perfectly complemented by the drive of J.M. Van Eaton’s energetic drumming. The listeners to the recording, like Lewis himself, had a hard time remaining seated during the performance.”
A classmate at Bible school, Pearry Green, remembered meeting Lewis years later and asking if he was still playing the devil’s music.
“Yes, I am,” Lewis answered. “But you know it’s strange, the same music that they kicked me out of school for is the same kind of music they play in their churches today. The difference is, I know I am playing for the devil and they don’t.”
This story has been updated to clarify where Lewis’ home is located.
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In their 36-year history, the prizes given out by Festival International de la Bande Dessinee have changed their names at least four times. They started as the Alfreds, changed that to the Alph-Arts, then changed that (briefly) to the Prix d'Angouleme (need to get the brand name out there!) and now they've changed again, to "The Essentials," which is probably as bad a name as I could imagine for a book prize.
Moreover, the rules have changed too. This year, a whopping 50 books have been nominated as "Essentials" and eight of them will win prizes. One will win the main prize as best book (the Essentialist Essential, I suppose) and then there will be six Essential runners-up, and one book will win the special prize for best "heritage" book (Essential Reprint). And I'm pretty sure one of them will win "Essential Book from a New Talent." Of course, all of this was undertaken in order to make the whole awards process less confusing. Job well done.
With 50 books in the running it is almost impossible to handicap the nominees. The jury can go pretty much any which way (there are seven jurors, I suppose that they could all just pick one book and pretty much call it a day), and there are pretty much no clear criteria other than the jury should pick a bunch of really good books.
The pre-selection committee did a generally nice job. It's hard to argue with a list where the English-language books nominated are: Black Hole, Hate, Frank, Fun Home, Ganges, Ice Haven, The New Frontier, La Perdida, and Wimbledon Green (and the French version of the giant Little Nemo book is nominated in the Heritage category). Imagine the day when the Eisners or Harveys have an equivalent line-up of Euro-comics nominated for their main prizes. Odds are the one or two of these books is walking away with a prize. In fact, I will predict three American comics will win prizes, and that one of them will be the Little Nemo collection winning the Heritage prize. I would imagine Jessica Abel and Kevin Huizenga are strongly in the running for the Newcomer award.
Manga is also well-represented by Avant la prison (Kazuichi Hanawa), Gyo (Junji Ito), In the Clothes Named Fat (Moyoco Anno), Jacaranda (Kotobuki Shiriagari), Ki-Itchi (Hideki Arai), Non Non Ba (Shigeru Mizuki), Sorcieres (Daisuke Igarashi), and Zipang (Kaiji Kawaguchi). I'm not sure which of these seven series is available in English (I'm sure Chris Butcher or Dirk Deppey can help us there). I will say that Hanawa's prison material is fantastically good, and that Ki-Itchi is by far my favorite contemporary manga series. I've never read In the Clothes Named Fat, but it looks interesting. Manga has also done well in the Heritage category, where Golgo 13 (Takao Saito) and Hato (Osamu Tezuka) both appear. I will go out on a limb and say only one award for manga this year, and I'm predicting that the prize goes to Hanawa. Outside chance: Shiriagari for Jacaranda.
The rest of the nominees are all European, a mix of small presses and established houses. From the biggest and most commercial publishers we get: Daniel Goossens' Georges et Louis (a humor comic from Fluide Glacial), Kinky & Cosey by the Flemish artist Nix (Lombard), Julien Neel's children's series Lou (Glenat), Magasin General by Loisel and Tripp (from Casterman, about a Quebecois general store), Le Marquis d'Anaon by Fabien Vehlmann and Matthieu Bonhomme (from Dargaud, a story of an Enlightenment-era adventurer), Pascal Brutal, a satire by Riad Sattouf (Fluide Glacial), Les Passes-Murailles by Stephane Ory and Jean-Luc Cornette (Humanoides, Ory is an interesting artist), Le Photographe by Emmanuel Guibert (discussed here recently), Pourquoi j'ai tue Pierre by Olivier Ka and Alfred (Delcourt, which, I believe, is about rape), Le Sang des Voyous by Loustal and Paringaux (Casterman, everything by this duo is probably worthy of an award -- do they ever miss?), Universal War One by Denis Bajram (Soleil, not my type of thing at all!), and Wizz et Buzz by Winshluss and Cizo, which I haven't read but which will find me racing to Delcourt for a copy. I've got to imagine that at least two of these books will walk away with prizes. I'm strongly pulling for Le Photographe, and Magasin General is a good bet as it is regularly praised. Almost inevitably, however, each year a book that I know nothing about wins a prize, and it will probably come from this group. Possibly Pourquoi j'ai tue Pierre.
The final category would be books published by the smaller presses. These range from the genuinely small to the increasing mid-range and well-funded publishers that are the bread and butter of the type of work that I tend to read and review here. A few of these nominees I haven't read yet, so they're books that I'll take a close look at later this week. The nominees include Canetor by the late, great Charlie Schlingo and Michel Pirus, Capucin by Florence Dupre la Tour (an artist I don't really know at all), Comment ca se fait by Nadja (one of Cornelius' several nominations), L'Homme qui s'evada by Laurent Maffre (someone I've never even heard of -- a first book based on the true story of a convict's escape from a penal colony), They Found the Car by Gipi (who won the grand prize last year), I Killed Adolf Hitler by Jason (expect this time-traveling adventure soon enough from Fantagraphics), Luchadoras by Peggy Adam (about the 400 women murdered in Juarez), Lucille by Ludovic Debeurme (which I recently reviewed), the final volume of Frederik Peeters' amazing Lupus, Michel by Pierre Maurel (about a sound artist), Olivier Schrauwen's amazing Mon Fiston (also recently reviewed here), L'Oeil Prive by Blexbolex (who is amazing beyond words), Orage et Desespoir by Lucie Durbiano (I went back and forth on buying this when I was last in France -- seems I made a mistake in passing it up), Panier de Singer by Jerome Mulot and Florent Ruppert (the hyper-talented duo behind Safari Monseigneur), and La Volupte by Blutch. Additionally, two L'Association collections (Touis and Frydman's Sergent Laterreur and Gebe's Service des cas fous) are nominated in the Heritage category. How many awards do I have left to hand out? Two? I'm going to give them to Blutch and Frederik Peeters, just on a whim.
Frankly, I don't have a clue what is going to win. I've read just about half of the nominated titles, and there's none that I haven't liked and admired to at least some degree. There are few books on the list that seem to be absolute locks (except for the Nemo book), so nothing is going to surprise me. In all fairness, despite some omissions that seem inexplicable to me (World Trade Angels, the entire Fremok line), the list of nominees is very good -- far better than I've ever seen in a comparable American awards. So, good luck to the nominees! The awards are handed out on Thursday (I think), the opening night of the Festival. I'll be back then with a look ahead at the Festival as a whole. -- Bart Beaty
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It snowed in Angou on Tuesday, throwing things into chaos
Everything rests on the shuttle buses and the Festival is logistically on the edge. The director of Casterman made rumbling noises this morning in the local paper about moving the Festival out of Angouleme.
There is a real distance between the tents and any place to eat and one publisher bowed out over food issues!
Bart's official preview will run tomorrow, and we'll run anything he's able to send; there should at least be a big write-up at the end of the show.
I hate French keyboards!
Bit of a fuller update -- Angouleme now has an Internet cafe, so I may get others, too.
One of the lead stories in the Charente Libre this morning was an interview with the director of Casterman. He says that 2007 is make or break time for the festival in this city. All of the publishers were unhappy with last year and revenues being down. Now that it is clear that the festival can never return to its old location in the center of the old town, the publishers demanded a central site where they would all be together. They have received this, but the drawback is that it is far from downtown. I walked it this morning and it took 40 minutes, although that was hampered by the snow and ice.
The new location is a bit bizarre. The good thing is that all of the publishers -- including the small press and fanzines -- are together for the first time in decades. It is truly one stop shopping. The horrible thing is that there are no restaurants down there. None. There is a snack bar but the average French person is no more likely to eat at the snack bar than the average SDCC goer is likely to order foie gras. This means that it is likely that festival goers will arrive at the publishers tent, leave for lunch and then the key question: will they come back?
The festival is betting everything on the navettes (shuttle buses). They are claiming that these will move people around smoothly and efficiently. We shall see tomorrow if that is the case.
One publisher, Albin Michel, was so upset about the food situation at the tents that they decided to bring their own kitchen and chefs! Then, the local restaurateurs took offence, and when the smoke cleared Albin Michel boycotted the festival because of the food situation. No one takes this as a good sign
The key is that the publishers are united in the feeling that the city should do more to appease their interests. Casterman claimed that it costs them 120,000 euro to attend, and they want more or they will leave. The Charente Libre asked point blank about the rumour that has circulated for two years about the festival picking up and moving to La Rochelle. This was denied, but it was also indicated that there needs to be a plan B, C, and D if this festival is not a big moneymaker.
All of this is complicated by the coming elections, as the festival receives money from various levels of government. The Socialist Party candidate for President is Segolene Royale, who is the president of Poitou-Charente, this region. She strongly supports keeping the festival in Angouleme, and were she to become president (she is currently second in the polls to the conservative candidate, Nicolas Sarkozy) that might be a boon for the festival. Next year will see municipal elections, and those will be closely watched by the publishers as well.
Is it so much hot air? Hard to say. The big publishers get an enormous media boost from Angou that they don't get from anything else. They need an event like this, and festivals in Grenoble (15 years ago) and Paris in 2002 and 2003) failed to compete with the FIBD. But the big publishers hold a lot of cards.
The headline on the new issue of DBD is Angouleme: The end of an epoque. It could well be the case
As for the snow, it has all melted, although some additional snow and cold weather are forecast for tonight. Dress warm if you're coming!
If it's the last Thursday in January, this must be the opening day of the Festival International de la Bande Dessinee in Angouleme, France's enormous celebration of all things comics, hosted each year in a little medieval town. The organizers will be praying for no repeat of the snow that last year shut down the trains and highways and kept tens of thousands away. The rest of us will be just trying to figure out what the hell is happening.
Last year the Festival was thrown into disarray by the construction of a new shopping space on what used to be the main grounds of the event. The arrangements made to work around the construction seemed to please no one at all -- and even led to the creation of a counter-festival organized by the small press publishers. This year everything has changed once more. The biggest shift is that the publishers have been moved way, way out of downtown, out past the museum (the CNBDI) basically on the road to Cognac and Bordeaux. Okay, maybe not that far but the official map estimates a 25-minute walk back to the old town, and that may be a little optimistic. This is an enormous change, and all the e-mails I keep getting are from people predicting disaster. We'll see.
Of course, at Angouleme hanging out at the publisher booths hoping to get things signed or to pick up the latest and greatest books is just about the least interesting thing to do. The highlights for this year include:
The concerts. As in the past two years, there will be a series (three, actually) of live cartooning performances featuring Zep, Ludovic Debeurme, Dupuy & Berberian, Loisel, Tripp, Ville Ranta, Francois Schuiten, and others. Basically, each artist draws a panel which is then projected on a giant screen for the audience to see, all set to a musical arrangement by Areski Belkacem. New this year is a comic strip improv match, featuring artists from Fluide Glacial, and, the highlight has to be a live performance by avant-garde songstress Brigitte Fontaine, accompanied by eight musicians and Blutch, drawing based on the music. That's Saturday night at the theater, and I am hoping tickets haven't sold out already.
And, of course, there are the exhibitions. This year the biggest of these is the Kid Paddle exhibition, which is 500 square meters dedicated to the children's comics phenomenon. The World Comics Expo, which seeks to examine comics as a worldwide phenomenon looks to be one of the more ambitious undertakings of the Festival in recent years. Festival President Lewis Trondheim declined the opportunity of a career retrospective exhibition, and instead has opted to create the 7 Wonders of Comics Art at different locations around the town. He is also one of the 24 cartoonists who began working on a 24-hour comic book at the Maison des Auteurs on Tuesday. The theatre hosts an exhibition dedicated to the work of Pierre Christin, the CNBDI hosts a Jim Woodring retrospective, the Place St Martial celebrates the 100th birthday of Herge, and the art school hosts the work of Richard McGuire. To name but a few.
Angouleme is not big on panels in the American comic-con sense, but they do have something better: International Meetings, where two disparate artists just sit and talk comics. This year features discussions including: Blutch & Jessica Abel, Alison Bechdel & Fabrice Neaud, and appearances by the likes of Charles Burns, Jeff Smith, Toppi, Trondheim and Mattioli. Additionally, five artists this year will work, in public, on a current project, taking questions from the audience: Riad Sattouf, Lewis Trondheim, Joann Sfar, Etienne Davodeau, and Mathieu Sapin.
So, there is a lot to be done and a lot to see. The big questions, however, all revolve around logistics. With such a drastic change to the layout of the Festival, what will be the impact? And what will moving things from the center of town do to the biggest comics event in Europe?
For the first time ever -- Angouleme has wifi in the press area!
It is now 3:30 in the afternoon of the first day of the Festival and people are slowly adjusting to all the changes. The worst thing is that it snowed hard on Wednesday night again and then all the snow froze. I rode the bus to the main tent in the morning and saw only one person braving the trek on foot. It's all downhill from the old part of the city, and really a skating rink. It is expected to warm up a bit by the weekend, but so far the weather is not a friend of the Festival.
Crowds have picked up in the afternoon but the hall was almost totally empty this morning, which was not a good sign at all. Angouleme is a steady growth Festival, with crowds more or less doubling from Thursday to Friday and then again from Friday to Saturday, so it is too early to rule on whether this remote Festival is a success or failure.
The good news (so far) is that the navettes are working extraordinarily well. Last night at dinner I watched Joost Swarte calculate the bus needs of the Festival. Given the frequency and number of buses, he estimated that they could serve 30,000 attendees in total and "more if people aren't lazy." Joost announced that if only 30,000 people come, we're in luck. But, of course, if only 30,000 people come the Festival will lose money. You can't win.
But this morning I walked right of my hotel and onto a shuttle, which took eleven minutes to get me to the main tent. At lunch I took another shuttle right up to the old town, and was able to catch a third shuttle after a lovely meal. So far I've heard of absolutely no problems, nor any lengthy waits. How this holds up for Saturday is still a question, but right now I would say that this is a major victory for the Festival.
One huge drawback of the remote location: No cash machines in the vicinity. I've found at least thirty books to buy so far, but just had to write them down so that I could get them after lunch now that I have cash in hand.
The press is here, of course. Right behind me right now Charles Burns is giving a TV interview. The lines are growing at the biggest publishers for book signings. I have not spent a lot of time in the fanzine space, but on first glance the mini-comics quality seems to be peaking again after a bit of a recent drought.
So, spirits are generally high at Europe's biggest comics Festival. People are well-rested and ready to buy and sell. If the snow melts and the sun comes out, this whole thing may become a success.
By the way, L'Association is announcing the arrival of the Apocalypse. Just so you know. More news when it's warranted.
Friday and the crowds have arrived in full force to the town of Angouleme. Thursday has been fairly well written off as an aberration and a bit of a disaster in terms of sales and excitement. The crowds never materialized on the icy streets, but now navigating the tents has become a full-scale challenge. I arrived this morning from the CNBDI and walked into the midst of an enormous crowd queuing for the chance to receive a Guardino book signing. A feeling of mad desperation in the crowd.
Everywhere you go people talk about the shuttle buses. So far I have had six good experiences out of seven trips. Last night I waited twenty minutes in the freezing cold for the navette, then it got stuck in traffic and I was late for my meeting. But that has been the exception, and the system generally still seems to be working well.
Perhaps people talk about the buses because there is not that much else to talk about. The exhibitions are far from overwhelming. This morning I watched Jim Woodring lead a tour of his exhibition at the CNBDI for the press, and that was a highlight, but otherwise there is nothing that people feel is a must-see. That, in combination with the remoteness of the main tents has the Festival feeling somewhat vacant. Certainly in the old town, there is very little sense that there is a Comics Festival in town.
Of course, the bars and restaurants are full as usual. If the Hotel Mercure bar was a little subdued last night you'd hardly know it for the screaming at 3:00am. Tonight, L'Association hosts a party for the launch of the third (and last) number of Eprouvette, the mammoth (570+ pages!) collection of essays and manifestos about the current state of the art, but they are promising a subdued affair befitting the mood of the Festival.
The awards were not handed out last night, so those looking for results will have to wait until Saturday. I spoke with a jury member yesterday who gave me no hint of what the jury is feeling. My sense from last weekend that Pourquoi j'ai tuee Pierre was a strong contender has been amplified by seeing the book, which looks lovely and fascinating.
The snow is melting, but not fast enough. The tents are about to close, which means we're at halftime on the day and the real business of the Festival can get under way at the bars. Certainly the highlight of the day was watching Jerome Mulot and Florent Ruppert sign at the L'Association booth -- a four-fisted enterprise in which they cut apart their books to turn them into frames for their sketches. Truly unbelievable. Meanwhile, the search for the perfect pork sandwich continues.
So, after two days of wifi suddenly the system shut down and there was no more blogging from the Festival. That might have been the least of the organizational problems. Yesterday I waited five minutes to get off a shuttle bus as there were so many people waiting to get on that no one could move at all. And the party for the artists at town hall lost power for half an hour -- no lights, no music, free drinks -- but there no one seemed to care so much (did I mention the free drinks?). Just another Angouleme Saturday night.
I will have a proper reflection on what was learned at this Festival in a day or two when I'm back in Canada and a little more rested. The big tension was between the commercial and the artistic (as always) with the commercial sucking the life out of the town, but the artistic rallying through the prizes.
The prizes? Oh, the prizes! Tom has the covers up below so you can see for yourself, but let me just say that last night at the Mercure a "famous French cartoonist" walked by me and just leaned over and said "Fantastic palmares, oui?" And for the small press, oui bien sur!
Shigeru Mizuki's Non Non Ba becomes the first manga to win the big prize, and it is a work of supreme skill wonderfully, beautifully, lovingly presented by small press champion Editions Cornelius, the producers of the nicest books around.
Best newcomers are the insane Belgians from L'Asso, Ruppert and Mulot. I'll have more on these guys in a couple of days, and with luck you may even see something in English from them before too long. L'Asso also took the Heritage prize, a shocking upset over Little Nemo, with Sergent Laterreur, the long overlooked masterpiece from Pilote. I spoke with someone last night who told me that this choice had restored his faith in the Festival.
The rest of the winners are an outstanding collection of books. Note the publishers though: Only two books from the largest presses (Le Photographe and Black Hole), and neither of those a traditional BD. I rode the train back to Paris in a first class car filled with employees from the major houses, and there were few smiles about the prizes.
As for the grand prize, Jose Munoz is, obviously, a wonderfully deserving choice and I couldn't be happier to see him win this accolade. Yesterday in the afternoon I was feeling that Angou had little left to offer me. The mall-ification of the Festival seemed complete. But the dramatic last minute shift towards a celebration of the art rather than the commerce (plus a nap on the train) has me excited already to return.
I'm back in a day or two with thoughts on the whole of the Festival, and over the next few weeks I will endeavor to review all of the prize winners that I haven't reviewed already.
Given all of his public denunciations of the commercialized aspect of the Angouleme Festival, it is ironic that Lewis Trondheim presided over what was the most commercially-oriented of any of the ten Festivals that I have attended. Indeed, this year the focus on book-selling at Angouleme reached a fevered pitch, with the festival moving out of the center of town and creating a giant comics shopping mall that placed almost all of its emphasis on mercantile issues. If you were just looking to sell books, this year's set up was probably ideal. If you think that comics are an art form, you were out of luck. This was, by far, the worst Angouleme that I have ever attended, the type of event that by Saturday had me depressed and wondering why I come at all.
When he was elected President, Trondheim spoke out aggressively and controversially on a number of issues, picking a fight with the sponsors (particularly the Leclerc superstores, the French equivalent of Wal-Mart), and calling for free admissions and an end to the publishers' domination of the event through the form of publishing booths. Of course, what we got was a festival totally and completely dedicated to preserving the interests of the biggest publishers. The sponsors remained the same, admissions remained in place, and the whole event became BD World, a place where you pay your entry to see artists signing books. With the old town virtually removed from the festival this year, there was little to do other than wander around the loud publishers tent and hope to meet some artists that you've long admired.
The one thing that Trondheim seemed to understand by the time the Festival arrived is that the ceremonial title of president is just that, ceremonial. He was not authorized to make changes, and in fact the festival moved in the totally opposite direction to what he had called for. The changes that he did make, to the prizes, were generally well received and will likely be continued. But that was about the only thing from this festival that should be kept.
Probably the biggest problem of the Festival this year was the fact that the exhibitions were, to put it mildly, poor. While strolling the exhibitions at Angouleme is usually a good way to spend a day or more, this year it seemed a little bit like grimly ticking off boxes on an itinerary.
The big exhibition this year was also, by far, the biggest dud that I have ever seen. The Universal Exposition was the subject of jokes even before the Festival began. Placed in the space that once held the fanzines (and which was now all but deserted), it consisted of two shipping containers placed side by side. Upon entering, the viewer was met by a sadly over-designed walkway featuring photocopies of comics pages on light boxes. That was it. It took about 15 seconds to take in the total disappointment of the thing, and, sadly, people were queuing for up to 15 minutes at times to get in. This exhibition is meant to be expanded each year over the next several years, but I would advise the Festival to simply get rid of it now while it still can. It did absolutely nothing to promote the art form and was, frankly, an embarrassment.
The Champ de Mars held the largest exhibition space, most of which was given over to Kid Paddle, Midam's humor strip for young people. This was a good use of space, if totally uninteresting to someone like myself. The kids liked it, which is what was important. The rest of the tent was given over to exhibitions featuring comics by school-aged children (a contest involving schools) and to an exhibition of sports-related manga series. There were also rooms showing anime, and spaces for lectures and talks. This space was packed on Saturday, and, indeed, when I first tried to get in the line was considerably too long. The success of this space in the old town demonstrated the importance of the city and of themed exhibitions to the festival as a whole.
One of the big disappointments of the year was that, for the first time, there was no exhibition of work by the President. Trondheim, for reasons that I am unclear of, declined the opportunity to show his work. Instead he installed seven gag pieces around town. I only saw six of them (three at the theatre, three at Espace Franquin). These included original Smurfs comics pages (i.e. pages drawn by the Smurfs), the most expensive comics page in the world (a frame with shattered glass, the page having been "stolen") and so on. Each of these was worth, at best, a minor giggle, and was certainly little consolation for those of us who would have liked to have seen his work featured, or more material featuring the small press movement to which he is so intricately linked.
The Herge exhibition was maybe the weakest of the lot. Having been scooped by the Pompidou Centre's major installation celebrating the centenary of Remi's birth, Angouleme just simply gave up without a fight. They posted some blown up panels, some text about how Herge never traveled in real life but did so in his work, blah blah blah. This was among the worst efforts by the Festival in the ten years I've been attending. Pathetic, really. Meanwhile, Nick Rodwell, who controls the Tintin empire, used the occasion of the festival to confirm the construction of a Tintin museum in Belgium, a forthcoming Steven Spielberg Tintin film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and the fact that he is suing Casterman to regain the rights to the Herge material.
So was anything worth seeing? Well, the CNBDI hosted, for about the fifth year, their Imaginary Museums exhibition. Clearly, the CNBDI has run out of money. Angouleme, as former director Thierry Groensteen indicated to one of the local papers, is a bad location for it, as the region does little tourism. Budgets are down, and the museum is starting to look a bit worn. Upstairs hosted an exhibition by Jim Woodring, the undisputed champion effort this year and the only thing anyone that I talked to seemed to like. The consensus was that all the exhibitions were poor save Woodring's, about which no one could say anything negative. Downstairs was an exhibition of work by Richard McGuire that consisted almost entirely of blown-up illustrations done as posters. This was a major disappointment, as I had been waiting for this exhibition all year (it was announced at the 2006 Festival). I later learned that McGuire had been discouraged from presenting original art since it would be displayed in the lobby, and was, therefore, prone to being stolen.
The Maison des Auteurs presented the work of their artists in residence in the form of Archeographie, a mock archeological dig. This was well presented, as always, and is a nice way to see works in progress from some significant young artists like Aude Samana and Olivier Bramanti.
Finally, the exhibition highlight of the year for me was, sadly, not even comics. The sculptor Bernard Pras, whose work uses optical effects and found objects, has been doing a series of works based on superhero images. This year, at the Espace Franquin, he installed a new piece based on 1970s-era Captain America imagery. This was a great piece, but when the best exhibition at a show of comics art is not comics, something has gone desperately, miserably wrong with the priorities of the Festival as a whole.
The problem in a nutshell is that Angouleme has lost the balance between commerce and art that at least made it tolerable. While the festival will never be an art-first festival like Fumetto, there is also no reason that it should merely become a book-selling convention like San Diego and SPX. Angouleme once had the balance between the two, to a greater or lesser degree, but it seems to be gone at the moment. More and better exhibitions in the town are called for. More and better events as well. Yes, the publishers threatened to bolt if a new emphasis wasn't placed on book-selling, but in winning that battle Angouleme is at risk of losing the war for its soul.
on Saturday, Angouleme renamed one of its streets for Rene Goscinny, writer of the Asterix series. Guess who showed up?
the navettes were the talk of the Festival, when they worked and when they didn't
Bernard Pras' Captain America sculpture. Peer through the lens and you can see what you're looking at
comics fans line up for tickets. Not a Wolverine costume to be seen
the line getting off the bus extended along here, around the corner, around another corner -- you get the idea
sadly, this photo did not come out. Nicolas Mahler debuts the models for his Flaschko inaction figures at the Chat Noir bar, circa 3:30 in the morning. The beer didn't help the camera focus
inside the dreadful Universal Exhibition. Those are glowing photocopies on the left and right
at the L'Association booth. Matt Madden signs in the foreground, Edmond Baudoin (red shirt) signs behind him, Guy Delisle talks with Ruppert and Mulot in the background
the Richard McGuire exhibition at the CNBDI featured blow-ups of his work
Delcourt's booth had a Little Nemo theme this year, and an elaborate walking bed
reading the Trondheim-created Smurfs comics pages at the Theatre
President Trondheim greets his adoring public
Lewis Trondheim gives a lecture to 500 people in a room that comfortably holds 150
at the Jim Woodring exhibition
Next time: A final word on Festival President Lewis Trondheim in light of two of his newer books, the break-up of the L'Association gang, and what it all could possibly mean.
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I bought this clock off craigslist for $75! It did not work of course and I knew that before I bought it. I did not know the problem but the couple I bought it from was happy to get rid of it since it was something they inherited from a death in the family. This is an Emperor Model 300M triple chime grandfather clock kit. Yes it was a kit you buy and assemble, stain, and varnish at home. Pretty cool. This one was built in 1975-76 and was well done. It’s a beautiful clock. You can still buy these today at for around $1,000 or so from http://www.emperorclock.com/. Back in 1975, these kits were only $450.
I unloaded it, set it up in my dining room, and wound it up. It actually worked just fine (for a while)……I noticed that the hands would stop moving at the 45 minute mark every time. Sometimes they would start moving on their own again but only after several hours later. The clock itself never stopped ticking it was only the hands that stopped.
I started to take it apart since I needed to see if there was something physically stopping the hands. These clocks are very simple to take apart. You can actually remove the movement and leave the face with moon dial in the cabinet but I just took everything out to give it a good look over. Removing the movement is easy. First, remove the 2 hands off the face. They have a nut to unscrew and just pull them off gently. Remove the 3 weights and the pendulum by unhooking it and sliding it out the front door. Remove the back cover (4 latches) and you have to unscrew the two screws that hold the chimes in. They are heavy so remove them with care. There are only 2 screws holding the movement in. Unlatch the 4 latches that connect the movement to the face and moon dial if you want to leave that intact, and then remove the two screws in the wooden base (see image below). The entire movement (minus the face and moon dial) will slide out the back of the clock. The movement should still be attached to the wooden block it sits on. If you want to remove the entire assembly with moon dial, you have two extra plates of wood to remove as well. One is above the moon dial,and the other is under the movement behind the chains.
Here are the two manuals I got with the clock that show how to disassemble the clock.
Release the 4 tabs that attach the movement to the clock face. There are two screws on the bottom that hold the movement to the wooden clock
The entire movement will slide out the back of the clock (remove the cover on the back of the clock).
Now that the movement is out, its time to start looking around for anything broken or out of place. My issue was the hands stopping yet the clock continues to run. I looked right away at the friction clutch assembly on the front and found the problem. The friction clutch allows you to turn the hands forwards or backwards without damaging the movement. The pin popped out which causes my friction clutch to be too loose an not working. I took a pair of needle nose pliers and pushed the pin into place. The friction clutch now had more force and will engage properly moving the hands. I also looked around for worn pivot holes and did find a few. They will need repair soon with new bushings but I will wait until the clock gives me trouble again. I oiled it up and put it back together.
Update: 06-05-17
Still working great and it keeps pretty good time. I have to adjust it 1 or 2 minutes every month or so. That’s about as good as I can get it which is probably pretty normal…..?
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April 3, 2014 at 12:43 am
Wwant to sell it?
April 3, 2014 at 12:45 am
I have the same clock would you like to sell it. I wouldnt mine to have one for parts
April 15, 2014 at 8:58 pm
Nope. It works great in my dining room.
August 9, 2014 at 8:53 am
Hi Mike, What a great resource your web page is! I was researching my clock and your site came up…great pics and information. I just inherited a 1972 Emporor model 300M clock from my mother and remember them getting it when I was a teen. We just got it set up and it seems to be running pretty well. I seem to recall there being a silent feature for night, but my installation manual doesn’t say anything that I can find. Do you know about this? Thanks,
August 11, 2014 at 9:38 pm
Yup. Look on the clock face next to the 3 o’clock. There is a switch to change the chimes or to silent. You have to open the glass door to access it.
January 15, 2021 at 6:27 pm
I have an Emperor clock model M300 and in transit from America to Tasmania the pendulum rod and bob has been lost. how do I tell which model parts I need to replace them. The the paper that came with the clock said it has a 6 3/4″ X 91/8″ movement plate, a 6 5/8″ diameter pendulum bob, 38 5/8″ Pendulum bob (length of pendulum) and a Graham Escapement and a 11″ swing. Hope you can help
river
September 12, 2014 at 10:21 am
Hi, I have the same clock but one of the chains for one of the weights came off. My question is: How do I put the chain back on? I don’t have a manual or any instructions for the clock. 2. How do I oil the clock and what should be oiled ect?
River
October 19, 2014 at 8:42 am
Hey I have a 300m that needs work is anyone interested in buying it??
October 30, 2014 at 2:06 pm
The chain sprocket turns to one direction only. It may take you a little while but carefully slip about 4 inches over sprocket with the assistance of a wire in the direction that does not turn. Make sure the end where you hang the weight on is first. Once you work it in and the chain is hanging free and over sprocket and in its place, hang the weight and get it going. Take your time and do not drink coffee before! Patiently do this.
January 3, 2015 at 3:54 pm
I just acquired one of these clocks from a friend and we want to hook up the weights but not sure about the way the chains go in. Are there supposed to be only two chains and can you give more info how to hook them up?
January 5, 2015 at 9:35 pm
Mine has 3 chains. The weights hang on the right side of the pulleys and the slack chain is on the left. I can take a picture of mine if I can get the camera inside.
Ron
January 22, 2015 at 5:10 pm
I was given one of these clocks from a family member. I need to move it from California to Arizona. It was originally brought to California in a few pieces and put together in 1975. Any tips on what to take apart to move it carefully?
Ron
May 4, 2015 at 7:53 pm
I have a late 1980s emporer 450 series grandfather clock kit still in original packaging from company has big pendulum 3/4 inch oak looking to sell.
December 1, 2020 at 5:27 pm
do you still have it?
May 7, 2015 at 12:39 am
Mike, I have the clock I bought at a flea market. It runs to slow and have adjusted the nut on pendulum. Still running slow any ideas to fix?
August 22, 2015 at 4:33 pm
How slow is it? 5 minutes every day slow? Sometimes you really have to adjust the nut 5-10 turns if its really slow. You could have the wrong length pendulum (too long) if the previous owner swapped it out. You could also have some gears that are binding only at a certain spot (say 7:45). It will run really slow at that one spot until it gets past the bad part in the gear train. Mine did this for a while and I ended up installing a new bushing for one of the pivot points. That fixed it perfect.
August 19, 2021 at 10:47 am
June 21, 2015 at 4:43 am
I just bought a very similar clock at a local consignment store and found your site while I was looking for info on setting it up, as it didn’t have instructions. Thank you, thank you for putting the manuals and photos up! So helpful, and I got the clock up and running. So far so good — it’s keeping ok time and the chimes are working. I cannot locate a switch to silence it at night — I see where it is on your photos, but mine doesn’t have it.
August 22, 2015 at 4:22 pm
Sometimes clocks will have a silent switch behind one of the side covers. You can lift up the side access cover up and it pulls off to access the clock mechanism. Sometimes there is a lever that will lift the “bell hammers” away from the bells so they cant strike anything. Other than that, I’m not sure.
August 17, 2015 at 7:08 pm
Thanks for the great information on fixing this clock. Mine is missing a piece that the pendulum swings on I found what I need thanks to you great information..
December 7, 2015 at 2:01 am
I could pick up a working one for $300. They said it’s from the 70’s. I guess I should snatch it?
December 7, 2015 at 2:02 am
I’m sorry, not 300, $200. Obo. They will probably take $100.
December 17, 2015 at 10:42 am
Hey Mike, thanks for all the info you put on. My son bought this clock for a Christmas present a few years back. It keeps time but, the chimes don’t chimes at the right time and the weights don’t go up and down… Any suggestions will help… Thanks in advance
December 20, 2015 at 7:38 pm
Make sure the chime switch is in the correct position. (its next the the “3 o-clock ” number. If its off a little bit it can cause some funny stuff with the chimes. If that does not work, the music drum could have slid out of position or something. Its difficult to tell without seeing the clock in person.
January 19, 2016 at 1:24 pm
I have what I think is a 100m with no date except for a gold plate that says 1918 with a name of a person on it?i inherited it from my great grandfather and he inherited it somehow but i have really old emperor clock papers that come with it but i tried to take it apart and now I can’t get it back together!!! Do you think they are built the same??
March 30, 2016 at 12:53 pm
Greetings. I have a Model 300 which has been in the family since the ’70s. It’s been working great until this week. It stopped and I discovered the minute hand mechanism was binding at the 10 minute position. If I pushed hard enough it would pass that mark and run until it bound up again. I stopped it completely until I can fix it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you
April 2, 2016 at 6:59 pm
I have just bought an old 300M clock kit from the early 1970s. It has no pendulum stick. Can some one please tell me the length of the pendulum stick so I can make one for my clock? Also, can someone scan the movement installation instructions to me? Both of these would be a great help in getting mine together and getting it to work properly.
April 2, 2016 at 7:02 pm
I just went back and found the movement instructions! Thanks, I should check more carefully before I jump!
May 13, 2016 at 2:31 pm
Can you tell me how to unjam the chains. I must have pulled the weights up too high this last time and now the clock has stopped running.
July 14, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Hello. I just brought home the Emperor 300 that my father built in 1975. To transport it I removed the 3 chimes and pendulum. I secured the chains that hold the chimes so they would not move in transit. I put it all back together but can’t get it to run. I notice you said you wound it. Can you describe how you did that?
My father had a new movement installed 5 years ago.
Thanks for your help.
November 6, 2016 at 11:01 am
Hello! Great post and helpful information, thank you. Do you know where I might find replacement weight hooks? None that I find seem to work for my inherited 300m, so my clock has been silent for over a year!
February 2, 2017 at 3:38 pm
I have a 300M that I built from a kit in the mid 1970’s. It’s been pretty much trouble free except when it’s been allowed to run down (weights to the bottom) then it required some manipulation of the anchor as described in the operation manual. Last week, after too long in the hospital, the clock had stopped. Pulled the weights to the right height and got the pendulum moving correctly. However, the chime and the hour strike no longer work.
Any ideas as to why?
Yours is perhaps a newer model than mine as the silent function is a lever behind the access panel on the left side.
April 2, 2017 at 6:56 pm
I came across one in good condition anyone wanna make an offer?
April 2, 2017 at 6:57 pm
I came across one and made the perchance, and in good condition anyone wanna make an offer??
April 23, 2017 at 7:15 pm
I just go that is still in the box. Wanna put it together?
May 28, 2017 at 11:06 pm
Anyone have a kit not put together? My mother in law was looking for one and would like to build one for her. I have already built 2.
December 13, 2020 at 12:47 pm
Tony, years late. I just found 1, believe all the pieces . Not sure if you are still interested.
February 7, 2021 at 9:50 am
still, have a 300m?
July 30, 2017 at 1:57 pm
Nice detail on the clock. Thank you for putting this up. My Dad build one for me in the mid 1970’s. Still runs great. I have never had it services and runs as well today as the day Dad built it.
August 21, 2017 at 2:44 pm
Mike, I also have a 300. Keeps great time, chimes on the quarter hour. Problem I have it does not chime on the 1/2 hour, and only chimes one time on the hour, regardless of the hour.
There is a lever in side the door on the right (Facing) on the front of the works. If I press it on the hour, the clocks strikes as it should. Any ideas?
October 9, 2017 at 11:20 am
Does anyone know if this clock has a night silencer option?
January 13, 2018 at 5:26 pm
It sure does. It has 3 different musical chimes and a silent option.
January 15, 2018 at 4:27 pm
I have two of these, one in cherry and another in walnut. I built both from kits but at different times. Externally both clocks are the same but the movements differ in that the later one has a mode that silences the chimes at night, the early one does not have this feature so some of your commentators that can’t find that switch position may not have that capability.
The early Cambridge had side lights so there were three pieces of glass in the waist. Naturally, the later kit I bought (with beveled glass) had two front panes but only one side pane. And since I didn’t assemble the clock for a decade, I can’t get glass.
January 20, 2018 at 7:47 pm
I have a Emperor 300M that I built in 1976. It still runs perfectly except occasionally the hour chime only rings once regardless of the time. I can see the lever that is supposed to flip the gear for the appropriate hour but I’m not sure how to make it move when it doesn’t want to. Any suggestions are welcome. Also, the person with the clock adjusting the time each month needs to turn the screw at the bottom of the pendulum. One turn is about one minute in a 24 hour period I think. Up goes faster and down goes slower.
January 23, 2018 at 11:28 pm
Thank you for having posted manuals for the Emperor 300. I will be picking up a walnut kit this week that is still in the original boxes as a winter project. In 1977 I built three grandmother clocks using plans from New England Clock Co., I believe. For those, I actually cut the tree down on Dad’s farm and helped at the sawmill. All three clocks are still running and still are in the family. That was a lot of fun. I gave mine to my younger son and miss having a floor clock in the house.
January 30, 2018 at 1:43 pm
Hello I just purchased this kit from an estate sale. Does anyone have the instruction
manual for building the shell? I have the manual for the movement.
Thank you in advance
April 25, 2018 at 6:28 am
Mike, do you have the movement model number? I have an old kit and need to purchase a movement.
April 28, 2018 at 8:55 pm
Its made in Germany. URGOS #UW03015B
May 16, 2018 at 11:03 am
I have the identical clock, assembled by my late husband in the early 80’s. It has traveled the world. Recently I returned from South Africa to the USA and the clock was damaged on arrival. Firstly, the glass was broken, which is easily replaced, but, the main problem is that the one chime rod has loosened and fallen out, and the screw is missing. I have tried reading the instructions in the booklet but am too ignorant about these things and have absolutely no idea what it all means. Do you know of anyone in or around Waynesville NC who could repair it for me? I have looked in all directories etc and found no one.
July 24, 2018 at 5:38 pm
I have a Emperor Model 199-M it is has cables instead of weights. I just removed the movement , it is pretty dusty . Wondering if I should wash/clean it somehow before oiling it and what to wash/clean it with? Any help would be appreciated.
November 16, 2018 at 1:54 pm
I have just acquired a 300M Emperor clock. which has not been running for about 30 years. It keeps very good time, but none of the chimes strike. The chimes lever is in the play position. What can I do to get chimes to work?
November 18, 2018 at 11:12 am
Check to make sure the heaviest weight of the three is on the right side. Chain maybe twisted at main wheel. Weight may have been pulled up to far and weight hook is jammed. Let us know!
December 6, 2018 at 3:55 pm
I am building a model 300 clock. It is black walnut. I need some help with the hood. Is it possible to still buy parts H3, H31, H33, and H3. I would appreciate any help. I am sure these parts are not cheap anymore
December 11, 2018 at 10:42 pm
The timing cam for the actuating lever for the chimes gets stuck in the half hour position and stalls the clock. The cam can be seen in the photo above that shows the front mechanism of the clock. The cam is 1″ in diameter with 4 odd spaced grooves.
It is on the right side of the photo with the driving shaft for the chimes.
December 18, 2018 at 10:47 am
Hi Everyone! I have the Emperor 300M that I also inherited, but it was stored in a crawlspace for years before it was delivered to me. I am having it restored now, but wanted to see if anyone had an extra “Side Panel” for the top of the clock that covers the movement? This one is Mahogany and I have one that I can use as a template, but there is a lot of Router work on both sides of the panel and I thought I would give this a shot. Can wait to restore this piece of history.
December 26, 2018 at 12:39 pm
we have a emperor 300, given to us by our mom. Our late dad over wind it, is there a way to fix this?
January 14, 2019 at 3:46 pm
Yes , Also have an Emperor 100 Model, trying to locate a leader for it, and maybe a pendulum stick & pendulum. Where to go for parts since Emperor says’NO’ —-TimeSavers?
April 16, 2019 at 6:55 pm
Where do you find the model one these clocks. Mg father in law wants to sell his but I think he is asking little to nothing for it.
May 19, 2019 at 7:03 pm
It’s not on the clock that I know of. I just go the the emperorclock website and look at their pictures. You can always email them too. Their customer service has been pretty good for me.
October 10, 2020 at 11:33 pm
How easy or difficult is this clock to assemble? My father purchased this exact clock but never built it. I have now inherited it. I have zero building experience but I do want to enjoy this clock in my home before I die too. Everything is still on the original boxes.
January 16, 2021 at 3:57 pm
Did you ever get the clock assembled ? I inherited one as well and have been thinking of putting it together.
May 7, 2021 at 1:40 pm
I want to sell mine and some pictures request
May 10, 2021 at 9:28 am
October 7, 2021 at 2:23 am
Hi I just inherited this clock and live in Ireland. I have it set , everything working but can’t get silent lever to work it just pulls the hammers back and then let’s them rest on chimes again . Any ideas as I love the clock but we can’t get a good sleep? Thanks
October 8, 2021 at 9:23 pm
Hi Mark. Yes you can fix that problem. That same lever that holds back the hammers has a screw that attaches it to the clock assembly. Simply tighten that screw and it will stiffen that lever so it holds the hammers back. I looked at my screw and it has a spring washer on it to keep it tight. Just tighten it up a bit and it will stay put.
October 8, 2021 at 5:07 pm
How many weight disc are in the left,middle,right on the 300M series clock
October 8, 2021 at 9:40 pm
The left and center weight are the same. Mine weigh 7 lbs 11oz each complete. The right one is heavy at 10.5 lbs. I have no idea how many weights are inside. Do these even come apart?
December 14, 2021 at 6:01 pm
Need assembly instructions for model 300 wood case. Anyone know where to get ? NOT the movement instructions.
Thanks,
October 22, 2022 at 1:57 pm
My Dad and I built this same clock. My Dad passed sometime ago and my Mom just passed and I am in the process of trying to ship the clock from Pittsburgh to Austin. Do you know how much this clock weighs (I need it for shipping purposes)? Also … it looks like you have a lot of good information here … I will be referencing it because the clock is currently not working. Thank-you for this website/information!!
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A week out from the start of the 160-mile bike race, I knew that I lacked the fitness to go fast. The night before the race, I could see that the conditions were going to be cold, slow, and demanding. The forecast called for temperatures below 0º F during the entire weekend of the race, though not for much wind (thank the goddess!) and no snow (too cold!).
Since I could not do anything to improve either my condition or the conditions, I prepared for a long ride from Rice Lake to Park Falls and back, packing extra food and clothes and making my usual decision to not give up unless I was in danger. I respected but didn’t fear the temperatures, having thrived in two other cold races: my first Arrowhead in 2014 and last winter’s Fat Pursuit. I’d finished that Arrowhead in 7th place and raced well through the cold of the FP, so I figured I could handle what the Tuscobia was offering.
The start at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday was, as promised, cold as hell – around -15º F – but welcome, too. Once the 30-some bikers in the 160-mile race started rolling north out of Rice Lake along the spur to the Tuscobia State Trail, which runs 76 miles to Park Falls, I warmed up quickly and easily, even unzipping my outer layer within a few miles. As always in these races, the first miles are marked with numerous racers stopping to adjust clothes, to eat or drink, to tweak their bikes or gear, or just to wonder why the hell we were out there. I soon made the turn off the spur and onto the Tuscobia trail proper.
A short jaunt on the trail the day before had been my first real ride on snow all season, but all the usual feelings came back right away: how to read the snow and find the best surface, how to hold the narrow line along the shoulder of trail, how to steer through loose snow, how to gauge whether my tires were at the right pressure for the snow. I got lucky there: I had found a good pressure and wound up not needing to make another adjustment.
I ate and drank as needed, though I made the rookie error of letting the hose to my hydration reservoir freeze, requiring me to bury it deeper into my clothes so it would defrost. I had a HydroFlask full of hot water, though, so I didn’t have to skimp on fluids while the hose thawed. Strangely, I did feel sleepy just after the sun came up, a moment in a race when I usually feel energized. I stopped and drank half a slushy Red Bull – only half because even as I drank, the other half froze solid.
Other riders criticize the Tuscobia for being “boring” or “uninteresting,” and while I can agree that Tuscobia doesn’t offer the mountains of the Fat Pursuit in Idaho or the rolling forests of the Arrowhead 135 in northern Minnesota, I love the simplicity of the straight, flat course, a rails-to-trails corridor. You can see up the trail for seeming ever, and breaks in the routine leap out at you: snowmobilers (few and far between in the frigid weather), intersections with roads and other trails, some farms and a few towns (a rarity in fatbike races), the occasional dip in the flatness, and, yes, some beautiful views, like this hoarfrosted swamp about halfway to the first checkpoint:
One strange aspect of the race this year was the lack of animals, even in open spots like this. I saw a few juncos in one town and a big lazy bald eagle soaring near the Chippewa River, a wide black stream that the race crosses not far before the first checkpoint, a stop around mile 45 in Ojibwa Park near the obnoxiously well-named town of Winter. The race actually passes through Ojibwa twice: once on the way out and once on the way back at mile 115, after the turnaround checkpoint in Park Falls at mile 80. I had hoped and planned to spend less than one total hour in the three checkpoints, but this plan evaporated like sweat on race day.
As I approached Ojibwa around noon, after six hours of solid riding, I knew I’d need to stop there long enough to completely warm up and dry out. I was already well off my 2016 race pace and I still hadn’t seen a temperature above zero, so I had no reasons to skimp on rest. I wound up spending 50 minutes there, long enough to dry my outer clothes, to warm up, and to eat about a quart of soup.
I admit: I did not enjoy the first few minutes back outside after the warmth of the checkpoint. Though now “only” zero or so, the air felt solid, an invisible block of ice. I pedaled hard up the track back to the trail and then toward Park Falls, trying to warm up. A runner – just out for a jog, not a racer – came toward me, and she gave me a big wave and “Way to go!” as we met. Her braids were tipped with frost. The encouragement settled me back down for the haul to Park Falls.
One interesting and even fun aspect of Tuscobia is that the event is actually six overlapping races: a big group of runners and skiers start the full 160-mile course on Friday morning, 24 hours before the full-distance bikers start; most of them are on the second leg of the course by the time the full-distance bikers start on Saturday morning. And a few hours after we start rolling, an even bigger group of bikers, runners, and skiers start an 80-mile race in Park Falls. The leaders of the 80-mile bike race hit Ojibwa as I was preparing to leave, and from there all the way to Park Falls, I encountered riders and runners (but only one skier!) every few minutes. It was fun to call out encouragement to them and to greet the few I could recognize, like my friends Mark and Tim. I even started to see some of the 160-mile riders on the way back home, including my pal Ben Doom, who dominated the race to win by nearly an hour. He was charging when I saw him, out of the saddle, but still had the energy to give me a shout and hold out a hand for a high five.
The closer I got to Park Falls, though, the less happy the racers looked, though, and around dusk, with the town’s skyglow in the distance, I met a few runners who were out-and-out disgusted. I helped one woman retrieve a mitten she’d dropped and commiserated about the cold with another, but tried to keep my own feelings about the conditions to myself.
I had yet to feel cold, apart from a couple moments when I’d stopped for a nutrition or nature break and the frigid air had wrapped around me like a frozen blanket. Each time, getting myself back underway warmed up everything again, even my hands, which – apart from my face, coated in iced-over whiskers – were the only parts of my body that really got chilled, and then only when I had to take them out of the big, warm pogies on my handlebars. Overall, I was comfortable and happy, pedaling steadily, joggling my fingers and toes to keep them warm, eating or drinking as needed, enjoying the view up the trail.
I did think a lot about why this kind of racing attracts me, when it breaks some who also love it and of course repels so many others. Looking down the snowy trail, I talked to myself about this. Having done eight winter ultra races before the Tuscobia, I was pretty sure that I have some sort of physiological advantage: my body runs hot, keeping me from getting as cold as other people, and functions well while cold. Maybe this is the genetic endowment of generations of Northern European forebears, a result of my childhood in a snowy, cold place, or just a freak thing.
I also think I also have some sort of psychological advantage: I don’t mind being cold when I am cold, and I like the challenge of figuring out how to get warm again, or to function while cold. I hesitate to use the word toughness, since I think that it’s really more a willingness to adjust to the cold, but I do challenge myself by asking – as I did pedaling down the Tuscobia trail – whether or not I was going to be tougher than the cold.
And then there’s an aesthetic component, too: I think that winter is beautiful, and best enjoyed by being out in it, ideally for long periods. Ultras are the best way I’ve found so far to immerse myself in winter and to see if I can handle its challenges.
Dusk was one of those challenges. The sun setting behind me seemed to slow me down, making it a little harder to get to Park Falls. More than once in the last ten miles to the turnaround, I mistook a road crossing or a lit-up house in the woods for town (and once, a tall evergreen for the town water tower), but I really did reach the trailhead around 7 p.m. – 13 hours into the race. A few turns on the city streets brought me to the checkpoint, at the nice little Park Falls Gastropub in downtown P.F.
Volunteers there set me up with food and drink, which I ingested while chatting with two civilian customers who could not quite understand what the race was all about. They seemed confused by the fact that no cash prizes were on offer. I didn’t mention that the main “prize” for finishing is a hat.
After I finished my food, I broke away from them to go up to the racers’ lounge, where I could rest a bit more and dry my gear. While draping my stuff over a chair in front of a tiny little old space heater, I saw that my friend Tom was there too. He and I had ridden together for almost all of my first Tuscobia, so we knew we were compatible and agreed to head out together. Though I enjoy riding alone, I thought the company would be nice, especially through the darkest and coldest overnight stretch of the race.
While my outer layers slowly dried in front of the underpowered heater, I armored up for the night: new compression socks, new wool socks, second baselayer tights and top, a dry buff. I felt unpleasantly plump and overheated while we finished preparing to head out, but I hoped they’d provide the extra warmth I’d need overnight. After a bit over two hours at the checkpoint, I headed out, Tom right behind me.
I was a little scared as we left the checkpoint. My GPS computer showed a temperature that was as low as anything I’d seen so far in the race, and of course the overnight temps would go lower. And while I enjoy riding at night, the cold made the prospect of riding for nine hours in the blackness seem more daunting than usual. The big warm-seeming orange moon hanging in the sky behind us didn’t help, nor did hearing creaks and ticks from my bike, the Buffalo, which had so far run flawlessly. The deep cold slowed the action of my brakes and shifter, making me worry about a breakdown. How could I handle a broken chain at twenty below? I decided I’d handle it carefully. Luckily, I had no mechanicals at all. The Buffalo loves the cold.
Then there were the mileposts on the left edge of the trail. Not every mile had one, but enough did that they both enticed and oppressed: 76 miles to go, 75 miles to go, 74… I had to keep adding the additional four miles for the spur back to Rice Lake and to do the mental math to put the race and our effort in context. At 25 miles, the afternoon before, the race had turned to “only” the distance of the Arrowhead – 135 miles. Just before the Ojibwa checkpoint, the distance had been a double metric century – 200 kilometers or 124 miles. Somewhere between Ojibwa and Park Falls, at 60 miles, the race had become a regular century – 100 miles. As we worked our way to Ojibwa for the second time, we reached the 62-miles-to-go marker – a metric century or 100k.
Tom and I stopped probably once an hour to eat and drink, to break the monotony or warm the extremities by walking for a minute or two, to pee (never have I needed so many nature breaks in a race!), or to just stand and talk for a minute. Once I stopped because I was falling asleep on my bike. When I told Tom that I was feeling really tired, he offered me two caffeine pills. Feeling like a junkie, I accepted them and was rewarded about fifteen minutes later by a magical surge of warmth and energy. I’ll definitely carry my own caffeine pills in future races.
Regardless of the reason, we could never stop for long: the -20º temperatures gripped us instantly and had to be endured for the time needed to unzip and rezip, to tear open a peanut butter cup and stow the wrapper, to swallow a mouthful of water. I’d need ten minutes of hard riding to warm up from each minute-long stop. Every now and then, but less often that I expected, we came on another racer. “You good? Need anything? Keep it up.” We talked a little bit to each other too, but I am not a chatty rider, so we mostly rode in silence. And anyhow my beard had iced up so thoroughly by midnight that I could barely open my mouth wide enough to speak. From our spot on the trail, we could only see a high strip of black sky, but even that ribbon contained thousands of bright stars.
We did talk about what to do at Ojibwa. As much as I would have liked to get in and out quickly, I knew I felt tired and hungry enough to need a real break. How about an hour of sitting down and of not pedaling and of eating and drinking new stuff? Tom thought this sounded fine too, so when around 3:30 a.m. the checkpoint sign appeared ahead of me on the trail – looking at first like a car parked on the trail – we turned eagerly. Inside, we set our clothes to warm by the fire, ate some of the junk food piled on the table, refilled our backpack reservoirs and water bottles, and then accidentally fell asleep. I dunno how long we slept, but when I came to, almost everyone else was asleep too – racers, volunteers, even the race director.
Tom woke up a minute later and we got ourselves moving. While he tended to some last-minute tasks, I visited the restroom, where the toilet seat was rimmed with icicles. My bike computer showed a temperature of -25º as climbed back on the bike at 6:30 a.m. for the last 45 miles of the race. Less than a half century! An easy afternoon’s ride under normal circumstances.
Thinking Tom was ready too I sprinted back toward the trail, out of my saddle and working hard to build speed and heat. When I looked back a few minutes later, expecting to see Tom right behind me, I saw nothing. I soft-pedaled a bit to see if he’d appear, but even that decrease in effort let the chill creep through my clothes. Get back on the pedals, trying to make progress but still let Tom catch up from wherever he was.
Then all of a sudden his lights washed over me from behind. I apologized for dropping him, trying to explain that I thought I’d seen him on his bike as climbed on mine. I think I heard him say that he hadn’t quite been ready, but that he hadn’t been worried or mad either. And at any rate now we were back together for the duration. The sun rose behind us, which helped dispel some of my fatigue and even started pushing the temperature up toward zero.
In the daylight – New Year’s Eve! – I recognized some of the same landmarks I had seen the day before. The Chippewa River crossing, with steam rising off the water. A smaller river that ran alongside the trail for miles. This or that desolate road crossing. This or that cluster of silos at a dairy farm. A sad-looking roadside bar. The scary-fun descent to the railroad tracks near Lemington, and then the grunt climb back up from them. Warning! Trains are moving at 60 mph!
In that magical way that they always do, the miles kept ticking by: the number on my bike computer kept climbing, and the numbers on the mileposts kept falling. Occasionally riding next to me or even in front, Tom said he wanted to stop at Birchwood, the biggest town on the course, for one last rest before the push to the finish. I agreed, both because I too wanted a little more time off the bike and because I needed to call my hotel in Rice Lake and beg them to let me check out far later than planned.
We reached Birchwood – bluegill capital of Wisconsin! – just before noon. A few other racers and volunteers were sitting heavily at tables inside a huge convenience store. I made my call and was relieved to hear I could just show up whenever; no problem. A machine-made cappuccino looked and tasted fantastic. We chatted with the other guys. I ordered french fries that looked amazing but tasted terrible. After too much idle time, we got back on the trail for the last 15 or 20 miles.
The rest of the course ran steadily downhill to Rice Lake after passing over some rollers that would be insignificant in any other race (and indeed that I had not even noticed on the way out) but that today, now, felt like Himalayas. I set for myself the dumb goal of riding all these “hills,” and nearly did – a bad gear choice forced me to walk part of the first one. But then I got back on my bike and started riding again.
The miles remaining were in the teens now, and the temperature had broken zero for the first time all race. As we came to the wetland that had been so beautifully frosted the morning before, a white-tailed deer jumped onto the trail, looked at me with disbelief, and started running easily up the trail ahead of me. It stopped at the far edge of the wetland, saw that I was still coming, and plunged back off the trail into the brush. I could only just see the top of its head as we passed.
We also encountered some other trail users: runners making their own slow progress back to Rice Lake. Tom and I had been seeing them here and there for a while, but now we started seeing more – on some straightaways, four or five of them. Some heard us coming and moved over. Others jumped in surprise when we passed, so deep in their efforts that they hadn’t heard our bikes or greetings. We didn’t stop for any of them, but I tried to encourage each one. The poor bastards would need three times longer than Tom and me to cover the remaining distance.
The mileposts started showing single-digit numbers. I kept adding the additional four miles for the spur, but then even that additional distance added up to less than 10 miles. Fueled by the food at Birchwood, warmed by the afternoon sun, enjoying the oh-so-slight downhill, and now sensing the finish line, we were moving at 8, 9, 10 mph. 90 minutes to go. 60 to go. 30 minutes. Milepost 2.
I knew from my pre-ride on Friday and from the outbound ride that we would shortly reach a sharp, tricky dip where erosion had narrowed the trail. I could see a runner ahead of me. He disappeared, and my fuzzy brain figured that he had gone down into the dip. A moment later I reached the lip of it, and sure enough the runner there, trudging up the far side. I yelled to him and zoomed down and back up, passing him narrowly and getting out of my saddle to keep the speed going so I wouldn’t have to walk this last slope.
I popped out on the far crest and suddenly felt like mashing the pedals. 5 miles to go – half an hour if I really pushed, less if I really, really pushed. I stayed up on my pedals until my quads couldn’t take it, then downshifted to try to maintain the same speed while seated. I heard traffic – cars on the highway parallel to the spur to the finish line. I glanced back for Tom, but he wasn’t there.
I zipped over the highway, turned left down the spur into town, glanced back again. Tom was just approaching the highway. Slow down for him? I couldn’t. I needed to be done. Standing or sitting, I tried to keep my speed as high as my legs would allow. Cars buzzed along the highway to my left. I bumped up and down and up and down over the berms of snow at each road crossing. I noted that I might be able to finish by 3 p.m., 33 hours after the start. A dumb goal, but why not? A junkyard. The city limits sign. And the finish line! I dutifully rode over the line itself and then turned, elated and exhausted, toward the race headquarters. As if on cue, the race director came outside to greet me. A handshake. An escort into the bright warmth of the HQ. Applause from everyone inside. A cold beer. The finisher’s hat. A chair to sit in after 32:57 of racing.
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This webinar, presented by Sarah Goldsworthy, builds on a number of assumptions relating to conflict, such as:
conflict comes from difference and its manifestation in relationships
conflict is inevitable in social systems and has a very significant impact on peoples’ lives
conflict can be helpful if managed well
Perspectives on conflict : approaches to understanding and working with difference [flyer] ( Download, 14 KB)
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Sarah has an ability to bring lightness and humour to dark, challenging issues in a way that is empowering and compelling. Her approach focuses on the relevance of theory to practice and the relatedness of an issue not just to an individual but to the system of which they are part.
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Billings, Mont. – In a formal letter sent today to the Packers and Stockyards Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS), R-CALF USA requests that the agency extend the comment period in its proposed rule regarding undue preferences or advantages for at least 90 additional days beyond the current deadline of March 13, 2020.
In its letter the ranch group wrote that the proposed rule intending to implement the undue preferences prohibition contained in the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (PSA) requires additional, extensive research before the group can formulate meaningful public comments.
The PSA makes it unlawful for a packer to grant any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to particular cattle sellers, or to subject particular cattle sellers to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage.
Although the PSA was passed nearly a century ago, the agency had never promulgated rules with which to implement this prohibition. Congress, in the 2008 Farm Bill, specifically directed the agency to do so.
The group offered three specific reasons why it must conduct extensive research that will take several months before it can begin to offer meaningful comments to the proposal.
First, the group states that the agency’s approach in its proposed rulemaking is highly unusual and raises the question of whether the proposed rule is even responsive to Congress’ 2008 directive. The group states that rather than establishing standards for determining what constitutes a violation of the PSA, the agency instead provides a laundry list of defenses that packers can use anytime they are confronted with an allegation that they violated the PSA. The group states that this laundry list only establishes what does not constitute a violation and that appears inconsistent with Congress’ directive, thus necessitating extensive research to determine whether the agency’s unusual rulemaking approach is even appropriate.
Second, the group states that the proposed rule relies on broad, sweeping generalizations and assumptions that the agency does not support with any evidence. As an example, the proposed rule makes the generalization that most court cases have required cattle producers to first show that a packer’s violation of the undue preference provision has caused harm to the competitiveness of the entire industry. However, the group asserts the agency did not mention any of those court cases and the group believes that decisions by the Eighth Circuit courts contradict the agency’s generalizations and assumptions. This, the group claims, requires more research to determine the validity of the agency’s assumptions that form the basis for the proposed rule.
Finally, the group states that the proposed rule, on its surface, appears to facilitate and promote unlawful collusion among packers because it includes as a defense to any alleged violation the question of whether the prices and terms of sale offered by one packer are similar or identical to the prices and terms offered by competing packers. But the group points out that the very agency that is proposing this rule has a policy to protect from public disclosure the prices and terms that any individual packer provides. The group explained that the USDA-AMS confidentiality guidelines associated with the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act ensures that prices and terms offered by any individual packer are not disclosed to the public.
The group states that extensive research is needed to determine if the proposed rule is even lawful given that it appears to facilitate and promote collusion among packers to share confidential and proprietary pricing and terms of sale information with each other to ensure that the prices and terms they offer are similar, if not identical, to the prices and terms offered by their competitors.
“It is critically important to the U.S. cattle industry that the government establish appropriate standards to properly implement this important prohibition against offering sweetheart deals to select cattle sellers while depriving others of similarly favorable prices or terms,” said R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard who added, “We believe this issue explains why our industry has lost 75 percent of its smaller, farmer feeders over the past two decades while the largest of cattle feeding operations continue to expand.”
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When students arrive to school late and unexcused they have to scan their ID and will be marked as that status in the system.
August 23, 2021
This slip is what prints out when the students’ ID is scanned, then taken to class they are late to.
A new tardy policy has been implemented at North Central, and many have mixed opinions on the issue. The policy has abolished the tardy room entirely, which allowed students to learn even if they were late to class. Now there are stricter punishments for people who come late to class excessively.
If you accumulate a measly three tardies, you have detention after school. Yes, that’s right, only three tardies. Other actions can include a referral, parent-teacher conference or a phone call home. Tardies have become a crime even if you are as little as 30 seconds late to class.
Not only have tardies had excessive punishments, but there is also construction in the building, making getting to class a more demanding task. In addition, many of the main hallways have been closed, so students have had to take longer routes to make small distances.
Another misstep by NC is having relatively short passing periods. Six minutes per passing period is not enough time needed while construction is taking place. Other schools, such as Chatard, have upwards of eight-minute passing periods. Also keep in mind that Chatard is a much smaller school than North Central.
I wanted to ask around and see what other people’s thoughts on the new policy might be.
“I like the first part of the policy, which allows students to stay in class even if they are tardy. There was no point in the tardy room except keeping people away from learning. I do not like the harsh punishments even if you have been late to class a few times,” Senior, Kyle Mcconnell said.
“Listen, I understand the need to crack down on tardies. But if tardies are going to have harsh punishments, then they need to have longer passing periods, especially during the construction that is going on around the school. It is such a hassle to walk around the hallways that have construction, and of course they are the hallways right in the middle of school, D and K hall,” Senior, George Davis said.
It seems like the new tardy policy has had mixed reactions. Students love the fact that even if you’re late to class, you can still participate. On the flip side, the punishments are too extreme. Consequences need to be enforced, and students still want to learn. What is the happy medium?
In my opinion, having more extended passing periods would solve the problem. Allow students to have one-minute longer to get to class. The extra minute should allow students to allocate their time. If the student still fails to make it to class on time, the new punishments should be enforced.
Do you believe that the tardy policy is fair, or do revisions need to be made?
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Gorillas and Humans Your concern with gorilla conservation is appreciated.1 We do, however, have a problem with the concept of permitting human tours in the wild animals' living areas. Having spent more than 40 years studying the relationship between human and nonhuman primate infections, we now recognize that cross-infections between humans and nonhuman primates are common. We might say, to the detriment of both. To this end we could cite Marburg [virus], Ebola, monkeypox, hepatitis A, poss
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Your concern with gorilla conservation is appreciated.1 We do, however, have a problem with the concept of permitting human tours in the wild animals' living areas. Having spent more than 40 years studying the relationship between human and nonhuman primate infections, we now recognize that cross-infections between humans and nonhuman primates are common. We might say, to the detriment of both. To this end we could cite Marburg [virus], Ebola, monkeypox, hepatitis A, possibly HIV infections of humans, resulting from contact with nonhuman primates and their excreta. There is also evidence that gorillas were fatally infected with rubella virus following exposure to tourists.
Although we are aware of the thoughts of many with regard to animal experimentation, animal research has done much to improve human lives. The need for animals in research is unfortunately necessary. Antibody studies find nonhuman primates [have] antibodies to many of the...
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It’s planning season for many homeschool moms, myself included. While there are a lot of wonderful practical posts and resources out there to help with dreaming and scheming for the coming school year (and a couple excellent resources I’ll recommend at the end of this article), it’s easy to get focused on the logistical side of things and forget that even the most perfect planning system can fall short if it’s not humbly oriented toward the Lord.
Godly planning, of course, requires more than considering our children and taking stock of our resources. It requires considering our Creator and taking stock of our hearts.
That’s the essence of godliness–being mindful of God and aligning our hearts and lives to Him, for His glory.
But how do we do that? How are we to be godly as we plan for the future?
Let’s dive in by first looking a little more closely at our definitions and purpose. Why before How (I promise the How is coming!).
It’s important to remember the difference between godliness and righteousness and how these terms apply to our planning process. Godliness is a life-altering devotion to God. Consider these words from Christian author Jerry Bridges:
For the godly person, God is the center and focal point of his or her life. Every circumstance and every activity of life, whether in the temporal or spiritual realms, is viewed through the lens of this God-centeredness. …Everything we do is to be done to the glory of God. That is the mark of a godly person.
Righteousness means justice, or more simply doing what is right. It’s a good, noble, and necessary goal. But there also exists this thing called self–righteousness, which ought to soberly remind us that the motivation for our right actions, or our right plans, makes a big difference. Godliness ought to be the source of that motivation.
When we Christian homeschool moms make plans for school, we’re often aiming for righteousness. Often motivated by convictions about what is right–both before the Lord and for our families. This is good.
But if we pursue that righteousness as an end in itself, we can easily begin to operate solely in the practical outworking of our convictions, forgetting why we came to them in the first place. We risk swapping God-centeredness for work-centeredness, which can easily become a kind of self-centeredness.
My children. My plans. My time. My results. My reputation. My … glory.
It was supposed to be about God’s reputation. His glory. But righteousness without godliness becomes self-righteousness.
Let’s say that again: Righteousness without godliness becomes self-righteousness.
Planning without God-centeredness becomes self-centeredness. If we’ve gone down that path we know we need to repent, turn around, turn to God.
Jerry Bridges continues:
…Such a God-centeredness can be developed only in the context of an ever-growing intimate relationship with God. No one can genuinely desire to please God or glorify Him apart from such a relationship.
The first “step,” if you will, in godly planning is being in right relationship to God and growing in God-centeredness. If you know Jesus as your Savior, you know the gospel or “good news” of what Jesus has done to save you from sin is what puts you in right relationship with God. Keep coming back to that. Rest in that. Rest in grace. If you’re not really sure what all of that is about, please check out this simple and straightforward presentation here.
To sum up our WHY, we must be oriented toward God in our planning if we are to truly honor Him. The best-laid plans can either be tools for God’s glory or temptation toward our own. Keeping our hearts in check is essential to maintaining the good intentions of our convictions.
How: Looking Up and Following Through
At the risk of creating yet another checklist, here are five “steps” from my own reading and study to encourage you in godly planning–whether you’re just scratching down the first details or are about to tie it up with a pretty bow (or custom cover).
It’s difficult to align your priorities with someone you don’t trust. Now, we probably don’t wake up and say, “God isn’t good, I’m not going to trust Him today.” But we may find ourselves forgetting God is good, which can land us in one of two ditches along the path of godly planning: self-sufficient overconfidence and anxious worry. The remedy for each is to remember God’s goodness is still there and look up.
The weight of our responsibility as moms and educators can overwhelm us. Real challenges may weigh on us. We think we’ve got to shoulder it ourselves, and we don’t feel up to the task. Enter anxious worry.
The lure of shiny curriculum can distract us with exaggerated promises. The act of making plans can make us feel like we’re in control. Like we have some power over the future. Like we have this thing whipped before we start. Enter self-sufficient overconfidence.
We can even find ourselves hopping from one ditch to the other in the midst of the same planning season. Anxiously despairing of our situation turns to confident expectation that these new plans or new curricula will solve all of our problems. When things don’t go according to plan, we jump ditches again.
Without a good and sovereign God in view, we tend to celebrate our sense of control or else mourn the lack of the same. Looking to ourselves, we’re unstable, swinging from one ditch to the other at the whim of our circumstances or emotions as they waver from day to day or season to season.
But keeping the faith by remembering the goodness of God will steady us for the long haul.
The book of James has a surprising amount of continuity when it comes to the goodness of God. Look at this line up from chapter one:
We are to “count it all joy” when we face trials. They test our faith, but they’re also for our growth and endurance. This is the good that God intends in the trials He allows.
We are to ask for wisdom in faith that God “gives to all generously and without reproach.” God is a generous giver. He isn’t stingy with what He knows we need. He’s good.
There is a crown of life for those who persevere under trial–God has promised reward to those who love Him. He’s good.
We’re to recognize that temptation springs from within us–not from God. He doesn’t tempt anyone. In fact, every good thing given comes from Him. He’s good.
The anger of mom doesn’t achieve the righteousness of God–His ways are better. He’s good.
Behind James’ every call to repent and endure is a deep confidence in the goodness of God. Let’s make our plans with that same confidence, climbing out of the pitfalls of overconfidence and anxious worry to stand on solid ground.
He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them close to His heart;
He gently leads those that have young. [1]
Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
For He Himself knows our frame;
He is mindful that we are but dust. [2]
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
Yes, wait for the Lord. [3]
When we see that God is good, we’ll want to seek His wisdom and aim for His glory…
Many homeschool parents recognize that education ought to be more than filling our kids’ minds with information. We want them to know how to properly sift through and apply information, whether in an academic setting or real life. What we really want for our kids is wisdom. And we’re bold enough to think that we can give it to them. But this is a tall order. Anyone who’s been at this parenting gig for a little while knows that children push the limits of what we thought we knew.
If we desire to raise silly kids into wise adults, we need to model the wisdom we wish to pass on. We need the wisdom of God.
If we are to wade through the sea of educational advice and resources available to us today and choose what fits our family and convictions without being “driven and tossed by every wave,” we must practice discernment. We need the wisdom of God.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, so we ought to start there. In simple terms, the fear of the Lord is being mindful of God as He is in all His attributes and responding to Him with appropriate fear, awe, wonder, and respect.
The practical fallout of such a disposition toward God is to recognize that this wise, good, and powerful God has ordered the cosmos such that there are consequences for our actions. Orderliness and cause-and-effect relationships are woven into the fabric of the universe. There is purpose, there is reason, there is beauty, and there is Truth by which we ought to live our lives. Failing to live in accord with this Truth brings on the one hand hard knocks in this life and on the other judgment in the life to come.
Remembering that godliness is being God-centered in our thoughts and deeds, it’s clear that the fear of the Lord, and the wisdom derived from it, is an indispensable part of a godly life.
But we’ve got to bring this lofty pursuit of wisdom down to desk-level, don’t we? How does this touch my planning pages and curriculum guides?
Wisdom involves putting things in their proper place, in their proper order–differentiating between the things that are truly important and those that are enticing red herrings.
God has revealed to us in His word what is right and good in His eyes. What does He have to say about children? About discipleship? About marriage and family life? If you’re a wife and mother, there’s pretty clear instruction to consider your husband, your children, and your home in this process.
It’s easy to think that our children and our selves are the only people involved in this education thing. But be careful not to cut your husband out of it. Biblically, he’s accountable for the training of his children. Make room for him, see what he thinks–you may find a great source of wisdom (or at least a sounding board) and freedom from all the voices on the internet that make you feel like you aren’t keeping up.
The scriptures don’t spell out a particular method of education, nor do they prescribe any kind of schedule. But they do give us principles, goals, and boundaries upon and within which we can order our homeschools in freedom. We don’t have to all choose the same method or materials, but we do need to make sure that the ones we choose (and how we plan to use them) are informed and perhaps even transformed by scripture.
To circle back around to James, if we need wisdom, we’ve got to ask. God is good. He will give it as we trust and seek Him for it.
THREE: Aim for God’s glory.
Trusting God’s goodness is good. Seeking His wisdom is, well, wise. But even in these we may think the purpose of God’s goodness and wisdom is all for us–to make us feel better and to smooth out our lives. It certainly can do those things, but the trajectory isn’t inward on self. Rather, the goodness of God and the wisdom we employ ought to show that He is good and wise and glorious. Aiming for our own comfort and saintliness as an end in itself means we’re exchanging the glory of God for our own.
Likewise, in our planning and in our homeschools, we do well to recognize that we’re not raising children to be trophies of our success but arrows for the kingdom of God.
We know we want to be that city on a hill, the light of the world. And sometimes we make plans that are so idealistic it’s as though we think that the way to glorify God is to have perfect Ivy League children, a spotlessly clean house, and gourmet meals on the table each night. Wouldn’t that be shiny?
But when we come down from our ivory tower with our plans, we find that we can never reach that goal. The kids … aren’t perfect. Who knew? The house … is just mostly maintained. The meals … well, somehow we eat each day.
Maybe the purpose of God is not to get glory from self-satisfied creatures. Maybe what really glorifies God is not a family that looks like it has everything put together, but a family that gives thanks and praise to God as they seek to honor Him in all the ups and downs of ordinary life.
As we realistically work out the details of our year, our months, our days, seeking to choose books and activities that honor God and fit our family, we’d do well to build on our trust in God’s goodness with thanks and praise, glorifying God with heart and voice.
Thank you, Father, for the people you’ve put in my charge. Thank you for the home you’ve given us. Thank you for the opportunity I have to be intimately involved in the growth and learning of my children. Thank you for the abundant resources I have at my disposal. Thank you for your Word and Spirit to guide me.
You are a Good Father, a wise Creator. You’ve made me and those around me in your image and for your praise. You’ve infused the world with order and beauty for us to enjoy and explore and discover. You are good and do good. You establish justice and You are the definition of love and righteousness. You supply our needs and give grace unmeasured. You are bigger than I can imagine, and yet you care for little ol’ me. You have given your Son for my salvation. You are good and gracious and kind.
A godly heart recognizes God is worthy of thanks and praise in the midst of a serious planning session. But it also carries those things forward. Here’s where our WHY rolls up its sleeves and meets the mess of life. Godliness greatly effects not just HOW we make our plans, but also HOW we hold and execute them.
FOUR: Hold those plans loosely and humbly.
“If the Lord wills we will live and also do this or that.” James reminds his readers in chapter four that our confidence doesn’t need to be in what we think we can make happen in the future. Our confidence ought to be rooted in … wait for it … the goodness and sovereignty of God.
“God is good” and “God is in control” can almost seem cliche in modern meme-saturated church culture. But that’s only the case if we don’t stop long enough to actually consider these truths. If we’re not meditating on the goodness, wisdom, and glory of God, knowing that His plans trump all and that His plans are, indeed, better than our own, we will struggle miserably when things don’t go our way.
We’ll likely struggle anyway, to be honest, but we can only struggle well if we have a godly perspective.
When it comes to the plans in our hands, we need to do more than look at what’s slated on the calendar. We need to number our days “…so that we may present to you a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). Our plans may be ideal, even godly, but our expectations must also be in line with reality.
James calls our over-confident planning “arrogance” and insists “you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”
Those words might not make us feel good. But we have a choice. We can either take such conviction as a downer and ignore it, continuing to allow the clouds of emotion and pride to obstruct our view, or we can take it as the wind that blows them away so that we can see clearly.
If we see God ruling for our good and His glory, we can more easily clear the air, relax our fists, and halt our grasping for control. Once we take a deep breath and accept reality, we begin to actually rejoice that God is in control and we’re not. A truth that didn’t feel good at first can become one of our greatest comforts.
Remembering we are faulty and finite puts us in a position to move forward with humility and good humor.
Imagine your life is a folk dance. The fiddle begins to sing. And you begin dragging your loved ones across the floor, steamrolling them if they get in the way of your carefully choreographed moves, and grumbling when one trips or steps on your toes. This is a likely enough outcome if you imagine yourself as the caller. As though they’re all supposed to keep in step with you.
But God’s the Caller and you’re just another one of the dancers. A dancer who steps out of line sometimes. A dancer who has little feet following behind her own.
You know a lot more of the moves than your kids. You’ve practiced them longer. You’ve even made plans to optimize the effectiveness and enjoyment of the dance. But when the Caller changes the pace, you’ve got to follow. Insisting on your own way will only make a scene and get someone hurt.
When a little one gets their right and left foot mixed up, you remember what it’s like to miss a step and help them set it straight–but you do it with a laugh and a nudge to get back up, listen for the Caller, and enjoy the dance.
The freedom to enjoy the dance, to adapt to each change in the music, comes when we hold our plans loosely and humbly–because we trust in God’s goodness and know that He’s in control.
FIVE: Execute those plans with kindness and gentleness, by God’s grace.
Holding our plans loosely doesn’t mean we never look at them or try to make them work, and it sure doesn’t mean it’s cool to be lazy or haphazard. Putting our plans into action requires intention and consistency. But as we march forward, plans in hand, we seek to implement them in line with the fruit of the Spirit and in light of the fact that our priorities as homeschool moms are ultimately relational and not mechanical in nature.
When I think of not just the planning but the managing of our days, one of my favorite places to find inspiration is that often-resented Proverbs 31 woman:
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
Here’s a strong woman who wears a smile, pays attention, and gets things done. But those two lines in the middle point to something more. Her joyful hustle and bustle to the tune of productivity isn’t off in some corner where she can enjoy the solace of personal achievement free from smudgy fingers and untimely interruptions. Nope. There are other people in her household, and her words to them are marked by wisdom and kindness.
Ooph. Does that knock the wind out of you, too?
Our buddy James echoes this Proverbial link between wisdom and kindness–and he introduces it with a surprising warning: “Let not many of you become teachers…”
Ah, but that means we ought to pay even closer attention to what he has to say:
With [the tongue] we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.
…Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
Show? Deeds? …Gentleness? Where’s the dispensing of wisdom with many words and lectures? James doesn’t seem to mention that. It would seem true wisdom is clothed in our friend from the last section: humility.
The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
Tall. Order. Sounds an awful lot like the fruit of the Spirit, doesn’t it?
Is our teaching characterized by kindness? Do we pause our reactions and consider how to answer with the gentleness of wisdom, according to the need of the moment, to give grace to those who hear (Eph. 4:29)?
Does our kind intention toward our children permeate not just our lesson plans but also everyday ordinary moments?
The two greatest commandments are to love God and love others. If we’re at home with our families most of the time, it’s pretty obvious who those “others” are. Maybe that’s why Titus two urges older women first of all to encourage the younger women “to love their husbands, to love their children.”
We ought to plan to love our own but still love them even when those well-meant plans are foiled.
I don’t know about you, but I need some help in this department.
This is why we sought God’s wisdom to begin with, and why we won’t be done with that practice anytime soon.
To act on our plans in keeping with the rule of love, we need the fruit of the Spirit. We need kindness. We need the gentleness of wisdom. And for it all we need the grace of God.
Let’s condense the big ideas we’ve covered so that we can remember them in real-life situations. We said at the outset that godliness means being mindful of God and aligning our hearts and lives to Him, for His glory. In keeping with that, I’ve outlined five steps or concepts:
Hold Plans Loosely and Humbly
Execute Plans with Kindness and Gentleness, by the Grace of God
The first three big ideas involve “looking up”—-there’s our being mindful of God. And the last two apply to our “follow through”—-aligning our hearts and lives.
As a memory aid or perhaps a motto: We can be mindful of God in our planning by trusting God’s goodness, seeking God’s wisdom, and aiming for God’s glory. An easy way to keep these in order is to recognize that they (intentionally) correspond to a very familiar and very relevant passage (Prov. 3:5-6):
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
To remember the specific outworking of the last two steps, imagine you have all your plans on a clipboard (or a smartphone or tablet if you’re techie like that).
What are you doing with them? You’re holding them.
What are you doing when you take a step forward and give marching orders to your minions? You’re executing them (the plans, not the minions, mind you).
If you can visualize holding the clipboard and marching forward with it, all you need to do is ask how?
How do we hold our plans? Loosely and humbly.
How do we execute those plans? With kindness, gentleness, and grace.
And so we have another motto: We can align our hearts and lives for God’s glory as we hold our plans loosely and humbly and execute them with kindness and gentleness, by His grace.
That may seem repetitive, but it’s how I’ve been able to use these ideas to keep my heart in check (or reel it back in) this planning season. I hope it’ll help you, too.
Mamas, we can make the loveliest plans, but when lessons don’t come easily, chaos ensues, or the February blues strike, those plans aren’t what will make us godly. Our focus and response to those things will be the determining factor.
Watch over your heart with all diligence as you plan, and watch over it with all diligence as you move forward (Prov. 4:23). So that whether your plans roll out smoothly or blow up in your face, you maintain the disposition of a sinner saved by grace, of a daughter looking expectantly and dependently to her Heavenly Father, giving thanks and praise to Him.
I’m praying toward that end. May He give us grace to do it.
If this article has resonated with you and you’d like to dig deeper into how heart attitudes intersect with everyday life as a homeschool mom, I highly recommend The Art of Homeschooling e-course (accessible through Simply Convivial Membership).
If you’re still chomping at the bit for very practical help with school planning, check out Plan Your Year–I’ve used this process for several years now. Plan Your Year provides a step-by-step guide so that you can take these godly-big-picture why’s and how’s and translate them into the particular-day-to-day why’s and how’s of your unique family situation.
This article was inspired by my study of the book of James and by reading Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges. I heartily recommend both books.
See more articles on this topic:
The Love Chapter for Homeschool Mamas
Wisdom in the Book of James
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Posted by Lauren Scott in Home Education, Living Faith
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Many of the public schools in our area started back yesterday, and so did we.
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you might be a little confused since I posted about our “First Day” back in July.
That would be the first of my confessions.
I thought that in the middle of all of our remodeling craziness it would be a good idea to re-institute some order by starting back to school. We made it a whopping four days before a trip and life in general took over again.
So yesterday was technically something like day five (or six if we’re counting the immersive day of water color painting last week–hey, I’m counting it!).
I’m just thankful that my husband encouraged me not to worry about it. Now that the living room is, well, livable again, we can start to throw some school into the mix.
His support has been invaluable since we would, in theory, like to have our kids keep going with at least math and reading through the summer months. I planned to just take June off, and keep a bit of review going even on break, but it stretched into an extra month-and-a-half and our review became non-existent.
But those scheduled intentions are just surface-level. I’ve got some deeper issues to confess, as well.
This is our fourth year of officially homeschooling and yet I have felt less prepared than ever. I gave up on a traditional homeschool planner this year, opting to build my own system for planning and record keeping (a combination of Plan Your Year, a bullet journal, and clipboards for the kids). I hope to share some reviews, articles, and videos about it sometime soon once the dust clears and the wires are all rigged up in our remodeled office/studio. But the process has been like stepping out on an invisible floor, hoping there is something to stand on when you land.
Unlike Indiana Jones, however, on our first day of school yesterday, instead of finding a firm footing, I literally slipped on the slick, wet front steps, finding that gravity still works and that landing your rear on the corner of the step an entire foot lower than your feet began makes for a very purple derriere and quite a stiff and sore neck.
This didn’t exactly quell my fear of more figurative slips. Again I’m reminded of the only truly firm footing I have in the first place–and that gives me strength to press on.
I know that the end result will be a good one–having a completely customized system that meets our needs better than any pre-fab planner ever could. But with a new arrangement on paper comes a new arrangement of habits–both mental and physical–and building those habits takes time. I need to have patience with the process, trust that it will be worth it, and simply recognize the little adjustments that have to be made along the way as a part of what makes it better.
All of that said, our first day went wonderfully well! My well-laid plans did pay off!
At least, before lunch.
Our first day of school started well but ended woefully.
In my planning I took into consideration the longer-than-ever-time-off from which we would be recovering, and I tweaked our curriculum accordingly–especially math. My big boy would do only half of the worksheet. My youngest would copy numbers, do some basic math facts, and then we’d play a math game. The almost-six-year old finished his work in no time, blazing through math, reading, and copy work so he could go to town with his beloved watercolors the rest of the morning.
I was thrilled. This was easy.
The just-turned-eight-year-old, however, struggled to focus. His work certainly should have taken longer than his little brother’s, but it drug on and on and on needlessly. I told him time didn’t matter, that he didn’t need to set a timer, just work diligently. But he set the timer anyway and then stressed himself out with it. Long story short, he was anything but diligent, even when I gave him breaks to go outside or read and then come back to it with a fresh mind. His score in the end was near perfect, but it was well into the afternoon before he finished and then there was language arts to do.
I was patient for the morning. But eventually my patience ran out.
I had planned fun activities for our afternoon. A game, read-alouds over Afternoon Tea. Things my children LOVE.
But a dawdler was messing up my plans to do him good.
I escaped into my own projects and spent some time online to boot.
“I’ve tried to help you. You won’t be helped. I’m done.”
Signing off. Checking out. On day one.
Over dinner my husband asked us each how our day had gone and how we felt about it. There was good, there was bad, and there was ugly. But it was good to get it out in front of us as a family.
He sweetly encouraged me not to base the success of my day on other people’s performance–especially little people. Control what I can control–my own responses.
After further consideration and prayer last night, I realized that I had judged my children worthy of my time and patience during the morning hours–I had even decided this long in advance. It’s my job, after all, as their mom and teacher. But with one child dragging his half-sheet of math work beyond any reasonable time frame, and with the other testing my patience at lunch time, I came to judge my children as unworthy of my time and patience for the rest of the day.
Forget my God-given role as their mother and teacher, I measured them against my plans and expectations, found them wanting even after patient instruction and care, and since I wasn’t seeing the results I wanted, I decided they didn’t deserve my effort–I decided I needed a break.
There is wisdom, at times, in walking away from a situation so that both parties can get fresh air, deal with what’s in their hearts, and come back in much better spirits. But I can’t say that was what was going on this time. I was resentful. And it took ME “beyond a reasonable time frame” to get my heart right.
Math work or heart work, my son and I were both taking too long to learn our lessons.
I suppose I could steal a quote from my reflections on planning above since it seems to fit this character-growing, relationship-building process, as well:
“…building those habits takes time. I need to have patience with the process, trust that it will be worth it, and simply recognize the little adjustments that have to be made along the way as a part of what makes it better.”
The goal of education isn’t ultimately results or getting things done anyway.
As I wrestled with my own bad response–with my sin–the Lord kindly reminded me of His love and patience toward me as His child. I cowered at the thought of His great love and my great lack.
Father, You chose to love me while I was yet a sinner when You sent Jesus to die for me. And You choose to love me still even when it takes me years to learn a lesson, even when my attitude and actions are quite like a distracted and unruly child.
Because You have chosen to love me, because You have made me Your child, Your patience and Your love never wane…like mine so often do for my own children.
Forgive me, Father. I repent.
Thank You for being a GOOD Father. My need for Your love and patient correction is ongoing. And the work You’ve called me to do for my children is ongoing. Oh, please produce in me the same patient, diligent love with which You parent me.
I saw yesterday morning that I could choose to be patient with my children. But O how I need Your Spirit, Lord, to choose to be patient even beyond my good intentions! When my planned patience wears out, show me Your patient love, and please help me to then pass it on to them.
For those of you who also started school recently, I hope your first day fared better than mine (and you should read that as “I hope that your patience lasted more than four hours”).
But it’s just the first day. And it’s now behind us. Sins repented of, mercies new this morning …and every morning hereafter. We’re in this for the long haul, aren’t we? Let’s do it with patient love, remembering the One who continues to lavish us with it.
Happy New School Year.
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THINGS YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR
Ponding Water
A common problem commercial buildings, with flat roof shape, have to face with is accumulated water or so-called ponding water. Standing water on the flat roof can cause serious damage. The roof can slowly deteriorate and eventually leak. It’s important to prevent this from happening while the ponds are still relatively light and small in size. If you wait long the enough for the water to come in the building, you could end up spending thousands of dollars for repairing the damage.
Ponding can result from various reasons. Most often causes are blocked drains, vegetation on the roof, tree branches, leaves or anything else clogging the pipes. That’s why it’s critical that you clean your drains regularly and hire a professional to inspect your building and commercial roof. Otherwise, you could risk the whole buildings’ safety. Skylights can also cause ponding water to appear. If the sealant cracks, water will come through and cause interior damage. We recommend you never to try to fix these problems on your own, always call a roofing professional who will determine the source of the problem and help you prevent it in the future.
Leaks, in general, are the most often problem with any roofing system. It doesn’t matter whether it’s commercial or residential roofing, leaking is number one reason why interior and exterior get damaged. Leaks can come from numerous sources. The most prominent one is flashing. Flashing is the area that seals roof penetrations. Modified bitumen commercial roofing systems often deal with leaking due to flashing. You have to make sure flashing is properly installed and attached. To prevent low-quality flashing, you should hire an experienced roofer.
If you notice little bubbles on the surface of your roofing system, it means you are experiencing bubbling and blistering. Those little bubbles are filled with either water or air. Blistering and bubbling will appear thanks to moisture trapped under the roof. Often the cause of this appearance is the wrong installation of the roof cover. If the roof cover is applied to the wet base or if the membrane is installed in sections, bubbling and blistering are more likely to appear. These are not severe problems, and you don’t have to solve them right away, but they are a sign your have to dedicate some time to your roof and call a professional.
What could be more annoying than having to reinstall a section of shingles due to the wind? Incorrectly installed flashing can cause blow offs. It means that a high-speed wind lifts the roof membrane from the base. Blow-offs happen due to poor installation- the roof is less resistant to the force of the wind. It’s a serious problem which has to be solved as soon as possible to prevent disaster.
Just like in residential roofing, commercial roofs also demand care and maintenance. Many building owners try to repair commercial roof damage on their own. However, South Shore Roofing, roofer in Savannah, Georgia, recommends calling a professional. It’s dangerous to work on top of the building, and you could also compromise the quality of entire roofing system. The best way to avoid repairs on commercial roofing completely is to do regular inspections. An expert in commercial roofing should help here as well since inspecting a roof on the building is harder than checking a roof of a single house.
What our HAPPY CUSTOMERS are saying
SSR (South Shore Roofing) has a very “Classy” business model. First touch call was with Erica and she demonstrated grand skills, collect data on our needs, received our emailed pics and set up the appointment. SSR sent and email confirming the on-site visit. Luke with SSR sent a text day before visit with his arrival time, picture and informative Bio! Luke texted us to share he was in route. Evaluation and next steps were COMPLETED! CLASSY! Thank you. The G’s
Professional organization from the top down . Class act to hire for any roofing project
South Shore replaced our roof this past fall and made the entire process painless. From meeting with our insurance adjuster (as this was for a rental property we own) to keeping us updated with photos, they did an outstanding job throughout. The job supervisor even personally made sure the shingles were tucked under the siding to prevent leaks. All correspondence was courteous and professional. Would definitely recommend.
Kile and his team made me very proud,after building my roof,perfect job,i will recommend them to any home owner way to go.
My husband spent a lengthy period of time researching potential roofing contractors and brand of material to be utilized. It is a critical investmnt both in terms of structure and cost. We narrowed the search down to three companies. It was a difficult decision, but now that the project is complete, we know we made the best choice. We are delighted with their honesty, professionalism, communication, follow-through, and outstanding workmanship. One note for constructive improvement would be the final nail pick-up (at least on our project). A thorough job is so important for all the obvious reasons. Again – we made the right choice with South Shore Roofing – Kyle Patrick and his entire team are the best. We recommend South Shore wholeheartedly.
I needed my old roof replaced and was looking for a reputable roofer that I could count on. Ran across South Shore on the internet and saw their trucks around town. They looked very professional so I gave them a call. I was lucky to have the pleasure of talking with the office manger, Casey, who was very helpful and answered all the questions I had. She got the the ball rolling for me. Soon Kyle, the owner, and his crew had me scheduled and were on site shortly after. The roof looks great! I’m always nervous dealing with contractors but this is one that gets the job done right the first time.
South Shore Roofing just finished, getting our new roof done. It was such a pleasure to work with them, especially our contact person Tyler McGowan. He is very quick to answer our phone calls, emails and text messages. Tyler was very patient with answering all our questions and took care of all our concerns during the project. He and others, Kyle Patrick and Luke Patrick, were very punctual and explained the process well. Working crew was commendable, hardworking, efficient workers and they did a wonderful job! South Shore Roofing worked very efficiently with our insurance company to get the claim going through very smoothly. South Shore finished the roofing job in a timely manner as promised. My house looks very beautiful now!
I had a roof replaced after a free inspection that revealed hail damage. The workers were quick, efficient, and effective. The edge lines across the roof could not have been straighter had they been laid out with a laser. My vents that went through the roof were painted, from white to black, and visually disappeared. Just an example of the thoughtful attention to detail in their work. The sealant around the mounting points for my satellite dish guarantee it will never leak. I give them my highest possible recommendation. OUTSTANDING!
We had been looking for a company to come fix our roof after the hurricane last October. After several failed attempts with other companies we finally asked a friend and were referred to South Shore. We met Luke and Tyler and were immediately impressed! They were professional, easy to talk to, and we ended up getting the pristine shingles from all the money we were able to save. The work was done almost immediately and only took a couple of days. Tyler came after it was done to check the work and make sure there were no nails left in our yard. Now we have a beautiful new roof and peace of mind the next time a major storm comes through! We will definitely be reccommending South Shore to anyone that asks!
Thank you South Shore for doing such a great job on my granddads roof! The staff at South Shore were very professional and put him at ease enough to finally get the new roof he needed. We are SO happy that he didn’t try to keep patching it with duct tape and tar. We can rest easy that that roof will last a good long time and its all because of you! Thanks again SOUTH SHORE!!!You are AWESOME!!!!
South Shore really did make my roofing experience easy. Tyler was prompt with the estimate and very responsive by text and phone. Kyle kept me updated once the project began and the working crew was efficient and cleaned as they went. I had a roof removal with some decking replacement and a new architectural roof installed. It looks great and I highly recommend South Shore to friends and family now. Definitely the team to work with!
You won’t find a better roofing company anywhere than South Shore Roofing, definitely a 5 star roofing company. Top quality work delivered very professionally. Superior customer service. Luke and Kyle are the best! Luke was especially awesome with working up the estimate, explaining the options and the entire procedure, and helping with the insurance claims. The installation crew was top notch, hard working, very professional including great clean up afterwards. They even made a return visit a few days later for some finishing details. I recommend South Shore Roofing without reservation to any home owner.
South Shore Roofing was a pleasure to work with and met all our needs in a prompt and efficent manner! If you’re looking for great customer service and a job well done, you won’t be disappointed!!! My wife and I are tremendously impressed with this company and the way they conduct business!!!
They did a great job. They we’re on time, efficient, did a great job from beginning to end. My yard is heavily landscaped, and I have a pool. They were very careful around my plants, flowers, and pool. They did an excellent job cleaning up during and after. My roof looks wonderful! Staff was very polite, and easy to work with. They even helped me with my insurance claim. Overall wonferful to work with. Would definitely reccomend them for roof work.
We made the best choice of roofing contractors selecting South Shore Roofing. We are delighted with their honesty, professionalism, knowledge, follow-through, and outstanding workmanship.
I want to take the time to say how pleased I am with Kyle Patrick on his service with my new home recently we just got into a bad storm and I was looking everywhere up-and-down trying to find a great deal I happened to see A sign posted on Facebook and I called Kyle he was very nice and very professional of what he does and at a reasonable price !!!!thanks to him and his guys I am able to relax a little keep up the good work Kyle ! And I recommend everyone in Savannah area and pool area to give him a call he’s the best in town and he won’t lie or cheat you out of your money !!!!!!!
The team at South Shore Roofing was fantastic, they were supporting, understanding and helpful.
They worked with my insurance company to get me the best outcome.
The team that replaced my roof were terrific, excellent job. The contractor Shore Shore Roofing sent to replace the interior damage was also terrific. In the repair of interior they found more damage than previously thought which was very discouraging, however they went right to work repairing the damage and billed my insurance carrier.
I am very pleased with total repair of the roof & interior. I would recommend South Shore Roofing.
South Shore Roofing provided me with all of my roofing needs. My representative, Tyler McGowan was charming, professional, and extremely helpful in assisting me work with my insurance company in order to get me what I needed – it was almost like I didn’t have to do anything at all! My roof was completed in a timely manner and is everything I imagined. I would hate to imagine where i’d be without it. My old roof was outdated and the siding was busted. Now I have confidence it can weather any storm. My neighbors are already asking about it. Thank you, Tyler! You really know your stuff.
South Shore really did make my roofing experience easy. Tyler was prompt with the estimate and very responsive by text and phone. Kyle kept me updated once the project began and the working crew was efficient and cleaned as they went. I had a roof removal with some decking replacement and a new architectural roof installed. It looks great and I highly recommend South Shore to friends and family now. Definitely the team to work with!
Casey and the team at South Shore are above and beyond professional, timely to reply to inquiries, priced very reasonably, and most importantly do amazing work.
I feel confident recommending this company to anyone who will listen. Tyler did amazing work and left the workspace immaculate upon completion.
We know that Hurricanes are frequent in south GA- and while I hope my roof never needs their services again, *if* it does, they’re the ONLY ones we will call.
Thanks so much for everything.
South Shore Roofing was amazing to work with! Tyler was very professional and friendly and explained the whole process to me thoroughly. He was always great at responding to my calls and messages without making me feel like a bother. I was so happy with the finished product and will definitely be recommending them to family and friends!!
Incredible service! I had a tight deadline from my home insurance to fix my roof or else they’d cancel my policy. South Shore Roofing was the only company who got back to me on a timely manner and were able to finish the job before the deadline. I’m incredibly happy with them and I definitely recommend them! They had all the professionalism of a big company but with a sense of being 1-on-1 with me. Very happy and saved me from being forced into an insurance policy 3x more expensive from my bank. Thanks a bunch!
I had a very good experience with their rep. He helped me pick out the color, the style, etc. He called me often and returned all calls that I made to him. We had problems with the painters and he got right on it to see that new better ones were hired. My roof looks wonderful and interior work meets my satisfaction! Very good people skills!
I’m very happy with this company. I took estimates from three contractors for a brand new roof. South Shore was the most expensive, but I felt better about going with a business that was well established and had already demonstrated good customer service. I made the right choice as the new roof was put up within seven days of signing the contract. The workers were great, and everything was cleaned up very well after the job was completed.
After we encountered storm damage for the first time ever, I had no idea who to call and South Shore was one of the roofers recommended. From the moment I met Luke Patrick I knew my decision was made. His knowledge and experience in dealing with insurance company adjusters made South Shore stand out high above my other bidders. Luke’s efforts to negotiate a full roof replacement v. partial was masterful. Additionally, South Shore agreed to act as the G.C. to handle all other aspects of the remediation work. I HIGHLY recommend South Shore for any roofing needs! I only wish they did commercial work so I could ditch my so-so existing roofers.
South Shore Roofing gave me very professional service from beginning to end. I was emailed a picture and brief bio of the estimator who would be viewing my roof. Luke Patrick arrived on time, was very professional and was very knowledgeable. He met with my insurance adjuster and handled all the paperwork and phone calls. It was truly a blessing to have South Shore handle all the details. During the roof process, they kept me informed, answered all my questions and were very reassuring. I highly recommend them.
We are so thankful to have come across South Shore Roofing while searching for contractors. Luke went above and beyond, to make sure the whole process was quick and painless. Erica was efficient, making sure the paperwork process went smoothly. Overall, South Shore is a phenomenal company. If you want a professional, hardworking company with great pricing, South Shore Roofing is the way to go!
South Shore made the process of replacing our roof completely seamless. From meeting with our insurance adjuster when we could not be present to keeping us updated with photos of the work’s progress, they were professional and courteous all the way through. the work they did was top notch and the final product is beautiful. Would do business again in a heartbeat and have already recommended them to neighbors.
This was the best experience that I have had with any roofing company. They worked with us from start to finish and never once did we have to have them redo anything. They began work at 7 a.m. as stated in my contact with the tearing off of the roof and was finished with the replacement asking with clean up by 8:30 pm. Awesome job!
An absolute pleasurable experience dealing with South Shore Roofing. From the first contact with Justin, to the last correspondence with Erica at the office and the dealings with the project managers (Brent & Kyle) in between, it has been nothing but a very smooth & professional experience. The new roof looks fantastic and workmanship top notch.
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You will frequently hear individuals sigh regarding the “rat race” and pine for a so-called “simpler time” 10, 20 or 50 years ago when every thing was just right. The thing is, there never was this type of time, and fifty years back individuals were pining for an older era, too. Nevertheless, there is one population group who have no illusions about “good old days.” Web professionals, i . t (IT) workers and-tech folks in general do not have desire to go back to DOS 5., 5¼ ” floppies and 4.88MHz processors. They may have fond memories of exploring the Well over a telephone modem, but they know that heading back to that amount of functionality would be ludicrous.
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I’ve been reading a superb book by Sol Stein called “How to grow a novel”. Mr Stein is a hugely-successful US publisher and author, and this book is a distillation of what he has said to his writers over his career. It’s a practical, useful guide to writing, that shows you all the most common […]
Flesh and Blood – a poem from 1998
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I was asked to write some words about love To put to a tune that would woo the dove But I was mute, struck dumb and silent Without your soul inside my pen So I wandered in the fields of frost And felt the cold touch of loss So I could learn the feelings of […]
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The story is told of a kind couple who visited an elderly man in the hospital who was in his last hours of life. With death at the doorstep and no apparent hope, the woman visiting, trying to be kind, said to the dying man, “You have such nice hair.” To which he flatly replied, “Its useless!” He like many others who have been facing the inevitability of death, came to understand that some things in this life are, well..useless and unimportant. He knew that even though he had nice hair, it was of little consequence under the circumstance. His comely locks were not going to save his life.
Sadly, many of us go about spending our lives pursuing things that are eternally “useless.” There is nothing wrong with finding all the happiness we can in this life through worthy and righteous endeavors. Finding joy and happiness is certainly a purpose of this life, but it is not the primary goal because it is fleeting. I believe that “everlasting” joy and happiness can only be found in following the commandments and admonitions as taught by the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. Found within his teachings are the ways and means by which all men and women can find lasting happiness. The Savior promised:
“If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.(John 15:10-11)
The fullness of joy, as expressed by the Savior, is something that we all should seek because it is endless. It is a happiness that will last beyond the grave. It is a joy that will consume our souls if we so desire. We live in a world that is constantly changing. New life comes into it each day; as does death. It is the cycle of life.
I too once had thick comely locks. My head was full of blond curls and waves that filled the barber’s floor. Today, when my hair falls around my feet at the salon, I can’t help but notice how thin it has gotten and the grayness of its color. But, as noted by the dying old man, it’s not the color or the thickness of it that stays with or saves us beyond the grave. No, it’s really what each of us has learned day by day while the follicles are changing texture and color.
And so it seems that the dying man expressed words of wisdom in his simple statement. For he knew, that all things of this world are of no value on the other side. Indeed!The Savior of the world said:
“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6)
May we look to Him who is the Savior of the world! Even, Jesus Christ!
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In 2007 I began writing a daily inspirational thought to my children, now grown, with the intent to draw them closer to Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. The influence of the gospel of Jesus Christ is found in all aspects of our lives. The Savior was a great teacher because he taught parables that resonated with the common man. He could relate simple stories that could be understood by all. I have found the more simple the story, the more profound the message.All of our testimonies can have a powerful impact for good for centuries if we take the time to write them down. After all, the scriptures are simply the inspired thoughts and interaction of men with deity that have been written down for all to read. There is no reason that our influence for good has to go with us to the grave. I have hopes, as did Jacob whose final words were, “…to the reader I bid farewell, hoping that many of my brethren may read my words. Brethren, adieu”
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Its been two weeks and five days since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v, Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional right to abortion. Since then, anti-abortion states have been rushing to enact their laws limiting or outright striking down abortion rights, ultimately making abortions illegal unless under certain pretenses…
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ursing research is used to study a dilemma or a problem in nursing. Examine a problem you have seen in nursing. Why should it be studied? Justify your rationale.
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Discuss ways that health care organizations can make the most of their electronic health record (EHR) investments in light of meaningful use.
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What is the meaning and significance of death in light of the Christian narrative?
Lament For a Son. In addition, address Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief, as they are expressed throughout Lament for a Son, and respond to the following questions:
How does Wolterstorff find joy after his loss?
What is the meaning and significance of death in light of the Christian narrative?
How does the hope of the resurrection play a role in comforting Wolterstorff?
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In many of our technical due diligence engagements, it is common to find that companies are building tools with considerable development effort (and ongoing maintenance) for something that is not part of their core strength and thus providing a competitive advantage. What criteria does your organization us in deciding when to build vs. buy?
If you perform a simple web search for “build vs. buy” you will find hundreds of articles, process flows, and decision trees on when to build and when to buy. Many of these are cost-centric decisions including discounted cash flows for maintenance of internal development and others are focused on strategy. Some of the articles blend the two.
We have many examples from our customers developing load balancing software, building their own databases, etc. In nearly every case, a significant percentage of the engineering team (and engineering cost) go into a solution that:
Does not offer long term competitive differentiation
Costs more than purchasing an existing product
Steals focus away from the engineering team
Is not aligned with the skills or business level outcomes of the team
(or buy, rent, or license from them)
Here is a simple set of questions that we often ask our customers to help them with the build v. buy decision:
Shiny object distraction is a very real thing we observe regularly. Companies start - innocently enough - building a custom tool in a pinch to get them by, but never go back and reassess the decision. Over time the solution snowballs and consumes more and more resources that should be focused on innovating strategic differentiation.
We have yet to hear a tech exec say “we just have too many developers, we aren’t sure what to do with them.”
More often than not “resource constraints” is mentioned within the first few hours of our engagements.
If building instead of buying is going to distract from focusing efforts on the next “big thing” – then 99% of the time you should just stop here and attempt to find a packaged product, open-source solution, or outsourcing vendor to build what you need.
If after reviewing these points, if the answer is “Yes, it will provide a strategic differentiation,” then proceed to question 2.
This question helps inform whether you can effectively build it and achieve the value you need. This is a “core v. context” question; it asks both whether your business model supports building the item in question and also if you have the appropriate skills to build it better than anyone else.
For instance, if you are a social networking site, you probably don’t have any business building relational databases for your own use. Go to question number (3) if you can answer “Yes” to this question and stop here and find an outside solution if the answer is “No”.
And please, don’t fool yourself – if you answer “Yes” because you believe you have the smartest people in the world (and you may), do you really need to dilute their efforts by focusing on more than just the things that will guarantee your success?
We know the question is awkwardly worded – but the intent is to be able to exit these four questions by answering “yes” everywhere in order to get to a “build” decision.
If there are many providers of the “thing” to be created, it is a potential indication that the space might become a commodity.
Commodity products differ little in feature sets over time and ultimately compete on price which in turn also lowers over time.
A “build” decision today will look bad tomorrow as features converge and pricing declines.
If you answer “Yes” (i.e. “Yes, there are few or no competing products”), proceed to question (4).
Is it cheaper to build than buy when considering the total lifecycle (implementation through end-of-life) of the “thing” in question? Many companies use cost as a justification, but all too often they miss the key points of how much it costs to maintain a proprietary “thing”, “widget”, “function”, etc
If your business REALLY grows and is extremely successful, do you want to be continuing to support internally-developed monitoring and logging solutions, mobile architecture, payments, etc. through the life of your product?
Don’t fool yourself into answering this affirmatively just because you want to work on something “neat.” Your job is to create shareholder value – not work on “neat things” – unless your “neat thing” creates shareholder value.
There are many more complex questions that can be asked and may justify the building rather than purchasing of your “thing,” but we feel these four questions are sufficient for most cases.
A “build” decision is indicated when the answers to all 4 questions are “Yes.”
We suggest seriously considering buying or outsourcing (with appropriate contractual protection when intellectual property is a concern) anytime you answer “No” to any question above.
While startups and small companies roll their own tools early on to get product out the door, as they grow, the timeline of planning (and related costs) needs to increase from the next sprint to a longer-term annual and multi-year strategy. That, plus growth, tips the scale to buy instead of build. The more internal products produced and supported, the more tech debt is required and distracts medium-to-large organizations from competing against the next startup.
While building custom tools and products seems to make sense in the immediate term, looking at the long-term strategy and desired outcome of your organization needs to be fully-weighted in the decision process. Distraction from focus is the number one harm we have seen many times with our clients as they fall behind the competition and burn sprint cycles on maintaining products that don’t move the needle with their customers. The crippling cost of distractions is what causes successful companies from losing their competitive advantage as well as slipping into oblivion.
Like the ugly couch your auntie gave you for your first apartment, it can often be difficult to assess what makes sense without an outside opinion. Contact us, we can help!
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I've been lazy. I've played on the internet. I've written blogs where I should have been writing chapters. I've made excuses. I've blamed writers block. I've said my muse has gone on vacation. I've done everything possible to avoid finishing my second book.
That has to stop.
I can do this. I can finish the rough draft of book two. I need to put a fire under my ass and get this thing written.
Taking from old advice, I need to let myself write badly. This is just a rough draft. It doesn't have to be perfect.
I can't make excuses any longer.
I think what I need is a deadline. A firm goal to help push me to get this book done. I'm going to have to work with deadlines if/when I land that agent or editor who will get my first book published, so why not start now.
I'm giving myself until the end of august to finish the rough draft. I am writing this here so I have you all to hold me accountable. I must meet this goal. I will meet this goal. I can do this... I hope.
at July 05, 2009
17 comments:
Tess said...
You can do it...no, you WILL do it! Keep us posted.
btw, I've been a lazy, excuse making, bowl of jelly, too. this is a good kick in the pants reminder. thanks.
July 5, 2009 at 6:27 PM
I'm doing the same thing, only with my revisions. Sigh. Reading blogs and talking about writing is sometimes way more fun than actually writing. LOL
I'm with you. August, to be completely done with this book.
July 5, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Deb said...
Hear hear! I'm with you. Well I haven't even started #2 so end of August might be a bit of a stretch for me. lol. Good luck! May the muse be with you!
July 5, 2009 at 7:02 PM
BJW said...
You're brave!! You sound like me when I write in my writing journal. But you're doing it publicly. Good luck. Feel very similarly.
July 5, 2009 at 7:03 PM
You can do it!! Way to set a goal, too. I know you'll be able to do it. :)
July 5, 2009 at 7:28 PM
MeganRebekah said...
I have been feeling the same way all last week. I've found every excuse in the book not to write my book! I just need to sit down and do it, remembering that the first draft is going to full of glaring faults.
So let's light that fire and do it!
July 5, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Thanks for cheering me on. I am already making progress. I've almost got chapter 14 finished. I can do this. I can do this!!!
July 5, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Anonymous said...
You think you can you think you can you think you can you think you can!
I think you can, too. :D
July 5, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Good luck! Just remember how good it feels to finish. But also remember that these things sometimes take a lot of time and thinking. Don't rush too much and sacrifice the integrity of your story.
July 5, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Robyn Campbell said...
You go girl! I think I've been a bit lazy using the excuse, "But I'm hunting agents, how can I write anything for new WIP?" No more! *she slams fists on desk*
You can do it. We all can. :)Gulp
July 6, 2009 at 7:32 AM
You can do it! Good luck with your goals!
July 6, 2009 at 11:12 AM
kah said...
Good luck! But I think this lazy writer thing is contagious. Many of us are feeling the same way this week. So you've got sympathy from me ;)
July 6, 2009 at 4:49 PM
You can do it. Just imagine Santino sitting next to you at the computer with a big weapon in his hand or something. :-)
Oh no... not THAT kind of weapon!!
UGH - Time for me to go write more erotica, apparently my mind is in the gutter!!
July 6, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Kathy said...
A deadline is a good idea.
Now get writing!!
July 7, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Susan R. Mills said...
Good luck, Quixotic! It's important to have goals. I set them all the time, but often don't reach them. I do get closer, though!
July 7, 2009 at 5:55 PM
OK - I am setting a goal this weekend of 2000 words.
Do you have a goal for this weekend? You wanted us to bug you and hold you accountable. :-)
July 11, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Great goal Jenna. I've got no weekend goal. I have too many activities going on. I'd be happy if I wrote a paragraph. LoL. But next week I need to get a couple chapters written. That means up to 5k words.
July 11, 2009 at 8:26 AM
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In 2019, the Trump Administration nominated former Jones Day attorney Chad Readler to the Sixth Circuit. Now, the Biden Administration is seeking to tap one of Readler’s old associates, Columbus attorney Rachel Bloomekatz.
Born December 3, 1982, Rachel Bloomekatz received a B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard University in 2004 and a J.D. from UCLA Law School in 2008 before clerking for Judge Guido Calabresi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for Chief Justice Margaret Marshall on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She then spent a year at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office before clerking for Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bloomekatz then spent two years at Jones Day before becoming a principal at the civil rights firm Gupta Wessler PLLC. Since 2019, Bloomekatz has been a solo practitioner at Bloomekatz Law LLC.
History of the Seat
Bloomekatz has been nominated for an Ohio seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This seat opened in December 2021 with Judge Ransey Guy Cole’s announcement that he would move to senior status upon confirmation of a successor. Bloomekatz was nominated on May 25, 2022.
Bloomekatz started her career as an associate at Jones Day. While at the firm, she worked with future Sixth Circuit Judge Chad Readler in challenging the granting of class certification to a series of suits brought against Proctor & Gamble for alleged deceptive marketing of probiotic digestive supplements. See Rikos v. P.G., 799 F.3d 497 (6th Cir. 2015). The grant was affirmed 2-1 by the Sixth Circuit. See id.
From 2016 to 2019, Bloomekatz worked as a principal at Gupta Wessler PLLC. At Gupta Wessler, Bloomekatz particularly worked on a number of election law cases, including successfully suing to allow 17 year olds to vote in the 2016 primary elections. See Tom LoBianco, In Victory for Sanders, Ohio Judge Says 17-Year-Olds Can Vote in Primary, CNN, Mar. 11, 2016. Bloomekatz’s expertise in election law also resulted in her appointment by the Sixth Circuit as amicus. See In re 2016 Primary Election, 836 F.3d 584, 586 (6th Cir. 2016) (Sutton, J.) (noting that Bloomekatz “admirably” defended the district court order after appointment from the court).
Additionally, Bloomekatz represented Brandon Moore in challenging a sentence of 112 years in prison for a series of convictions arising from an incident when he was 15 years old. Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Teen Rapist Given 112-Year Sentence Appeals to Top Court, A.P., Feb. 4, 2015. The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the sentence as unconstitutional in a 4-3 vote. See Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Teen Rapist’s 112-Year Sentence, A.P., Dec. 22, 2016.
Since 2019, Bloomekatz has served as a solo practitioner based in Columbus. During her time as a solo practitioner, Bloomekatz has notably represented parents in a suit against the Madison Local School District over their plan to arm teachers without conducting law enforcement training otherwise required. See Gabbard v. Madison Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 153 N.E.3d 471 (Ohio App. 2020). The policy was ultimately struck down by the Ohio Supreme Court. See Louise Hall, Teachers Must Have Police Training to Carry Guns at School, Ohio’s Top Court Rules, The Independent, June 24, 2021. Bloomekatz has also filed suit against Ohio’s “Stand Your Ground” law for violating the state’s single-subject rule and three-day consideration provisions. See Anna Staver, Group Challenges Ohio’s Stand Your Ground Law, Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 10, 2021.
Statements and Writings
Like a number of other judicial nominees, Bloomekatz authored a law review note as a student. Her paper discusses the protections that immigrants have from employment discrimination and exploitation. See Rachel Bloomekatz, Rethinking Immigration Status Discrimination and Exploitation in the Low-Wage Workplace, 54 UCLA L. Rev. 1963 (August 2007). The comment discusses various applications of particular federal statutes on discrimination based on immigration status, including discrimination against U.S.-born workers. In the paper, Bloomekatz suggests that an expansion of Section 1981, which bars racial discrimination in contracting, to cover alienage discrimination, is the best legal tool to address such issues. Id. at 1989-90.
Bloomekatz has been a frequent political contributor throughout her career. Among the recipients of her donations are President Biden, Senator Sherrod Brown, and Hillary Clinton.
Additionally, Bloomekatz has worked as counsel for the campaigns of several Ohio Democrats, including Brown. Bloomekatz also served for the campaign of Danny O’Connor, who narrowly lost a house seat to Rep. Troy Balderson in 2018.
Overall Assessment
For her part, Bloomekatz, at 39, is the youngest Biden appointee to the federal appellate bench so far. However, her youth belies extensive experience with both trial and appellate litigation. Furthermore, given that a number of members of her clerk class at the Supreme Court were appointed to the federal bench under Trump, senators are unlikely to gain much traction by arguing that Bloomekatz is under-qualified for the federal bench.
This is not to say that Bloomekatz will not face strong opposition. Her role in election litigation, as well as her work on firearms regulations, are likely to draw particular fire, and Bloomekatz will likely face a hotly contested confirmation. Nonetheless, with the support of Sen. Sherrod Brown, Bloomekatz is nonetheless favored to join the bench before the end of the session.
The District Court nominees are old, though…
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 3:05 pm by twelfthcircuit Reply
Well to be fair the Puerto Rico district court nominees usual tend to be in their 50’s, even under Trump. Gel spit was an exception, which is why he was still young enough to be elevated three presidents later.
The PR SCOTUS justices tend to be younger. Gina R. Méndez-Miró Wife is the Chief Justice in the PR Supreme Court.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 3:25 pm by Dequan in reply to twelfthcircuitReply
I looked into the nominees for June 15. All three of the circuit court nominees are corporate lawyers. So is Jerry Blackwell. That surprised me.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 10:56 am by Mitch in reply to Dequan
While yes all four of those nominees are corporate lawyers, I don’t put all all corporate lawyers in the same boat. In the case of this batch, I would say only Dana Douglas is your traditional corporate type lawyer.
Bradley Garcia has defended immigrants pro bono. He also got a drug charge for a defendant that was pretty extensive reduced & eventually got him released because of the amount of years the defendant, who was a minority, had gotten. And of course working in the Biden legal counsels office, albeit for a short amount of time, gives him some progressive credentials.
Roopali Desai was at the forefront of fighting the Republicans in court trying to over turn the 2020 election in Arizona. Also she has a pretty nice background defending indigent defendants as well.
And while I’m not happy at the c. 1962 birth year, everything else about Jerry Blackwell is solid. He was the founder of one of the largest black pended law firms in the country. And of course we don’t need rehash his great work on the Derek Chauvin trail. Honestly had he been 15 or 20 years younger, he would be amongst Biden’s finest district court picks. Only his age holds him back from being a really good pick.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 11:08 am by Dequan in reply to Mitch
I found an article about Blackwell’s time at Blackwell Igbanugo. The firm dissolved in 2006 after the two partners had a major conflict they couldn’t resolve. Apparently it didn’t end well. Both opened up their own separate law firms afterward.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 12:07 pm by Mitch in reply to Dequan
Shouldn’t affect his confirmation at all. He persecuted Derek Chauvin. Democrats will confirm him at all cost.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 12:11 pm by Dequan in reply to Mitch
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 3:09 pm by twelfthcircuit Reply
1: Here’s my unpopular opinion of the day: Bradley Garcia was probably part of the problem of Biden’s slow or horrible judicial nominations. While I do not know exactly his role, he was on the nominations team in the counsel’s office. Let’s hope he’ll make a better judge.
2: White House Counsel Dana Remus is leaving! While her replacement is already picked, I am afraid this might slow down the vetting and nominations pipeline. This WH has consistently shown that it cannot ride and whistle. And maybe the new guy, Stuart Delery, may not be as “effective” as Remus is? Or maybe he’ll be even more urgent. It’s the start up time and learning curve that worry me. Or maybe there won’t be any since he’s been the deputy counsel.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 3:49 pm by Gavi Reply
I would be more worried about Stuart Delery if he was new to the office. He worked under Remus so hopefully instead of a learning curve we will get somebody trying to prove their worth & have a sense or urgency.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 3:51 pm by Dequan in reply to GaviReply
Delery was also Associate AG under Obama. He’s very experienced, shouldn’t have much trouble getting up to speed.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 4:20 pm by EJ in reply to Dequan
There’s nothing wrong with the way this White House is handling judicial nominations. All of the nominees we’ve seen at this point are “qualified.” They will know there’re doing when confirmed. The last administration sent up nominees for district judgeships who had little or no trial experience.
I think part of the problem is that each Senator or state has a different process for choosing nominees. I look at Dianne Feinsteins’ page the other day and anyone can apply for district judge ,circuit judge and US Attorney and Marshall positions.
They accept applications even if there’s no vacancy. So, there’s no telling how many people are applying and how many are forwarded to the White House.
When Clinton was President the nominees weren’t always released in batches. You would see 2 one week and another the next.
I hope people vote in midterms so that it will give the administration
hit a nominations pace at full stream, I am pleased with the results so far.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 4:23 pm by Kevin Collins in reply to Dequan
Jerry Blackwell helped prosecute Derek Chauvin so that is a plus in my book.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 3:52 pm by Zack Reply
Good batch today – I think Garcia’s age would make him the youngest COA judge in the country (and a prime candidate for elevation to SCOTUS whenever Sotomayor retires). I’m glad Biden’s not always nominating 50+ year-olds who can’t be SCOTUS candidates when Dems get another vacancy to fill there. While some folks seem to think every COA judge needs 20+ years of district court experience, that is not the case (and certainly hasn’t been the case with Trump’s nominees). Garcia’s appellate litigation experience should make him plenty qualified for the job.
Douglas seems fine from a red state like Louisiana – nothing particularly progressive about her background as a law firm partner, but she clerked for Ivan Lemelle (a liberal Clinton appointee, though clerkships are not always reflective of ideology) so that’s something.
Desai is a great pick in my opinion, as I was expecting Rosemary Marquez (who is a decade older). Her background is in election law, which will be valuable on the 9th Circuit with whatever craziness the Arizona Republicans (and the Nevada Republicans too, if they win this fall) are planning. Looks like her work is mostly (all?) representing Dems and Dem-affiliated interest groups in election law cases, so that’s good enough for me. Looks like she was Sinema’s legal counsel, so that explains how she got the nomination.
To be honest, district court nominees in Puerto Rico don’t really matter outside of candidates for the 1st Circuit seat (and Gelpi will be sitting on that seat for a long time). The Minnesota district court doesn’t really matter either – the 8th Circuit is so conservative that progressive district court judges there wouldn’t make a difference. I’m more interested in filling seats in blue states and important districts, but even that is secondary to filling all the COA seats.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 5:36 pm by Hank Reply
Garcia would be the youngest appellate court judge in the country. Justin Walker was 38 when he was out on the DC circuit. For constraint Miguel Estrada was 40 when GW Bush tried to put him on the same court. Rachel Bloomekatz is 39 so at 35, Garcia would be the youngest by far. Absolutely beautiful pick.
You are correct on all fronts about Roopali H. Desai. I had mentioned her name on this post last year since she is the legal counsel to Sinema, young, would be a historic pick for the circuit & had a solid progressive background.
I agree with you on the PR talk. My only slight disagreement would be on the Minnesota seat. While I know the nominee helped prosecute Derek Chavin, I wish they would have picked a younger lawyer on the team, even if he wasn’t a black man. 62 is simply too old for a blue state for me.
But I agree overall this is a good, borderline great slate of nominees.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 5:57 pm by Dequan in reply to HankReply
I agree with most of your point. I disagree with you on several fronts, however, about some district courts that do not matter.
1: “Build the bench” is a common phrase for literally this reason. A very conservative court today may not be so tomorrow or over time.
2: SCOTUS often vacate Circuit court decisions and remand those cases back to district courts for further proceedings.
3: A good/lucky 8th Circuit line up can produce a good decision that isn’t revisited en banc by the full court or granted cert by SCOTUS.
4: District court judges can sit by designation on higher courts, including circuit courts, thus adding to the possible number of judges that can produce a good ruling.
5. District courts matter so much that the blue slip is still in play for those nominations. This curtesy may not last the next time there’s a Republican senate or WH, but it goes to show that senators take this seriously because is it in these trial courts that the senator’s possible corruption trials will first be heard. Kidding. Not kidding.
6: This is a Minnesota seat for Christ sakes. The two Dems couldn’t find anyone else?
I am sure I am missing a few others. If it’s a matter of strategically nominating district court judges that are easier to confirm, I agree, prioritize those with Dem senators. But leaving the rest open, while convenient, is not nothing.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 6:08 pm by Gavi in reply to HankReply
“Douglas seems fine from a red state like Louisiana – nothing particularly progressive about her background as a law firm partner, but she clerked for Ivan Lemelle (a liberal Clinton appointee, though clerkships are not always reflective of ideology) so that’s something.”
Now I hope to see the 1st Black man nominated to the 5th Circuit in Texas to replace Costa and District Court Judge George C Hanks jr is beyond well-qualified and at the top of my list.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 8:05 pm by Angie in reply to HankReply
Here is another article on Bradley Garcia from last year. This is truly a rock start pick. The more research I do on him the more I absolutely love this pick. I had a hard time putting Rachel Bloomekatz at the top of my list of Biden circuit court picks because I had Myrna Perez at the top from last year & truly love her pick.
I may have to move Garcia past her to my new number 2. He is truly that solid of a pick. BRAVO President Biden. This goes a long way towards making up for the Childs & Pan nominations.
(https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/theyve-got-next-appellate-fresh-face-brad-garcia)
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 11:11 pm by Dequan Reply
He is the best nominee by far that we’ve seen.
Shame they were all like him.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 11:43 pm by Zack in reply to DequanReply
Blackwell is up there for worst district court pick yet based on age alone. I will try not to focus on that though, because, otherwise, this batch was fantastic.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 11:26 pm by delco Reply
This goes back to my comments I put on this site yesterday. When you go 3,074 without confirming a black man to any circuit court, it sends a message (Even subconsciously) to senators. Don’t recommend black men for federal judgeships & if you do, they better be twice as qualified as anybody else. That usually means they also will be much older then everybody else. Here are the birth years for all black men Biden has nominated so far…
But I will be happy as today was a good day. We got 7 new nominees including 3 for the circuit courts. We got a nominations hearing scheduled for next week. Schumer filed cloture for de Alba tomorrow. I’ll take the wins when I can get them.
posted 15 Jun 2022 at 11:55 pm by Dequan in reply to delcoReply
Gregory Williams is a well known fixture in Delaware from what I’ve heard so it’s not a surprise he got the nod.
Agree with you about the rest though.
posted 16 Jun 2022 at 2:05 am by Zack in reply to Dequan
Apologies if this has been posted, didn’t recall seeing it but Schumer is wasting no time to discharge the expected 11-11 vote for the ATF Director…….Wish he was this fast on the nominations that are lifetime appointments….From the schedule page on the senate Democrats site:
If there is a tie vote in committee, at approximately 1:45pm, we expect a roll call vote on the motion to discharge the nomination of Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, from the Judiciary Committee. Another message will be sent when more information is available
posted 16 Jun 2022 at 3:19 am by Rick Reply
I completely agree with you. I will say that if there were one non judicial nomination I thinks warrants to be put to the front of the line for discharge I would say it’s the Director of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. With there not being a confirmed director in over 7 years plus the time we are living in, that’s the only one I’ll cut Schumer some slack on.
But with Wicker out there’s no reason why he can’t keep the senate in session for a full day tomorrow just to discharge the 6 judicial nominees too. Of course keeping them in session Friday too would be enough time to confirm the 4 district court nominees before the weekend & set up the 2 circuit court nominees for votes on Monday. But we all know there’s a better chance of the Sun rising from the West tomorrow morning then that happening.
posted 16 Jun 2022 at 3:27 am by Dequan in reply to RickReply
I think the senate is out Monday for Juneteenth, but will be back Tues…
posted 16 Jun 2022 at 3:53 am by Rick in reply to Dequan
Definitely not opposed to discharging the ATF nominee. Especially given the recent shootings and pending legislation. I do wish we could’ve squeezed in at least a handful of judicial discharges in this week though.
Next week I expect a batch of confirmations for district nominees and hopefully Schumer finally gets the ball rolling on appellate nominees. If we could get cloture on Mathis and someone like Childs before the recess that would be good. Bonus point if we can discharge some combination of the 6 deadlocked nominees as well, but I am not holding out hope.
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posted 16 Jun 2022 at 12:41 pm by Joe in reply to RickReply
The Alliance for Justice weekly newsletter is reporting Rachel Bloomekatz will be one of the nominees at Wednesday’s SJC hearing. They are 100% since Biden has been in office when they announce who will be in the next weeks SJC hearing even if the SJC website hasn’t posted who will appear yet.
This is great news & hopefully if they only have the usually two circuit court nominees at the hearing , Florence Pan will be the one left for a later hearing. Particularly since Biden just announced Bradley Garcia for the other DC circuit seat. They may have them both appear next month at the same hearing.
posted 16 Jun 2022 at 9:47 pm by Dequan Reply
Thanks for the tidbit. I agree, if it must be 2 then RB and DP make the most sense
posted 16 Jun 2022 at 10:38 pm by Joe in reply to DequanReply
I think that Pan will be the other circuit nominee there since she is being nominated for the DC Circuit and there will be many who will look to expedite her nomination.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 5:04 pm by Frank in reply to Joe
I kinda feel bad for Grassley having to say “no by proxy” over and over and over again. Republicans in a nutshell
posted 16 Jun 2022 at 10:51 pm by Ryan Joshi Reply
Well, next week is a short week in the senate unless they work a FRIDAY for a change……They’re off Mon, gavel in next at 3pm on Tues…..Maybe they should take Tues off to, so they can have another day to recover from the long weekend
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 12:20 pm by Rick Reply
Haaaaaaaaa… Sorry, whenever I see the words “Friday”, “Work” & “Senate” in the same sentence, busting out laughing is always my first reaction.
The senate usually gavels in Monday at 5:30pm then has a full work day on Tuesday. I see they are now coming in 5:30pm Tuesday so I guess they may not even crack two full working days next week. But hey it’s not like there’s much work the senate needs to address so why not right… I swear they make me angry…smh
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 12:25 pm by Dequan in reply to RickReply
They’ve been holding a max of 16 votes each week (1 Monday and 5 each on Tuesday-Thursday). I wonder if Schumer and McConnell have made an agreement to hold more votes Wednesday and Thursday? It has happened a few other times this congress, so we will see.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 3:21 pm by Joe in reply to Dequan
The only agreement I want to see Schumer make is whatever agreement he made on December 16th last year when they were allowed to vote for cloture then immediate confirmation on about nine judicial nominees back to back. That was the last day before the end of the year recess so a repeat before the 4th ofJ uly recess would be great.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 3:23 pm by Dequan Reply
I strongly dissent from the general consensus here regarding Brad Garcia. He is a corporate law partner who repeatedly represented big corporations on class action cases. To put that in perspective, Brad Garcia would have been on the other side of someone like Deepak Gupta, Rachel Bloomekatz, or Karla Gilbride in these cases. It is not as bad as being a management lawyer, but it’s not much better.
I knew who Brad Garcia was, and there is a reason why I never advocated for him here. Because there were much better options for a Hispanic judge here than him. Even someone like Roberto Gonzalez, who is a Big Law partner has several years of experience at the CFPB.
That said, Garcia has represented progressive interests on a bunch of matters, including on criminal justice issues. So he is better than that Garland/Millett/Pan types. Toss in his youth (which the nomination gets a bonus because Garcia has some progressive credentials), and I would probably give the nomination a B or B-.
Dequan, I would request that you reread the article that you posted above from the American Prospect and you will understand why I don’t love the selection of Brad Garcia.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 5:21 pm by Shawn Reply
I think this goes back to our difference in looking at nominees who have been corporate law partners. You have said you take off points or give a nominee a lower grade once you see that. To me, I think it makes it incumbent on the nominee to have a defined progressive background in addition to them being a law partner.
So when I review Garcia, I see the type of cases he did pro bono. He has represented immigrants, drug cases where minorities have gotten proportionately more time then White people sho have done the same crime & other indigent defendants.
Now going back to the article we both mentioned. Garcia only lost one case (Sorry I can’t remember how many he won but I believe it was in the 20’s if not 30’s). So that tells me he must be effective. So that raises his grade in my book because I have reason to believe his opinions will stand the test of time similar to how you have mentioned Goodwin Lui.
And of course none of that even begins to take into account him being 35 years old. So I believe his votes will be the same as others you & I have mentioned for the DC circuit such as Deepak Gupta or Andrew Manuel Crespo. I believe his decisions will be written as well as others we have mentioned.
So I will add one more thing I don’t think we speak about enough on this site. Can a judge persuade conservatives that truly approach cases open minded. It was reported justice Kagan persuaded Chief Justice Roberts on the Obamacare case. This probably has occurred more times then we know with either Robert’s or Kavanaugh. I believe Garcia is the type of judge that could persuade open minded conservatives. That to me gives him an even higher grade.
So I think you & I want the same type of nominees but approach if they were corporate law partners much differently when vetting them. That’s probably why I look at Garcia as one of Biden’s finest circuit court nominees to date where as you may give him a B.
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posted 17 Jun 2022 at 5:39 pm by Dequan in reply to ShawnReply
You are completely ignoring the point of that article that you posted in this thread.
“The federal courts are oversaturated with pro-corporate lawyers, while workers’ rights attorneys have been too long overlooked when it comes to being nominated to serve. The bench of these fierce advocates is deep and should be looked to to not only fill this new vacancy on the D.C. Circuit, but to also fill the many others that remain open.”
https://prospect.org/justice/anti-worker-judges-and-the-dc-circuit/
Brad Garcia is another pro-corporate hack in the courtroom. Yes, he is progressive on other matters, but he has shown zero evidence that he has any sympathies toward progressive economic values. As I said, he would have been the lawyer on the other side of Gupta, Bloomekatz, or Gilbride. Gupta or Gilbride should have been nominated, not J. Michelle Childs, Florence Pan, or Brad Garcia. Frankly I think I’m a bit generous giving him even a B.
The overwhelming majority of Democratic nominees are going to be solid on abortion, LGBT, civil rights, voting rights, and other social issues. Being solid on these issues starts you at C and no better. The issues that divide progressives and centrists and really twofold, criminal justice, and progressive economics (examples are labor and plaintiff attorneys). When I look at the quality of the nominee, I look specifically at these issues, because they are the ones that who are underrepresented on the bench.
I frankly don’t give a shit if they can persuade conservatives. People are going to have to accept that most of these Trump conservatives are just not persuadable. I want progressive judges who can write harsh dissents like Brandeis and Douglas did (as well as Scalia) when need be, that years later will persuade courts to reverse their bad opinions. Goodwin Liu is in that mold, Brad Garcia is not.
I don’t like the liberal viewpoint of trying to “persuade” someone like Brett Kavanaugh, you’re just not going to do that in general. A far better approach would be to go scorched earth and go all out to discredit this SCOTUS as a far right partisan hack institution (because it is) much like the progressives in the early 20th century through FDR did, and then down the line justify SCOTUS expansion.
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posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:19 pm by Shawn in reply to Dequan
That is just one of the few differences at how we approach the situation the judiciary is in right now. We agree on a lot, but I just don’t see Robert’s & Kavanaugh (Or lower court conservative judges in their mold) as a lost cause. I want young, progressive judges with a pro bono or progressive background just like you.
But we definitely disagree on the scorched Earth approach. I want smart majority opinions written that was able to sway a conservative judge today versus a hard left liberal minority opinion that we will all jump up for joy & cheer for. That’s just a clear difference in our approach to the judiciary with the reality we are in today. I’m sure those same divisions occur in The White House Counsels office as well. That’s probably why you & I can have similar opinions about a nominee while still coming to a different grade on them.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:36 pm by Dequan in reply to Shawn
Brad Garcia: B as explained above.
Dana Douglas: C-. Career of defending oil companies in her line of work. Could have done a hell of a lot better.
Roopali Desai: B, perhaps B+. Basically similar to Brad Garcia or Ana Reyes, but more solid progressive credentials than Garcia.
Jerry Blackwell: D+. Long time corporate lawyer who defended corporations against regular people. Also nearly 60, although that may be good given his background. Yes I do appreciate his pro bono work, which is why this is not an F. There were far better Black nominees who were 20 years younger.
Gina Mendez-Miro: B+
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 5:48 pm by Shawn Reply
Here are my grades for this batch;;
Dana Douglas: B – While I agree with Shawn’s reasoning for a C-, I’ll give a higher grade strictly because this is a red state. One of the two Republican senators is on the SJC & has at times voted for Biden nominees such as Andre Mathis. He also pushed back on Trump nominees as well. So for this seat, while I wouldn’t compromise as far as I would with Graham for the 4th South Carolina seat, I’m fine with a compromise nominee within reason for this seat. A black woman who is a sitting magistrate judge (Versus a district court judge that would require a backfill) that is in her 40’s leads me to give her a higher grade.
Roopali Desai: A – I went back & fourth between an A & an A+. She was one of the foremost election lawyers against Trump in Arizona. She’s in her low 40’s & has a nice pro bono background. Also her being South Asian adds diversity to the circuit. And with Sinema being one of the senators, I actually paused on if we would get a good nominee here. She is outstanding.
Jerry Blackwell: C- – I actually agree with everything Shawn said here, I just think it adds up to a C-, not a D. I simply can’t give him that low of a grade based on his work on cases like Derek Chauvin even though I hate we have a nominee in his 60’s for a blue state.
Gina Mendez-Miro: A- – This was actually one of the nominees I wanted to see for the 1st Puerto Rico seat. And her being LGBT only adds to the diversity of her being Latina.
The other two PR nominees: C- – I think with all of the pushback Biden has gotten with his lack of Hispanic picks, he didn’t want any pushback for these picks. These were more of a compromise picks. As Shawn mentioned, there were definitely better picks for these seats.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:02 pm by Dequan in reply to ShawnReply
IMHO, Dana Douglas was chosen in part because she wouldn’t create an uproar. While she’ll a Democrat who’ll increase diversity, she’s seen as a safe nominee. Neither of Louisiana’s Senators have come out against her.
posted 18 Jun 2022 at 10:30 am by Mitch in reply to ShawnReply
Another IN vacancy on the 7th Circuit.
Click to access Circuit_Judge_Kanne_Announcement.pdf
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 5:53 pm by Frank Reply
Also thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 5:54 pm by Frank in reply to FrankReply
First off as you said, my condolences to the Kanne family. This is the judge that notified Trump he will step down but then withdrew when they didn’t nominate the judge they agreed on who was his former law clerk. VP Pence pushed back on the agreed upon potential nominee.
As to the seat, I hope while Biden was apparently negotiating with senator Young in good faith to get his support for Doris Pryor, hopefully he gave him two or three names. If so, this could actually be a seat we get filled this year. Of course my first pick as I have said in the past would be Jessica Elgin. But with a black woman being picked for the other seat, combined with Young’s support for Pryor, I would be fine with a less liberal nominee here. Especially with it replacing a Reagan judge & with it being a little over 4 months before the midterms.
With Pryor being a magistrate judge (Along with the 5th. I’d hit nominee), we possibly could see Mario Garcia for this seat. I think Young could support him. And of course him being Hispanic would be a win/win for Biden.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:10 pm by Dequan in reply to FrankReply
@Dequan great minds think alike! I think we said the exact same things, and yes I agree the priority is just to fill this seat. Great if Young cooperates, but I don’t think he’ll be as willing – Pryor replacing Hamilton is liberal for liberal, whereas this will move the 7th to the left. But I was surprised by Young on Pryor in the first place, so who knows.
Either way, Biden needs to be ready to move forward if not.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:17 pm by Hank in reply to Dequan
Haaaaaa… Right. The only thing I would slightly disagree with you on is caving to judge King. Believe me it hurts me to say this. But I would rather an 89 plus year old judge stay on the bench then him retire only if I pick his handpicked nominee. The precedent is more important then the seat. Drawing the line in the sand now will show other judges you will not tolerate that nonsense.
You just have to hope he lives through any future Republican president but you simply can’t set that precedent. The King case is particularly sad because the judge he wanted is actually the judge I had as most likely to get the nomination. But I wouldn’t do it under threat.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:39 pm by Dequan in reply to Hank
As of now I have few qualms with Mario Garcia, who was primarily a criminal defense and personal injury attorney.
There are clearly better choices, such as Jennifer Soble and Jeffrey Macey (a labor lawyer who also represents Democrats in election cases), Liz Watson (who ran for Congress in Indiana) as well as professors at IU Law. But Garcia seems ok with me.
Also there is no reason to give this seat to Northern Indiana, Trump already appointed a judge from there.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:40 pm by Shawn in reply to Dequan
“The King case is particularly sad because the judge he wanted is actually the judge I had as most likely to get the nomination. But I wouldn’t do it under threat.”
I would go even further. Even if the nominee he wanted was an A+ in my book and I was just about ready to pick them; if a judge like King made that demand, I would select someone else who is worse out of spite. For example, if the Ohio 6th Circuit Court judge said that he would recind his resignation unless Bloomekatz were selected, I would absolutely refuse to nominate her.
That’s how important standing up to this kind of corruption is.
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posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:49 pm by Shawn in reply to Dequan
Now this is something we 1000% agree on. The precedent & principle is far more important then any individual seat.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 7:04 pm by Dequan in reply to Shawn
I think you both make great points, and I wish I could be on the same page with you both on the King issue. In a perfect world where our judiciary wasn’t already skewed dangerously to the right, I would agree with you both.
But given the damage Trump did and how rare it is for Democrats to have both the Presidency and the Senate, my #1 principle is keeping as many Fed Soc hacks off the bench as possible. I’ll make a deal with the devil himself if it means more progressives (or even center-left) judges on the court. The Republicans don’t have any such principles when it comes to the judiciary – the only reason Kanne didn’t get his chosen successor was because Pence was worried about skeletons in his closet hurting his political future (funny to think about now, of course). I’m sure if it were another state or Pence hadn’t been VP, they would’ve nominated whoever Kanne wanted (and Kanne was a hard-right judge, so there would’ve been no disagreement there).
Sure, if the judge wanted a replacement who has since become a registered Republican, I would tell them to screw themselves. But if the vetting indicates they’re within the Democratic mainstream and we pass on that opportunity, then we’re fighting the Republicans with one hand tied behind our backs. Or at least one more hand behind our backs, on top of everything else Dems are failing to get done on the judiciary.
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posted 17 Jun 2022 at 8:46 pm by Hank in reply to Dequan
Yea I totally get it. Believe me it hurts me to write what my opinion is on this one. It’s truly just my principles but I get why you feel the way you do. Hopefully we both get what we want & judge King give his seat up without having to do it the same way judge Kanne eventually had to this morning.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 8:53 pm by Dequan in reply to Hank
A thing about Mario Garcia, he’s a Magistrate Judge for the Southern Indiana district, while Kanne’s Duty Station is in northern Indiana. Also, Garcia has only been a judge for 15 months. I think he’s more likely to be nominated for a future District Court judgeship.
posted 18 Jun 2022 at 10:39 am by Mitch in reply to Dequan
I hope that isn’t the case.
Would be absurd to lose the chance to flip seats because of this.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:04 pm by Zack Reply
Re: Kanne: my condolences to his family – I did not agree with him on pretty much anything, but I can still imagine it is a hard loss for those who are close to him.
Importantly, this gives Biden a chance to flip a seat on the 7th, and in a red state. I have no faith in Biden’s ability to nominate someone before the midterms though – especially in a red state. It took them forever to nominate Pryor, but hopefully they vetted several others along with her and can go with one of them. The only wrinkle is that the nominees vetted there were probably from the Southern District of Indiana and Kanne sat in Lafayette in the Northern District. Hopefully Biden ignores any regional issues and just picks someone fast, and ideally Young will cooperate again – I wouldn’t expect a public defender or ACLU lawyer, but maybe Mario Garcia.
This would flip a seat on the 7th from conservative to liberal. The 7th is 7 conservatives to 4 liberals right now (the 3 Dem appointees + Ilana Rovner, who is quite liberal despite being a Republican nominee). Making the 7th 6-5 could go quite a ways to mitigating its rightward tilt under Trump. With the liberals being young, this would hold at least until Rovner dies or goes senior under a Republican (for the life of me, I don’t know why the old lady hasn’t gone senior under Biden given how liberal her rulings are).
Notably, Kanne was the one who went senior but then took it back under Trump – exactly what King on the 4th did under Biden. I still think we should’ve done whatever necessary to replace King with a liberal (including letting him and Manchin negotiate between themselves), but now let’s hope King holds on longer than Kanne did and is until the next Dem president + Senate.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 6:14 pm by Hank Reply
You’re right about the Biden White House not nominating someone before the midterns. Application and vetting judicial nominees is a time consuming process.
posted 18 Jun 2022 at 10:41 am by Mitch in reply to HankReply
This makes me smile. I still can’t give her anything higher than a B+ due to her corporate law background, but I love hearing that the GOP thinks of Desai this way.
“Republicans know Desai as a highly partisan attorney, eager to attach herself to high-profile left-wing causes. “I don’t think it was a secret that she wanted to be a judge and she certainly put in the hours on behalf of the Democratic Party to get herself a nomination, but I think a lot of us are surprised that she is getting elevated all the way to the Ninth Circuit,” remarked one Capitol observer. “No judicial experience, a very partisan and hard left resume, and suddenly she is one step from the Supreme Court? Don’t let Democrats ever get away with claiming they don’t want activist judges, because this is a textbook case of trying to place an activist as high in the judicial system as you can get her.”
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posted 17 Jun 2022 at 7:32 pm by Shawn Reply
Haaaaaaaaaa… So now Republicans are against nominees with no judicial experience getting nominated straight to a circuit court? Ok got it… Lol
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posted 17 Jun 2022 at 7:41 pm by Dequan in reply to ShawnReply
Rules for thee, not for me is the standard with Republicans.
posted 17 Jun 2022 at 7:47 pm by Zack in reply to Dequan
Condolences to the Kanne family. Props to him for not giving up his seat to a Federalist Society hack in their 30’s. Time to ram through a nominee to replace him before the midterms just like Republicans would do if the judge dying was a Democrat. I give Dems a 0% chance to do that though.
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posted 17 Jun 2022 at 8:31 pm by Delco Reply
If I am reading this tweet thread right, apparently it is highly unusual for more than two circuit court nominees to be in a hearing; hasn’t been done in almost a decade and even that occasion has an asterisk (I.E. 2003 hearing date for 2001 nominees):
The last time I could find that this happened was in 2003 for GWB nominees originally nominated in 2001: pic.twitter.com/A5ZbIPSP65
— John P. Collins (@prof_jpc) June 15, 2022
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posted 18 Jun 2022 at 2:00 pm by Gavi Reply
I’m ok with Durbin sticking to two circuit court nominees. What he needs to do (Assuming Biden sends him additional nominees in the next couple weeks) is either have hearings back to back weeks or have at least one hearing on a recess week. Both were done by Republicans while Trump was in office so nothing unprecedented about that.
Between Biden, Durbin & Schumer I would say Durbin is doing the best job right now. I truly think he will have a hearing for every Biden nominee that is sent prior to the August recess.
I’m getting a little worried about Schumer confirming all of the circuit court nominees which take 30 hours of debate time. But even Schumer can smarten up & start voting for cloture for 2 or 3 circuit court nominees on a Thursday & vote to confirm them the following Monday.
At this point we need more nominees from Biden. He has been doing a good job with the last two batches but we need him to do a great job if we want to fill all of the pending circuit court vacancies, & I’m not even including Michael Kanne’s seat.
We already know senators have recommended nominees for 2 Virginia seats, 3 New York seats & the Colorado seat that will be vacated next year. I hope we have a bulk of nominees going through the vetting process for the 9 vacant California , 3 Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon & 3 Michigan seats.
We may have open minded Republicans work to fill the Idaho, Alaska & 3 Louisiana seats. I’ve been on record on this site before that I wouldn’t waste my time filling any of the 7 Pennsylvania seats because I think Democrats have a good chance of flipping that seat in the midterms. You would then have two Democrats that can give you all Democrat appointees should we hold the majority versus having to nominate 2 Republicans in a package deal now. Even if Democrats lose, you either get the same deal you would get now or just leave the seats vacant.
Hopefully Biden will send another batch of nominees in a week & a half if not sooner. At the very least I hope it’s 3 circuit court & more then a handful of district court nominees.
Interesting observation from your last post. The last time we had three circuit court nominees at the same hear we got an eventual SCOTUS Chief Justice out of it.
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posted 18 Jun 2022 at 2:19 pm by Dequan in reply to GaviReply
If Biden and company want to fill the remaining circuit court seats, then we need nominees for all the seats before August break, simple as that.
posted 18 Jun 2022 at 5:20 pm by Zack in reply to Dequan
I agree. The simplest solution is simply to hold two hearings during the August recess and keep the train moving.
I definitely have a big fear on Schumer slow walking so many of these nominees. Most likely he has a plan, but I would really really love to see cloture votes starting this week for Mathis and Childs at the very least.
posted 18 Jun 2022 at 5:26 pm by Jos in reply to Dequan
Bottom line, if you want to see any confirmations, we have to see nominees before the summer break, simple as that.
posted 18 Jun 2022 at 6:01 pm by Zack in reply to Dequan
I think the DC Circuit is done hearing cases until Sept, so it would make sense for the Pan nomination hearing to be held later….
Here is video of Rachel Bloomekatz talking with Kyra Hill about tobacco litigation if anyone is interested
posted 18 Jun 2022 at 7:34 pm by Rick Reply
I think there is a really strong case for Mario Garcia for the now vacant 7th Indiana seat. He is around 49 years old, served as Chairman of the Board for the Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc & provided pro bono services for 10 years to participants in the District Court’s Re-Entry and Community Help (REACH) Program. The other judge just picked for the other vacant 7th Indiana seat, Doris Pryor founded the REACH program.
He is a magistrate judge just like Pryor. I know he was just sworn in on April 5, 2021, but that still is much more judicial experience then many Trump circuit court judges had. While he is from the Southern district & judge Kanne was from the Northern district, I hope they do not let that be an obstacle because Trump’s judge Thomas Kirsch sits in the Northern district. And of course, he would be the first Hispanic judge to ever sit on the circuit.
Another possibility would be Zachary Myers. He is the US Attorney from the southern district. He was born in 1981 & would be the first black man to serve on the circuit. He was confirmed by a voice vote by this senate last year so he may have an easier path to confirmation.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 2:09 am by Dequan Reply
I think if anyone gets picked for the seat before the midterms, it will be Meyers due for the ability for him to attract the support of Indiana’s senators.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 3:12 am by Frank in reply to DequanReply
I wouldn’t be so sure – US attorneys are not scrutinized to the same extent as judges are (for good reason since their term is only a few years). I think all but two of Biden’s US attorneys were confirmed by voice vote – and one of the ones where they had a vote was Rollins on D. Mass. (the only “progressive prosecutor” to be nominated, a great candidate for a future Massachusetts vacancy, and Cotton essentially admitted that he did it to paint Dems as soft on crime).
I doubt Young/Braun’s support will be very predictive, especially for a 7th Circuit seat – US attorney to district court judge might have more correlation (would certainly be an interesting issue to research), but I am a thousand percent sure that Braun in particular would still oppose Myers if he were the nominee for Kanne’s seat. Maybe Young will be more reasonable, but I wouldn’t hold my breath because this would be a Dem nominee replacing a Republican.
For a red state, Myers wouldn’t be a bad nominee (though not one I’d be particularly excited about). Mario Garcia does seem better to me given his work with the Indiana federal defenders, but my guess is that Young will be more resistant for that exact reason. I’ll honestly take whatever center-left candidate we can get to fill this seat before the midterms – I still fully expect this administration to mess up this opportunity and leave this seat vacant until 2024 though (and maybe longer if a Dem wins in ’24).
And I agree with @Shawn and @Dequan that the Northern Indiana/Southern Indiana thing shouldn’t matter. I’m sure the senators will use it as a reason to slow down the process, but given that S.D. Ind. is much more populous/has many more cases, N.D. Ind. should not “get” (in a sense) more than 1 out of the 3 seats anyways. My hope is that since this administration has not observed regional allocations within states (Nathan in NYC replaced Pooler in Syracuse on the 2nd, Mendoza in the Tri-Cities replaced formerly Seattle-based McKeown on the 9th), they won’t let this excuse slow them down here.
Question – has anyone done the math on how many judiciary hearings dates there are left on the calendar (assuming they don’t hold any hearings during the recess, which we all know they won’t)? And how many hearing “slots” are left if the Dems continue to have 2 COA judges a hearing? I’ve accepted that this administration won’t fill all the pending COA vacancies (though I’m still bitter about it), but I’m wondering what is a realistic expectation for us to have.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 5:01 am by Hank in reply to Frank
Without holding any nominations hearings during recess or back to back weeks, that would leave at most 6 hearings left not counting the one this Wednesday. That would be 12 circuit court nominees (Not counting the two in this Wednesday’s hearing) plus 18 district court nominees.
I agree with you that a hearing during a recess is out of the question (Although I’m pretty pissed at that as well as Schumer not cancelling at least one recess week). I am a little more optimistic about back to back weeks of hearings. If I’m not mistaking, Durbin has already done that once last year. If we can sneak 4 district court nominees in a hearing with 2 circuit court nominees, that would be a breath of fresh air too.
Of course all that is predicated on Biden sending them enough nominees to fill all those slots. We know he has already been given district court recommendations for Virginia (2), New York (3) & one Colorado seat. Out of the 9 vacant California seats, I can’t imagine he hasn’t been given recommendations for at least a handful of them. Perhaps Massachusetts has given him some for their 3 vacancies. Oregon has had a vacancy since the middle of last year so we have to have a recommendation by now there. Both Washington state & New Mexico have been good on getting recommendations in so that’s 3 more seats (4 once Mendoza is confirmed to the 9th). I am still confident Idaho senators will work to get a consensus nominee to Biden as they did with Obama, even though McConnell blocked him so he wasn’t confirmed until Trump.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 5:13 am by Dequan in reply to Hank
@Dequan thanks for looking into it! So assuming 12 more COA slots (though of course hoping there will be more) and with 4 current COA nominees (assuming they have 2 this week), Dems will realistically confirm at most 8 more COA nominees this presidency unless we hold the Senate?
Wow that is depressing – I forget how many pending/future COA vacancies there currently are, but I’m sure it’s more than 8. Now I would bet good money on this not getting a successor confirmed (or honestly even nominated) to Kanne’s seat. I would prioritize the 8 slots as follows:
2. 10th (maintains the 7-5 liberal majority, and as a matter of principle, this was one of the first vacancies and should be filled already)
3 & 4. 3rd (filling both the PA and DE seats flips the 3rd to a 7-7 tie. DE is Biden’s home state, so leaving that vacant would just be embarrassing)
5 &6. 4th (Graham seems reasonable so I have hope about filling the SC seat, but even if that stays vacant, filling the MD seat at least ensures an 8-liberal majority. Probably not for long though, since King screwed us)
7. 9th (replacing S. Thomas would preserve the 16-13 liberal majority. We should do this now because I doubt Tester is going to survive in ’24, and this seat would only get harder for a Dem president to fill with 2 Republican senators).
8. 1st (at this point we’re filling seats that won’t change the partisan balance. Replacing Costa on the 5th isn’t going to do much to make it any less of a joke, so we might as well try to firm up our liberal majority on the 1st. Both NH and MA have 2 Dem Senators, so this should be easy. I also wouldn’t be opposed to filling Kanne’s seat to moderate the 7th, but that seems harder given the two R Senators in IN).
At least we firmed up the liberal majority on the DC Circuit with young, at least center-left judges – I guess that’s something.
Also, thanks for summarizing the district court situations. I’d happily take no district court nominees at a hearing at all if it meant we got more COA nominees approved, but I know that’s a pipe dream. Still think it’s a waste of Senate time to process district judges in PR or red states like Iowa when there are so many more important district court seats in Blue states to fill though.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 6:25 am by Hank in reply to Frank
Yup. There are better and younger choices than Garcia, but Garcia is sufficiently solid enough as a largely a plaintiffs and criminal defense attorney that I wouldn’t mind him at all. I’d probably give his nomination an A- or perhaps even an A. Not to mention another Hispanic would help Biden.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 4:35 am by Shawn in reply to DequanReply
If I am understanding this correctly, 7 more hearings (counting this week) means 14 more nominees will get hearings. Given that there are 6 nominees and 11 vacancies with no nominees, this would mean 3 seats go unfilled, correct? And that’s assuming of course every single nominees is confirmed, which is dubious, and no further vacancies occur.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 1:34 pm by Joe Reply
As much grief I give Schumer for the slow pace of confirmations, I actually think he will confirm every nominee pending that gets voted on to the floor. My biggest worry is Manchin doesn’t start saying the senate shouldn’t confirm any more judges after the midterms if the Democrats lose the senate. I believe he voted for some Trump nominees after he lost so he wouldn’t be consistent if he tried that. As long as he keeps voting for them, I don’t think Schumer will hand the gavel over to McConnell with any pending nominees on the floor.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 1:42 pm by Dequan in reply to JoeReply
I still think Democrats can keep the senate…..There are some extraordinarily bad candiates on the GOP side, and as the old expression in politics goes “You can’t beat somebody with nobody”..
As far as Manchin in the other scenario you mentioned….He voted for most of the nominees the Democrats cleared in the lame duck period in 2014 after they lost the senate that year…
But again, I truly think Democrats can keep the senate based on some of the horrible candiates the other side has.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 2:31 pm by Rick in reply to Dequan
I tend to agree as well. Schumer has been around a while and knows what he’s doing. Manchin is the X factor for sure but as you said he (and Sinema) did vote for Andrew Kirsch on December 15 after Trump had lost the election and with the Georgia races in a runoff. I hope he continues to be reliable.
If we could find a way to get all 41 potential Circuit Seats filled that would be an incredible victory
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 2:33 pm by Joe in reply to Dequan
I will say privately I think the Democrats can retain the senate but I will never say it publicly. My every waking moments between is & the midterms will be dedicated to assuming the Dems will lose the senate & we need to act with the urgency as if they will lose the majority.
If we hold then great, we just start next year off with a clean slate. I actually hate polls like the one that came out Friday showing Fetterman up 9 points over Dr. Oz. in Pennsylvania. I wish they would shave 7 or 8 points off that poll. I don’t want to see anything giving anybody an out to not vote. The stakes are simply too high.
Thanks for the good memories. I remember screaming at the television in 2014 when the Dems were going to recess then hand over the majority with 14 pending nominees. Then Ted Cruz did some crazy procedural move that kept the senate in session. Harry Reid then proceeded to file for cloture on the nominees including three from Texas. It was probably one of two times (The other when Cruz stood up to Trump during the primary after he called his wife ugly) that I actually liked Ted Cruz… Lol
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 2:42 pm by Dequan in reply to Joe
The other issue in the lame duck session in November is that Reverend Warnock may be in another runoff in Georgia, which again could decide control of the Senate. And since the runoff was moved up, Warnock will likely be in Georgia for most of November and it is unclear how available he will be to cast votes. I’m sure he will try hard to attend as often as he can, but if the plan is to vote of 20+ nominees where his vote is needed, that may not work.
As I’ve said for a long time on this site, I think the Democrats are better than 50/50 to retain the Senate due to the piss poor candidates they are putting up in almost every single competitive seat. Basically every single competitive race except for Nevada has a GOP candidate that is below average or worse. In addition, the Democratic incumbents are quite strong. That doesn’t mean that the GOP can’t win it back with a strong wave. But it’s less than 50/50 IMO.
I generally dislike polls as a whole, but I think the PA Senate result is accurate. Oz will have real trouble consolidating the GOP base in rural PA. I don’t think he will lose by 9, but I do think he’ll lose and he could lose even in a major GOP wave. I can easily see scenarios where the GOP wins back the Senate and Oz still loses.
But even if the Democrats hold the Senate they should rush through nominees in November and December. It would be a hassle even if you hold the Senate to start from scratch next year on nominees who have gotten a hearing.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 3:22 pm by Shawn in reply to Dequan
@ Shawn:
When Warnock ran against Loeffler in Nov 2020, there were like 15 candiates on the ballot for that election……THAT election was certain to go to a runoff…..But I think for the Warnock / Walker election, I don’t think there will be a runoff since it’s just those 2 on the ballot in Nov..
As far as Nevada, I think Laxalt is the weaker candiate……He lost the governor race in 2018 and has gone full Trumper since then……I think the veteran Sam Brown who was badly injured in Afghanistan would have been tougher opponent for CCM..
As far as PA, I think Fetterman has the ability to win over some rural voters, especially the people who voted Obama – Trump….Pretty hard to tag the elitist tag on Fetterman when he looks like a bouncer , covered in tattoos who wears shorts to campaign events…He won every county in PA in the primary and he should beat OZ by at least 5 points…..
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 4:11 pm by Rick Reply
I believe there is a Libertarian and a fourth independent candidate that qualified for that race as well. Warnock may still clear 50% but I suspect a runoff may happen again.
Personally I think we have a slightly higher than 50% shot to keep/grow the senate majority, but everyone should be operating under the assumption that we will lose it. If we keep it that’s just a bonus and gives us more flexibility.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 4:30 pm by Joe in reply to RickReply
The two races that scare me the most are Nevada & New Hampshire. Both are close even in good years for Democrats. The service industry hashit Nevada HARD plus they don’t have as good of a political machine as when Harry Reid was alive.
New Hampshire has always been a state that worries me. It still hurts to this day to know had Al Gore just won the state in 2000, he would have been president. That was a much more attainable state then either his or Clinton’s home states of Tennessee or Arkansas.
I was worried about Walker taking a good portion of the Black vote away from Warnock but he is off to such a terrible start, he may actually be a worst candidate then Loeffler.
If I could have one political wish in regards to the midterms, it would be that somebody gets into Trump’s ear & tell him DeSantis is a serious threat. I think there would be a good chance he would jump in the Florida governors race for a 3-way just to sink DeSantis getting re-elected. Charlie Christ is a former Republican (He’s actually the only Republican I have ever voted for in my life when he ran for governor the first time) so him getting elected from a split Republican vote wouldn’t be the worst thing for Trump. Then if his ego really got the best of him he can remember his hatred for Rubio from the 2016 primaries & say only he can run the state so he mine as well run for both the governor & senate at the same time. I think if he offered to do that I would offer him a post election pardon… Lol
But back to reality, I really hope no Democrat candidate screws up this year like Cunningham did in North Carolina in 2020. His loss is the reason my heart skips a beat every time a Democrat senator gets Covid, slips or chocks on their drink at Subway. Dems really need to play a perfect hand this midterm because only twice in the past 100 years or so has the party in control not lost seats. For this to be the third time they need to play error free.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 5:51 pm by Dequan in reply to RickReply
Nevada yes, NH no. Nevada is dangerous for the reason you said, but also because Adam Laxalt is seen as sufficiently mainstream that he doesn’t hurt the GOP. NH is considerably more Democratic than in 2000 and the GOP only has joke candidates as options.
Although the one thing in both states that helps Democrats is the overturning Roe v Wade, as opposition to religious right social conservatism played a big role in these states becoming bluer. Trump did unusually well in these states because he was not seen as a religious right style candidate. But I think CCM is the Democratic incumbent most likely to lose, and it’s not even close.
I have zero doubt that Walker is a much worse candidate than Loeffler. Loeffler was a credible, albeit bad, candidate who was the incumbent senator, Walker frankly is a total joke and I suspect he will be seen that way even among many center right voters. He is going to bomb badly among centrist and center-right women. That said 2022 will be less favorable to Democrats than 2020. The only question is how much. My fear is that this race may go to a runoff because some of these voters will vote for the Libertarian. But I think Warnock wins a runoff (unlike 5 years ago, runoffs probably favor a Black Democrat compared to a general election.)
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 7:18 pm by Shawn in reply to Dequan
“Dems really need to play a perfect hand this midterm because only twice in the past 100 years or so has the party in control not lost seats. For this to be the third time they need to play error free.”
This is true for the House. It is blatantly NOT true for the Senate. Since 1960 there have been 15 midterms. In SIX of them (1962, 1970, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2018), the party in power ran even or gained seats. That 40% of the time, not rare at all.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 7:21 pm by Shawn in reply to Dequan
If Sununu would have run in NH, I really would have worried…..New Hampshire has a late primary, (Sept) so the GOP candiates can beat each other up til then, and hopefully weakening them for Nov..
And if former NV governor Brian Sandoval would have run for senate, he would have been very formidable…
While I agree with you on Cunningham, what he did was still relatively minor compared to what some GOPers have gotten away with……Greg Gianforte body slammed a reporter and won his House race, then subsequently won the MT governor race in 2020…
Actually, the 2020 senate loss that disappointed me most was Sara Gideon in Maine…..After Susan Collins voted for Kavanaugh in 2018, over $3 million was raised for her then unnamed opponent….You could argue Collins NO vote against Barrett in 2020 probably helped her – some were like ok she’s moderate after all…
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 6:31 pm by Rick Reply
Unfortunately Gianforte is in a red state so body slamming a reporter probably gained him points. It’s a wonder we still have Tester at all. Had Cunningham been running in a blue state like New York or California then he could zip his pants down all he wants & he would still be a senator today. But when running in swing state, you just can’t have unforced errors as a Democrat & expect to win.
Collins was a real disappointment for me too. Had RBG stayed alive, she possibly could have lost. What I really wanted to know was if let’s say along with her & Murkowski, had Romney & maybe one of the retiring senators said they would fire no on ACB out of principle, would she had kept her no vote after the midterms had she lost. Something tells me she would have folded like a wet lawn chair which is another reason I had hoped she would be defeated. I am happy she didn’t take the attacks personal & is still voting for most of Biden’s judicial nominees but of course I would rather have 51 Dems instead of 50.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 6:40 pm by Dequan in reply to RickReply
Cunningham still pisses me off. Without his bad behavior, we don’t have to deal with discharge votes, dealing with Manchin, and having to wait until every Democrat shows up for votes. You would only need VP Harris in the Senate for nominees that Manchin rejects (which would only be a few).
And while Sinema would still be an obstacle, we’d be able to see if she really could withstand the pressure. Right now she can hide behind Manchin, whom to be fair is representing a state that Trump won by 40%. If she was the fundamental obstacle, it’s possible she might fold on things like voting rights.
Beating Collins along with Tillis probably doesn’t help Democrats. I don’t know you would have seen the massive turnout in the GA runoffs without the Senate being in play. If the Democrats had already clinched the Senate, then I think turnout drops enough to at least reelect Purdue. Warnock may still have won, but I suspect that Ossoff does not. Given the option, I’d prefer Ossoff and Collins versus Gideon and Purdue.
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 7:31 pm by Shawn in reply to Dequan
I think with Trump’s Meddling in Georgia after his loss, we still could have seen both Dems elected. As for Sinema, I completely agree with you. She can hide behind Manchin for now but if there were 51 Dems then she would actually have to take a stand. That would be interesting. And yes Cunningham… How could he screw up so bad. At least keep it zipped up until the first Wednesday in November 2020… Lol
posted 19 Jun 2022 at 7:35 pm by Dequan in reply to Shawn
I think that the 2020 campaign against Susan Collins backfired badly. In a small state like Maine, people feel like they know her. She visits every county and major city and large town. So when they saw and heard all those personal attacks on the air and internet, they didn’t like it. Many people felt that while they didn’t agree with everything Collins did, including supporting Brett Kavanaugh, progressives were perceived with attempting to intimidate her with threats of violence and it really violated their sense of fairness.
posted 20 Jun 2022 at 10:29 am by Mitch in reply to Dequan
Ok, I know we did a list of grades for all Biden circuit court nominees about six months ago. Here is my updated list. The only difference is this time I’m giving my grade for everything we know today, unlike the last list in which we only included things we knew at the time of nomination. Here goes…
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi – A+. I flirted with downgrading her to an A because she just released her first opinion last week despite being on the 7th circuit since last July 1st. But I won’t penalize her for that with her lengthy record as a public defender as well as her being in her low 40’s.
Eunice C. Lee – A. While there were younger choices that were just as progressive, with her being the longest serving federal defender to ever serve on a circuit court, I really couldn’t go lower then an A.
Gustavo Gelpí – B+. He is a good pick, but the Puerto Rico SCOTUS chief justice or her wife whom Biden just nominated to the district court last week would have been younger & just as progressive. However with him being a Trump appointee to the district court, I get the temptation to go with him for an easier confirmation. I also have to take a little off for having to spend time backfilling his district court seat.
Beth Robinson – A. While she was born in 1965, she truly is a solid & historic pick. I doubt a SCOTUS pick will come from Vermont so I’m ok with an older pick for this seat.
Lucy Koh – C+. I previously gave her a C, however I will upgrade her to a C+ because of things I found out during her SJC hearing & confirmation process that showed me she was more progressive then previously known to me. Still her age plus California having so many more younger & progressive nominees, even just AAPI, leaves me not to be able to go higher then that. I also have to take a little off for having to spend time backfilling her district court seat.
Gabriel P. Sanchez – A-. I went back & fourth with this or a B+ but after seeing his confirmation hearing I’m going to go with the A- here.
Leonard P. Stark – A-. Had he been nominated for any of the other 12 circuit courts this grade would have been lower. But for the federal circuit I’ll go with an A-.
Andre Mathis – A. With Tennessee being a red state, plus us going on 3,079 without a black man being confirmed to any circuit court, a Tennessee former Innocence Project lawyer & black man in his low 40o’s is a great pick.
J. Michelle Childs – F+. I really am trying to be fair here. My heart really wants me to give her a F or F- but I am going to take her years of experience into account. Now had she been nominated to the 4th circuit instead I would have given her a C.
John Z. Lee – B- – While he is a good judge, there simply were far younger & more progressive choices here.
Salvador Mendoza Jr. – B+. While there were some better choices here, A 50 year old Latino that seems pretty progressive will due, particularly with Biden’s lack of Hispanic nominees. I also have to take a little off for having to spend time backfilling his district court seat.
Sarah A. L. Merriam – A- – She is a good pick, but there were younger & more progressive picks here. Cristina Rodriguez would have been a much needed Hispanic & both Jamal Greene (Rapper Twalib Kweli’s brother) & Justin Driver would have been solid black men to pick. Also I have to take a little off for having to spend time backfilling her district court seat.
Florence Y. Pan – D. This is pretty much a slightly better version of J. Michelle Childs with the same age. Plus I have to take a little off for having to spend time backfilling her district court seat.
Rachel Bloomekatz – A+. If there was an A++ she would get it.
Brad Garcia – A+. He litigated pro bono immigration case & represented a group of prisoners who were denied the freedom to practice their religion. He only lost once in federal court, will e the first Hispanic to serve on the second highest court in the country & is 35. I am flip flopping between him & Myrna Perez as my second favorite pick.
Dana Douglas – B+ – For the 5th Louisiana seat I am fine with this pick. Senator Kennedy has voted for a few nominees & pushed back against some Trump nominees so I’m ok with a slight compromise nominee here.
Roopali Desai – A – I’ll be honest, if I had to pick one nominee I will change my grade on by the end of the year, this will probably be it. I can easily see me upgrading her to an A+ after her hearing & confirmation process. But for now I’ll leave her at an A.
posted 20 Jun 2022 at 11:49 pm by Dequan Reply
On Desai, I give her an A.
If nothing else, this is a far better pick then I expected given Sinema was one of the people in charge of the AZ vacancy.
posted 20 Jun 2022 at 11:55 pm by Zack in reply to DequanReply
My grades haven’t changed much since last year. I think judicial nominees would much rather take your class than mine…
Even the ones that I like in some form like Sarah Merriam or Roopali Desai, I wouldn’t give them a grade higher than a B+. I like Stephanie Davis, who was an ACS chapter leader, but she gets a C for multiple reasons, including age and being a AUSA.
I believe that a grade of A should be given only for truly excellent nominees. These are appellate court judges who get an A from me by ranking.
And grades of C or worse (by reverse ranking).
posted 21 Jun 2022 at 1:04 am by Shawn in reply to DequanReply
I could definitely be persuaded on your grades for J. Michelle Childs & Florence Pan. I truly was trying to give credit for them at least being qualified but my heart was set on the grades you gave them both. But yea as you said when it comes to the rest, the would rather take my class then you be their professor… Lol
posted 21 Jun 2022 at 1:08 am by Dequan in reply to Shawn
I’m surprised at your A grades for Holly Thomas, Arianna Freeman & Nancy Abudu. Since you didn’t give them an A+ like me, I’m curious who would you have selected for each of those seats keeping in mind a 50/50 senate, not who your dream candidate would be. I think you mentioned Fred Smith for the 11th circuit seat before so maybe that’s your answer for that seat.
posted 21 Jun 2022 at 2:10 am by Dequan in reply to Shawn
Thomas, Freeman, and Abudu are great nominees. But the A+ should be saved for the truly historically great nominee (it’s like your A++). That is, those who would be on the top of my SCOTUS list and would have the potential for groundbreaking progressive impact either on SCOTUS or the Circuit Court. I think of comparison with Brandeis, Douglas, or Scalia (from the other side) on SCOTUS. For non-SCOTUS judges, I think of someone like Stephen Reinhardt (without the sexual harassment and general assholery).
For the 11th Circuit, both Fred Smith Jr. and Lauren Sudeall would have gotten an A+ from me. For the 7th Circuit, John Rappaport would have gotten an A+ from me. I think one could make an argument for an A+ for Holly Thomas given her age.
Now thinking about it, I might downgrade Perez to A as well. She is awesome, but is she at the same level of Goodwin Liu in 2010 or Bloomekatz today? I’m not so sure.
For my grades, C means average, not bad. B is above average.
posted 21 Jun 2022 at 3:10 am by Shawn in reply to Shawn
So for me, the only time I take if they are going to live up to somebody like Goodwin Liu’s judicial opinions into my grading is if they were either an existing judge before they were confirmed or if we have some major rulings since they have been on the bench. I don’t think it’s fair to guess where they will end up at on the opinion spectrum. So perhaps Myrna Perez will be downgraded in the future, but just based on what we know now, I feel she is an A+.
I totally agree with you on John Rappaport however. It truly is a shame him being a white male probably will prevent him from being placed on the 7th. Particularly after seeing judge Lee was the last nominee. Hell even if we had another quick vacancy I doubt he would get it as it will probably go to the first Hispanic judge for the circuit (Understandably so). Hopefully we at least would get Johanes Maliza if that happens. A 41 year old ex professional Puerto Rican soccer player turned lawyer with a nice pro bono background would go a long way for me to forgive not getting Rapporport… Lol
posted 21 Jun 2022 at 3:49 am by Dequan in reply to Shawn
Has anyone tracked any of Biden circuit nominee’s opinions? There are relatively few (couldn’t find any for the 2nd circuit), but Rossman seems like a solid progressive and Heytens had a few good opinions as well. Also, this week the 9th circuit is set to hear a few cases en banc and all 4 Biden nominees are on at least one en banc panel.
posted 21 Jun 2022 at 12:53 am by IrvineOnlooker Reply
I haven’t really tracked them, only waiting to see if any where surprises. The only one I found so far was Gelpi joined the conservative opinion in one case, albeit I believe it was the minority opinion.
I have been tracking the SCOTUS opinions a little more. I noticed Gorsuch joined the liberals quite often the last couple of months. I was actually quite surprised.
posted 21 Jun 2022 at 1:02 am by Dequan in reply to IrvineOnlookerReply
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Life is an unpredictable director whom you can hire, but it is not necessary because he is always in your service. The best directors can make complications that no one can predict or expect. Well, since life is the director, moving on short notice is not something that can be so easy to bypass. Moving on short notice is not something that happens often, but it does happen and one has to deal with it. Thus, here are some useful tips on how to prepare and organize for moving on short notice if you ever need it.
Lack of available time does not put anyone in a dangerous position. However, it increases the stress level and coping with moving stress is never easy. The truth is that you have to do everything faster than in a more comfortable situation. Much depends on what determines the deadline. If the reason is to take or enter a new home for some reason, then it makes things easier. If the deadline is set to leave the previous place of residence, then it is more serious. So, if it is the first reason, then the family can be separated temporarily. So, some of them go to a new apartment with some basic necessities. The other part of the family can, in peace, prepare relocation in a more adequate way.
We will focus now on the problem that requires moving on short notice from the residence. If it’s family relocation, then it will be much easier. Every member of the family will do their part in preparing and packing things and everything will work at an accelerated pace. Even the small children can take care of their toys, pack them, possibly entertain pets and enjoy working with the adults on this important endeavor. It is of utter importance to keep optimism and cherish positive mood.
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As with any move, the plan and organization are imperative. In this case, they are even more important than when moving without restrictions or deadlines. The omission of the preparation plan can only slow down the whole process and can lead to a failure to meet the deadline. Every good plan is sometimes more than half of the work done. Take the time to make a plan so as to avoid potential problems. Sometimes, depending on many things, the failure to meet the deadlines costs money or has other consequences. Remember that your goal is moving on short notice, so act and plan accordingly.
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When misfortune hits, we tend to doubt. “God has left me,” we think. “He isn’t there; He isn’t real.”
When life for Job followed an upward trajectory, God felt real, present, and close. Then, when one-by-one, he lost a succession of possessions, employees, and loved ones, his mood changed. Not at first, to be sure. To his wife, he still maintained his trust in God and his perspective on God’s ultimate control. But by the time he assimilated all those body blows, he despaired of God. In his chapter 23 speech, Job uses a very powerful image to convey his frustration.
“Would I knew how to reach Him, How to get to His dwelling-place, ” Job says. “But if I go East–He is not there; West–I still do not see Him; North–since He is concealed, I do not behold Him; South–He is hidden and I cannot see Him.”
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“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.” (Maya Angelou)
As Random Acts of Kindness Day approaches, I confess I’ve never been entirely comfortable with the notion of random acts of kindness. Heaven knows we need all the kindness we can get, so I’m not going to quibble or critique any kind deed. But, let’s remember how much power there is in intentional kindness.
Maybe it’s because I am a consummate planner that that the notion of doing anything random goes against my nature. Random, to me, feels so … random.
Merriam-Webster defines random as without definite aim, direction, rule, or method. That sounds rather hit-or-miss to me. It implies an indifference that discounts the importance of kindness, that shrugs its shoulders and says, “Whatever.”
I think if we are going to change the world and make kindness a priority in our interactions, we need to be intentional. We need to enter each encounter and every situation with the resolve to be kind. As we walk into a room or log onto our latest Zoom meeting, our thought should be, “I want to spread kindness here,” or “How can I bring kindness to this interaction?” or even “Who needs my kindness?” These aren’t random thoughts.
When kindness is front of mind, we will extend it. We will practice, repeat, and practice some more. When kindness is intentional, it is the lens through which we see life. When it becomes obscured—as it will occasionally—we spritz our viewfinder, give it a good polish and resume seeking and spreading kindness.
When I’m asked the difference between kind and nice, I often cite intention. We may undertake the very same action, and get the very same result, but when kindness is the intention behind it, it holds more power than niceness. It changes things. It just does.
I’m all for those random acts—picking up the tab for the guy behind us in the Starbucks queue, buying a bouquet from the street vendor and handing it to the lady on the park bench, allowing someone to get in front of us in the checkout line. Such actions brighten days. They brighten the world.
But let’s not let them replace deliberate and purposeful kindnesses. On February 17, RAK Day—or any other day—do a few random acts of kindness. Have fun with them and spread that stuff like peanut butter. But all year round, let’s also be sure to be intentional about our kindness.
Let’s astonish the world with it.
“The highest form of wisdom is kindness” (The Talmud)
This entry was posted in Kindness and tagged acts of kindness, Extending Kindness, Intentions, Kind vs. Nice, Kindness, Random Acts of Kindness by Donna Cameron. Bookmark the permalink.
Ally Bean on February 16, 2021 at 7:29 am said:
Intentional kindness is a lovely way to think about how I shall go about being kind. While I’m comfortable with the idea of being random, I take your point.
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Donna Cameron on February 16, 2021 at 10:45 am said:
There’s definitely a place for both, Ally. Thanks!
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Cheryl Capaldo Traylor on February 16, 2021 at 8:14 am said:
I had never thought of it quite like that, Donna. Intentional acts of kindness…
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Donna Cameron on February 16, 2021 at 11:02 am said:
Perhaps if I could learn to be more spontaneous, I would be more comfortable with randomness. Thanks, Cheryl.
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LA on February 16, 2021 at 9:08 am said:
I’ve thought a lot about kindness lately. I think people have too many ways of interpreting this. But I’m for it
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Donna Cameron on February 16, 2021 at 11:03 am said:
Any kindness is good. Thank, LA.
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Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com on February 16, 2021 at 10:56 am said:
When something becomes “a day” it seems to lose its true meaning. I agree with you: kindness needs to be year-round and, while lovely when spontaneous (I like that better than “random”), I think it’s important that we intentionally integrate it into our lives.
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Donna Cameron on February 16, 2021 at 11:05 am said:
Good point, Janis. There are just way to many commemorative days. They become meaningless or even silly. I heard last week that there is something called “Dry Shampoo Day.” Huh?
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Yeah, Another Blogger on February 16, 2021 at 12:33 pm said:
It really is a good idea. Kindness goes a long way. And it may have ripple effects.
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Donna Cameron on February 17, 2021 at 12:58 pm said:
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Therese on February 16, 2021 at 6:26 pm said:
I agree, Donna. I think for one to become naturally kind, one needs to discipline oneself to be kind first, and that means having the intention.
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Donna Cameron on February 17, 2021 at 1:01 pm said:
And I agree with you, Therese. A lot of people see “discipline” as a harsh word, but it’s essential if we are ever going to get proficient at something–whether it’s playing the piano or being kind. Thanks!
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Ann Coleman on February 20, 2021 at 7:21 pm said:
I agree, the world can use as much kindness as we can possibly deliver, both intentional and random!
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Donna Cameron on February 21, 2021 at 1:39 pm said:
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Ashwini on February 23, 2021 at 10:13 am said:
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Donna Cameron on February 23, 2021 at 4:48 pm said:
Thank you, Ashwini, for your very kind words.
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Gary Fultz on February 24, 2021 at 12:06 pm said:
Love the post Donna. truly change happens in relationships, peoples lives and in the workplace way more through intentionality than randomness. Otherwise which way is the wind blowing today??
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Donna Cameron on February 24, 2021 at 6:56 pm said:
So true, Gary. Intention is key if we are to manifest the world we want to live in and create for future generations. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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The first mention of this vineyard dates from 1450, when a parcel of 22 ouvrées (just under 1ha [2.47 acres]) belonged to Richard de Chissey. It was sold at the Revolution to the Marey family and thence, through marriage, to the Liger-Belairs. In 1933, it was purchased by Edouard Lamarche and given as a wedding present to his nephew Henri. The new proprietor did not ask for its ranking as a grand cru, perhaps mindful of the higher tax implications.
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When evaluating this vineyard and its wines in Inside Burgundy, I noted that “I do not yet have a real feel as to what should be a classical Grande Rue,” even though this wine had on two occasions (the 2005 and 2007 vintages) triumphed at the blind Burgfest tasting reported in these pages (WFW 22 and 30), so I was very much looking forward to the opportunity in November 2010 to take part in a vertical tasting of La Grande Rue. Would it help define my view on this grand cru that, while beautifully placed between La Tâche to the south and La Romanée and La Romanée-Conti to the north, has not yet convinced many commentators that it is worthy of this pedigree?
The style of the wine has become a little clearer in my mind since the tasting: based around red fruits, with perhaps a hint of orange blossom. And yet I still don’t feel that I have discovered the quintessential Grande Rue grand cru. My gut feeling is that more work is needed in the vineyard, rather than subtleties of vinification.
Most of the plantings predate 1975, with the latest dating from 1982 and 1988, so there is a very respectable average age to the vines. However, the more recent plantings are with clones 113 and 115 on SO4 rootstock, so the next stage might be to replant the young vines (especially in regard to rootstock) while continuing to nurture the old faithfuls.
Clearly, on the occasion of this particular tasting, La Grande Rue as produced by Domaine Lamarche cannot yet lay claim to the consistency of quality that one would hope for. But as Nicole Lamarche gets to grips with the vineyard, which is now being farmed organically, and develops further experience with vinification, adding her personality to the overall picture, I expect greater consistency and more evident high notes.
2010 The wine was just in barrel, premalolactic fermentation. Bright pinky purple. Fresh, powerful, red-cherry and peony notes, with high acidity and notable intensity.
2009 Still in barrel. Dense, bright purple. New wood shows on the nose, though without drying the fruit – more like a thick layer of cream. Pure and dense, lifted Vosne- Romanée fruit, though on this occasion not showing the same harmony and layers of detail noted when tasting the full range of 2009s earlier in the week.
2008 Bright red-purple. Here the fruit has filled out to swallow up the oak. Perhaps a little touch of orange peel in with the perfumed griotte-cherry flavors, which really linger on the palate. Properly in balance, with acidity present but not penetrating.
2007 Clear pinky red. Soft and perfumed, yet with the first faint signs of maturity. More detail now in the bouquet, with a range of soft red fruits competing to fill out the middle palate. Fresh finish, though some wood tannins are also still in evidence.
2006 Denser color. Rich nose, showing some new oak and some plums. Still very youthful, but the oak is currently intruding a touch. More raspberry notes on the palate, with impressive depth and a fine, long finish. Perhaps one could hope for a little more detail to emerge with time.
2005 A full purple color, with an attractive sheen of new oak on top of the plump fruit. Here the oak is playing second fiddle to the concentration of the fruit. The acidity is correct, the tannins are completely hidden behind the intensity of the fruit, and the length is certainly there. This is a giant in the making — quiet at the moment but with great potential and a feeling of magical fruit waiting to be unleashed.
2004 The color is clearly starting to evolve, with a first touch of sous-bois on the nose. The leaves are beginning to fall in autumn. It is beginning to dry a little and does not have grand cru length.
2003 Full dark color. Rich, almost meaty, with chocolate and coffee notes tied in with dark red fruit. Full and lush on the palate, with evident tannins and some acidulation. They decided to press some of the unripe secondgeneration grapes to obtain verjus, in order to provide acidity in as natural a form as possible, having referred back to Grandfather Lamarche’s vintage notes for 1947. But it is not clear to me how this 2003 will evolve.
2002 Pale but fine and with a still-youthful color. Fine, gentle, and fragrant nose, with very pretty, delicate red fruits. A fraction dry at the back and without quite the persistence of some vintages. Agreeable “plus,” but perhaps a touch below par for the vintage.
2001 Middling color, beginning to develop secondary aromas but with some fresher floral notes (peonies, perhaps). Then the fruit swells on the palate, with nothing dry behind and medium-plus length. A wine to enjoy now; a good result for a fairly anonymous vintage.
2000 Decanted from a magnum. Fine, full color, now beginning to turn but still showing vigor. The bouquet starts to evolve fast, and the palate is beginning to dry out, with a noticeably chocolaty finish. One might have expected something a little sweeter and more succulent this vintage, and this sample is perhaps not representative of a wine that usually shows better.
1999 The color is not quite pure and bright, and the nose seems somewhat singed at the edges. Ditto the fruit in the mouth, while the finish is overly tannic. Overall, the wine comes through as a bit cooked; it seems as though the right decisions were not made in what should be a very fine vintage.
1998 Bright color, still with some purple, while developing a more serene tint. The nose is backward at first and a bit muddled, but it really feels as though it will come through. This vintage, they did get right! Much more substance than the ’99, a real mouthful. Some aspects of evolution around the edges, but the core remains energetic and vibrant. Fresh red fruits to finish. A very good result.
1997 The color is on the lighter side and taking on some orange — fair enough for this vintage. The bouquet gets prettier and prettier in the glass, with lovely strawberry notes and the beautiful perfume of a wine maturing gracefully. Neither the weight nor the class of the ’98, but lovely now.
1991 The first magnum was no longer in good condition. The second magnum had a brighter color, and a bouquet consistent with its age, mixing fruit with undergrowth. There is a slight astringency on the palate, but the red fruit, tinged with notes of orange, keeps coming back. Indeed, the fruit thickened with time in the glass. Still an interesting wine.
1955 Pale amber. Attractive, delicate, complex old nose, with some vigor. A little sweeter on the palate than expected, though with greener Jerusalem-artichoke notes — graceful old Pinot from not-quite-ripe grapes. Again, a hint of orange blossom. A soothing old wine.
Jasper Morris, while not the agent for Domaine Lamarche in any market, does buy and sell wines from this producer.
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Here Sylvia Ross is able to share EFT with a neighbor who experiences relief from pain. Two months later, the neighbor is startled when Sylvia mentions the pain; she seems to have forgotten how bad it was!
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I met with Bonnie, a fifty-eight-year-old neighbor who had been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia approximately ten years previously. She woke up one morning and just couldn’t get out of bed; she could barely move. She also has a history of seizures but had not had any in the past year. She is on six different medications, including a type of morphine for pain.
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We then did one round of EFT for pain in her back and I had her gently touch and tap all the points while I rubbed the Gamut point on her right hand. It was all very soft-spoken, as I was concerned about her seizure history, and the Setup statements were basic: “Even though I have this pain in my back at this intensity and all these memories have added to it, I completely love accept and forgive myself, and anyone else.”
I asked for a rating on her pain, fully expecting not much movement. After a look of puzzlement, she said, “It’s gone!” and then she yawned at least ten times. I thought she might fall asleep at the table. At that point, it was time for her to go. She talked about how wonderful she felt and wanted me to see her son who has multiple sclerosis and her husband who also has back problems. Taking an EFT chart of the tapping points, she promised to tap at home.
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For some reason, me touching the person’s sore spot before I do a round of tapping seems to benefit the process. I do this often and have had extremely good results: usually one or two rounds will clear the pain. It seems to work better than verbally describing the location in the Setup Statement, which I also do.
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God’s foreknowledge—“Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.” (Acts 15:18) Therefore God the LORD says: “Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.” (Isaiah 42:9), and “Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure” (Isaiah 46:9-10), and“there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45:21-22) Sitting upon his throne “the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13) said unto John: “Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful” (Revelation 21:5).
A prepared body—When the Son of God came into the world, “he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me” (Hebrews 10:5). The angel Gabriel said unto Mary, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” (Luke 1:35) “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” (1Timothy 3:16)
The beginning—The Son of God is said to be “the beginning of the creation of God” (Revelation 3:14), because “his glorious body” (Philippians 3:21) is the only thing God the Father ever created without the Son. Every other thing was created by the Son (Colossians 1:16-17): “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made…And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1-14) With the exception of his own body, all things new shall be made by the Son (Revelation 21:5).
The firstborn—The Son of God is God’s “only begotten Son” (John 3:16, 18), “the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” (Colossians 1:13-17) God has predestinated all born again believers in Christ “to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Romans 8:29)
The firstborn from the dead—Jesus is “the resurrection, and the life…” (John 11:25-26), “the first begotten of the dead…” (Revelation 1:5), “the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.” (Acts 26:22-23) “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” (Colossians 1:18) After his resurrection from the dead, Jesus said unto John: “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” (Revelation 1:18)
The foundation of God—“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.” (Isaiah 28:16) The apostle identified God’s sure foundation when he declared: “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1Corinthians 3:11) Without the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross for sinners it would be impossible of any man to be made a “new creature” (2Corinthians 5:17); neither could God’s “eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Ephesians 3:10-11) have been fulfilled! “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” (2Corinthians 1:20)
The seed of the woman—After Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3:6), “the LORD God said unto the serpent…I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed [a reference to the “one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1Timothy 2:5)]; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:1-15) The prophets wrote: “…for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man” (Jeremiah 31:22), and “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)
Given a new name by the LORD—“But when the fulness of the time was come” (Galatians 4:4), the angel of the Lord appeared unto Mary’s espoused husband, saying, “Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:19-21) Likewise the angel Gabriel was sent from God to Mary saying to her, “…Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.” (Luke 1:26-31)
The ONLY saving name—“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) Jesus Christ is “THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” (Jeremiah 23:6) On the day of Pentecost Peter preached Joel’s prophecy: “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Acts 2:21) The time of this great salvation has come! The apostle declares: “behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)” (2Corinthians 6:2): “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
The preeminent name—The Son of God, “whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” (Micah 5:2), who is God “even from everlasting to everlasting” (Psalm 90:2), “made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:7-11)
The foreordained Redeemer (Genesis 3:15)—Before “the foundation of the world” (1Peter 1:18-20) the Son was foreordained to come into the world, “that the world through him might be saved.” (John 3:17)
The fulness of the Godhead—In the Lord Jesus Christ, whose “name is called The Word of God” (Revelation 19:13), “dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” (Colossians 2:9; John 1:15-16; Colossians 1:14-19) The Godhead consists of “three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” (1John 5:7) Without controversy Jesus Christ is God “manifest in the flesh” (1Timothy 3:16)
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15) Man is composed of “spirit and soul and body” (1Thessalonians 5:23). The psalmist prophesied: “This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.” (Psalm 102:18; 22:30-31; Isaiah 43:19-21)
Born of the Spirit—The Lord Jesus Christ commanded Nicodemus: “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again…born of the Spirit” (John 3:3-8) The apostle John confirms that “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God…” (1John 5:1, 4, 18; 3:9; 4:7; 5:4)
Begotten by the word—The Lord Jesus Christ, “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6; John 1:4; 11:25; 1John 1:2), declared, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63) “Of his [the Father of lights (James 1:17)] own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” (James 1:18)
REDEEMED SOUL—The psalmist wrote: “My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.” (Psalm 71:23; 34:22; 49:8, 15) All born again believers “have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace” (Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14), for “by his own blood he [Jesus Christ] entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.” (Hebrews 9:12)
VILE BODY OF DEATH—The redeemed apostle Paul exclaimed, “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” (Romans 7:24) All “the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:26), “which are alive and remain [living on earth]” (1Thessalonians 4:15-17), are looking “for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.” (Philippians 3:20-21) We, “which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.” (Romans 8:23)
God has freely given many eternal blessings to all who have been justified by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9).
The gift of eternal life—By the sin of “The first man Adam” (1Cor. 15:45) the entire human race came under the curse of death (Genesis 3:19; Romans 5:12). The Lord Jesus Christ, “the last Adam” (1Corinthians 15:45), because of his great love and mercy, “came into the world to save sinners” (1Timothy 1:15) by becoming “a curse for us” (Galatians 3:13). None of these new things would be possible had the Lord Jesus Christ not come to earth as a man to give “himself a ransom for all” (1Timothy 2:6). The Word has always been God the Son, but in these last days “the Word was made flesh” (John 1:14). Now we see Jesus, who “was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man” (Hebrews 2:9).
All born again believers are “heirs according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:7). And “if a son, then an heir of God through Christ” (Galatians 4:7) Being in Christ, “we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will” (Ephesians 1:11) The Lord promises every sinner, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” (Romans 10:9) When any sinner believes the gospel with “all” his heart (Acts 8:37), “how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures” (1Corinthians 15:3-4), the Lord Jesus baptizes him into his body (1Corinthians 12:13) “with the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 3:11). At that very moment the new believer is “born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” (1Peter 1:23)
Eternal redemption and inheritance—By his own blood the Lord Jesus Christ “entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us…he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance” (Hebrews 9:12-15). God has begotten us, “To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” (1Peter 1:3-5)
Eternal joy and pleasure—“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” (Psalm 16:11)
The Lord Jesus Christ himself “is our hope” (1Timothy 1:1; Psalm 71:5; Jeremiah 17:7; Joel 3:16). The Spirit of Christ in every born again believer is our “hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27; 2Corinthians 4:7) Therefore we are “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13)
God the Father “hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son” (2Corinthians 4:7).
Jesus said unto his disciples: “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another” (John 13:34)
Victory over the world—“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1John 5:4; 4:4; John 16:33; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:27; Romans 8:37): “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1Corinthians 15:57)
Today we believers “walk by faith, not by sight” (2Corinthians 5:7). We may walk and talk with the Lord Jesus, “as seeing him who is invisible” (Hebrews 11:27), knowing that Christ is in us, our “hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). But in the new heavens and earth the tabernacle of God will be with men, “and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.” (Revelation 21:3; Ezekiel 37:27) Then the Lord will be visible to our eyes!
A new covenant—Finding fault with Israel “he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.” (Hebrews 8:7-9, 13; 12:24; Jeremiah 31:34)
Under the new covenant God puts his law in the hearts of believers, and remembers “their sin no more.” (Jeremiah 31:31-34) Jesus Christ “is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises” (Hebrews 8:6). The Lord declared, “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” (Hebrews 8:10-12)
God’s schoolmaster—The old covenant (Hebrews 8:13; 2Corinthians 3:14) which God made with Israel was “the law of commandments contained in ordinances” (Ephesians 2:15). The law could not justify any man: “Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” (Romans 3:19-20; Galatians 2:11, 16) According to the scriptures, “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), and “…sin is the transgression of the law.” (1John 3:4)
“But the scripture [the law] hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” (Galatians 3:22-24)
A new heart and spirit for Israel—“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26; 11:19)
Definitions—A covenant is ‘A mutual consent or agreement of two or more persons, to do or to forbear some act or thing; a contract; stipulation. A covenant is created by deed in writing, sealed and executed.’ A testament is ‘A solemn authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to the disposal of his estate and effects after his death…equivalent to covenant’ (Noah Webster, 1828). The new covenant and the new testament contain subtle differences (see Pilgrimministry.org), but they both require the execution of “the glorious gospel of Christ” (2Corinthians 4:3-4) to be established and confirmed. Simply put, God saves all men “by grace…through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) The Lord Jesus Christ “is our peace, who hath made both [Jew and Gentile] one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [the law] between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances [the old covenant]; for to make in himself of twain one new man [Colossians 1:18], so making peace; And that he might reconcile both [Jew and Gentile—all men] unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby” (Ephesians 2:14-16)
One mediator—After the resurrection of Christ, who is “alive for evermore” (Revelation 1:18), the apostle declared: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1Timothy 2:5). The New Testamentwas not in force until the death of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 9:16; 1Corinthians 15:3-4). But now “he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.” (Hebrews 9:15) The Lord Jesus is also “the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises” (Hebrews 8:6). He is “the mediator of the new covenant…” (Hebrews 12:24) God’s justification of any man “is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all [Jews and Gentiles] the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all” (Romans 4:13-16).
The LORD prophesied: “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.” (Isaiah 65:17) Jesus declared, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away” (Matthew 24:35). See also Revelation 20:11; Hebrews 1:10-12 and 2Peter 3:10.
During the thousand year reign of Christ on this present earth unredeemed people will continue to suffer sorrow, pain, and death. As “Jesus wept” (John 11:35) compassionately because of the unbelief and sorrow of others, I believe the redeemed sons of God—although they themselves will not suffer pain or death, will also sorrow and shed tears when they witness the many troubles of unbelievers.
But in the new heaven and earth, “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:1-4)
When the Lord destroys the present heavens and earth, nothing will remain to bring to remembrance of “the former things” (Revelation 21:4), the things that were done in “this present evil world” (Galatians 1:4) that “lieth in wickedness”(1John 5:19). This world will pass away at God’s appointed time! God has promised: “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain” (Isaiah 66:22). Notice that the Lord said the “new heavens and the new earth” would remain before him! They will remain because only righteousness will be allowed there: “Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness” (2Peter 3:13). Therefore the righteous will never be plagued again with memories of their former evil deeds, but the “everlasting confusion [of the wicked] shall never be forgotten [by the wicked]” (Jeremiah 20:11)
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). This is God’s holy city that is being “prepared for them that love him” (1Corinthians 2:9) by the Lord Jesus (John 14:2-3). It is the city that saints throughout the ages have looked for: Abraham “looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God” Hebrews 11:10, 16). “For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come” (Hebrews 13:14; 12:22; John 14:2).
The free gift of God (John 4:10)—“…the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) By the righteousness of Jesus Christ “the free gift came upon all men unto justification” (Romans 5:18). Sitting upon his throne the Lord Jesus said unto John, “It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.” (Revelation 21:6; John 4:10; 7:37-39; 19:30; Titus 3:4-7) Eternal life is God’s “gift by grace” (Romans 5:15), “And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace” (Romans 11:6; Ephesians 2:8-9). If it were possible for any man to perfectly practice “Pure religion and undefiled…” (James 1:27) without faith in Christ, he would still die and go to hell!
God has an old prison called hell, which is in the heart of the earth down below your feet. At the end of the world, the Lord will burn up the earth and hell along with it. And the prisoners of hell will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ sitting on the “great white throne” (Revelation 20:11-15) to be judged. They will all be cast into God’s new prison, the lake of fire, which is the second death (Revelation 21:8)! There they “shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power” (2Thessalonians 1:9)
CHOOSE LIFE
Repent and believe—Because the Lord is “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2Peter 3:9), God “Now commandeth all men every where to repent…” (Acts 17:30-31), and “That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment” (1John3:23). Jesus commanded the Jews saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15), and he warned the unbelieving Jews, saying, “except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:1-5) Paul the apostle testified “both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Acts 20:21)
It is an unspeakable tragedy for any one to reject God’s good will for them (eternal blessings of joy and pleasure with him in his eternal kingdom), because they love “this present evil world” (Galatians 1:4) which will one day pass away! Jesus asked: “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31)
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This is beautiful use of Scriptures to explain God’s masterful redemption plan for humanity. “But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:22 & 28 KJV)
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Thanks again for this wonderful blog/article. I shared it was a number of friends, neighbors, and family for the Christmas Holiday (some of whom are not Christians). I used it as a gospel tool to share the story of God’s redemption plan.
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Do you have whiplash in Oshkosh? Many people in Oshkosh experience whiplash injuries each year. Most car accidents in Oshkosh are rear end collisions each of which vary in severity. Many of our patients that are involved in rear-end collisions don't even realize they have received injuries until weeks or months post-impact. Their medical doctors do not always acknowledge injuries that occur at lower speeds but research today says differently. If you have been injured in an accident this article from Hendrickson Chiropractic and Wellness Center will help you understand the options that you have.
To have success with a whiplash injury it's important to work with a provider that understands the problem. Chiropractors are trained for these types of injuries, so if you have recently been injured it's important to get your spine checked as soon as possible. The sooner that you start care the less chance you have of developing long term problems.
Whiplash injuries are a serious matter. The results can be devastating if an injury of this caliber is left untreated. What's unfortunate, is that most people don't even realize they are injured until long after the accident. By the time many people realize they are in need of help, their problems have escalated to a much greater condition.
Injuries tend to be more significant when your headrest is positioned too low. In the instance where your headrest is positioned too low it can act as an acceleration point when you are hit from behind. A 5 mph impact can result in your head whipping back at a much higher rate of speed causing greater injury.
Statistically, significant improvement was noted for 93% of the 28 patients studied in the Woodward study while under chiropractic care. In the research study chiropractic care consisted of spinal manipulation, PNF, and cryotherapy. Many of the patients were treated prior to the study with NSAIDS, soft colors, and physiotherapy.
Chiropractic care is an effective modality for patients that have been injured in motor vehicle accidents. The study mentioned earlier was able to clearly document the success and experience most chiropractors see in clinical practice. Symptoms ranging from headaches to neck pain, back pain, inter-scapular pain, and related extremity pain with numbness and tingling often respond very well to chiropractic care.
Hendrickson Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Oshkosh has experience helping individuals suffering from symptoms of a whiplash injury. Call today to see if chiropractic care can help you.
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Let’s get the word out to not let our guard down. When things are tough we stay alert, but when things seem to be okay that’s when the enemy slips up on us and hits us when we aren’t looking. Pastor Jada spoke to me after our crusade last night about me staying alert. It got me to thinking along this line.
I want to share a testimony that happened last Sunday. It happened to Nahum and I am going to let him say it in his own words:
“I was traveling to la Ceiba from Tela to go give our Sunday service. I wanted to leave the hotel at 6 am but my wife suggested we leave at 7 so we left at 7 am. As we were on the way we found two young ladies that had fallen from a motorcycle. We pulled over to put them in the back of our truck and took them to the near by clinic. We left them there and went on to go do our service since we only had one hour left to get to la Ceiba. We had a great service and as we were going back to Tela I stopped in the clinic to see how the girls were doing and pray for them. Only one of the girls was there with her husband so I was able to speak with the couple about salvation and they both recieved Jesus as there Lord and Savior. It was good to see that they did it as a couple and then we went back to Tela for the evening service.”
This is the kind of situation that we have been running into on a daily basis. Every church service, or restaurant, or story has desperate people who seem like they are waiting in line for us to pass by them with a word of encouragement. We can’t afford to let our guard down for even one moment.
We pray to You, Father, that You help us to say focused so that we can complete our mission while we are here in Honduras. Even when the devil is throwing obstacles in our way You have delivered us. We depend on Your help. In Jesus's name, Amen.
Blessings on the journey, and remember the best is yet to come.
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Sixteen-year-old Carl Roberts has become a nationwide sweetheart after posting a video of himself participating in the “Devious Licks” trend. In this internet craze, students create intellectually-stimulating content in recording video evidence of themselves participating in an assortment of thievery and vandalism within their school. The range of “licks” remains diverse, but some notable steals include a Lysol hand sanitizer dispenser, a whole ceiling tile, and a heartwarming letter addressed to a homesick teen who hadn’t seen either of his parents in over 15 months due to a combination of socioeconomic and familial problems.
Madison Beer, star-studded singer and songwriter, saw the trend on TikTok near its start.
“I didn’t think much of it,” Beer said. “I thought it was just another small internet trend that wouldn’t last…well at least that’s what I thought before I saw him.”
One day while scrolling through her phone, Beer chanced upon a video amassing over 20 views of Roberts unscrewing and masterfully pocketing six lightbulbs from his school restroom.
“That was the spark,” Beer said. “His courage and boldness in stealing those six lightbulbs swayed me; I just had to know more.”
Despite the fame, Roberts has stayed humble.
“Yeah, so basically I, like, stole like lightbulbs or whatever from my school bathroom and stuff,” Roberts said. “I thought it was kinda funny so I posted it with Ski Ski Based God as the background.”
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As another year draws to its close and the next one edges near, there seems to be in both the public and private domains a fascination with the compiling of lists: lists of things achieved in the past year, lists of things intended for the next. We read in the pages of magazines and newspapers, or on the screens of our devices, lists of the best movies, the most important news stories, the most horrific disasters, the most evocative photos of the year soon to end. We reflect on what we and others have done, or not, on what we need or intend to do in the future. We seem compelled to do this at year’s end, to take stock of who and what we are, of where we fit in, of where we might be going.
I am as fascinated by these lists as the next person, and so I recently found myself studying The New York Times 100 Most Notable Books of 2015. As a result, hours away from the start of the new year, I hold in my hand a book about the cultural history of the North Sea from the eighth to the sixteenth centuries. Contained within this book that I found on one list was another rather frightening list that apparently made the rounds of Europe back in the tenth century. It was a list of proofs that the last days of the world were at hand. There were six things to look out for: the sea flooding the land, earthquakes to make mountains and valleys disappear, stars falling to the earth, mankind going mad, universal fire, and a rain of blood.
Now, I am not a superstitious person, nor am I on the lookout for portents of the end, but this list from the distant past did make me pause when I read it, even shift uncomfortably in my seat. I certainly read it again.
The lead story on CNN’s web site two mornings ago was “Fire and Flood.” Torrential rains in South America, Northern England, Missouri, fires burning out of control in Australia, Spain, and California. Now, I’m one of those people who believe that on our warming planet sea levels are rising, but even if you don’t believe this, I have a feeling that the weather these days still probably unnerves you a little. It’s warm when it’s not supposed to be. Or too cold too soon. Storms seem stronger, more frequent and more destructive. The earth seems to be lurching from one weather-related disaster to another. They predict it will only get worse.
A bright spot on the tenth century end-of-the-world list is that earthquakes were actually down in 2015. Only 123 over 6.0 on the Richter Scale (compared to 144 in 2014, 204 in 2011). This is cold comfort, of course, if the mountain you lived on ripped open, or your valley or town or family lies buried under a heap of rubble.
For stars falling to the earth read bombs screaming down into the Syrian suburbs, or airplanes plummeting into the Sinai. Wars and insurgencies and rebellions rage without end. Wars that were declared over don’t seem to be.
Madness? Absolutely. Millions of people fleeing intolerable conditions of persecution or war embark in boats they know will sink go to countries whose languages they don’t speak to rely there upon the kindness of strangers. Misguided young men and women run around the cities of the Middle East, Europe, and America, guns blazing, bodies strapped with explosives, some motivated by religion, some, it’s hard not to think, merely by boredom. It rained blood this year in Paris and San Bernadino and Beirut, just as it has been raining blood for years in Syria and Nigeria and for more than a decade in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Bad things, you say, have always happened, in all years and at all times. Yet this year did seem to bring a particular concentration of unsettling and tragic events. I confess I feel a deep and profound unease when I think about what’s happening in the world today. I feel as if I’m watching several disasters unfold slowly before me.
Perhaps my unease has to do with the people who continue to deny there’s anything wrong (the climate-warming nay-sayers, for example), perhaps it’s because I don’t like the rising waves of demagoguery and hatred in Europe and the United States. Certainly, the feeling that the world is out of joint is with me most days. I can’t seem to shake it.
What should I do?
I think I’ll make a list.
Of things both great and small, things to do in 2016.
Keep working, keep teaching, keep trying to come up with new ways to help the children I’m responsible for.
Keep loving my husband, keep taking care of him, keep protecting our life together.
Keep reading as much as I can, fiction, non-fiction, in all the languages I know.
Keep writing. Keep sending.
Keep thinking, keep asking questions, keep a healthy skepticism for all the simple solutions people are offering to the complex problems we face.
Keep hoping: that the Paris Agreement will really do something to stop global warming, that hateful, ill-informed candidates the world over will be defeated come their election days, that the wars and famines which have sent refugees pouring out of Africa and the Middle East will cease, that the countries the refugees have poured into will treat them decently, that fire and flood, earthquake and tornado, blood and madness will recede a little bit next year, and give us some space to breathe, so when I sit down twelve months from now to make my 2017 list, my feeling of gloom will have lifted rather than sharpened, replaced not by an even more tragic knowledge of the calamities mankind has brought upon itself, but rather by proof of the miracles men and women are capable of when they put their minds to it, of the problems they can solve when they work together.
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Anonymous · January 18, 2016 at 22:07:32 · →
I’m with you. Lenore
Heartfelt synopsis and a list I’ll try to get on board with myself. I do have some hope, perhaps simply because there seems over the long, long run to be a cosmic tilt in the direction of being rather than non-being, awareness and consciousness rather than ignorance and folly. Just a tilt, but I’ll go with it. – Tim
Nancy McMillan · January 22, 2016 at 21:18:42 · →
I’m with TIm on this, that I cannot give up hope (nor will I ever be able to: it’s what sustains me) and that there is a “cosmic tilt” (I like that phrase, Tim) toward an evolving consciousness. We may have to witness many more events that make us uneasy and discouraged, but I do believe that eventually this consciousness will prevail.
Fran B · January 25, 2016 at 17:20:14 · →
I’m going back to my bed now.
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Watch a video of me reading a live version of my blog, The Last of the Best.
May 2022
I’m excited to announce three pieces of my writing have recently been published. What Ever Happened to Igor, an essay in Pangyrus, is about a study trip I took to Ukraine in 1985 with a group of Finns and Swedes. Igor was a young Ukrainian-Swedish man from Stockholm who was going to meet his father in Kyiv, a father he hadn’t seen in twenty years. Want to watch a video of me reading the essay? Click here. Will They Make it Home Again?, another essay in Pangyrus, explores the relationship between the images of World War Two childhood evacuations recorded in select works of European literature and the images of evacuation we now see on our television screens from Ukraine. Click here to watch the video.
Finally, The Longest Day, is a short story published in the 2022 Freshwater Literary Journal. It details the experience of a young non-English speaking Cape Verdean girl, Gee, on her first day in an American inner-city school. It is an account of Gee’s first encounter with her new ESL teacher and the safe space this teacher creates for Gee to express her true emotions. Watch a You Tube video of me speaking with Georbina DaRosa, the real-life inspiration for my story.
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Nancy Leigh DeMoss: So when God interrupts my day with someone who has a need or something I had not planned, for me to groan and moan and get all bent of shape about it, to act as if it were an imposition, is really to forget who I'm serving and why.
Leslie: This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author of Surrender: The Heart God Controls. It's Monday, July 13, 2015.
Nancy has written a trilogy of books about the heart. The first is Brokenness. We told you about that last week. Now we move on to the second topic in that trilogy, Surrender. Here’s Nancy.
Nancy: Joseph Tson (T-s-o-n is how that is spelled) is a Romanian pastor who was exiled from his native country in 1981 because of the influence …
Nancy Leigh DeMoss: So when God interrupts my day with someone who has a need or something I had not planned, for me to groan and moan and get all bent of shape about it, to act as if it were an imposition, is really to forget who I'm serving and why.
Leslie: This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author of Surrender: The Heart God Controls. It's Monday, July 13, 2015.
Nancy has written a trilogy of books about the heart. The first is Brokenness. We told you about that last week. Now we move on to the second topic in that trilogy, Surrender. Here’s Nancy.
Nancy: Joseph Tson (T-s-o-n is how that is spelled) is a Romanian pastor who was exiled from his native country in 1981 because of the influence that he had had in that country causing people to turn to faith in Christ. Before he was exiled, he experienced extended persecution at the hands of one of the most repressive Communist regimes in history.
When he was exiled, he immigrated to the United States where he ministered for nearly a year before he was able finally to go back to his homeland after Communism fell, and he's still serving there today.
I first met Joseph and his precious wife, Elizabeth, back in the early 80s. One of the very first impressions I ever had of this man was just before he was asked to speak, he was asked how he would like to be introduced.
Here's a man who has earned a doctorate degree from Oxford University. He's brilliant, he's articulate, he's a philosopher, he's a theologian; and he has incredible academic and professional credentials and had suffered so greatly for his faith. He's a hero in many respects.
But when he was asked how he wanted to be introduced, he said, "All I want you to say is that I am a slave of Jesus Christ," a slave of Jesus Christ. It's interesting that he didn't say that he wanted to be introduced as a servant of Jesus Christ. He said, "I want to be known as a slave of Jesus Christ."
And there is a difference, if you look up the two words in the Webster's Dictionary, you'll find that a servant is somebody who is hired to perform services for someone else. He's hired help.
But if you look up the word slave, you'll see a slave is a human being who is owned as property. He's absolutely subject to the will of someone else.
Joseph Tson said. "I want to be known as a slave of Jesus Christ." Now we serve Christ, we are His servants; but there is an even richer concept known in being the slaves of Jesus Christ. I think it's a concept we don't talk about much; we don't tap into, because slavery is a concept, particularly in the West, that we resist.
Because we have seen the concept abused and misused, we think we can hardly tolerate the idea of having servants; but then the word slavery, it kind of sticks in your throat—as it should if we are talking about one human being owning another human being and coercing service from that human being against the will of the servant.
That's a thought that is not a right one. It's not a right kind of relationship between two individuals who were created in the image of God.
But it is absolutely appropriate that you and I should see ourselves as the slaves of Jesus Christ and that we should choose to be His slaves.
Let me ask you to turn to the book of Exodus, chapter 21. And in this passage you will find a lengthy list of regulations where God gave rules about how servants were to be treated. And in the middle of that whole list of regulations is a fairly dramatic scene that I think vividly illustrates what it means to be a slave of Jesus Christ.
Let's pick up at verse 1 of Exodus chapter 21. I'll read verses 1 and 2 and then verses 5 and 6.
Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. . . . But if that slave plainly says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free," then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave [his bondslave] forever (ESV).
Now let's look at the context here. In the Jewish culture, on occasion, Jews who were poverty stricken were forced to sell themselves into service to their fellow Jews, and God made provision for that.
Now He said you had to treat your servants well. You couldn't abuse them; you couldn't mistreat them. You had to treat them with kindness and justice, and at the end of six years they had to be set free. You couldn't keep them as servants longer than that.
But in this passage, we have a description of an opportunity that was provided for a servant who had fulfilled his six years. He had fulfilled his obligation and now he was due to be released from servitude. He was free to leave.
However, in this particular case the servant had developed a strong, loving relationship with his master and with the wife and the children that he may have acquired during those years of service so much so that he decided, "I don't want to be released from my master's service."
Now presumably, he admired his master. He was grateful for the way he had been treated, for the way he had been provided for, and he wanted to continue serving in his master's household.
He said plainly, "I love my master." A relationship had developed. They had become more than employer and employee. There was a love relationship and on the basis of this, he said, "I want to be a slave for life."
Now remember, he was under no obligation to stay. He could walk free, but he wanted to stay. He loved his master, and he made a voluntary choice to become his master's bondservant or bondslave, depending on which translation you're using.
A bondslave was this man who was a slave for life. And in making this commitment, he wasn't just signing up for another six-year stint, or a tour of duty, he was making a permanent, lifetime commitment. He was surrendering himself and giving up all his rights permanently to his master.
This was the act of a man who said voluntarily to someone that he knew and loved and trusted, "I am yours. I belong to you. I want to spend the rest of my life fulfilling your wishes."
Now this transaction that forever marked the man as a bondservant or a bondslave took place in a public ceremony. And in the ceremony, the surrender to being a bondslave, to being a bondservant for a lifetime, that surrender was recognized in a visible way and a painful way.
It involved suffering. A sharp instrument was taken, an awl, it's called here, a-w-l. It was used to pierce a hole in the servant's ear and that hole forever signified a mark of ownership. I don't belong to myself. The decision was irreversible. And once that hole was in the ear, you were forever marked as a bondservant.
Now interestingly, nowhere in the Scripture or any other historical records do we find a single instance in which a servant actually made this choice referred to in Exodus chapter 21.
So you wonder why God would even suggest such a scenario. Well, like so many other Old Testaments pictures, I think this picture was intended to point us to Christ and to depict our relationship as bondslaves of Jesus Christ.
You see the New Testament tells us that when the Lord Jesus came to this earth, Philippians chapter 2, "he took upon Himself the form of a bondservant," a slave (v. 7 NKJV).
The word there in the Greek is a word doulos. It's the word for the lowest form of slave. It's that bondservant, that one who is totally obedient to his master for a lifetime permanent surrender.
Jesus came to this earth in obedience to His Father, fulfilling the will of His Father because He loved His Father and because He loved His Bride and the family that He came to save. So He humbled Himself and voluntarily became a bondslave so that He could deliver those of us who were in bondage to sin.
Now we have a picture of this prophesied in the Old Testament in Psalm chapter 40, which is one of those Messianic psalms speaking prophetically of Christ. And it says, "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—but my ears you have [pierced]. . . . I desire to do your will, O my God" (vv. 6, 8 NIV).
What's it saying there? As far as we know, no one had ever opted to have his ear pierced in the ceremony that we read about in Exodus chapter 21 until Jesus came to earth. And that passage was fulfilled in Christ. "You have pierced my ear. I desire to do your will, O my God."
He came as a slave. He came as a servant of His Heavenly Father. And in His desire to do the will of God and His willingness to bear and suffer the marks of that submission, He became the bondslave who symbolically fulfilled that literal exchange that was described in the Old Testament Law.
And that is ultimately what motivates us then to be willing to say, "Lord, I am your servant. Pierce my ear so that all may see and know that I have a lifetime surrender to you as Lord."
Leslie: Nancy Leigh DeMoss will be right back. She's been inviting you to take an important role and to become a true servant. You'll learn a lot more about how to embrace the servant's lifestyle by reading Nancy's book Surrender: The Heart God Controls.
We’ll send you a copy when you support Revive Our Hearts with a gift of any size this week. Just ask for Surrender when you call with your donation. The number is 1–800–569–5959, or visit ReviveOurHearts.com.
Now let's get back to part two of today's message on surrender. Here's Nancy.
Nancy: We all know what a bio sketch is, a biographical sketch. I've been involved on the speaking and writing end having to come up with bio sketches. And when you write a little bio sketch about yourself or about someone else, you don't pick out the common, ordinary stuff usually to put in bio sketches. You put the things that you think will be particularly impressive.
It's interesting to me that when we get to the New Testament and we open to the letters, the epistles in the New Testament, that the authors give us a little bio sketch. But they don't typically put in the bio sketch the things you would think are most impressive.
For example, the apostle Paul--He's an apostle, and there weren't many of those. But he often doesn't even refer to himself as an apostle in his initial bio sketch or introduction.
He was an incredible preacher and teacher and evangelist, and I think of all the titles that (if you or someone else were writing his bio sketch for him today) he might include; his impressive credentials.
I mean he had advanced theological training and sometimes he made references to those things; but usually when he did, it was things that he felt were humanly impressive but really didn't matter much to God.
When he introduced himself in his epistles, he would often say, "Paul, the doulos, [in the Greek] the bondservant of Jesus Christ."
Now keep in mind that in the Roman era in which Paul wrote, slavery was still very much in practice. And to be a doulos, a bondservant, was to be the most lowly of lowly in terms of your position.
This was not an impressive credential! This is the scum of the earth. These are the people at the bottom of the totem pole. It's like putting something totally meaningless or insignificant on your bio sketch as far as the readers are concerned.
And then we come not just to the apostle Paul but to James and Jude who both wrote New Testament letters. They were both brothers of the Lord Jesus. Now I would think that was worth putting in a bio sketch. Wouldn't you think that would give them increased credibility when these letters were written?
But when you open the book of James and the book of Jude, you find that they introduce themselves, not as a brother of the Lord Jesus, but as a doulos, a bondservant, a bondslave of the Lord Jesus.
These men followed in the steps of that great bondservant, the Lord Jesus Himself. They knew that they were sons of God. They knew that they were co-heirs, joint heirs with Jesus Christ, and they were not ashamed to say that those things were true. But first and foremost, they wanted to be known as slaves, doulos, of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Now what does it mean to be a slave of Jesus Christ? Well, several things. First of all it's obvious that it means we're owned by Him. Being a slave means my life is not my own.
To be a slave of the Lord Jesus Christ means that we live and walk and function under His authority, that we're obedient to His direction. Absolute obedience is a mark of being a bondservant.
There's an interesting passage in Luke chapter 7. The centurion has a servant who was sick (a bondservant is the word there, doulos) and at the point of death. This centurion greatly valued his servant. So when he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to go to Jesus and to ask Him to come and heal His servant.
When the representatives of the Jews came to Jesus, they pleaded with Him and they said, "This man is worthy to have You do this. He loves our nation; he built us a synagogue." And so Jesus went with them.
When he got near to the house, the centurion sent some friends, Luke chapter 7, verse 6 and 7. You read there a message from the centurion saying, "Lord, don't even trouble Yourself to come to my house because I am not even worthy to have You come under my roof. And that's why I didn't presume to come to You. Just say the word and my servant will be healed."
Then comes verse 8. This man, this centurion recognizes what it is to be a servant under authority. He says through these messengers to Jesus, "For I too am a man set under authority. I have soldiers under me. I have a boss, and I have people who report to me."
He says, "I know about authority. I know about servanthood. I know about being a doulos. When I have soldiers who work for me, I expect of them absolute, unquestioning obedience." He said, "I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; I say to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it" (v. 8 NKJV).
Obedience, absolute unquestioning obedience is what this centurion expected of his soldiers and those under his authority, his servants. And He is saying in this context, "Because I am under Your authority and You have such great authority, I know You can just say the word and it will happen."
Well, in that scenario we have a wonderful description of what it means to be a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. To be a slave of Jesus Christ is to be under His authority. To be a slave means that we look to Him for direction.
Lord, what do You want me to do with my life? How do You want me to use my time? You see, the bondslave, the bondservant, the doulos, exists to fulfill the will and the wishes of his master.
And as we recognize ourselves as bondservants, bondslaves of Jesus Christ, we're saying "I can't set the agenda for my life." The question isn't what's on my to-do list for today, the question is, "Lord, what do You want me to get done today."
And that means that continuously I have to be surrendering my to-do list to the Lord. My to-do list is always longer than what can be done in a day anyway, and frequently the Lord arranges to have interruptions in my day that I had not planned.
It's easy to become resentful of those until I stop and realize, "Wait a minute, I'm not the one setting the agenda here. I want to know what His agenda is for my day, for my life."
Those of you who are mothers, you get all kinds of those interruptions. It's hard to plan your day because your schedule is being uprooted and challenged. If you remember that you are a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, that you exist to fulfill His agenda, His wishes, His purpose, then you can respond to those interruptions because the question is not, "Am I doing what I want to do?" The question is, "Am I doing what He has called me to do?"
So, when God interrupts my day with someone who has a need, or something I had not planned, for me to groan and moan and get all bent out of shape about it, to act as if it were an imposition, is really to forget who I'm serving and why.
When I'm called upon to serve, I'm really just getting a chance to fulfill the very purpose for which I was created. So I ought to say, "Thank You, Lord, for this privilege of being Your servant and serving Your people."
To be that bondslave is a lifetime surrender. It's a permanent surrender. It's 24-7 surrender. It means I have no time that is my own; I'm always on call for my Master.
I was with a family last night for a little bit who is being asked of the Lord to do something extremely difficult—to make a surrender in serving the Lord that is not what they would have chosen.
And it was so precious to be with this family and to hear the dad, the mom, and then the children one at a time, through their tears, praying and saying, "Lord, we want to do what You want us to do. We're Your servants, and if this is what You want us to do, we surrender ourselves to that."
And then it was so sweet after the prayer time, we got up and gathered together and the dad said, "Let's sing. What shall we sing?" And the mom said, "Let's sing 'Trust and Obey.'" And they did, through their tears.
Trust and obey for there's no other way,
To be happy in Jesus
Than to trust and obey.
Regardless of whether God calls you to serve Him in ways that seem menial, some of those household tasks that you do day after day that seem so unimportant, or whether He asks you do something that's significant by your measurement; whether His assignments include tasks that are hidden or highly visible, whether He asks you to do things that seem beneath your skills or He asks you to do things light years beyond what you're able to do and what you think you can do; whether they're common tasks or exciting, exhilarating tasks—whatever He asks, wherever He sends, we need to remember we are His servants. We exist to do His will.
Lord, make us bondservants, women with a hole in our ear, recognizing that we are slaves, joyful slaves of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Leslie: It's impossible to truly live for the Lord if you're not surrendered to Him. Nancy Leigh DeMoss has been showing you how to give up everything in order to follow God's will.
We're thankful that He's using Revive Our Hearts as a daily reminder for women to surrender their lives to Him. Nancy received an email that talks about one of these moments of surrender.
Nancy: This was a really sweet email from a gal who I’ll call Hannah who wrote to us and shared how she recently met with her pastor, expressing reservations about some of the initiatives at her church. She had been discouraging her pastor from following some of the plans that the church had been making for outreach.
Then Hannah downloaded a Revive Our Hearts series and started listening. She wrote and said to us, “It's as if God sat me down and said, 'You need this.'" She was convicted that she was trying to control things at her church because of hurts from her past.
She went on to say, “From about 10:30 one night until 4:30 the next morning, God had me in my basement on my face and knees in tears over my wickedness.” That night, God brought Hannah to a place of fresh surrender.
She wrote some of what she prayed that night. She said, “Forgive me, Lord, for my desire to sabotage Your work. You are all-powerful, and nothing can stop You from accomplishing Your will. Forgive me for my arrogance in thinking I know best. Forgive me for my lack of trust in You and the work of Your Holy Spirit. Thank you for revealing my sin and breaking my will.”
Well, the radio series that convicted Hannah in this way was available at ReviveOurHearts.com because of listeners like you who support this ministry financially. These special friends provide the resources that allow us to produce programs and distribute them both online and on the radio.
Would you help us make sure that Revive Our Hearts continues to be available for women like Hannah when they need to hear it? Your gift at this time would be a real blessing—to me, this ministry, and to the many other Hannahs out there who need to come to a fresh point of surrender to Christ.
Leslie: When you contribute any amount, we'll say '"thanks" by sending Nancy’s book, Surrender: The Heart God Controls. We'd like to send you a copy when you support Revive Our Hearts with a gift of any amount. Ask for the trilogy when you call 1–800–569–5959, or you can visit ReviveOurHearts.com. We’ll send one book per household with your donation.
Well, Nancy says, “In a world of 50-percenters, a 100-percenter really stands out.” Find out what she means as she continues the series Surrender: The Heart God Controls. That's tomorrow on Revive Our Hearts.
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Settime is a coastal city in Italy. It is a fairly dense city in proximity to the ocean with a population of 449 people. The water temperature around Settime has extreme variability during the year. The temperature ranges from 13.5°C (56.3°F) in February up to 23.7°C (74.7°F) in the month of August, as illustrated below. The average water temperature throughout the year is 18°C (64°F) and the best time for water activities is late summer, since Settime is located in the northern hemisphere.
What is the current water temperature near Settime?
The current water temperature in the month of November in the waters near Settime is about:
Are there surf spots near by?
There are not many surf spots in close proximity to Settime. The closest decent spot is Varazze, which is 47.6km (31.7miles) away from Settime. Click here to check out more information on Varazze and its water temperature. Other surfspots near Settime are Multedo, which is 51.1km (31.7miles) away, and Finale Ligure, located ca 56.1km (34.8miles) from Settime.
Are there gorgeous beaches in proximity to Settime?
There are not many beaches near to Settime. One beach, which is not too far away, is Celle Ligure, which is only 47.1km (29.3miles) away from Settime. Another good beach near Settime is Albisola Superiore, 47.4km (29.5miles) away.
What kind of wetsuit is recommended for Settime?
The sea temperature around Settime is warm, reaching up to 24°C (75°F) in the months of July, August, and September. During this time, in the late summer, a thin top or a jumpsuit might be required to feel comfortable, but some might even be ok without a rashguard or light top for surfing, swimming, snorkelling, or scuba diving around Settime. Nevertheless, during late winter, temperatures come down to roughly 14°C (56°F). In this season, a 4/3 wetsuit is required to feel comfortable, but some might even be ok with a good 2/3mm suit . For very windy conditions and cold mornings/evenings, it might be better to have a pair of boots and a wetsuit hoodie.
How is the diving and fishing near Settime?
Due to comparatively large sea temperature changes throughout the year, fishing and Scuba diving conditions change quite a bit depending on the time of the year. The temperature ranges from 14 to 19°C (56-65°F) during winter. Atlantic Mackerel, Winter Flounder, and Tautog are typical fish that can be found in waters of this temperature range. Nevertheless, the conditions typically change during summer when temperatures range from 19 to 24°C (66-75°F). Fish that love this water temperature include: Bigeye Tuna, Blackfin Tuna, King Mackerel, Spotted Seatrout, and White Marlin.
Directions to Settime: How do I get there?
Please follow the directions in the map below.
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Landau accepts the Bernardo O'Higgins Award from the Chilean Ambassador for his work in human rights.
April 14, 2008
Note: See additional photos from the event in IPS’ Picasa gallery.
On such an occasion one says thanks to the Ambassador and his wonderful staff. But where to start? I guess I just need to look around the room, at my friend and colleague Marc Raskin. On the day of the assassination of Orlando and Ronni, he and IPS co-founder Dick Barnet made a courageous decision: not to submit to terrorism. Instead of cowering, they appointed Isabel Morel, Orlando’s widow, to take his place in the struggle against Pinochet’s fascism. Isabel proved herself a formidable opponent, a tireless organizer and speaker, a great woman. Her four sons follow in that tradition. Wonderful young men. I thank them for turning out so well.
Marc and Dick also had the courage to keep the other Chileans on the IPS payroll, despite pressure from within the Institute to let them go. Juan Gabriel Valdes, Waldo Fortin and Lilian Montecino stayed with the IPS for many months after the assassinations. Ann Barnet provided Dick with strength and moral certitude. She remains a friend and a source of inspiration. I thank her as well. I thank Bob Borosage who as IPS director also supported the investigation and publicity we did around the case. He didn’t complain although he often had good reason to. Peter Weiss chaired the board and also never vacillated in his commitment. Indeed, Cora and the whole Weiss family merit a super special place in my heart for their ability to hold together love, firmness and ethics. I know I also gave all of them cause to worry. Looking back, I can’t say I’m sorry. And I don’t think they’d want me to.
I look at my other colleagues current and past from IPS, my fellow Trustees, those who have helped maintain the Institute over the decades and keep alive its history through the celebration of our departed friends and colleagues and I feel not only the warm glow of fraternity, but of gratitude as well. And that feeling extends to the larger community of people who come each year to Sheridan Circle and collectively remember the act of terrorism that shook this city, this nation and much of the world. It’s more than memory. It’s a ritual in good citizenship, one that transcends the normal processes of democracy and extends to the world of deep conviction. Eliana Loveluck and Peter Kornbluh gave of their imaginations and souls. Phil Brenner and Betsy Veith and Scott Armstrong and Barbara Guss always came through and of my contemporary colleagues Sarah and John stand out as the carriers of the historical thread. I’m thankful to have you as friends and colleagues.
I also thank Carter Cornick who as the FBI Special Agent in charge of the investigation showed up at Sheridan Circle amidst the blood and glass and wreckage and stuck with the case until he had collected enough evidence to convict the scoundrels. I admit I was suspicious after the FBI had sent in 70 plus informers into IPS in the years prior to the murders. But Carter told me on the first day: “I’m a criminal investigator and I’m going to solve this case.” And, unlike some of my colleagues who thought I was naïve, I believed him. And thank God I was right. Thanks Carter also for teaching me the limits of ideology. He said “Killers kill. That’s what they do,” when I tried to spin some highly theoretical scenarios to him. Absent is his partner in crime-solving, Bob Scherrer whose insights played a key role in breaking open the case. May he rest in peace! Sometimes I think it’s the only case the Bureau really solved. (It’s a joke Carter). Seriously, when honest officials do their job despite pressure not to do it – I think of Judge Juan Guzman in Chile – it makes them special. Often in government, it’s more comfortable – except for your conscience — not to do the right thing. We have lots of examples of that.
Also meriting thanks is former Assistant US Attorney Larry Barcella who with Gene Propper vigorously prosecuted the culprits – and wrote in the Washington Post a letter that pushed some honest people in the Administration not to drop the ball of justice. He too merits my thanks.
Mark Schneider never let up. Relentlessly, he used his positions inside government to keep the pressure on the criminals, to persuade Senators of the need to cut aid to the criminal government. Thank you, Mark for your un-swaying commitment.
Sam Buffone and Mike Tigar did brilliant legal work, but went beyond the law in their efforts to secure some justice for their clients. Sam, you deserve special thanks for keeping the civil case and thus the State Department interest in it alive during some very dour times.
John Dinges collaborated with me on telling the story in print in Assassination on Embassy Row. Writing a book pushes you to make sense out of facts, to question untested assumptions, to force the brain to go to places it didn’t to go. The cooperative effort with John taught me on several levels, and the more I learned about the case, and the nasty people who perpetrated the deed, the more committed I felt to pursuing them so as to achieve what ultimately all the pursuers of Pinochet’s crimes have achieved – a small measure of justice.
I want to thank President Bachelet who I remember fondly from the days her mom volunteered at IPS and she would drop by after school and lick envelopes with her mother – for the campaign to restore human rights and democracy in Chile. That’s a wonderful fact for her biography, part of her clean path and noble path to the presidency.
Absent is the man who did most to bring about the slow and steady decline of criminal en jefe as he called him. Juan Garces did what none of the rest of us could do. He got Pinochet arrested and held for more than a year in England. His legal brilliance and his refusal to accept “reality,” as the rest of us defined it, allowed him to push the legal system to its logical straining point. This indefatigable battler for justice and human rights deserves more than thanks. He is a model.
My wife Rebecca stood by me in my craziest most frenetic and paranoid hours. She even occasionally humored me, as I made jokes about the wicked anti-Castro Cubans who swore to kill me. I didn’t entirely discount their threats. She deserves a special and very long term thank you for the countless words and deeds that went into the decades-long process that ensued from the act of terror on September 21, 1976.
In this room so many good people helped in so many ways, with a hug, a nod, a check, by showing up to an event, by offering help, knowledge, and insight. I thank you all. I feel deeply grateful for this honor.
Pinochet is dead, the Al Capone of the Southern Cone. He killed, tortured and oppressed his people for 17 years. But we should not forget who made Pinochet’s long reign possible. At a secret meeting in the White House a few men, Nixon, Kissinger and their CIA servant Richard Helms decided to alter the destiny of the Chilean people.
Yes, unfinished business remains. But think for a moment on the changes. In the bad, old days we gathered across the street in Sheridan Circle and shook our fists at this very building where we now stand proudly. Since the transition to civilian government, Chilean Ambassadors have begun to join us in memory of Orlando and Ronni. Ambassador Fernandez has strengthened the ties.
When President Bachelet made her first trip to Washington and chose to lay a wreath at Sheridan Circle – before she met with President Bush – we were deeply moved. My presence here is one more sign of how dramatically things have changed in Chile.
So, I thank the government of Chile for this award and for moving steadily away from the military fascism of the Pinochet years and towards a government that shows respect for human rights.. Some of its officials remember all too well what torture feels like and all remember the death of friends and family members at the hands of Pinochet’s thugs.
I think that all who worked for the restoration of human rights will remember the origin of the evil that began in Washington and took so many lives and found its way back to Washington to kill two more – our friends and colleagues – in Sheridan Circle.
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What an accomplishment this game is. Created with such a small team, the result is really amazing. The game oozes creative passion. While the gameplay is really well balanced, it is a tough cookie, very hard from time to time with its moments of sheer frustration. As of level 3, timing becomes key. You will need to practice and learn the levels to complete this game, there are so many bad guys on screen it sometimes gets a bit hard to take.
April 4, 2020 by Morcar
Graphically, it's also nice on the eyes with well-defined graphics and animation. You really get the feeling that the developers put some thought and love into the game. Remember what I said about the large levels? Well these are wonderful and are very different to each other, they also scroll fairly smooth in all four directions.
March 28, 2020 by Morcar
When you boot up the game you’re presented with a fantastic loading picture of your ship. It's detailed with bold colours and it tells you This is 16-bit, bitch. Then you get the wonderful rendition of the Cybernoid theme that's on all the 8-bit versions. It's not exact but the changes still make it noticeable to anyone who knows it.
Did you know?
In the mid 80's Atari was approached by a company called Nintendo. They asked if Atari was interested in distributing their new 8 bit system. At that time, Jack Tramiel was head of the Atari company. He declined the offer, saying Atari wanted to stop releasing consoles and focus on personal computers instead! So in the end, Nintendo had to distribute the consoles themselves ... In just a few months, they wiped Atari from the throne!
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There has been some debate over what the name of the next major release of PHP, to succeed the PHP 5.x series, should be called. This RFC is an attempt to settle the matter once and for all.
Unlike most RFCs, this deals with a release process issue, and not with extending PHP itself.
This RFC proposes that the next major release of PHP (PHP NEXT or PHP x+1), to succeed the PHP 5.x series, shall be named either PHP 6, or PHP 7, based on the result of the vote.
PHP 6 is the most obvious name choice as it follows the existing numbering scheme. Do we really need to break from it?
The main argument against this is that there was previously a project, which was abandoned in 2010, also called PHP 6. There have been many discussions about it in the past and some books and articles dealing with it exist, and this could cause confusion. Essentially, we would be naming a new version with the same name as a previous, but never properly released and abandoned version. A little looking at Amazon reveals that some of these “PHP 6” books do not actually cover PHP 6 at all, and many of the books are of poor quality. Furthermore, I expect that we could easily clarify if necessary that this PHP 6 was not the subject of those books, and I think that much would be obvious to users given that the new PHP 6 would be released in 2015 at the very earliest, more than 5 years after all existing “PHP 6” books would have been published.
The case for choosing 7 as the next major version for PHP is comprised from 2 key elements - there are no good reasons not to do it, and several good reasons to do it.
No good reasons NOT to skip version 6
Regarding the first element, it seems that many people are concerned that if we skip a version, we somehow cause confusion or break away from our versioning scheme.
The main confusion point cited by proponents of 'PHP 6' was that people will wonder 'how come we suddenly have PHP 7 and without having PHP 6?' - however, this is really much more of a trivia question than a cause for confusion. For obvious reasons, it will be clear that 7 is the latest version and even if there is 6 out there, 7 is newer and better.
We also wouldn't be breaking away or even changing our current versioning scheme. We're only skipping a version, while keeping everything about our versioning scheme intact.
Strong reasons of why we actually should skip version 6 into 7
There are several reasons of why we shouldn't reuse version 6 for the next major version of PHP.
First and foremost, PHP 6 already existed and it was something completely different. The decimal system (or more accurately the infinite supply of numbers we have) makes it easy for us to skip a version, with plenty more left for future versions.
While it's it's true that the other PHP 6 never reached general availability, it was still a very widely published and known project conducted by php.net that will share absolutely nothing with the version that is under discussion now. Anybody who knew what PHP 6 is (and there are many) will have a strong misconception in his mind as to the contents and features of this new upcoming version (essentially, that it's all about Unicode).
PHP 6, the original PHP 6, has been discussed in detail in many PHP conferences. It was taught to users as a done deal, including detailed explanations about behavior (by php.net developers, not evil book authors).
There's lots of PHP 6 information, about the original PHP 6, that exists around the web. Books is the smallest part of the problem.
Unlike the 'trivia question' of 'why did we skip into 7?', reusing version 6 is likely to call real confusion in people's minds, with ample information on two completely different versions with entirely different feature sets that are called in exactly the same name.
In short, PHP 6 is a living memory in the minds of a lot of developers - internals and PHP community alike, and reusing it will cause unnecessary confusion while gaining us nothing.
Other than having good reasons to skip 6 and no reasons not to, there are also some minor reasons of why PHP 7 is actually a nicer choice:
Version 6 is generally associated with failure in the world of dynamic languages. PHP 6 was a failure; Perl 6 was a failure. Why associated ourselves with failure?
It's actually associated with failure also outside the dynamic language world - MySQL 6 also existed but never released. MariaDB, to avoid any confusion, jumped all the way up to version 10.0 to avoid confusion.
7 is perceived as a lucky number in both the Western world and Chinese culture. A little bit of luck never hurt anybody. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture
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Previously, a 2/3 majority yes/no vote to PHP 6 was proposed.
A 50%+1 (simple majority) vote with two options, “PHP 6” and “PHP 7”, is proposed. If more votes are for PHP 6, that shall be the name of the next major release of PHP. Otherwise, if more of votes are for PHP 7, that shall be its name.
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Name other power hungry characters from stories, film, TV, or politics. Why is this a dangerous quality?
If you were in the play who would you want to be?
How do you handle a situation when one of your best friends becomes bossy or snobbish? What do you do if other people start talking about your friend behind his or her back?
Why is it a bad idea to run away from your mistakes? Is it good to take the punishment for your crime?
Have you ever made a hasty decision, like Cassius, before you knew all the facts?
Who gave a better speech, Brutus or Antony? Who do you think was right?
Cassius flatters Brutus to convince him to join his cause. How do we use flattery today to get what we want?
Look at the opening scene between Flavius and the cobbler 1.1.1-24. What is a pun?
Most everyone in Shakespeare’s time knew the sad story of Caesar. Think of an interesting historical figure that you would like to write a play about.
There are some anachronisms in the play, such as the sound of a clock striking, before clocks had been invented. Is this bad? Can you think of any other anachronisms you have seen in movies or books? Do you think Shakespeare would be concerned about this?
What are some examples of superstition and bad omens in the play that lead up to Caesar’s death? Do you think Shakespeare was superstitious? Do you believe in any superstitions? (FYI, It is likely Shakespeare, like Cassius, died on his birthday.)
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''Some Journalistic Inquiries'' is a letter written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] published in [[Light]] on 22 december 1923. == Some Journalistic Inquiries == [[File:light-1923-12-22-p805-some-journalistic-inquiries.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Light]] (22 december 1923, p. 805)]] To The Editor of Light. Sir, — There is in the United States, a medium of the above name whose curious speciality is that in her presence cards show messages, written in ink, these messages purporting to be supernormal. I met Mrs. Stewart for a few moments in my hotel at Cleveland, but I had no time to go into her case. 1 gave her a letter however, to Mr. Bird, of the "Scientific American," because his committee had run dry of material, and he had begged me to send on anything which I might encounter in my travels. I was not in a position to sponsor her in any way. I give this explanation as the "Sunday Express" has published my photograph in connection with an account of the case, with the obvious intention of endeavouring to give the impression that I was a credulous person. Let me say once for all, here and now, that since I took up this movement seven rears ago, amid all the thousands of statements which I lave made, by pen or by tongue, I have never once been proved guilty of any inaccuracy as to fact, save in the case of one misquotation. I am compelled to make this point clear as sensational journalists continually endeavour to misrepresent the facts, as in this instance with which I am now dealing. Mrs. Stewart went eight hundred miles to New York, and was examined by the Committee, who now proclaim her to be an impostor. This may be so, and it is hard for one at a distance to give due weight to every point. But I have examined the Committee's statement, I have received an account from Mrs. Stewart’s husband—author of an excellent booklet upon St. Paul — and I retain a strong impression that Spiritualists should be slow in accepting the theory of guilt which Mr. Bird has advanced. The Hope case should be a warning to us not to turn upon a medium until we are very sure of the facts. Let us take the story as built up by Mr. Bird, and see if we can construct any sort of reasonable and probable sequence of events. Mrs. Stewart met a sub-committee at the offices of the paper. A packet of blank cards was given her: She obtained no results. According to her own account the office was noisy, tobacco-laden, and altogether unsuitable for psychic experiment. She arranged to come again. But already she had done, according to Mr. Bird’s theory, a most desperate thing. She had extracted and carried off five of the blank cards. It was clever of her to do this with several pairs of sharp eyes watching every movement. It was also desperate since clearly it was probable that the cards would be missed. However, we will suppose that the prosecution is right, and that she did this remarkable feat. Mr. Bird says five cards were short. The possibility of an original miscount is not entertained. What would Mrs. Stewart now do with the five cards? Obviously she would write messages upon them, and then at the next sitting reintroduce them with the same dexterity with which she had abstracted them. That is surely clear. But the Bird theory is complex and incomprehensible. According to this she went round to stationers' shops to have the cards matched. So far as I can learn no stationer has been named who can corroborate this. It is mere assertion on the part of the prosecution, and is senseless from the point of view of Mrs. Stewart. Let us grant it, however. Mrs. Stewart has now five cards ready for the next seance. The Committee, if they are really sure that five cards were missing, must be sure she has them on her. they have only to search her and to find them. But they do not find them. The sitting proceeds and has no result. If she really had the cards, what did she take them for, save to use them P But she does not use them, and again protests that the surroundings are unpsychic. This happens yet a second time. Mr. Bird's excuse is that he had made a minute mark upon the cards of the pack so as to detect those she added. He thinks she may have seen this mark. She was, indeed a clever woman if she could detect the tiny prick of a needle. But if she did so, is it not clear that she would have realised that her theft had been discovered, that the game was up, and that she had best make some excuse and return home? That is obviously what a fraudulent person would have done. What did she actually do? She proposed that the next sitting should be in a better-lighted place — in the open air of a garden. A strange choice for a sleight-of-hand expert to make. She arrived at this rendezvous. She was stripped of all her clothes by a Committee of ladies some at least of whom had presumably been informed that it was certain, according to the knowledge of the Committee, that she had five cards upon her. Nothing was found. She was then brought into the garden. She had a dozen people around her, and a cinema camera working. Under these conditions she produced five written messages. One of them was signed by William James, and, according to the Stewarts, when it was shown, Mr. Bird exclaimed, “that is Professor James' own signature." Another was from a man who was supposed to be alive. On inquiry it was found that he had recently died. These results were given to the Press by the Committee at the time as being true results so far as they could see. What occurred afterwards to alter their opinion? Mr. Bird says that they were found to be on cards which did not belong to the pack. But in that case the whole story of the abstraction of cards, in the first instance, becomes senseless. Why should cards be abstracted if other cards were to be used? But did these cards really differ from the others? Mr. Bird says he measured them with a fine instrument and there was a minute difference. The- Stewarts claim that a man of science has since measured a similar pack and that these minute diversities were found in it. Then, Mr. Bird talks of shade of colour. But how slight this must have been if it was not detected in the garden! If an occult process is really applied to a card, who can say how far it might effect some delicate shade of colouring ? Mrs. Stewart was allowed to depart with the full belief that she had satisfied the tests. It was only when she was eight hundred miles away that she was proclaimed to be a fraud. I hear and can readily believe that this was a great shock to her, and that her health suffered severely in consequence. The report was, according to the papers, accompanied by jeering words from Mr. Bird about her already reckoning upon the five hundred pounds, as, it r seems to me. she had a good right to do. This five hundred pounds really poisons the whole investigation, for granting, as I willingly do, that Mr. Bird is an honourable man, it is an abuse of words to say that a verdict is impartial if it will cost the judge five hundred pounds to give it. These are the circumstances so far as I can gather them at this distance. It was a trial with a prosecution, and no counsel for the defence, since there is no Spiritualist upon the Committee. The fact that many thousands of people, some of whom were surely as capable as these judges, have tested and fully endorsed Mrs. Stewart's strange alleged powers must surely be taken into account in considering the case. Is it to be supposed that she always extracted and afterwards substituted cards? One fact stands out clearly, if Mr. Bird is right; Mrs. Stewart is the champion prestidigitateur of the world. Her feat, before a camera and twelve witnesses, after a bodily search, surely must eclipse the fame of every conjurer. I have slowly and painfully been forced to the conclusion that none of these newspaper inquiries are honest or useful. They are not carried out to find truth, but they are carried out to disprove truth at any cost. This is done by accentuating all the cons and ignoring all the pros. I spent time and trouble Rowing Mr. James Douglas round, and all that I taught him is to impose freak tests on the celestial spheres, and to declare that unless they condescend to answer them the obsession of Spiritualism — that is the considered results of men like Lodge, Barrett, Crookes, Lombroso and Wallace — will have passed away for ever. There is a point where want of proportion seems to me to verge upon megalomania. I have helped inquirers also like Mr. Sidney Moseley, who assured me in private that he was really a Spiritualist, and so obtained my assistance, after which he publicly denied that he was one. I had been warned against such men. and I find now that my more generous view was a mistaken one. I abjure it for ever. It is time which will prove our cause — time and that radical love and instinct for truth which lie in the hearts of the mass of mankind. Time will also prove to those who have misrepresented us that they are playing with fire, and that a misuse of their responsibilities will most certainly bring a very terrible reckoning in its train. They are not judging the Unseen. The Unseen is judging them. Yours, etc., Arthur Conan Doyle. ---- * [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:Complete Works|Back to Complete Works]] * [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Back to Conan Doyle]]
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We are thrilled to welcome you to the 2022 SWHPN Annual Assembly in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It’s so nice to finally meet in person and we hope you enjoy your time connecting with colleagues you haven’t seen since 2019.
It’s been an unprecedented two years with the pandemic, murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and too many other Black and Brown people, social unrest, and the war in the Ukraine. In reflecting on this year’s theme, “Looking forward & back: celebrating our history and the future of hospice and palliative care social work,” we’re struck by the word “celebrate.” While there is a lot that we are proud of in this field, and proud
of SWHPN as an organization, it’s a difficult time to “celebrate” when we are aware of our roots in white supremacy and anti-Blackness. As an organization, SWHPN is dedicated to cultivating a sustainable community rooted in belonging and justice. An important part of this is to own our past and move through a period of disruption and discomfort. To develop new ways of working to ensure we do not perpetuate harm to historically marginalized and excluded communities, including our colleagues in hospice and palliative care.
In Alicia Elliott’s memoir, A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, Elliott, a Mohawk writer, reflects on her childhood growing up on a reservation in Ontario, Canada:
“Perhaps one day this neighborhood, this city, this country will finally hear its neglected past whispering. Look at me plainly. Look at me. Look at your patterns. Don’t make the same mistakes. Don’t hide who you were. Acknowledge it, then make something new, something beautiful, something that will make everyone proud.” (Elliott, Pg. 57)
SWHPN is in the process of reflecting on its patterns, its history – so we can acknowledge where we have colluded with oppressive structures, so we can stop making the same mistakes, and make something new. We have committed the human and financial resources necessary to help us identify our patterns and plan for a more equitable future. As the history of systemic racism and oppression within the medical system begins to be acknowledged and addressed, we as social workers need to look at ourselves as individuals and at social work as a profession. As a profession that is rooted in “nice” whiteness, we need to question its role in proliferating power structures and imagine a new future. In 2022-2023 and beyond, my hope for SWHPN, to borrow from Elliott’s words, is that we not only “hear the neglected past whispers” but actively work to turn whispers into trumpets to address systemic racism.
Acknowledge the neglected whispers of the past
Make something new
Something that will make everyone proud (A. Elliott)
We look forward to seeing what SWHPN will create together, in 2022 and for many more years. Jessica Strong, Executive Director, will share more about these exciting updates.
SWHPN Executive Committee:
Caitlin Scanlon, LCSW, Secretary/Treasurer
Join Us to Support Hospice & Palliative Care in Ukraine
by: SWHPN Board & Staff
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Many of us have been anxiously watching the news from Ukraine and wondering what we can do to help. SWHPN is part of the World Hospice and Palliative Social Workers (WHPCSW.net) community. We are coming together now to support our HAPC colleagues in Ukraine, who are facing a humanitarian emergency through a critical lack of necessary medical supplies for patients in hospices, palliative care settings, and hospitals. These vulnerable patients and their families, as well as healthcare staff, are unable to leave the country while Russia is attacking.
SWHPN is collecting donations of funds and ensuring they get distributed to bona fide organizations and NGOs on the ground in Ukraine, Poland and Romania. The WHPCSW is actively helping connect people throughout our network. The head of the Ukrainian Association of Palliative and Hospice Care is asking for donations of needed medical supplies. Our contact in Ireland is planning to buy the supplies and get them to another contact at the Poland/Ukrainian border, and from there, we are working to secure transport to hospices throughout the country. You can help by donating here.
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I had been quite swarmed up with work in the past few days that I didn’t even have time to start writing about more things for my last Indochina trip. Now that it’s Saturday night and work has been quite slow, I’m so glad that I could finally get back to my writing mood!
So, after my last few post on the mini bus from Ha Tien to Kampot, this time I’m gonna share with you my firsthand experience of staying at Two Moons Hotel in Kampot. The hotel was the accommodation I chose to stay for 3 nights in town.
Well, how was my stay in Two Moons Hotel? Let’s check this out!
If there’s one thing that I noticed about accommodation in Kampot, it is that the rate feels so expensive compared to most hotels in Vietnam.
In fact, if I gotta be honest with you… Coming from Vietnam, almost everything in Cambodia feels a bit pricey even though when I convert it to my own currency, the price is actually quite normal. LOL. I don’t know, it probably has something to do with the fact that they use USD for the daily transaction.
So, I booked Two Moons Hotel through Traveloka. At the time, I got IDR 150,000 off so I only had to pay for IDR 1,964,508 (around $140 USD) in total for my 3-night stay in Kampot. I booked a deluxe double room without breakfast for that price range.
The night rate is less than $50 USD, but after spending less than $30 USD for some hotels in Vietnam, the rate for sure sounds a bit pricey for me. But then again, it’s probably the average price of a hotel room in Kampot.
For sure you can find more types of accommodation such as Mad Monkey Hostel, which is located not so far from Two Moons Hotel. But, at this point I feel like I’m no longer interested in staying at hostel so I decided to just pay more for a decent hotel room instead.
The location of Two Moons Hotel is really nice since it’s situated by the riverside. You could easily stroll around the river, and all the eateries and street food stalls are just by walking distance.
It cost $2 USD to get to the hotel with tuk-tuk from the bus stop not so far from Durian Roundabout, the landmark in Kampot.
When I reached the hotel, my first impression was that this one was a really cozy hotel. I was greeted by a hotel staff who’s so friendly and assertive. As I already paid my booking through Traveloka, I only had to check-in and the staff accompanied me to the room as he helped me with my big luggage.
Mind you, there’s no elevator in the hotel. The good thing is that I got the room on the first floor.
Two chairs and a table in front of my room.
Even since the first time I arrived at the hotel, I could tell this hotel was cozy. But when I reached the room, not only is the hotel cozy, it’s homey too!
In front of each room, they provide 2 chairs and a table for you to hang out when you’re bored in your room, but too lazy to get to the pool.
Well, I figure the chairs and the table would be a romantic spot to randomly talk about life with your plus one if you go there with your partner. However, since I went there alone, I had no choice but used the chair to dry out my body and bikini after swimming.
I love everything about the room at Two Moons Hotel. It’s fantastic! I even sent a pic of my room to my mom and she was amazed with the interior design.
The only thing is that since I’m quite short, I had a hard time to easily get into the bed. Like I couldn’t just jump on the bed without hurting myself. LOL. But other than that, it was great!
Apart from the tea pot, they also provide a small fridge so I bought some soft drink in the nearest supermarket so I can enjoy it cold on the hot day. Mind you, Kampot can be sooooo hot in January!
Also, there are a lot of windows around the room. This could be both a plus and a minus, since it’s good to get the sun light to your room if you believe in Feng Shui (I kinda do!), but then with all the windows, you need to be more vigilant when you’re the kind of person who likes to get around naked in your own room. LOL
Seriously, though!
If there’s one thing that I noticed about the room that I stayed at Two Moons Hotel, it is that the room feels so spacious. Including the bathroom that feels like bigger than most of the hotels that I stayed in this Indochina trip.
Outside the bathroom, they also provide us with a clothes hanger with enough sun light from the window, so I could just hang my wet clothes there to dry up without any anxiety that someone would steal my underwear and shit. LOL
They provide both shampoo and shower gel, as well as the toilet paper. The only thing is that since there’s like a ventilation with a bit of sun ray through the bathroom, I somewhat felt anxious that somebody could see me from outside when I took a shower.
Other than that, I really had nothing to complain about my room at Two Moons Hotel.
Other Facilities
Apart from the standard facilities at the hotel, there’s also a laundry service at Two Moons Hotel for $2 USD per kilogram. I used the service since I brought quite a lot of dirty laundry from Vietnam.
However, if you’re looking into a cheaper option for laundry, I think you could just google the nearest laundry service available in Kampot. I’ve found a few that only cost $1 USD per kilogram.
The wifi connection in the room is quite good as well. The only down side is that they didn’t have any electricity socket around the chair inside or outside the room, so I had to just do my work on my bed since they have a couple of sockets that I used for both my phone and my laptop.
Apart from that, I also love that there’s a swimming pool available at the hotel. I went swimming at the pool after I joined the tour to Kep only to find out how the beach was so crowded as we went there on Chinese New Year’s holiday.
Also, the swimming pool is usually full with the owners’ friends and relatives in the late afternoon. So if you’re like me and you want to avoid any physical contact with people in any circumstances, you’d probably want to use the swimming pool in the off-peak period either in the morning or in the afternoon when the sun isn’t so healthy for you.
The Restaurant at Two Moons Hotel
Although I wasn’t eligible for breakfast menu at the hotel, the hotel has a restaurant with various kind of food in the menu. From Western food, and local delicacy in Cambodia. There’s a special discount for the hotel guests, so all you need to do is just give away your room number and they will give you a special price!
I mostly went out and had meals elsewhere. But on my last day in Kampot, after checking out I had lunch at the Two Moons Restaurant. I even got in touch with the restaurant staff Anette now that we’re friends on Facebook.
All the food in the menu cost under $10 USD, and you still get the special price if you stay at the hotel. It’s such a bargain!
For beer, everything is under $3 USD and the restaurant location by the pool is such an ideal place to just spend your time alone. Be it to just people-watching, or just doing your work in the laptop.
On my last day in Kampot, I tried their signature Khmer food for $5 USD when the normal price is $7.5 USD. Unfortunately, I thought the menu was written in the menu list I took a pic of. It wasn’t. I forgot the name of the menu, but I will update it once I got the answer from Annette.
It was delicious! They used the famous kampot pepper, and I really loved the taste of this Khmer food. It was hands down the best food I had in Cambodia as long as I remember.
I had a pleasant stay at Two Moons Hotel! When I checked out, Monica even gave me their business card so that I could contact them by e-mail so that they could give me a special price for my next stay.
Well, I’m not sure when I will ever get a chance to come back to Kampot, but I sure enjoyed my time in Kampot. If anything, it’s probably the place that I enjoyed the most in Cambodia.
It’s located in a strategic location. It’s by the riverside, and it’s also quiet enough to spend the night even though it’s not so far from the party hostel Mad Monkey.
Two Moons Hotel is absolutely a family-friendly accommodation in Kampot. You could tell as by late evening, there are so many kids coming to the hotel for swimming.
The room is so convenient to stay for a few days in town. The night rate might be not so affordable for some (it’s not really for me!), but it’s worth it!
Laundry service is also available with timely delivery. It’s recommended.
They also provide some tour options available around Kampot for an affordable price that I will write on my next few posts.
The people in the hotel are super friendly! They’re so helpful, and they really made my stay even better that I wish I could just go back in time and spend more time in Kampot.
The pool view from my room.
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There is no elevator in the hotel. So if you’re planning to carry a lot of stuff with you, this might not be the best place to stay for you. Although you could always add a special request to be placed in the room on the ground floor.
Honestly, I’d totally recommend Two Moons Hotel since it really was a comfortable place to stay for a few nights in Kampot. Plus, I started wondering whether the name Two Moons actually came from a good place for two, since I feel like this hotel would be even more suitable for those who stay with their plus one.
It’s also suitable if you’re planning to go to Kampot with your family!
So, have you been to Kampot? Do you have another accommodation in town that you would recommend there? Share your two cents below, and cheerio!
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Long-term antidepressant use may double the risk of heart disease, finds the most comprehensive epidemiological study to date to investigate the health consequences from using the medication over ten years. The University of Bristol-led study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry Open, analyzed data on over 200,000 people.
Antidepressants are one of the most widely prescribed drugs in England. In 2018, more than 70-million antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed. The striking rise in prescribing (nearly doubling in a decade) is due mainly to long-term treatment rather than increased diagnosis. However, little is known about the health consequences of long-term use of these medicines.
Researchers from Bristol’s Center for Academic Mental Health aimed to find out if long-term antidepressant use (over five and ten years) was associated with the onset of six health problems: diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke and related syndromes, and two mortality outcomes (death from cardiovascular disease and from any cause).
Using data from U.K. Biobank, a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing anonymized genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million U.K. participants, the team linked comprehensive health data with prescription and disease data (using GP records) on 222,121 adults aged between 40 and 69 years old.
They compared the risk of developing adverse health outcomes between those who had not taken antidepressants and those who had been treated with the most commonly prescribed antidepressants in England over ten years. These were categorized by drug class as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors often known as SSRIs, called citalopram, sertraline, fluoxetine and paroxetine and “other” non-SSRI antidepressants called mirtazapine, venlafaxine, duloxetine and trazodone.
The researchers found that, once pre-existing risk factors had been taken into account, long-term antidepressant use was associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, and an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and from any cause. The risks were greater for non-SSRI antidepressants (mirtazapine, venlafaxine, duloxetine, trazodone), with the use of such drugs associated with a two-fold increased risk of coronary heart disease, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality at ten years.
There was also some evidence that antidepressants, and particularly SSRI’s, were associated with a reduced risk (23% to 32% lower risk) of developing high blood pressure and diabetes. The reasons for these apparently paradoxical findings are unclear and further work is needed to understand the extent to which differences are due to severity of the underlying depression or due to the way the different drugs work.
Dr. Narinder Bansal, the study’s lead author and Honorary Research Fellow at Bristol’s Center for Academic Mental Health and Center for Academic Primary Care, said, “While we have taken into account a wide range of pre-existing risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including those that are linked to depression such as excess weight, smoking, and low physical activity, it is difficult to fully control for the effects of depression in this kind of study, partly because there is considerable variability in the recording of depression severity in primary care.
“This is important because many people taking antidepressants such as mirtazapine, venlafaxine, duloxetine and trazodone may have a more severe depression. This makes it difficult to fully separate the effects of the depression from the effects of medication. Further research is needed to assess whether the associations we have seen are genuinely due to the drugs, and if so why this might be.
“Meanwhile, our message for clinicians is that prescribing of antidepressants in the long term may not be harm-free. We hope that this study will help doctors and patients have more informed conversations when weighing up the potential risks and benefits of treatments for depression. Regardless of whether the drugs are the underlying cause of these problems, our findings emphasize the importance of proactive cardiovascular monitoring and prevention in patients who have depression and are on antidepressants given that both have been associated with higher risks.
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We’re seriously already at week 13?! I might be getting worried now about the NHL lockout not being over with now that it’s the last season of college ball and only a month left of regular season NFL. That might be the downside but the upside is I’m back to winning! I don’t know what the deal is because I feel like I’m picking great yet I’m barely scraping together a record of 1 game over .500 in the last 2 weeks and had 3 straight losing weeks prior to that. 34-25-1 on the season….I like it, but I haven’t had a 4-1 since I believe week 6. Unacceptable! I need to come through for you, the loyal soupaholics! All 6 of you! I was once in a group dubbed “the sexy 6″…..I kid you not!
Indianapolis at Detroit
I’m shocked. I would have guessed this would be Detroit -3. Take this and run. Also take the over, although this won’t count for my picks the over of 51 seems like a safe bet in this game as well. The Lions will score on Indy’s defense no question, but Luck should shred the Lions D as well. I know the Lions will have had 10 days off by kick off, but it’s been a circus in Detroit with all the talk of weather Suh did or didn’t intentionally kick Matt Schaub, and now the Titus Young mess. That Houston loss had to of been a death blow for this young and overly emotional team. If the Colts were only getting 3.5 I would say take it and run. 5.5 is just a sweet bonus. #chuckstrong
I don’t know why this line is so big and I really don’t know why the large majority of the money is on the 49ers. Jump all over the Rams here and I will give you a ton of reasons why. They tied the niners in San Fran, this is the niners 2nd straight game on the road, and the one I love is that I believe this is the game Colin Kaepernick takes a step back. I’m a big fan of this kid and I haven’t just now jumped on the bandwagon. Loved him in college, trusted that Harbaugh knew what he was doing when he picked him (especially when they could have had Locker, Gabbert, Ponder, or Dalton), and believe he is the right choice for them at QB going forward. BUT, the Bears didn’t have any film on him and I believe that is why he was able to shred that defense. Then in New Orleans he played pretty good against a terrible defense although I do understand it was on the road and the Superdome is a tough place to play. The Rams will stop him. They have great corners, they have film on him now, and they’re at home. 7.5 is just way too big of a number here. I know the Rams shit the bed at home against the Jets, but this is a solid football team. Take the points. Maybe I’m crazy here, but if for some reason you need an upset pick this week I like the Rams to pull it off.
Seattle at Chicago
I’m not a fan of the Seahawks on the road. I’m even less of a fan of the Seahawks in their 2nd straight game on the road. However Jay Cutler will wear the Seahawks d-line all day Sunday and the Adderalled combo of Sherman and Browner still in the backfield when Jay can get a throw off. The Seahawks defense could be a nightmare for the Bears. If the Seahawks are smart they’ll give Marshawn Lynch 30-40 touches in this game and let him do his thing. It might be Russell Wilson vs the mighty Bears defense, but this kid makes very few mistakes where Cutler makes many. I expect the Seahawks to dominate the turnover battle and keep this game within a field goal.
Cincinnati at San Diego
Vegas….get off the Chargers already!!! Man alive I’ll admit last week my pick of the Ravens -1.5 had me scared when it was 4th and 29, but they’re the CHARGERS! This team is a complete disaster right now. This week, the Bengals aren’t much bigger favorites and they come in having just played an easier game than the Ravens had the week before, it’s not as long of travel for the Bengals, the Bengals are healthier than the Ravens were, and they have almost as much talent as the Ravens do. Rivers has no targets left. Teams know they can take away Gates and force him to rely on Floyd and Meachem and you can’t rely on those 2. The Bengals are the smart bet here, if it gets to -3.5 however, then I would suggest taking the Chargers.
NY Giants at Washington
The Redskins haven’t been on this big of a stage in a LONG time. It’s Monday night, with a win they still have a look at the division. And they’re playing the defending champs. I do realize that the Giants are great on the road but the problem is that this team gets disinterested. I’m not sure with a comfortable lead now in the division that they’ll be at their best in this game. Add to this, the Redskins will have had 11 days off. Just about everyone will pick the Giants in this game, and when everyone goes 1 way….go the other!
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Creston News Advertiser (Newspaper) - June 5, 1965, Creston, Iowa Page two Marilyn Kuhl is Bride of John m. Buman Calendar Creston news advertiser Creston Iowa saturday june 5,19g5. A mrs. John m. Human Marilyn i of Kuhl and John Michael Buman were United in marriage at 10 . Saturday june 5, at Saint Malaehy s Catholic Church in Crest on. Rcv. Patrick of pastor of Iho Church officiated. Pedestal baskets of Large White chrysanthemums yellow fug ii chrysanthemums and White Gladioli graced the altar. The Bride is the daughter off it a. And mrs. Robert m. Kuhl. The grooms parents Are or. And mrs. George Buman of Rural Harlan. The Bride wore a floor length White gown of Cotton Dacron simply embroidered and styled with Empire Waistline and puffed sleeves reminiscent of the Early nineteenth Century. She had designed the gown herself and complimented it with a shoulder length silk lace Mantilla. She carried a Petite Basket of White daisies. Kathryn Ann Kuhl was her Sisters maid of Honor. 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She is a member of Delta Zeta social sorority. The Groom is a graduate of Iowa state University Arnes and is a senior Law student at University of Iowa Iowa City. Or. And mrs. Buman will reside at 729 20th Avenue Boulevard apartment 1, Coralville Iowa. I Rudny party for Art Lac Rhyl a birthday party for Art her Ike was held Friday evening at the Lyman Cecil Home. Ice Cream cake and Coffee were served during the enjoyable evening. Present in addition to ltd tin Hon ored Man and his wife were mrs. Carl Cecil mrs. I n Cecil or. Ami mrs. John Parkins mrs. Charles Jackson and Bonnie mrs. Lee Huff Mark and Teresa mrs. Willis White and or. And mrs. Lyman Cecil Jeff and Jim. Saturday Cloverleaf Square dance 8 30 ., Diagonal gym. Community Shower for or. And mrs. Stephen Spriggs 8 30 ., Jerusalem Church. Sunday of Olden wedding open House for or. And mrs. Archie Harrison 2 to 1 Lister Hall first Christian Church All friends and relatives invited. Open House for 10th anniversary of or. And mrs. 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The group vol cd to make the july meeting a joint meeting with the voters Assembly the third week in july. Mrs. Ehm reported on visiting. The meeting closed with the lords prayer in unison. Mrs. Jensen and mrs. Ronald Long served refers laments. Key Home plants to time Helen Sash mrs. Bernard Sash triplets 50th anniversary finds triplets in attendance firefly auxiliary alerts recently the firefly auxiliary to the Creston Volunteer firemen met at the City Hall tuesday evening May 25. It was derided to hold the next meeting at the shelter House at the country club at 7 30 Tuesday june 22. Anyone needing a ride should Contact mrs. Roger Nurnberg. It Lii Dren to Honor it pics scr Youngs Macks Burg the children of or and mrs. Chester Young of grand River township will he hosts at an Ojo n House at the . Hall in Marksburg sunday. Juno 13. In Observance of their 10th wedding anniversary. All of their friends and relatives arc invited to Call. Or. Hillard Sash of Atlantic mrs. Bernard Fry of coining and or. Helen Sash of Creston have More in common than their Middle initial the letter m. They Are triplets probably the Only ones Ever graduated from Creston High school. On Friday evening May 2x, just 50 years from their graduation night they and several other members of the class held a reunion in Creston. Inspired to study osteopathy by their aunts or. Elizabeth Sash of Meadville pa., and l r. Ida Sash of Idaho Falls ida., Hillard and Helen graduated from the same institution american school of osteopathy Kirksville to. Hazel married Bernard Fry who also studied at Kirksville but graduated from still College of osteopathy i gets Moines. He practice at Corning until his death a few years ago. The triplets older sister or. Piano recital Given thursday mrs. Jack whiled presented her piano students in a recital thursday evening in the Sanctuary of the first Christian Church. Dobbie Bebbe played a stars and stripes forever a Diane Tyner a the holy cily a and in brio Selim played quot Hie skaters other num Liers were a Inch me and Pinch me a by Jon Early a dangerous journey by Karen Veatch a mus Etta a Waltz by Sandra met a it to a the caissons go rolling along by Kay kit a it is a a dreaming by Jan Aurelius a bicycle built for two by Cindy White a Grandfather s clock by Monica gentle a heart of my heart by Sandra Faust a the glow worm by Linda school and voices of Spring by Myron i Herzberg. In the recital also were two duets a the Parade of the wooden soldiers by Linda school and Myron her Berg and a the american patrol a by Kay Koons and Sandra Faust. Nav Tyner and Jill White were usher ettes at the recital. Honor Nebraska family at dinner or. And mrs. 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I'm loving summer and having no plans, nowhere to be and lots of unlimited cuddles with my two beautiful babes. We've had another fun week of the Summer holidays, here's our happy moments.
Family time in the woods.
A lovely friends baby shower, getting to hold a 4 month old baby of another friend and seeing so many smiles.
Taking beautiful photographs. I really need a refresher as to how to use my camera properly to get the best out of it but my pictures are improving (I think!).
Finally have all the school uniform ready for September.
An almost too funny evening out with friends.
Perfecting my makeup skills after a course I did recently, it looks SO much better.
The kids getting along better after months of squabbles.
Reaching 130 on the Tots 100 (out of 9000) - probably a massive fluke but I'm glad to have done it at least.
My blog growing and I'm still loving every second of it.
A big cream bun with icing on for my cheat meal pudding - amazing!
Have a good week!
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Hello, I'm Laura, a mid thirties mum of two based in Lincolnshire. I write about mental health matters, my creative endeavors, home decor and family life - with a few other things that pop up as life's adventure continues. I love drawing and taking photographs and hope to live by the sea one day, my happy place.
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Charleston NAACP President Dot Scott Retires and Reflects on Challenges and Needs | New – Francis H Peirpont
Charleston NAACP President Dot Scott Retires and Reflects on Challenges and Needs | New
October 15, 2022
Dot Scott led the NAACP Charleston branch for 21 years, often raising her voice against discrimination and racism. Now, as she walks away from the legendary civil rights organization, she thinks about the constant need to push for change and the challenges that lie ahead.
Over the course of two decades, Scott raised the profile of the local NAACP branch, holding numerous press conferences, sometimes on very short notice, and confronting political and civic leaders on issues such as public education, the racism in the workplace, housing discrimination, gentrification. and more. She was a major force behind the annual fundraising banquets, which regularly featured top national leaders such as Hillary Clinton, Julian Bond, the Reverend William Barber, Eric Holder and Joe Biden.
Some found her style abrasive, but Scott insisted that it takes a strong will and a stiff spine, especially if you’re a black woman, to speak out against injustice and corruption.
Public appearances are just the tip of a large iceberg, she said. Most of the time, she quietly fielded phone calls — maybe four or five a week — from people all over the Lowcountry complaining of abuse. Sometimes grievances are well-founded and Scott will work to broker some kind of peace; other times, she must explain how perceived wrongdoing is the result of economic forces indifferent to the struggles of her constituents.
When this happens, she expresses sympathy and tries to explain that there is not much the NAACP can do, she said.
Her years as president of the NAACP of Charleston constituted a second career. Her early career was with AT&T/BellSouth, where from 1971 to 2002 she was a sales and service manager in Charleston and a corporate trainer. The latter position required frequent travel to various cities such as Birmingham, Charlotte and Baltimore.
Since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, she and her small team of volunteers have mostly worked remotely. In March, the branch moved from its Columbus Street office in the East Side neighborhood to 117 Spring St. after its owner, PASTORS Inc., decided to renovate the building.
NAACP Charleston Branch President Dot Scott holds a press conference on December 12, 2016. File/Grace Beahm/Staff
The Charleston NAACP is 105 years old. One of the oldest branches in the country, it was founded eight years after the national organization was established on February 12, 1909.
In recent years, he has shared the field of civil rights activism with a variety of other organizations, individuals, and movements, including Black Lives Matter Charleston, the Racial Justice Network, the National Action Network, the Charleston Activist Network, and United Forehead. Most are populated by young people whose activism was sparked by police and vigilante killings of black people, such as Trayvon Martin (2012), Michael Brown (2014), Eric Garner (2014), Tamir Rice (2014) , Walter Scott (2015), Freddie Gray (2015), Breonna Taylor (2020) and George Floyd (2020).
Scott, a 73-year-old North Charleston resident and native, said she hoped more young people would get involved in branch activities, but knew the NAACP’s structured, top-down approach n did not necessarily appeal to young activists.
“Young people coming in, they want immediate leadership,” Scott said. They don’t always have the patience to be mentored and wait their turn. “It’s hard to make changes when young people don’t believe they have to follow the rules.”
Scott said she was a believer in the participatory type of activism. She wants a seat at the table. It is based on a common sense approach. There is a place for confrontation – for people outside to bang on walls and shout through windows – but too often that kind of protest is rejected by the powers that be, she said. She doesn’t want to be outside looking inside.
“You are prejudiced and ignored when your demands fail the pragmatic test and don’t match reality,” Scott said.
Young activists have lost patience, said Daron Calhoun, coordinator of the Race and Social Justice Initiative at the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center. The fight for social justice has been too progressive, with too many episodes of pushback and back-pedalling.
“After Mother Emanuel, everyone said to be patient,” he said, referring to the 2015 mass shooting that left nine worshipers dead. “We all said ‘No, we’re tired of waiting.'”
He and other young activists want Confederate monuments immediately removed from college campuses; they want buildings named for white supremacists to get new nicknames; they want police reform now; today they want to put an end to economic discrimination.
“People said you have to go to the shallow end and work your way to the deep end,” Calhoun said. “We’ve been in the shallow end for years.”
So no more silent marches that stray from the path, no more trying to convince those who refuse to be convinced, he said. When you allow racism and injustice to persist, you reinforce them. They are becoming a norm that few seem willing to challenge, he said.
Dot Scott, president of the NAACP Charleston Branch, speaks to the media at the Charleston County Courthouse on February 28, 2019, after a judge sided with a mother who sued the party South Carolina secessionist after his children were photographed holding pictures of the Confederate flag and their photos were posted on social media. The party was ordered to disband and pay $1,000 to the NAACP. File/Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
Tamara Butler, director of the Avery Research Center, said the generational divide was overblown. Each generation includes moderates and revolutionaries.
“We have to move beyond the argument that the young are the radicals and the old are the pragmatists,” she said. “Our communities are more complicated than that.”
Some young people are good at logistics and strategy, some older people are good at speaking loudly and monopolizing the spotlight, Butler said. What activists need is a dialogue that leads to tough questions about how organizations should operate, what missions they should adopt, and how they can involve more participants.
“It’s not that young people don’t want to be involved,” Butler said. “It’s that people don’t create spaces for them where their talents and strengths can be expressed.”
What is needed, she says, is the development of learning pathways. Too often, organizations seem to have no succession plans. They fail to quickly identify strong leaders, recruit them, develop their talents and hold them accountable.
James Johnson, president of the Racial Justice Network, said there was room for all kinds of activism and all kinds of civil rights organizations.
“We need more people like Dot Scott to step up,” he said. “Today’s environment is very hostile; we need people to take his place. …She did what she could do while she was there. She made her mark. »
The Charleston NAACP constituency has shrunk in recent decades as the city’s black residents move elsewhere, Johnson noted. Other NAACP branches, such as those in North Charleston and Goose Creek, took on more of the load.
But there is still a need for an NAACP presence in Charleston, he said. This is where many institutions are located. This is where public school officials work, where housing policy is formulated, where gentrification has a big impact.
The Racial Justice Network has been busy since Johnson founded it in 2020. It is active statewide and now has several youth chapters. It focuses on crime, discrimination, poverty, and other issues affecting African Americans.
Johnson hopes to find opportunities to collaborate with other civil rights groups, he said.
To make room
The Rev. Joe Darby, first vice president of the Charleston NAACP branch, said Scott was instrumental in revitalizing the group when she became president in 2001. Membership was lacking; there was no branch.
“There’s an old hymn in the black church, ‘Let the work I’ve done speak for me,'” Darby said. “She was an excellent president.
She has been at the forefront of major battles such as the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse, and active in more modest ways, he said.
“She is relentless for the cause of civil rights,” Darby said. “And she sorted out a lot of things without too much shouting. She did her job and she did it in a commendable way. »
Although there has been population displacement on the Charleston Peninsula, the need remains for a strong and vital NAACP presence downtown, he said.
First, the problems are often centered there, Darby said. Chapter members are not limited to the city. And, anyway, “you can’t drive all the black people out of Charleston.”
Darby said the October monthly meeting will result in the formation of a nominating committee whose members will develop a slate of candidates for all branch positions, present it at the November meeting, and invite attendees to submit their own. nomination petitions. (Anyone who has been a member for at least six months is eligible to throw their name in the hat.)
The Charleston NAACP will continue its work, Darby said.
“My personal hope is that maybe the branches will look for ways to work together,” he said, adding that they needed to make more space for young people. “Hopefully there will be dialogue and cooperation in the future. It’s a good time for chapters to sit down and review how we do things.
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The spiritual meaning of the summer solstice is tied to warmth, fertility, and harvest. Celebrate energetically!
The summer solstice usually falls on June 21st each year. It’s the longest day of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere), and marks the official beginning of summer. Many traditions all over the world celebrate the summer solstice as a special day for fertility, sensuality, and the bounty of the harvest. In other words, it’s a good day for a party.
[Read: “Have a ‘Wine and Chi’ Party.”]
Spiritually, summer is the season of the year where we are most connected to our bodies and the natural world. Flowers are blooming and fruits and vegetables are ripe for the harvest. There is an abundance of food, energy, and light—so much so that some of us have a harder time sleeping around this time. We are receiving the heat and nourishment of the sun, which many of us have been craving since the darker, colder seasons of the year.
Many northern countries are especially enamored of this festival when the winter nights are very long, and the summer nights extremely short. Sweden is especially known for its midsummer festivities, which include wearing flower wreaths and dancing around a maypole. Iceland holds a three-day Midnight Sun festival with music and bonfires.
Energetically, the summer season is extroverted and physical in nature. While the darker seasons are a good time to connect with spirit in terms of our intuitive abilities and what’s on the “other side,” the bright half of the year is the time to commune with physical nature, the plant and animal spirits, and what’s on “this side.” It’s also a time for honoring and connecting to our bodies through movement, enjoying local foods that are in season, and spending time with other bodies (for some, in a sexual or sensual way!).
It is harvest time, a time of completion in the Wheel of the Year. At midsummer, consider the work you have been doing over the course of the last year, especially since the winter solstice, which is a time for setting intentions. Look at the actions you have been doing and whether or not they have been in alignment with your goals. Celebrate your wins and acknowledge your losses. This is a time to let go of what’s no longer serving you.
The months following the summer solstice are meant to be a time of slowing down and enjoying the fruits of your harvest. Many people take time off in the summer, and that’s natural for the rhythm of the year. Summers are meant to be enjoyed, and while the sun can give us some extra energy in some ways, the excess heat can also make it easy for us to do too much. We can get overheated and irritated. During this time, we should be focusing on enjoying and maintaining the work that we did in the dark part of the year. When the fall returns, it will be time to begin again, to set new intentions, to return to our internal work. Now is the time to enjoy our bodies, our relationships, and the natural world.
Here are some things you could do to mark the solstice this year:
Spend time in nature: go for a hike or visit a local botanical garden to enjoy the flower displays.
Go to the beach, which balances the elements of sun and water.
Have a bonfire (in a safe place) with your community or family.
Rest, especially in the very hot parts of the afternoon.
Write down your wins from this year and celebrate yourself—have a special dinner or even a party.
Spend time with water, including cooling baths, sprinklers, water parks, or wherever you can access it.
Eat local fruits and vegetables that are ripe and in season, ideally from a farmer’s market.
Enjoy the fruits of the season and celebrate the spiritual side of midsummer!
Go deeper into the spiritual meaning of the summer solstice with a “Guided Summer Solstice Meditation.”
About the Author
Julie Peters (MA, E-RYT, YACEP) has been practicing yoga and meditation for 25 years and ran Ocean and Crow Yoga Studio in Vancouver, BC, for over a decade. She has written two books: Secrets of the Eternal Moon Phase...
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Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. 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Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. 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Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. 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The family makes a big difference in the literacy process of the little ones. Therefore, it is worth doing literacy activities for preschoolers at home.
The literacy stage represents an important milestone in childhood, and the family makes a big difference in this process. It is not about formally teaching your child: that is the role of the teachers and the school. However, some literacy activities for preschoolers can help stimulate this skill, making the whole process easier and more fun.
Fostering an environment full of reading and writing makes children more interested in the world of words ands letters. Thus, family and school help each other and provide even richer experiences.
With that in mind, we’ve put together this article with ideas for fun activities that will help your child’s literacy and language development.
Suggestions of literacy activities for preschoolers
For this activity, you will need to print the letters of the alphabet and paste them on cards. To be able to use them multiple times, use a stiff material, like cardboard. On another sheet of paper, write or print your child’s name in large letters.
The game is very simple: your little one will have to find the cards with the letters that form their name and place them in the correct order. Encourage them to repeat the sounds of each letter, showing them how one sound connects to another.
You can repeat this dynamic with other words and even phrases, such as “The cow goes moo.” Here, explain that the difference between one word and another is marked with a space between them. Also ask your child to count how many words there are, based on the spaces.
This is a great activity to increase phonological awareness for children who are still discovering the alphabet. For this activity, you will only need colored pipe cleaners; you can easily find them and buy packs with dozens of pipe cleaners.
Start the game by showing your child the colored pipe cleaners and how they can use them to make different shapes. Then, explain the challenge: they will have to model letters according to the sound you make. For example, “aaa” for A and “mmm” for M.
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If it’s still too difficult for your little one, show them the shape of the letter for each sound by writing it on a piece of paper so they have a model. Encourage them to repeat the sounds and names of each letter, and give them examples of words that start with that letter.
This activity will help your little one understand the relationship between sounds and letters, as well as practice their fine motor skills. Later, they will be able to join individual syllables using the modeled pipe cleaners.
If your child already knows the alphabet, how about reinforcing their learning with a super fun game? For this activity, you will only need a pencil and the “Alphabet in Outer Space” worksheet. You will see that it has some letters, but others are missing.
Tell your child that you will recite the alphabet and that they will have to pay attention to find the missing letters: you can use a song for this. Once they find the missing ones, ask them to write them in the blank spaces. If they still can’t, write the letters on a piece of paper for them to copy.
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4. Forming sentences
This is one of the literacy activities for preschoolers that will help your child to write simple sentences. To do this, print cards with words that they use a lot, like:
the verbs “to be” and “to have” in different conjugations
and some adjectives and nouns (happy, pretty, ball)
When you have several cards, simply ask your little one to build simple sentences like “I am happy”, asking them to identify the correct order of each card. Then, hand them a sheet of paper and ask them to try to write the same sentence, which will also help develop their writing skills.
Use the cards from the previous activity to make a word rally. This game works like a treasure hunt: hide the cards around the house without your child seeing them. Then explain that they will have to look for the cards and when they find them, they’ll read them to you.
If your child correctly identifies what is written, they will be able to keep the card. Otherwise, they will have to give it to you. After finding all the words, they can try again to read the cards they lost; this reinforcement is important for learning.
The game ends when they get all the cards. Take the opportunity to encourage them to spell the words they found. This activity can be even more fun with a friend, encouraging healthy competition to see who gets the most cards.
This activity will help your little one identify the sound of phonemes as well as practice fine motor skills. You will need to have:
scissors for children
Explain to your child that they’re going to make word boxes. Then, show them how to draw a square on the cardboard, indicating the movements they have to make. Draw five squares. Then ask them to cut out the squares using the scissors.
Now, show them the pictures of the printed words and place one of them in the first box. Ask your child what word rhymes with “cat” and see if they can identify the pair (“hat”) by gluing it into the same box. Repeat this process until each pair of words is in one box.
Finally, this literacy activity is very simple and worth making a habit of at home. After all, incorporating reading into your child’s routine brings great benefits not only for language skills, but also for cognitive, social, and emotional ones. Also, reading will increase your child’s interest in words.
Choose a story and read it aloud. You can slide your finger under each sentence so that your little one understands that there is a relationship between the written symbols and the spoken words. Also, encourage them to ask questions related to the text. Answer with different words so that they keep expanding their vocabulary.
Then tell them it’s their turn to read the story. Even if they can’t read, let them recount the events in their own words. Take the opportunity to ask questions about the characters and events to see if they can answer.
As you have seen, these literacy activities for preschoolers can be done at home using very simple materials. They will help a lot in the development of your child, as well as provide moments of meaningful interactions with the family. These are just a few examples of Kinedu activities and games.
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Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. 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Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. 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Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition + Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources + Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition + MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver + Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy.
Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition + Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources + Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition + MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver + Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy.
Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. Awards & Recognition - Recommended by Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child for parenting resources - Open IDEO prize for Early Childhood Innovation Global Competition - MIT Solve Challenge: Winner of IA Innovation Prize, Early Childhood Development Solver - Dubai Cares: Early Childhood Development Prize Subscription options kinedu | play: Monthly (1-month) and Yearly (1-year) kinedu | learn: Monthly (1-month), 3 Months (3-months), and Yearly (1-year) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Apple App Store account settings (under “Subscriptions”) after purchase. You can view our privacy policy and terms of use at https://blog.kinedu.com/privacy-policy. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? With kinedu | learn, join live and on-demand parenting and development classes hosted and created by experts. Find expert-guided interactive play sessions with parents all over the world, and connect with our community of families in forums focused on topics that matter to you. Do you need personalized coaching that is tailored to your needs? Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? On kinedu | learn, you can also book individual sessions with experts on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and many more topics related to early childhood development. With kinedu, unlock the skills, confidence, and support network you need to nurture your baby’s journey every step of the way. Kinedu is also available for FREE. Get access to 3 activities per week, more than 650 articles written by experts, and our milestone tracker. kinedu | play features: - Fill out Kinedu’s development assessment created in partnership with experts at Stanford University to personalize your plan. - Get unlimited access to +1,800 easy-to-follow video activities. - Unlock detailed progress charts in four key developmental areas: cognitive, linguistic, physical, and socioemotional. - Share your account with your family and add up to 5 babies. - Expecting? Follow the journey every step of the way. Get a Pregnancy Plan with week-by-week updates and prenatal stimulation activities. Kinedu empowers families by providing expert development guidance through science-based activities, live play sessions, 1:1 coaching sessions, community forums, and expert-led classes on sleep, breastfeeding, language acquisition, nutrition, and more topics related to early childhood development. Choose the kinedu experience that best fits your needs: Are you looking for activities to support your baby's development? With kinedu | play, you get unlimited access to daily activity plans and how-to video guides that are just right for your child’s developmental stage. You’ll play with confidence knowing that Kinedu has partnered with experts at Stanford University to make sure each activity supports the right skills at the right time. Are you looking to connect with early childhood experts and a community of families like yours? kinedu | learn features: - Join interactive play sessions, such as music for babies. - Access to live & on-demand classes led by experts on breastfeeding, sleep, and many other topics. - Connect with a community of families: share challenges, tips, and experiences in forums. - Chat with an expert to find the answers you’re looking for. - kinedu | play includes: 1,800+ play activities, milestone tracking & more! Download Kinedu and create a solid foundation for your child’s developmental growth. With Kinedu, play, learn and thrive. Together. 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“I wholeheartedly recommend Bob Jablonsky & Associates as your Tax firm who specializes in providing affordable solutions to both individuals and businesses who find themselves in trouble with the IRS and/or State tax authorities
Mr. Jablonsky has a take-charge attitude and subtle-yet-confident approach that resulted in being immediately embraced by me and my wife when we first engaged his services in January this year 2019.
Bob Jablonsky & Associates demonstrated skill and knowledge in every aspect of the Tax process and we are so blessed and fortunate to meet and work with such a professional firm.”
“Bob has been an invaluable addition to my business. He’s taken on the monthly accounting and helped clean up my books. Very easy to work with and helpful with great suggestions to improve processes.”
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We were very fortunate to have found such an experienced personal and small business accountant in Bob Jablonsky in 2010. Since then we’ve come to rely on his immense professionalism – he consistently responds to our email inquiries quickly and efficiently and answers all of our tax questions in a personable yet informative manner. He is pro-active and extremely helpful, making the daunting task of tax preparation much easier and stress-free. His personalized attention to detail, gives us the confidence that he is at all times in compliance and up to date on all tax-law changes, making it so easy to keep using his exceptional services.
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Indy lands 2024 US Olympic swim trials, ending Omaha's run
Caeleb Dressel reacts after winning the men's 50 freestyle during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, June 20, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. The next U.S. Olympic swimming team will be determined in a football stadium. USA Swimming announced Tuesday, March 29, 2022 that its trials for the 2024 Paris Games will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium, the massive home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)
The next U.S. Olympic swimming team will be decided in a football stadium.
USA Swimming announced Tuesday that its trials for the 2024 Paris Games will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium, the massive home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.
The decision marks the end of Omaha's long run as host of the event. The last four U.S. trials, beginning in 2008, were held in the Nebraska city's downtown arena, which seated about 14,500 after the temporary pool was installed.
USA Swimming is going for a much bigger show in Indianapolis. Local organizers have proposed a seating arrangement that would allow up to 35,000 fans — by far the largest ever for the trials.
American swimming star Ryan Murphy, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, joked about having to compete in a rival stadium of his favorite NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. Murphy grew up in the Florida city and still considers it home.
“While it pains me to swim in the stadium of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ divisional rival, this will be great for the sport of swimming,” Murphy told The Associated Press. “It’s important to expose the sport of swimming to general public at all levels, especially during an Olympic year.”
Murphy has competed in the International Swimming League and also worked with the Goldfish Swim Club to expose more kids to the sport.
“I’m hopeful the 2024 Olympic trials will further the professionalization of swimming,” he said.
Three temporary pools will be set up over the field at Lucas Oil Stadium, which seats about 67,000 for Colts games. The 50-meter competition pool will be installed at one end, with a curtain dividing it from two warmup pools — one 50 meters, the other 25 meters — that will go in away from the seating bowl.
“From day one, I truly believed that there was no bigger, more exciting, everything-on-the-line Olympic event in this country than the swimming trials and envisioned the heights that we could take it to,” USA Swimming President & CEO Tim Hinchey III said in a statement. “Given their track record, we are incredibly confident and excited in Indianapolis’ ability to conduct a technically flawless competition and to stage a world-class event."
Indy's retractable-roof stadium, which opened in 2008, will add to a collection of major events that already includes the Super Bowl, the men’s basketball Final Four and this past season's college football national championship game.
The Indiana Convention Center, which is connected to the stadium, will also be used to host USA Swimming’s fan zone and hospitality area.
The exact dates for the eight-day trials have not been set but will likely be in mid- to late June, roughly a month before the Paris Olympics begin on July 26, 2024.
“The sports strategy in Indianapolis was built on a foundation of Olympic sports," said Ryan Vaughn, president of the Indiana Sports Corp. “We look forward to elevating the sport of swimming and Indy’s reputation as the city where champions are crowned through this event.”
Indy's selection will mark the 100th anniversary of the city hosting the U.S. swimming trials ahead of the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Indianapolis last held the trials in 2000. In a sign of how much the event has grown, that event was held at the 4,700-seat Indiana University Natatorium. In 2004, the trials were held for the first time in a temporary pool set up in a parking lot outside the Long Beach Convention Center in California, with more than double the seating capacity.
Omaha landed the event in 2008 and kept it for three more quadrennials. The trials generally drew sellout crowds until the 2021 competition, which was delayed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed only partial capacity as a safety precaution.
The 2021 trials also were divided into two meets because of the pandemic, with a first wave for lower-ranked swimmers held before the main trials. There's been no word on whether the same format will be used in 2024.
Omaha made another bid for the event in 2024 but was beat out by Indianapolis. The other finalists were Minneapolis and St. Louis.
The Omaha Sports Commission congratulated Indianapolis on landing the trials and looked back on its role in expanding the popularity of swimming.
“While we are disappointed with the news this morning regarding the 2024 Olympic swim trials, we are proud of the growth the trials experienced while in Omaha,” said Lindsay Toussant, executive director of the OSC.
Toussant said the commission will “continue to strategically search for distinctive events that promote sports and continue to shine the spotlight on our city.”
Omaha is best known as the home of the College World Series, which usually overlapped for a handful of days with the swimming trials.
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So I quit my job. Yep I up and quit 3 weeks ago. I’ve maintained a consultant relationship with my previous company and I started a graphic design company called Blue Bug Design. So far things have been pretty good although I’d like to have more work. I’ve been filling the gaps by exploring creative endeavours like knitting and other fibre arts. I feel so free (even though I worried a bit more about money). I’ve been taking time for me by exercising and giving myself time to relax.
I get to pursue the things I love more and this week I started designing a new pattern. Along with knitting I am fascinated by true crime and forensic science. I decided to merge the two and started to develop a blood spatter scarf. This is in it’s baby stage. I think I will try it using fine yarn and maybe try my hand at double knitting so the other side looks as finished as the other.
And here’s my progress on my black vest (and yes I’m breaking my rule about not working on more than one project at a time).
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5 - "They did a great job and the guys that came out were super nice. I would use them again. Every step of the process was professional."
5 - "I can't say enough good things about this company! We had a major leak which destroyed our carpet, walls and ceiling. We called Same Day Restoration and they literally saved the day. Pacy, the owner, figured out where the leak was, called in a plumber to fix it and started the remediation process. Did I mention that this happened the night before Thanksgiving! Pacy arranged for mold and asbestos testing and started the drying process. He worked with the insurance company and referred us to a company who was able to put our home back together. Pacy and his brother were so easy to work with, respectful of our home, knowledgable and most importanly, honest. I highly recommend Same Day Restoration!"
5 - "I'm updating a prervious review from a few years ago after I hired same day restoration to handle a water damage in my home. Once again they did an amazing job, were respectful of me and my property and most of all they were HONEST! Which I can't say for the two other restoration contractors who came by to give me a quote. After speaking with Pacy, he explained that their was no need to cut out all my cabinets since he can dry them with heat in place. The other guys wanted to destroy my kitchen!!"
5 - "We had a broken pipe underneath our kitchen cabinet causing a fair amount of water damage to the woodwork and surrounding kitchen walls. I reached out to a few companies but the Same Day crew gave me the most confidence and took care of the whole process. They worked diligently with my insurance company to mitigate/remove damage areas and restore my kitchen cabinets to better then before. I would highly recommend Same Day for their professionalism and their excellent service throughout the entire process. Thank you Eyal and his professional team for all that they have done. Certainly above and beyond."
5 - "If you ever have any water damage and home insurance issues, these guys are the ones to call. They are professional, effective, and will get the job done right. Oscar, Carlos, Pacy, and Eli were extremely helpful during the whole process. If I ever had any questions, they were only a text message a way and responded promptly. Not only did they help me resolve my claim, but they ensured the reconstruction work was done right. Thanks for everything SameDay!"
5 - "Truly, as good as it gets. From Oscar's prompt visit the same day a leak was discovered, throughout the dry out and cleaning process, I couldn't be more pleased. It was a major undertaking to repair the damage to my garage and inner hallway. Oscar and his crew were kind and courteous and made sure I was comfortable and well taken care of. Rebecca made sure I was in the loop with all plans and schedules. Pacy did a brilliant job with working with my insurance company to get everything taken care of quickly. I was very pleased to be working with such a professional company."
5 - "We couldn't have had a better guy for the job! Marco was amazing! He was knowledgeable, professional reassuring and made me feel confident that they could fix our water situation- And they did. He even helped me with talking to insurance. Love him, love them. Great company!"
5 - "We had such a great experience with Same Day. Our guy was so nice he stuck around for 30 minutes to give us advice on how to tackle our water problem without trying to push us into a sale. Highly recommend them as they're super honest and punctual!"
5 - "Same Day Restoration was very helpful with the water damage problem we experienced in early January of this year. They came out quickly (Same Day!) to our house to assess the damages and immediately started the mitigation process. I was very impressed by how quickly they started to take control of the problem. We worked with Pacy (the owner) Oscar, and Carlos during this process. Oscar checked on the mitigation progress daily, while Carlos worked directly with our insurance to make sure we got every detail covered. He was so thorough with his estimate that my insurance approved it with little to no rebuttal.
They were very up front about what needed to be done and how the process usually goes. I really appreciated the honesty and that Same Day gave an accurate estimate of how long we would be out of our house.
I felt very taken care of by them. They really made this process so much easier than I'm sure it could have been."
5 - "We have been using same day restoration and cleaning for many years in my house, my rental properties for water damage, mold remediation 1 time for a smoke damage and about 1 time a month for cleaning the carpet and tile in different properties. Since we have been using them all these years it made perfect sense to refer them when my company had a bad fire damage in one of their restaurants.
They were able to clean up all the smoke damage and all the fire damage and do the repairs to the damaged drywall, paint, and install new custom cabinets. They did everything in a very timely manner. They got the business back up and running in less than a week. Pacy and his crew worked around the clock to restore everything perfectly. Their attention to detail when they did the repairs was superb."
5 - "The team at Same Day Restoration did a great job at my house. Pacy an team were able to come out as soon as I called. I came home to my house being flooded from a broken pipe in my bathroom. The line burst and flooded my whole first level of my house. My insurance agent recommended these guys. They were able to come out and extract all the water. They had to move all the furniture out of the house which they took care. They removed all the wood flooring. The carpet was so far gone that they just removed it. The bathroom cabinets and baseboards were all swollen, so they removed them. They met with the insurance agent and discussed everything with them, they took care of literally everything.
These guys are awesome. So glad my insurance co referred these guys."
5 - "I contacted Same Day Restoration to address some water damage from a leaking pipe in our bathroom. The company scheduled an inspection right away, and James and Jessie arrived and were two of the most courteous and professional technicians I've had the pleasure of dealing with. After having some water damage in the past, I sort of knew what to expect, but James and Jessie were exceptional. They were thoroughly knowledgeable, answered all my questions, and were upfront with everything that would be required (ie no hidden charges/surprises). They even offered to start using their dehumidifying equipment free of charge for a day, with no obligation, as we decided what options we were going to do. I can't say enough of their courtesy. I would highly recommend them for any water damage mitigation."
5 - "I called with an aquarium leak and they had Jessie out within just a few hours. She was very quick to answer my questions, walk me through everything in a simple way I could understand, and gave me a great sense of confidence that the water damage would be handled quickly. I really appreciated Jessie's communication as she kept me updated routinely on all the different parts of the process and made me a priority. I would recommend Same Day Restoration and I'm very happy with the service that I received from Jessie. Andrew was also great during the breakdown of the equipment. Thanks for all the help!"
5 - "I had a flood in my bathroom that shares the same room as my 2nd bedroom. A family member damaged my toilet causing water from the tank to just keep flowing since she had no idea what to do. When I ran upstairs to finally shut off the water, water got to the bedroom that was carpeted so time was an issue. We called Same Day, on a Sunday and they arrived quickly to asses the damage. Marco gave me the run down and told me what needed to be done. He placed a dehumidifier ripped up some carpet to start the drying. Fast forward to the removing the moisture, Same Day had technicians come in remove all the furniture in the rooms and boxed them up and placed them in the garage as well provided floor coverings for foot traffic they would have been utilizing. Moving on to after the drying was complete, re-construction took time to start due to insurance giving the approval for the estimate, but as soon as we got the green light, re-construction started the next day. It took about 2 weeks, and Jessie, did an awesome job from start to finish and asked for inputs such as where she wanted us to place the toilet paper holder to wanted quarter round around the base of the vanity. All in all I was happy with the service Same Day provided. If I had any questions, I received prompt replies from Emma since the process was new and I had questions with terms, and the whole start to finish process. Also with have a wife due in a couple months, they were taking all precautions due to covid which gave my wife piece of mind."
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Throughout the mitigation process she was extremely patient in answering all of our question and taking the time to explain anything we did not understand. We are so pleased to have worked with"
5 - "Same Day coverage for all services providing safe, insured, and phenomenal workmanship. Covid compliant certified professionals that are able to handle restoration work of all sizes. Same Day Restoration handles all flood damages, fire damages, mold removal, and necessary repairs with integrity. I highly recommend this company."
5 - "We recently had a pipe fitting fail which resulted in a significant amount of damage. Same Day worked organized the initial containment VERY quickly and was really responsive about getting the ball rolling. This review, though, is specifically about the re-construction that was done by Alon Eyal. Alon is a very dedicated and professional man who was able to put our bathroom back in a way that greatly exceeded our expectations to include having to get a vanity built that matched our custom size. The vendor building that piece was heavily impacted by COVID slowdowns but Alon stayed engaged and got the job finished with minimal disruption to our life. Thanks very much"
5 - "Same Day Restoration was quick to respond, thorough in their assessment and communicated well in scheduling remediation work. Work was done quickly and professionally. Would definitely use them on all of our water loss and remediation projects."
5 - "Our experience with Same Day was AMAZING. The bathrooms they renovated look fantastic, and I genuinely feel like I gained friends in the process. I felt completely comfortable with the people working in my home. They really treated me like family, going above and beyond in every step of the process. The work is well done and they communicated well throughout. In fact, I often received a call or text back within minutes and if something wasn't right, they fixed it right away. My project managers (Eyal and Alon) were reassuring, creative, and honest, consistently finding solutions to make what I wanted a reality. They were respectful and courteous, trying to minimize dust and chaos for my family. I will absolutely recommend them wholeheartedly to anyone willing to listen :)"
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5 - "Marco and Emma were phenomenal to work with. Marco was there with his team every day and got it done in a timely manner. Emma helped me with my insurance company a lot."
5 - "Same Day Restoration is one of the few stellar companies I have worked with in the past decade. I had a kitchen fire that covered everything in smoke...my clothes, drapes, walls, carpets, and all personal items were effected. I read everywhere that the smell would never come out. The smell was awful and the smoke particles on everything were unhealthy for me and my infant baby. Pacy the owner, came personally to survey the damage only an hour after I called for help. Then, his amazing team Joe and Oscar came to clean every surface of the house, in addition to installing strong HEPA filters to clean the air of smoke particles. They painstakingly and methodically vacuumed and wiped down the house from top to bottom...ceilings, walls, inside drawers and cupboards. Every fork and glass and pen and book was wiped down. I returned home 2.5 days later to a house that smelled cleaner and fresher than it ever has before. They were honest, careful, really sweet and accommodating. Complete integrity from start to finish. I would use Same Day Restoration again in a heartbeat! Thanks Pacy, Joe, and Oscar for a job well done."
5 - "Had an emergency with a vacation rental and Pacey was able to respond same day and did a great job. Upfront and friendly with a great outcome. Highly recommend and will surely be using them in the future."
5 - "Same Day Restoration was awesome!! I woke up one morning with my water heater, that's in my garage, had busted at the top and gushing water all over my garage as well water was seeping into my carpets in the house. I was panicked and started looking online for someone to come and help me. Pacy Woontieler and his crew came out within the hour to assist me. It was fabulous the way he handled the situation. He worked with me on finding an awesome company to replace my water heater (Matt Williamson, Williamson Plumbing) that day as well as working with my insurance company. Pacy's company also does wonderful carpet cleaning and I would recommend his company to anyone who wants great services at a reasonable price! Great company!!!"
5 - "We recently had a toilet over flow and the tenant wasn't home. The carpet was soaked the walls were wet, the bathroom vanity was wet. Same day restoration came in and removed all the wet materials and dried everything in 3 days. Their team left the job clean every time they were there. They were able to contain everything so my tenants were still able to remain in the house while they did their whole drying process. Top notch team of pros I highly recommend them if you have a flood in your home."
5 - "Let me start off my saying that's these guys blew my mind with their level of service.
I have 2 rental units that I manage in Pacific Beach. I got a call on a Saturday night that the upstair unit was flooding into the downstairs unit. WHAT A NIGHTMARE! apparently the tenant upstairs had fallen asleep while filling the tub. My friend also manages some apartments in PB and he advised I call Same Day Restoration. These guys were at the scene in under half hour! Lucky for me they have a location in Pacific Beach. They are still in middle of the work, so this review might be premature. I will update if Anything changes."
5 - "I called same day restoration to inspect mold in our garage. Pacy and Oscar inspected the garage and gave very valuable honest recommendations to take care of the problem. They did thorough moisture inspection of the inside of our home as well and pointed to us plumbing issues as well that need to be taken care of right away. We could tell from Pacy's communication process that these guys are honest and definitely care for their customers. They spent close to an hour doing inspections and identifying problems but charged us nothing! I would highly recommend them for any restoration needs at your home."
5 - "Recently "discovered" a water leak in the upstairs master bath when a piece of the dining room ceiling fell out due to a pipe leak in the master shower. Called Same Day to come take a look at the damage. They found that the ceiling and walls of the dining room in addition to a large part of the walls and subfloor in the bathroom were 100% water damaged. They set up their Dexter style 'kill room' containments and got to work. After a few days of demolition and a week of drying out both areas (upstairs and down) we are ready to start putting it all back together. Thank goodness, too.. those fans and dehumidifiers (while totally necessary) made us feel like we were living on the runway of LAX.. So Loud! Just means it's working, I guess.. :) Oscar and crew were very professional and accommodating. This was a highly disruptive week but these guys made it as painless as possible. Also - their prep work in protecting the surrounding floors/areas was 100% the best I have seen. This company cares about their workmanship and customer service and that truly shows in everything they do. A++ guys! And a special shout out to Oscar.. he is aces.."
5 - "Called this company for my bathroom molds and mildew problem They send Marco and his partner to check it out found a moisture problem that needs to be taking care of, they did secure and clean up and wipe desensitized the place down and a filter fan after three days job is done. It's cheaper too, compare to some other intimate."
5 - "Our house was right in the middle of the "fire zone" for the Lilac fire. So I called these guys and Pacy came out for an inspection. Turned out there wasn't much smoke damage and there wasn't a need to go through insurance and deal with a high deductible. He was completely honest and didn't try to sell me things that we didn't need. I greatly appreciate his honesty and am keeping his card in case anything ever do"
5 - "We requested an evaluation for mold in a kitchen. There was an scheduling problem yet the scheduler sent his agents out after hours. He stated customer satisfaction was the goal of his company. Giovanni and Ralph arrived later in the evening after having worked since 5 am. They were very professional and quickly resolved the issue. We would definitely contact them for any further problems."
5 - "Called and spoke to Keri after reading all the great reviews on Yelp. She was super nice with great customer service. I explained I had a leak and needed a specialized company to come and check for mold as I was selling the house. She advised someone could be there this afternoon (two other companies advised later this week). 2 hours later I received a call from Pacy who advised he was on his way. He assessed the damage and gave me a honest quote. I know this, as my plumber advised the extent of the damage earlier that morning, wasn't too bad. Pacy was knowledgable and respectful (taking shoes off without being asked when coming into my house). He advised what was needed repair and resolved my issue. Great company, highly recommend!"
5 - "My bathroom flooded and soaked the surrounding carpet. Same Day came to my rescue. Marco and Giovanni removed the carpet, padding, drywall, baseboards, and vanity. Also did a great job drying up all the water to prevent mold. Both were very friendly, informative, and professional. Christian, the project manager, followed up with me to make sure the job was getting done. Thank you!"
5 - "I called Same Day Restoration after sewer backup caused damage to the downstairs of my home. They responded VERY quickly and were here within an hour!
Their work was thorough, their interest in helping us ensure we had a permanent solution was genuine, their staff were extremely personable and capable, their work was done as quickly as possible, and they even went beyond their scope to engage me with other professionals (e.g. plumbers) that were needed to fully fix the problem."
5 - "David and Marco came to my house for a dishwasher leak to assess the damage to our kitchen cabinets. David was thorough and professional-- but most of all: honest! This is the second time we've had Same Day Restoration & Cleaning out to our house and they've never tried to oversell or exaggerate to gain business. They've earned our business for good!"
5 - "These guys impress me. The estimator, Miguel, did all kinds of tests and metering to determine if things were still wet - the mold was in the wall, and it turns out, the floor beneath the tile was still wet too. On time, super professional and gave us lots of information.
I had a ton of questions and Pacy stayed late to answer them and to offer as much assistance as possible.
Unfortunately, the HOA (their roof leaked and caused this) and their insurance went with another company - I liked these guys best and would use them again."
5 - "I called this company last Tuesday as we had water in the kitchen and living room. They arrived very quickly and started assessing the situation. They packed up my china hutch and living room while the other guys were trying to figure out where the water was coming from. All of the employees from owner Pacy , project manager Christian along with Giovanni, Rafael and Andres have been fabulous to work with. They have answered all my questions and have been very thorough not missing a detail. Giovanni even carried in my groceries. If you have a water problem this is the company you need to call. Very professional and great customer service."
When you have an issue that could possibly affect your health, these are the guys you want to deal with.
Emailed over a holiday weekend regarding a problem in our bathroom that we didn't want to get worse and their team came out right away to help us.
They called after my email to schedule an appointment and then followed up via phone when their technician was on his way.
Pacy was our service tech and he was nothing short of personable and professional. He was straightforward with our options and thorough in his explanation of what our next steps can be."
5 - "After we found a leaking pipe in our crawl space that soaked into our insulation, walls and floors, Same Day Restoration was able to make it to our place promptly to inspect the damage. Marco worked closely with us and explained the whole mitigation process very clearly. We were impressed with Marco's professionalism and knowledge and he made the whole job go very smoothly. I would definitely recommend this company, they do great work!"
5 - "Colton and his crew were quick, professional, detail-oriented and overall top-notch when we called their services to help dry-out from a broken water pipe.
The work was ultimately to be part of homeowners insurance claim, but we contacted them directly prior to filing a claim. They still took care to document everything they knew the insurance company would need, yet started the work to dry things out while we got the claim started. Once the insurance company contacted them, they had everything all ready.
Most impressed by the time and detail spent on protecting the unaffected areas of the house, to isolate the portion where drywall dust, blower fans, etc. would be abundant the next couple of days."
5 - "I had a great experience with Same Day Restoration. After my roommate moved out of a room I rent, I noticed a lot of surface mold on the walls and ceiling of the bathroom. Same Day was able to schedule me a mold test within a couple days where William came out to give me a quote on the damage. He was extremely knowledgeable and friendly (wore a mask and booties on his feet as well :) He said it was all surface mold that could be cleaned. Nothing harmful as long as it was maintained. He recommended replacing the sheet rock and tile floor due to moisture behind it as well as a fan to help to stop the humidity and mold in the future. Due to the size of the job (very small fix) I will be doing the repairs on my own but I was very impressed with the suggestions that were given to me and no pressure to hire them for the job. VERY HONEST! Thank you so much and I know who I'm calling if I need damage restoration in the future! Thank you!"
5 - "The Same Day Restoration team is amazing. We woke up to a broken pipe spraying water in our laundry room. Half the house was flooded. We called Same day they had 4 teams there within the hour.
They cleaned up the water with big extraction machines. The wood floor was starting to swell and buckle so they moved my furniture and removed the wet drywall and flooring materials. Myself being in the construction industry I was amazed at how in sync their teams were and how professional they are. We then opted to use them for the re-construction of our home. Their drywall and flooring team did impeccable work. We opted to upgrade the laundry room cabinets and countertops. This extended the project, yet we are happy with the outcome. My Project coordinator for the mitigation and repairs was Emma. My estimator was Daniel. They helped with the insurance claim process and made sure the insurance company had what they needed to make the process go smoothly."
5 - "Wow! All I can say is that Jessie and her team (James and Andrew) were amazing. Helped us thru the entire process and answered every question/concern we had.
Master bath shower valve failed upstairs affecting walls, floors, and ceiling of first floor. Oh and we were to close in selling our house really soon! With the short timeframe we had I was nervous but Jessie and her team made it happen. Thank you so much Jessie, James, and Andrew for everything!!!"
5 - "Following an incredible amount of rain, the granny flat on our property flooded. After my initial freak out, I called Same Day Restoration and Cleaning and was so thankful that were available to assist us.
A team of two men in separate vans arrived to assist us within the hour. As the rain continued to pour, both guys got right to work removing water from the house. They worked quickly and took the time to explain very clearly both the process and how they hoped to identify how the water was entering the house, all the while handling our emergency with care. Emergencies can be expensive, but we were impressed and thankful that multiple solutions were offered both for the emergency services and the restoration process. It is refreshing to be presented with choices and to have a business owner explain that the most expensive option is NOT necessary.
Finding an honest business in the midst of an emergency seems daunting, and while I hope we never have to call them again, Same Day Restoration and Cleaning will be an immediate recommendation to any family and friends and our first call should we ever need their services again."
Same Day Restoration is a great organization to work with. We are property managers and these are our go to guys for any water damage issues. They are responsive, fair, honest, and do quality work.
I have personally worked several times with Eyal and Miguel and Pacy. They recently did a bathroom remodel and the quality of work was superb. On this job Eyal, Miguel, and the rest of their team did a great job getting the work done at a high level and provided good communication throughout. Super happy with the outcome. Here are some photos of finished product."
5 - "William came to evaluate blistering in the ceiling of our downstairs bathroom. He was able to determine that it was a relatively minor issue related to the bathroom right above it and saw no active leaks and measured no moisture. He recommended a simple plumbing and drywall repair and did not charge for his evaluation and visit. Smart, personable, and professional. This is a great local company."
5 - "In a year like 2020, we needed a change of scenery, an escape from some of its woes, to rejuvenate and refresh. Just a quick trip. Unfortunately, we returned to a huge nightmare. Typical 2020. The water valve to the refrigerator broke and had flooded the entire first floor. The carpets were soaked and the water damage crept a couple of feet up the drywalls in each first-floor room. It was horrible! I was sad and really worried for the next steps. Fortunately, my first call to water restoration companies was to Same Day and I didn't need to call anyone else. Emma took my call and she really put me at ease and let me know I was in good hands. Irving immediately came out to assess the damage and William shortly after. They worked so quickly and furiously to remove the damaged flooring and their team for the subsequent days were equally great! They finished demolition and had the affected areas dried within 5 days! More importantly, they were kind and empathetic throughout as this was unexpected and traumatizing. They also have been working as my liaison with my insurance company which has been such a relief.
My house is now going into the reconstruction phase and I'll be working with Frankie and Tia. I'm confident they'll take care of me and my house like the team members I've worked with already. I'll be sure to update my review regarding Same Day's restoration of my house!"
5 - "Highly recommend Same Day Restoration, we had a bathroom/bedroom remodeling done due to a leak and I'm glad I found this company. They were a pleasure to work with from start to finish, dealing with insurance, planning, and execution has been a breeze, especially in this difficult time.
I can't thank Eyal Alon enough for coordinating the project and executing in a timely fashion. He was very supportive accommodating our needs, and making the right suggestions driving this project to completion with no out-of-pocket expense. The team took all the safety precautions as they worked in and out of our house and working around our schedule.
I enjoyed their professionalism and work ethic that I've also asked them to work on additional projects on the house. Great team, great communication, thank you, Eyal and the team!"
5 - "Having water damage right before Christmas could have been more of a disaster but Same Day Restoration's team of remediation and reconstruction specialists Jessie and Alon quickly got in, dried out the leak, and repaired the issue. All during the holiday season! Appreciated the attention to covid masks. This is the second time we have used Same Day Restoration and worked with Alon (different leaks!). Our highest praise is that we will use them if this should happen again. Not only are the project leads professional, timely, and courteous, it extends throughout their organization. Very happy with our treatment!"
5 - "SameDay was prompt, professional, and courteous. The restoration work was very well done."
Anonymous in San Marcos, CA
5 - "The team at Same Day Restoration & Cleaning did an outstanding job on short notice when I needed extensive board up services. They were professional, friendly, timely, and reasonably priced. I could not recommend them more highly!"
Jim in Santee, CA
5 - "Had an amazing experience with every single employee of Same Day Flood & Fire Restoration. They treated us with respect and kindness in a very stressful time and with love and care throughout the whole very long process. I am thrilled to have worked with this company and would highly recommend them to anyone who asks. From the business owner to every single employee that came through our doors, and there were many, they are a delightful bunch to work with. Thank you for treating us with love and respect."
5 - "We had a flood on our patio and without the fast response of Marco and his team our condo would have flooded. We are so grateful and hope we never have this issue again, but if we do we know who we are calling."
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Grandpa’s house rested contentedly on a Tennessee hillside framed by the shade of ancient water oaks. The house was equipped with the necessities of rural life, like the wood fired cooking stove in the kitchen, and the coal fired pot-bellied stove in the dining room. And under the house was a root cellar, with stone steps leading into its dark, dank interior like the entrance to Pharoah’s tomb.
The grandson was at his grandparents that summer due to the early arrival of a baby sister. The city boy exulted in this banishment; he loved going to the “country.” For an eight year old the possibilities of exploration were endless.
The morning after his arrival, the grandson and his Grandpa went to the field next to the barn to find the milk cow, Sadie. The city boy had to high step over the clumps of thistles and also be mindful of cow patties. The Grandpa performed his sing-song “Sue-ee” call, and the brown cow lumbered toward the barn. Tying her up, the Grandpa fetched the milking pail, leaned under the milk cow and began the rhythmic cycle that produced thin white streams of warm milk.
“Come-on son, you give it a try. That’s right, hold it at the corner of your thumb and your finger. Nah, you gotta squeeze just so. Ok, here, let me help ya.”
The Grandpa took his grandson’s hand in his and guided his fingers to the udder and its appendages. Working together a trickle of milk appeared. The city boy had to press the side of his face against the smooth soft side of Sadie to reach the operational point of milking.
The city boy on his own produced a short stream. “You got it now, keep a goin’,” said the Grandpa.
The thin streams made a tinny sound on the side of the pail. “I’m milkin’ Gran’pa,” he bent his neck up to look up at his Grandpa with a joyous grin.
“Yep, you are, keep goin’,” and the smiling Grandpa settled back on his stool to supervise.
On the way to the house, his Grandpa remarked, “Your first milkin’ deserves a reward,” and he handed his grandson a quarter, “Here ya go.”
The grandson reached up with his one free hand, careful to maintain his balance with the milk pail in the other hand, and with a wide smile stuck the small prize in his pocket.
Grandpa taught Sunday School at the white-frame Methodist church. The city boy had often observed him at his spindly wooden desk in the front bedroom bent over his black leather Bible preparing the lessons. Sometimes he would catch his Grandpa with his white head bowed, pencil down, and his shoulders rising slowly and falling with each breath. The city boy knew he was talking with God. Or maybe he was asleep, it was kinda hard for the city boy to tell.
In late July, the Methodist church had a revival on a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Baptists took a whole week for revival, but the Methodists, being more ‘methodical,’ could accomplish a revival more efficiently. In truth, the congregations visited each other’s revivals. Nobody wanted to miss good preaching. To be clear, no adult wanted to miss good preaching.
The city boy sat resigned on the hard wooden pew on a revival afternoon and daydreamed. He heard the evangelist drone on about a road, some place called Damascus, and a blinding light. He wondered if the preacher would finish before his summer was over.
It was during the invitational hymn that a plan arose. Being on the outside end of the pew, with everyone standing and looking to the front, could he ease over to the open side door and escape to the general store next door? Upon the second call to the altar, and a new verse, the city boy made his getaway. He told the Bratton boys beside him to shush as he slipped away. Hitting the grass, he ran to the store. Pulling out his milking quarter, he eyed the bounty of factory-packaged delights. Ah yes, Tootsie Roll. Perfect. He returned to his seat before the amen and bribed the Bratton boys with a token portion of his treat. The crime was executed with perfection, except that his Grandpa on the dais had a clear view out the open windows toward the store.
After the service, the Grandpa let his grandson in the back of his black Chevrolet and he sat behind the wheel and they waited for Grandma to finish gathering the social news.
“What’d you think of the preachin’ son?” the Grandpa spoke benignly, looking out the side window at the gabbing women.
“Fine.”
“What was the best verse you heard?”
The wheels in the city boy’s head spun at breakneck speed to assemble all of his limited Bible knowledge into a credible response. The city boy assumed the blinding light he had heard spoken about from the pulpit was bound to apply to all Biblical characters. The only characters he knew of, on short notice, were Jesus, Goliath, and Noah, giants and floods being intrinsically noteworthy. The apostle Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus had not yet been logged into the city boy’s apocrypha.
“I liked the part about the blindin’ light when Noah was on the road to Damascus,” he responded.
The Grandpa nodded in a way that puzzled the city boy as if his answer was expected but disappointing.
“What’d you think about Billy Bratton comin’ forward?” Now some defense attorneys would label this entrapment.
That stinker Billy Bratton, the city boy thought, he didn’t tell me he went forward.
“I prayed he would!” The city boy feigned enthusiasm to bolster his lie.
On the way home, the grandson sat in the wide back seat and observed his grandparents in the front. The grandson realized how much he respected his Grandpa. As he did, the knot of his lie, that tight feeling in his chest, began to fester.
The Grandpa bided his time.
On Monday the city boy’s two favorite cousins showed up right before dinner. His aunt was there to help out the Grandma for the afternoon. His two cousins were 18 months apart and his birthday was right in between theirs. The older cousin, Jake, was the natural leader. To the city boy, Jake was fearless and had the physical abilities of an Olympian.
They headed to a swimming hole in the creek about a quarter mile down the chert road. The creek made a broad sweep huddled against a rocky bluff. On the inside of the creek bend was a coarse-grained sandy beach, but next to the bluff the water was deep and cool. The best fun was to climb up the bluff to a limestone shelf that was a few feet above the water and jump off to see who could create the highest splash.
“Come on up you little girls,” yelled Jake.
As the city boy pulled up, he looked into the shadowy void behind his stony handhold. And lying there were multiple coils of brownish-gray diamonds. At the same time, the city boy and a triangular head looked each other in the eye, maybe two feet apart, and he heard a faint rattle.
“Jake!” he shouted. His cousin turned and swiftly sized up the situation. With one fluid motion, he grabbed a piece of driftwood and jabbed the wooden branch like a spear into the center of the mass of the snake and wedged it into its cleft. The city boy and his younger cousin yelled, but Jake just grunted as he leaned into his prey. The serpent wrapped what loops it could around the javelin. The rattle was now accompanied by a hissing from the lurching triangular head.
“Look out!” shouted Jake, and with one sweep of the driftwood harpoon, he hurled the snake out of its hiding place and into the creek below, where his brother was churning his legs through the shallow water to reach the beach. The city boy’s last view of the snake was it undulating through the water downstream.
The boys sprinted to the house and breathlessly recounted to the women folk the encounter with a serpent some dozen (more or less) feet long. When their Grandpa came in, the size reached Biblical proportions.
“Boys, the best thing to do with a rattler is to back away real slow.” said the Grandpa. “Don’t ever stab one, there’s halfa dozen ways he coulda gotten outta that.”
Turning to his grandson, “Son, if he had struck you on the head or neck there’d be no way to tie off the poison.”
At the creek, the city boy had felt panic. Now, upon his Grandpa’s assessment, he felt cold, stark fear.
The cousins headed back to the city after supper, and the boy was alone with his thoughts. What if I had been bit? If I had died, my lie to Grandpa would surely send me to hell.
“God, please forgive me for lying. And help me make things right again.” The city boy didn’t know if God was listening.
But He was.
The next day, he went to the barn with his Grandpa for the morning milking. The city boy pressed his cheek to the silky side of Sadie and plied the ancient skill he had acquired. The pail began to fill.
The Grandpa mulled how to broach the topic.
“Son, I thought we’d head into town after dinner so you could spend that quarter you earned milkin’.”
Silence from the city boy. He tried to turn his head but the only way to milk was with his face toward his Grandpa.
“Yep, that’s what we’ll do,” the Grandpa advanced into the silence. “Grandma will want to come too, and see what you buy.”
The city boy weighed various responses. He could say he lost it, or he could say he gave it to Billy Bratton for going down front. No good. Every excuse worsened the knot in his chest. The contorted conscience already hurt the young heart terribly.
“Gran’pa.” The boy stopped milking and looked down. The inner turmoil was unbearable.
“Yes son, something you need to say about your quarter?”
The city boy looked up at the gentle face of his Grandpa. His lip quivered but no word emerged.
“Tell me son, what is God tellin’ you to say.”
“Gran’pa. I…” again he faltered and looked down to locate his strength.
The patient Bible teacher waited.
“Gran’pa, I already spent it,” he confessed into the packed earthen floor of the barn.
“Were you the boy that ran to the store during the singin’ last week?”
“Yessir,” his head moved in a shallow nod.
“There’s something you need to tell me.”
The city boy’s tears ran down his cheeks and dropped one by one into the brown dirt.
“That’s all I need to hear son.” And with that, he pulled the boy to his bosom and kissed the top of his head.
The young man sobbed into his Grandpa’s faded overalls. “I’m sorry Gran’pa.”
“That’s alright son, all you needed to do was to tell me. I love you.”
“That’s alright son. We don’t ever need to talk of this again.” The wise old man let the sobbing continue until the head lifted up and sniffed sharply.
“Come on now, let’s finish that milkin’.” And straightening him up, he helped the young man wipe his cheeks with his sleeve, and he blew his grandson’s dripping nose with his white handkerchief. The young man sat down again and with a last sniffle, set back to his milking. The twisted conscience was relaxed, and the knot in his chest had melted away.
And so, my Grandpa taught me the value of truth; that truth is more valuable than whatever your heart might pursue instead. And with this simple lesson, he also revealed to me the forgiveness that flows from the love of God.
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The 2020 year is starting out nicely with lots of good growth on the vines. We've been able to thin the buds and prevent overgrowth, while getting the proper spacing between the canes. Hopeful that our efforts payoff with a great, easy to harvest crop.
A new addition for us in 2020, for free, as long as we do the work, is a small Syrah Vineyard located in San Martin consisting of approx. 125 vines. We were told the vines are around 20 years old. They look to be in good shape, but we'll know more later after we have thinned them out. Our problem will be, do we bottle two different Syrahs? One from our grapes (Estate) and the other from San Martin, or just put them all together? Only time will tell. More pictures to follow, but this is our first view of the San Martin Syrah (SMS).
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With some help and several hours of online computer work I completed the Application for obtaining or Federal TTB License to become a Bonded Winery. After several weeks of waiting I called in to chec
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Mums transforms her Portsmouth home with fairytale interior inspired by her kids’ dreams
From the outside, Tilly Marchant’s home looks like any other regular three-bedroom suburban semi.
Step inside, however, and your senses are immediately assaulted by colourful, magical, film set-style interiors chiefly inspired by her kids’ fervent imaginations.
After nine years and eight different revamps, this 1950s house in Portsmouth remains an ever-evolving and colourful canvas for Tilly to showcase her bold and theatrical ideas which she says can be adopted by anyone for very little cost.
‘Our house is in the middle of a rough-ish area,’ says Tilly, ‘but you can create magic wherever you live.’
Her children’s bedrooms are the jewels in the crown, with nine-year-old Marla’s room forest themed, complete with real tree trunks, while Rigby, six, went for a jungle look with a treehouse-style bed. Both children look after their own plants which abound throughout.
‘I’m obsessed with kid’s rooms,’ says Tilly. ‘Growing up, I had free range to decorate my bedroom. First, it was an Indian boudoir, then I went for a sea theme and my parents let me do whatever I wanted because they also had a sense of adventure with interiors.
‘The kids and I revamped their bedrooms during the pandemic. We couldn’t go out so we decided to bring nature inside instead.
‘We discussed what we all missed most – Rigby missed holidays and Marla missed walking in the forest – then they drew out their ideas. Feeling like we were outside was key and my golden rule is if it works in nature, it will work in a room.’
Using Marla’s drawings, Tilly designed a raised princess-style bed and a carpenter friend helped her encase it using cut-out MDF panels which she painted deep blue and dressed with ivory drapes.
The panels hide a handy storage area beneath the bed and an antique door was fitted to create a built-in wardrobe.
Tilly used limewash on the walls to age them, hiding imperfections at the same time, then spent three days painting clouds on the ceiling. ‘It was a killer on the neck – I felt so sorry for Michelangelo afterwards,’ she laughs.
The French sun-shape ceiling light was found on eBay while the dressing table came from a local antiques dealer. ‘I’ve got to know all the antique and junkyard dealers in the area and they know I’m always looking for a bargain or a freebie!’
The pièce de résistance, however, is the ash trees which Tilly screwed into place to create a woodland vibe. ‘Ash trees are like weeds, they grow back, so I cut these down at my parent’s nursery, which is covered in them.’
Rigby’s jungle room features a Balinese inspired treehouse bed which Tilly designed and built out of old builder’s planks.
She aged the wooden staircase using an old sea chain, hammers, a blowtorch and different paint effects. A hammock sits underneath and the mural wallpaper is from Happywall.
‘Other parents say to me, my child has been to your house and they desperately want your kids’ bedrooms! I’d love to see people get more adventurous with children’s rooms, they so often get forgotten. I want Marla and Rigby to have amazing memories of growing up, lying in the hammock or tucked up in their hidden beds, because I have fabulous memories from my own childhood.’
Tilly always starts each room with a theme in mind. ‘If I go on holiday and want to look like a rich Italian, I pack only the things a rich Italian would wear,’ reveals Tilly.
‘It’s the same with rooms. I map them out in my head and use colours that work well in nature. I love art and I’m a maximalist but you don’t have to study art to be creative. If you want to paint something, just do it!’
Tilly based her bedroom on ancient Japan, painting a flock of Japanese cranes flying overhead on the mustard walls and a stunning tiger and crane mural surrounded by black lacquered cabinetry which cleverly conceals her wardrobes.
‘The bed was given to me by a friend and I found the doors on eBay,’ she adds. ‘I also pick up stuff on the street that people have thrown out. I rescued an antique chest of drawers, some statues and old picture frames which look fab with new paintings inside.
‘I hunt at tips, too, and have found wicker furniture and cushions which I’ve recovered with Liberty offcuts. I love to see how cheaply I can renovate a room. My bedroom cost £350.’
Downstairs, Tilly transformed her once-characterless living room by uncovering an old brick fireplace, repointing it and limewashing the brickwork. She laid mosaic dragons on the hearth using broken tiles given to her by a local retailer.
The four period candle sconces were bought from eBay for £50 and she glued builder’s beading on the walls to create a character panelling effect. The ceiling was painted black to make the 1970s silver disco ball stand out.
Her kitchen was themed around the enormous antique ship refectory table and benches she bought for £250 from a French house clearance dealer and a castle style chandelier picked up for £100 on eBay.
She painted the walls and cabinetry the same shade of dark green to blend beautifully with the aged builder’s scaffold floorboards.
This moody and decadent theme extends to the bathroom, with Gothic black walls and ceiling framing a moonscape Tilly created using quick drying plaster painted over with waterproof gold paint.
The roll top bath was ex-display with plastic legs she replaced with metal ones and she painted the monochrome checkerboard tile effect on the floor. ‘It’s the most magical place to take a bath,’ she says.
Her thrifty ways are about more than just about saving money. ‘It’s not about the expense,’ she adds. ‘An antique or pre-loved piece of furniture is so much better made than new stuff – it’s already had a life and you get to keep it forever.’
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An interim calculation in the computation of income tax liability. It is computed by subtracting certain allowable adjustments from gross income.
A person appointed by the court to settle an estate when there is no will.
The return from an investment after the effects of taxes have been taken into account.
A mutual fund whose primary investment objective is substantial capital gains. The return and principal value of mutual funds fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investments seeking to achieve higher returns also involve a higher degree of risk. Mutual funds are sold by prospectus. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains this and other information about the investment company, can be obtained from your financial professional. Be sure to read the prospectus carefully before deciding whether to invest.
A method of calculating income tax that disallows certain deductions, credits, and exclusions. This was intended to ensure that individuals, trusts, and estates that benefit from tax preferences do not escape all federal income tax liability. People must calculate their taxes both ways and pay the greater of the two.
Annuity
An insurance-based contract that provides future payments at regular intervals in exchange for current premiums. Annuity contracts are usually purchased from banks, credit unions, brokerage firms, or insurance companies. Any guarantees are contingent on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company.
Anything owned that has monetary value.
The process of repositioning assets in a portfolio to maximize potential return for a particular level of risk. This process is usually done using the historical performance of the asset classes within sophisticated mathematical models. Asset allocation does not guarantee against loss; it is a method used to help manage investment risk.
Asset Class
A category of investments with similar characteristics.
The examination of the accounting and financial documents of a firm by an objective professional. The audit is done to determine the records' accuracy, consistency, and conformity to legal and accounting principles.
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Balanced Mutual Fund
A mutual fund whose objective is a balance of stocks and bonds. Balanced funds tend to be less volatile than stock-only funds. The return and principal value of mutual funds fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual funds are sold by prospectus. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains this and other information about the investment company, can be obtained from your financial professional. Be sure to read the prospectus carefully before deciding whether to invest.
Bear Market
When the stock market appears to be declining overall, it is said to be a bear market.
Beneficiary
A person named in a life insurance policy, annuity, will, trust, or other agreement to receive a financial benefit upon the death of the owner. A beneficiary can be an individual, company, organization, and so on.
The common stock of a company with a long history of profitability and consistent dividend payments.
A bond is evidence of a debt in which the issuer promises to pay the bondholders a specified amount of interest and to repay the principal at maturity. Bonds are usually issued in multiples of $1,000.
The net value of a company's assets, less its liabilities and the liquidation price of its preferred issues. The net asset value divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding equals the book value per share, which may be higher or lower than the stock's market value.
When the stock market appears to be advancing overall, it is said to be a bull market.
A buy-sell agreement is an arrangement between two or more parties that obligates one party to buy the business and another party to sell the business upon the death, disability, or retirement of one of the owners.
The difference between the sales price and the purchase price of a capital asset. When that difference is positive, the difference is referred to as a capital gain. When the difference is negative, it is a capital loss.
Short-term investments, such as U.S. Treasury securities, certificates of deposit, and money market fund shares, that can be readily converted into cash.
The amount that an insurance policyholder is entitled to receive when he or she discontinues coverage. Policyholders are usually able to borrow against the surrender value of a policy from the insurance company. Policy loans that are not repaid will reduce the policy's death benefit and cash value by the amount of any outstanding loan balance plus interest.
A credential granted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (Denver, CO) to individuals who complete a comprehensive curriculum in financial planning and ethics. CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and federally registered CFP (with flame logo)® are certification marks owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. These marks are awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification.
A professional license granted by a state board of accountancy to an individual who has passed the Uniform CPA Examination (administered by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) and has fulfilled that state's educational and professional experience requirements for certification.
Charitable Lead Trust
A trust established for the benefit of a charitable organization. A grantor who places money, securities, property, and other assets in a charitable remainder trust can designate an income beneficiary, even if it is the grantor herself, to receive payment of a specified amount (at least annually) from the trust. You may also qualify for an income tax deduction on the estimated present value of the remainder interest that will eventually go to charity.
A trust established for the benefit of a charitable organization. A grantor who places money, securities, property, and other assets in a charitable remainder trust can designate an income beneficiary, even if it is the grantor herself, to receive payment of a specified amount (at least annually) from the trust. You may also qualify for an income tax deduction on the estimated present value of the remainder interest that will eventually go to charity.
A professional financial planning designation granted by The American College (Bryn Mawr, PA) to individuals who complete a comprehensive curriculum in financial planning. Prerequisites include passing a series of written examinations, meeting specified experience requirements and maintaining ethical standards. The curriculum encompasses wealth accumulation, risk management, income taxation, planning for retirement needs, investments, estate and succession planning.
A professional designation granted by The American College to individuals who complete a comprehensive curriculum focused primarily on risk management. Prerequisites include passing a series of written examinations, meeting specified experience requirements, and maintaining ethical standards. The curriculum encompasses insurance and financial planning, income taxation, individual life insurance, life insurance law, estate and succession planning, and planning for business owners and professionals.
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act is a federal law requiring employers with more than 20 employees to offer terminated or retired employees the opportunity to continue their health insurance coverage for 18 months at the employee's expense. Coverage may be extended to the employee's dependents for 36 months in the case of divorce or death of the employee.
Coinsurance or Co-Payment
The amount an insured person must pay for a covered medical and/or dental expense if his or her insurance doesn't provide 100 percent coverage.
The generic term for goods such as grains, foodstuffs, livestock, oils, and metals which are traded on national exchanges. These exchanges deal in both "spot" trading (for current delivery) and "futures" trading (for delivery in future months).
Common Stock
A unit of ownership in a corporation. Common stockholders participate in the corporation's profits or losses by receiving dividends and by capital gains or losses in the stock's share price.
State laws vary, but generally all property acquired during a marriage -- excluding property one spouse receives from a will, inheritance, or gift -- is considered community property, and each partner is entitled to one half. This includes debt accumulated. Nine states currently have community property laws: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. (Alaska adopted a community property system in 1998, but it is optional.)
Compound Interest
Interest that is computed on the principal and on the accrued interest. Compound interest may be computed continuously, daily, monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually.
The U.S. Department of Labor's main indicator of inflation. The Consumer Price Index is calculated each month from the cost of some 400 retail items in urban areas throughout the United States.
Deduction
An amount that can be subtracted from gross income, from a gross estate, or from a gift, thereby lowering the amount on which tax is assessed.
Defined Benefit Plan
A qualified retirement plan under which a retiring employee will receive a guaranteed retirement fund, usually payable in installments. Annual contributions may be made to the plan by the employer at the level needed to fund the benefit. The annual contributions are limited to a specified amount, indexed to inflation.
A retirement plan under which the annual contributions made by the employer or employee are generally stated as a fixed percentage of the employee's compensation or company profits. The amount of retirement benefits is not guaranteed; rather, it depends upon the investment performance of the employee's account.
Investing in different companies, industries, or asset classes in an attempt to limit overall risk. Of course, diversification does not guarantee against loss; it is a method used to help manage investment risk. Diversification may also mean the participation of a large corporation in a wide range of business activities.
A pro rata portion of earnings usually distributed in cash by a corporation to its stockholders. In preferred stock, dividends are usually fixed; with common shares, dividends may vary with the fortunes of the company.
A system of investing in which the investor buys a fixed dollar amount of securities at regular intervals. The investor thus buys more shares when the price is low and fewer shares when the price rises, and the average cost per share is lower than the average price per share. Dollar cost averaging does not ensure a profit or prevent a loss. Such plans involve continuous investments in securities regardless of fluctuating prices. You should consider your financial ability to continue making purchases during periods of low and high price levels. However, this can be an effective way for investors to accumulate shares to help meet long-term goals.
Durable Power of Attorney for Finances (DPOA)
A durable attorney for finances (DPOA) enables you to authorize someone to act on your behalf in financial and legal matters. Your agent could pay everyday expenses, watch over your investments, and file taxes, among other tasks. A DPOA may become effective immediately or when a triggering event occurs, such as a doctor certifying that you are physically or mentally incapacitated.
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (HPOA)
A durable power of attorney for health care (HPOA), also known as a health-care proxy, enables you to appoint a representative to make medical decisions for you if you become unable to do so yourself. You can appoint anyone to be your agent as long as the individual is of legal age (usually 18 or older), and you can decide how much power your representative will have. An HPOA should be HIPAA compliant so your representative can access your private medical information.
A statistical result from the analysis of the risk and return for a given set of assets that indicates the balance of assets that may, under certain assumptions, achieve the best return for a given level of risk.
Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan
A tax-favored retirement plan that is sponsored by an employer. Among the more common employer-sponsored retirement plans are 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, simplified employee pension plans, and profit-sharing plans.
Enrolled Agent (EA)
An enrolled agent is a person who has passed the appropriate examination in order to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service. Enrolled agents, like attorneys and certified public accountants, are unrestricted as to which taxpayers they can represent, what types of tax matters they can handle, and which IRS offices they can represent clients before.
The value of a person's ownership in real property or securities; the market value of a property or business, less all claims and liens against it.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act is a federal law covering all aspects of employee retirement plans. If employers provide plans, they must be adequately funded and provide for vesting, survivor's rights, and disclosures.
ESOP (employee stock ownership plan)
A defined contribution retirement plan in which company contributions must be invested primarily in qualifying employer securities.
Activities coordinated to provide for the orderly and cost-effective distribution of an individual's assets at the time of his or her death. Estate conservation often includes the use of wills and trusts.
Estate Tax
Upon the death of a decedent, federal and state governments impose taxes on the value of the estate left to others (with limitations).
The employer pays for a benefit that is owned by the executive. The bonus could take the form of cash, automobiles, life insurance, or other items of value to the executive.
A person named by the probate courts or the will to carry out the directions and requests of the decedent.
The range of taxable income that is taxable at a certain rate. The brackets are 10 percent, 12 percent, 22 percent, 24 percent, 32 percent, 35 percent, and 37 percent.
Income from investments, such as CDs, Social Security benefits, pension benefits, some annuities, or most bonds, that is the same every month.
A defined contribution plan that may be established by a company for retirement. Employees may allocate a portion of their salaries into this plan, and contributions are excluded from their income for tax purposes (with limitations). Contributions and earnings will compound tax deferred. Withdrawals from a 401(k) plan are taxed as ordinary income, and may be subject to an additional 10 percent penalty tax if withdrawn prior to age 59½.
A defined contribution plan that may be established by a nonprofit organization or school for retirement. Employees may allocate a portion of their salaries into this plan, and contributions are excluded from their income for tax purposes (with limitations). Contributions and earnings will compound tax deferred. Withdrawals from a 403(b) plan are taxed as ordinary income, and may be subject to an additional 10 percent penalty tax if withdrawn prior to age 59½.
An approach to the stock market in which specific factors - such as the price-to-earnings ratio, yield, or return on equity - are used to determine what stock may be favorable for investment.
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A federal tax levied on the transfer of property as a gift. This tax is paid by the donor. For 2022, the first $16,000 a year from a donor to each recipient is excluded from tax. Most states also impose a gift tax. The gift tax exclusion is indexed for inflation.
A will entirely in the handwriting of the testator. Without witnesses, holographic wills are valid and enforceable only in some states.
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Contributions to a traditional IRA are deductible from earned income in the calculation of federal and state income taxes if the taxpayer meets certain requirements. The earnings accumulate tax deferred until withdrawn, and then the entire withdrawal is taxed as ordinary income. Individuals not eligible to make deductible contributions may make nondeductible contributions, the earnings on which would be tax deferred.
An increase in the price of products and services over time. The government's main measure of inflation is the Consumer Price Index.
A person who dies without leaving a valid will. State law then determines who inherits the property or serves as guardian for any minor children.
A broad class of assets with similar characteristics. The five investment categories include cash alternatives, fixed principal, equity, debt, and tangibles.
A trust that may not be modified or terminated by the trustor after its creation.
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Joint and Survivor Annuity
Most pension plans must offer this form of pension plan payout that pays over the life of the retiree and his or her spouse after the retiree dies. The retiree and his or her spouse must specifically choose not to accept this payment form.
Co-ownership of property by two or more people in which the survivor(s) automatically assumes ownership of a decedent's interest.
Jointly Held Property
Property owned by two or more persons under joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or, in some states, community property.
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Liability
Any claim against the assets of a person or corporation: accounts payable, wages, and salaries payable, dividends declared payable, accrued taxes payable, and fixed or long-term obligations such as mortgages, debentures, and bank loans.
Limited Partnership
Limited partnerships pool the money of investors to develop or purchase income-producing properties. When the partnership subsequently receives income from these properties, it passes the income on to its investors as dividend payments. Limited Partnerships are subject to special risks such as illiquidity and those risks inherent in the underlying investments. There are no assurances that the stated investment objectives will be reached. At redemption, the investor may receive back less than the original investment. Individuals must meet specific suitability standards. These standards, along with the risks and other information concerning the partnership, are set forth in the prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. Be sure to read the prospectus carefully before deciding whether to invest.
How quickly and easily an asset or security can be converted into cash.
A trust created by a person during his or her lifetime.
A living will, which is another type of advance medical directive, can be used to outline which medical procedures you want to be used to prolong your life, typically in the event of a terminal illness. It generally does not become effective until you become incapacitated. Even if your state does not authorize a living will, you may still want one as a way to document your wishes.
The disbursement of the entire value of an employer-sponsored retirement plan, pension plan, annuity, or similar account to the account owner or beneficiary. Lump-sum distributions may be rolled over into another tax-deferred account.
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Marginal Tax Rate
The amount of tax paid on an additional dollar of income. As income rises, so does the tax rate.
Marital Deduction
A provision of the tax codes that allows all assets of a deceased spouse to pass to the surviving spouse free of estate taxes. This provision is also referred to as the "unlimited marital deduction." The marital deduction may not apply in the case of noncitizens.
Market Capitalization, or market cap, is the total value of the shares outstanding of a publicly traded company. It is calculated by multiplying a company’s number of shares outstanding by the current market price per share.
Money Market Fund
A mutual fund that specializes in investing in short-term securities and tries to maintain a constant net asset value of $1. Money-market funds are neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money when investing in a money market fund.
A debt security issued by municipalities. The income from municipal bonds is usually exempt from federal income taxes. It may also be exempt from state income taxes in the state in which the municipal bond is issued. Some municipal bond interest could be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. If you sell a municipal bond at a profit, you could incur capital gains taxes. The principal value of bonds fluctuates with market conditions. Bonds sold prior to maturity may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Municipal Bond Fund
A mutual fund that specializes in investing in municipal bonds. Bond funds are subject to the same inflation, interest-rate, and credit risks associated with their underlying bonds. As interest rates rise, bond prices typically fall, which can adversely affect a bond fund's performance. The principal value of bond funds fluctuates with changes in market conditions. Shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual funds are sold by prospectus. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains this and other information about the investment company, can be obtained from your financial professional. Be sure to read the prospectus carefully before deciding whether to invest.
Mutual Fund
A collection of stocks, bonds, or other securities purchased and managed by an investment company with funds from a group of investors. The return and principal value of mutual funds fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Shares when sold, or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual funds are sold by prospectus. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains this and other information about the investment company, can be obtained from your financial professional. Be sure to read the prospectus carefully before deciding whether to invest.
The per-share value of a mutual fund's current holdings. The net asset value is calculated by dividing the net market value of the fund's assets by the number of outstanding shares.
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Pooled Income Fund
A trust created by a charitable organization that combines the contributions of several donors and distributes income to those donors based on the earnings of the trust. The trust is managed by the charitable organization, and contributions are partially deductible for income tax purposes.
All the investments held by an individual or a mutual fund.
A class of stock with claim to a company's earnings, before payment can be made on the common stock, and that is usually entitled to priority over common stock if the company liquidates. Generally, preferred stocks pay dividends at a fixed rate.
Prenuptial Agreement
A legal agreement arranged before marriage stating who owns property acquired before marriage and during marriage and how property will be divided in the event of divorce. ERISA benefits are not affected by prenuptial agreements.
The market price of a stock divided by the company's annual earnings per share. Because the P/E ratio is a widely regarded yardstick for investors, it often appears with stock price quotations.
Principal
In a security, the principal is the amount of money that is invested, excluding earnings. In a debt instrument such as a bond, it is the face amount.
The court-supervised process in which a decedent's estate is settled and distributed.
An agreement under which employees share in the profits of their employer. The company makes annual contributions to the employees' accounts. These funds usually accumulate tax deferred until the employee retires or leaves the company.
A document provided by investment companies to prospective investors. The prospectus gives information needed by investors to make informed decisions prior to investing in a specific mutual fund, variable annuity, or variable universal life insurance. The prospectus includes information on the minimum investment amount, the investment company's objectives, past performance, risk level, sales charges, management fees, and any other expense information about the investment company, as well as a description of the services provided to investors in the investment company.
At the time of divorce, this order would be issued by a state domestic relations court and would require that an employee's ERISA retirement plan accrued benefits be divided between the employee and the spouse.
Qualified Retirement Plan
A pension, profit-sharing, or qualified savings plan that is established by an employer for the benefit of the employees. These plans must be established in conformity with IRS rules. Contributions accumulate tax deferred until withdrawn and are deductible to the employer as a current business expense.
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A trust in which the creator reserves the right to modify or terminate the trust.
The chance that an investor will lose all or part of an investment.
Refers to the assumption that rational investors will choose the security with the least risk if they can maintain the same return. As the level of risk goes up, so must the expected return on the investment.
A method by which an individual can transfer the assets from one retirement program to another without the recognition of income for tax purposes. The requirements for a rollover depend on the type of program from which the distribution is made and the type of program receiving the distribution.
A nondeductible IRA that allows tax-free withdrawals when certain conditions are met. Income and contribution limits apply.
S
Evidence of an investment, either in direct ownership (as with stocks), creditorship (as with bonds), or indirect ownership (as with options).
Self-Employed Retirement Plans
In the past, the terms “Keogh plan” and “H.R. 10 plan” were used to distinguish a retirement plan established by a self-employed individual from a plan established by a corporation or other entity. However, self-employed retirement plans are now generally referred to by the name of the particular type of plan used, such as SEP IRA, SIMPLE 401(k), or self-employed 401(k). The contribution amount is indexed annually for inflation.
Simplified Employee Pension Plan (SEP)
A type of plan under which the employer contributes to an employee's IRA. Contributions may be made up to a certain limit and are immediately vested.
An insurance-based contract that provides future payments at regular intervals in exchange for current premiums. Generally used as a supplement to retirement income and pays over the life of one individual, usually the retiree, with no rights of payment to any survivor.
An arrangement under which two parties (usually a corporation and employee) share the cost of a life insurance policy and split the proceeds.
An IRA designed for a couple when one spouse has no earned income. The maximum combined contribution that can be made each year to an IRA and a spousal IRA is $12,000 or 100 percent of earned income (whichever is less) for the 2022 tax year. The total may be split between the two IRAs as the couple wishes, provided that the contribution to either IRA does not exceed the maximum annual contribution limit ($6,000 for 2022).
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Tax Credit
Tax credits, the most appealing type of tax deductions, are subtracted directly, dollar for dollar, from your income tax bill.
Tax Deferred
Interest, dividends, or capital gains that grow untaxed in certain accounts or plans until they are withdrawn.
Under certain conditions, the interest from bonds issued by states, cities, and certain other government agencies is exempt from federal income taxes. In many states, the interest from tax-exempt bonds will also be exempt from state and local income taxes. If you sell a tax-exempt bond at a profit, you could incur capital gains taxes. Some tax-exempt bond interest could be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The principal value of bonds fluctuates with market conditions. Bonds sold prior to maturity may be worth more or less than their original cost.
The amount of income used to compute tax liability. It is determined by subtracting adjustments, itemized deductions or the standard deduction, and personal exemptions from gross income.
An approach to investing in stocks in which a stock's past performance is mapped onto charts. These charts are examined to find familiar patterns to use as an indicator of the stock's future performance.
Tenancy in Common
A form of co-ownership. Upon the death of a co-owner, his or her interest passes to the designated beneficiaries and not to the surviving owner or owners.
Term life insurance provides a death benefit if the insured dies. Term insurance does not accumulate cash value and ends after a certain number of years or at a certain age.
A trust established by a will that takes effect upon death.
One who has made a will or who dies having left a will.
The total of all earnings from a given investment, including dividends, interest, and any capital gain.
A legal entity created by an individual in which one person or institution holds the right to manage property or assets for the benefit of someone else. Types of trusts include: Testamentary Trust – A trust established by a will that takes effect upon death; Living Trust – A trust created by a person during his or her lifetime; Revocable Trust – A trust in which the creator reserves the right to modify or terminate the trust; Irrevocable Trust – A trust that may not be modified or terminated by the trustor after its creation
An individual or institution appointed to administer a trust for its beneficiaries.
A method of transferring retirement plan assets from one employer's plan to another employer plan or to an IRA. One benefit of this method is that no federal income tax will be withheld by the trustee of the first plan.
A type of life insurance that combines a death benefit with a savings element that accumulates tax deferred at current interest rates, subject to change, but with a guaranteed minimum. Under a universal life insurance policy, the policyholder can increase or decrease his or her coverage, with limitations, without purchasing a new policy. Universal life is also referred to as "flexible premium" life insurance. Access to cash values through borrowing or partial surrenders can reduce the policy's cash value and death benefit, increase the chance that the policy will lapse, and may result in a tax liability if the policy terminates before the death of the insured. Policy loans or withdrawals will reduce the policy's cash value and death benefit. Additional out-of-pocket payments may be needed if actual dividends or investment returns decrease, if you withdraw policy values, if you take out a loan, or if current charges increase. There may be surrender charges at the time of surrender or withdrawal and are taxable if you withdraw more than your basis in the policy. Any guarantees are contingent on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company. The cost and availability of life insurance depend on factors such as age, health, and the type and amount of insurance purchased.
A type of life insurance that combines a death benefit with an investment element that accumulates tax deferred. The account value can be allocated into a variety of investment subaccounts. The investment return and principal value of the variable subaccounts will fluctuate; thus, the policy's account value, and possibly the death benefit, will be determined by the performance of the chosen subaccounts and is not guaranteed. Withdrawals may be subject to surrender charges and are taxable if the account owner withdraws more than his or her basis in the policy. Policy loans or withdrawals will reduce the policy's cash value and death benefit and may require additional premium payments to keep the policy in force. There may also be additional fees and charges associated with a VUL policy. Any guarantees are contingent on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company. Variable universal life is sold by prospectus. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and your need for death-benefit coverage carefully before investing. The prospectuses, which contains this and other information about the variable universal life policy and the underlying investment options, can be obtained from your financial professional. Be sure to read the prospectus carefully before deciding whether to invest.
The range of price swings of a security or market over time.
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Welfare Benefit Plan
An employee benefit plan that provides such benefits as medical, sickness, accident, disability, death, or unemployment benefits.
A type of life insurance that offers a death benefit and also accumulates cash value tax deferred at fixed interest rates. Whole life insurance policies generally have a fixed annual premium that does not rise over the duration of the policy. Whole life insurance is also referred to as "ordinary" or "straight" life insurance. Access to cash values through borrowing or partial surrenders can reduce the policy's cash value and death benefit, increase the chance that the policy will lapse, and may result in a tax liability if the policy terminates before the death of the insured. Policy loans or withdrawals will reduce the policy's cash value and death benefit. Additional out-of-pocket payments may be needed if actual dividends or investment returns decrease, if you withdraw policy values, if you take out a loan, or if current charges increase. There may be surrender charges at the time of surrender or withdrawal and are taxable if you withdraw more than your basis in the policy. Any guarantees are contingent on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company. The cost and availability of life insurance depend on factors such as age, health, and the type and amount of insurance purchased.
A legal document that declares a person's wishes concerning the disposition of property, the guardianship of his or her children, and the administration of the estate after his or her death.
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Generally, the yield is the amount of current income provided by an investment. For stocks, the yield is calculated by dividing the total of the annual dividends by the current price. For bonds, the yield is calculated by dividing the annual interest by the current price. The yield is distinguished from the return, which includes price appreciation or depreciation.
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This type of bond makes no periodic interest payments but instead is sold at a steep discount from its face value. Because these bonds do not pay interest until maturity, their prices tend to be more volatile than bonds that pay interest regularly. Interest income is subject to ordinary income tax each year, even though the investor does not receive any income payments. Bonds sold prior to maturity may be worth more or less than their original cost.
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A hand-crafted scarf, made of 100% natural silk, in the small Greek town of Soufli, where silk is grown from natural silkworm cocoons since antiquity.
This scarf was designed using the Ebru art technique.
Ebru is a traditional form of painting, known in the East for centuries. The design is made on the surface of the water and then captured on the fabric. Every piece of fabric turns into a canvas where the artwork is transferred and it takes 4 days to perfect each scarf. There can be no two identical pieces, each scarf is unique.
Material: 100% Silk with hand-rolled edges
Designed and Made in Greece
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Keep your scarves happy and bright by storing them away from humidity and direct sunlight. Dry clean and use cool iron on the back side only.
We are open 7 days a week, excluding holidays. All orders with items in stock are shipped as soon as possible, in most cases on the next business day. Exception are the bespoke items and made-to-order pieces that have different shipping times.
Shipping within Qatar is free and you will receive your order on the next business day.
There is also the option of same-day delivery, but you must place your order before 12.00 noon (local time). A flat fee of 40 QAR applies.
At the moment we ship only to Qatar and the neighboring Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, but we will start shipping to more destinations soon.
All orders are shipped with DHL Express. Allow 3-5 business days for delivery. For orders over 1000 QAR, shipping is free. For all other orders, there is a flat shipping cost of 79 QAR, that will be added to your total cost at checkout.
We are confident that you will love your purchase, but if for some reason you don’t, you can send it back to us within 15 days of receipt and you will get an exchange item or store credit.
About the designer
Katerina Momitsa is the artist behind the brand Káte. She works with the Ebru and marbling techniques.
Ebru is a traditional form of painting, well known in Anatolia for centuries. The design is created on the water and then captured on paper. The origin of the word is Persian and means "figure like a cloud".
Katerina’s first contact and studies with ebru were in Istanbul. Since then she has participated in several workshops of many ebru masters and has participated in various exhibitions.
In her art studio in Athens, she experiments with ebru and marbling techniques and applies them on various materials.
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I worked for Rush Limbaugh & was his friend for 28 years – he was the most-influential pro-Israel broadcaster in the history of radio | All Israel News
I worked for Rush Limbaugh & was his friend for 28 years – he was the most-influential pro-Israel broadcaster in the history of radio
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I worked for Rush Limbaugh & was his friend for 28 years – he was the most-influential pro-Israel broadcaster in the history of radio
Here’s the exclusive conversation I had with Rush about Israel, Bible prophecy, radical Islam, his only visit to Israel & his fear that world leaders will eventually turn on Israel
Joel C. Rosenberg | February 18, 2021
JERUSALEM – It was with great sadness that I learned yesterday that Rush Limbaugh, my friend of 28 years, had passed away after a yearlong battle with lung cancer.
He was only 70.
We first met in 1993. In 1994, Rush hired me to write for his newsletter, The Limbaugh Letter, and to serve as his research director. Though I moved on in 1996 to work for a U.S. presidential candidate, Rush and I stayed in regular contact – mostly by email, and occasionally by phone.
Most people think of Rush as almost exclusively interested in American domestic, economic, social and political issues.
But the Rush I knew was fascinated with foreign policy, and especially Israel. Indeed, over the years, Rush proved to be the most influential pro-Israel broadcaster in the history of radio. He also educated millions – tens of millions – about the threat of radical Islamism.
These were the topics he and I most often discussed behind the scenes – and occasionally, on his radio program, heard by some 20 million people every week, as well as in the pages of his monthly newsletter.
As the world reflects on his legacy, I thought it might be helpful to share an exclusive interview that Rush did with me a few years in 2015 because it reveals his deep interest in the Jewish state and the region. He asked me about my family’s decision to make aliyah, my perspective on the rapidly changing dynamics in the Middle East, my views of Bible prophecy and what life is like for Christians in Israel.
We also discussed his only trip to Israel (in 1993), his respect for Prime Minister Netanyahu, and his passion for political thrillers about Israel and the threats that Americans and Israelis face from radical Islam.
Rush: So great to speak to our old buddy Joel Rosenberg, a valued Limbaugh Letter staffer in the 1990s who has gone on to achieve greatness as a bestselling novelist and much more, and whose new book, The Third Target, I highly recommend.
Joel! How are you doing? It’s been way too long.
Rosenberg: I’m doing well. So great to hear your voice again.
Rush: You have recently moved your family to Israel?
Rush: Tell me about that.
Rosenberg: Well, we became citizens of the State of Israel. We’re actually dual citizens. We have U.S. and Israeli citizenship. That means we get to vote twice. It’s like living in Chicago.
Rush: [Laughter] What about taxes?
Rosenberg: We have a 10-year grace period in Israel, and then things start to shift. We are not going for the taxes, though. They are higher in Israel. As you know, Rush, I’m from a Jewish background on my father’s side, a Gentile on my mom’s side. We’re Evangelical Christians, believers in Jesus as the Messiah. So we thought it might not even be possible to become citizens of the State of Israel. But because we really can prove our Jewish roots, they have an open door. If you’re Jewish enough to have been killed by Hitler, you’re welcome to Israel.
Rush: Isn’t this amazing, though? The image Israel has around the world is exclusionary, and yet they welcome you.
Rosenberg: You’re right. It is an oasis, and really a refuge for Christians in the Middle East. Obviously, most of the people who are there are Jewish, not believers in Jesus. There are also Arab Muslims. But you are the safest and freest as a Christian in Israel than any country in the Middle East. We arrived in August 2014, in the midst of 4,538 rockets and missiles landing on our new country. From our apartment, we are two hours from genocidal Syria, we are 90 minutes from Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and about two hours from Hamas in Gaza.
Rush: This reminds me of when I took my five-day, really compressed trip to Israel in 1993. They took me to the Golan Heights, and said, “Over there, there’s Syria.” It was an IDF soldier, a young, 18-year-old guide: “They want to wipe me out over there. And over there is Jordan, and over there is Gaza,” and so forth. From up there you can see it, something United States citizens cannot relate to. It’s like living in New Jersey and having New York want to wipe you off the map.
Rosenberg: Exactly, that’s right. It’s a surreal place to be. One, obviously, because of the Biblical history and the amazing archaeological history — all of it is so rich, the spiritual dynamic. But the geopolitical environment is exactly why I termed it “the epicenter.” The eyes of the world are focused on that country, its neighbors, and its enemies. It is a fascinating and very challenging place to live.
Rush: How is Obama perceived there? We’re never going to know the truth from the America media.
Rosenberg: There is deep anxiety about him. It was worse before he came to visit [in March 2013]. Then his numbers popped in the polls, and everyone thought, “Okay, now he gets it.” But that is all fading. There is real concern that in his last two years in office, with no need to face the voters again, that he may turn against Israel in very significant ways. But we’ll see.
Rush: Your books are just superb. I know you’re an Evangelical, and as such, you have studied and written about that, and you’ve incorporated prophecy into many of your books. I know it comforts you, if you can translate the Biblical prophecy you believe in, to present-day events. If it’s something that you’re persuaded is actually happening, it’s actually kind of comforting, given your faith. Is Obama accounted for in any prophecy that you know of, or have written about? I mean his presence at this time, with his apparent allegiance to the enemies of Israel.
Rosenberg: That’s an interesting question. First, when I write novels, some of them look at what would happen if certain prophecies came true in my lifetime. I don’t know that they will; I’m not saying, “This is exactly how it’ll happen” — but I am curious about it. Second, the fact that Israel exists as a country, and that the Jews are coming back from all over the world, those are big end-times Bible prophecies. So that’s very interesting.
Rush: Right.
Rosenberg: In terms of President Obama, look, the scriptures are clear, both the Old and New Testament, that in what’s called “the last days,” all nations will eventually turn against Israel. There is a major prophecy in Ezekiel 38 and 39 where Russia and Iran form an alliance with Turkey and several other countries. They try to attack Israel. Nobody comes to Israel’s defense, not a single country. And then in [the book of] Revelation, every single country on the planet turns against Israel. Will these events happen in our lifetime? It’s too soon to tell. But that being said, for the first time, under President Obama, Americans and Israelis can begin to see the possibility of the United States not standing with Israel when times are hard.
Rosenberg: I’m not saying that it’s a fulfillment of prophecy, but it’s suggestive of what it might look like when an American President decides to abandon Israel or turn actively against her.
Rush: I know, but it makes your books prophetic in their own way. That’s what’s fascinating about it. I know that you’re not predicting, but you are taking what’s believed by some and incorporating it into novels. And it’s fascinating the way you’ve done it.
Rosenberg: Well, I appreciate it. Working in Washington for 24 years, I know people are cynical about the Bible generally, and certainly about prophecy. Even a lot of Christians think it’s a little nutty. I get that. So I’ve tried to write Tom Clancy-esque political thrillers that will capture and hold a reader the way you try to capture and hold an audience every day, and draw them in with something that they could dismiss — that’s fine — but it would be so organic to the plot that they might think, “That’s interesting, I didn’t even know that was in the Bible, I didn’t know that was possible.” But my geopolitical scenarios have to be realistic enough to hold people.
Rush: Before we get to ISIS, give everybody here just a brief tease about The Third Target. Because you were writing that book before most people even heard of ISIS or ISIL.
Rosenberg: Well, yes. And when I started, I had not heard of ISIS. I’ll get to that in a moment. First, just the quick summary. The Third Target is a new political thriller, first of a series. It’s about a New York Times foreign correspondent who hears a rumor that ISIS, the Islamic State, has captured chemical weapons inside Syria. The reporter wants to go in and interview the commander of ISIS and confirm or refute the story, but his editor won’t let him. So he and his colleague decide to go into civil-war-torn Syria anyway. And what ensues is this reporter trying to determine, number one, does ISIS have genocidal weapons? And number two, if so, who would they use it against? ISIS is currently trying to bring down the government of Syria and the government of Iraq. So the question is, what’s the next target, what’s the third target, and that’s the title and the essence of the novel.
Rush: Awesome. I went to iBooks and bought it.
Rosenberg: I would’ve sent it to you!
Rush: I know, but I like to have the electronic version. I have it on my iPhone 6 Plus right now.
Rosenberg: I appreciate it. You asked about the research. You’re right. I started it about two years ago, the research phase, and I had not heard of ISIS. Obviously, I’d heard of al Qaeda in Iraq, but I thought it was sort of fading because of U.S. efforts in Iraq. So I sat down with two former CIA directors who’ve become friends over the years. One is Jim Woolsey, who served with President Clinton, so he’s a Democrat.
Rosenberg: He’s a great guy. I don’t know how he ever ended up working for President Clinton, but he’s a Scoop Jackson Democrat, he really gets the world. I like him very much. Then Porter Goss from Florida, who was the CIA director under President George W. Bush, after George Tenet. Porter is also a great guy and has become a wonderful friend, as has his wife. So I sat down with them individually, and I said, “What keeps you guys up at night? I’m writing a new series. I need a new enemy. I want to write about something that’s, say, four or five years out, but something that’s emerging that you think people ought to know about.” I’m not just trying to write a high-octane, high-speed, keep-you-up-all-night type entertainment novel. I want to warn, I want to educate.
Rush: You are using real-world questions.
Rush: You’re asking about real-world events in your books.
Rosenberg: Yes. So they both said, “You’ve got to watch al Qaeda in Iraq. They’re morphing into something different. It looks more dangerous to us, and we think they’re going to be a huge problem, in Syria and then possibly Iraq.” I then went to Israel, before we moved, and I sat down with the former head of the Mossad, and I asked the same questions. He gave me the same answer. Then in the course of writing the novel, I decided, “I want the perspective of a Sunni Arab Muslim leader.” I wanted to meet with the King of Jordan, King Abdullah II. That didn’t quite work, but the embassy set me up in Amman, Jordan, with the prime minister of Jordan, the Foreign Minister, the Interior Minister, and a Prince who was a senior advisor to the King. And that was good enough. I really got to spend time with them, asking about ISIS, about the region, about their precarious situation. And the interior minister, Rush, said, “Is this going to be like a Tom Clancy novel?” I said, “Well, I hope so.” He said, “Good. Sit down, get your notebook out. Let’s go on the record. I want to give you this information because the King has appointed me to make sure your scenario never happens, at least in our country.”
Rush: [Laughs]. This is fascinating.
Rosenberg: It was. I couldn’t believe they would let me do it.
Rush: I can’t believe this access you had. This is incredible.
Rosenberg: It was. That is one of the unintended events or developments from writing the novels, and then being reasonably successful, that has happened. I totally did not expect this. Doors have opened. Porter Goss contacted me. The reason I know the former CIA director is because when he retired, he called and invited my wife and I to dinner. We didn’t know each other. When we sat down for dinner, he pulled out a copy of my nonfiction book, Epicenter. It was all dog-eared, written up. We started talking, and I said, “How come you never invited me over when you were running the agency?” [Laughs]. But anyway, doors have opened in a way I would never have expected.
Rush: It’s exciting to me. It adds credibility to the story as well. Something else about this. Here you’re talking to these guys in Jordan. We hear about ISIS, the Khorasan Group, al Qaeda in Yemen, Hamas, militant Islam, Islamist extremists. Just today I was talking about this. Jimmy Carter said the great thing about Paris is all this terrorism is going to make people look deep into Islam to find out what’s great about the religion.
Rush: Now, he’s nuts. Then he started talking about all the moderate Muslims speaking out against terrorism. I don’t know of any except [President Abdel-Fattah] el-Sisi in Egypt. We never hear, Joel, we never hear that. But you’re talking to these guys in Jordan. One of the common assumptions to make, and I fall prey to it myself, is that there’s no moderate Muslims, that some are just more bellicose than others, but they all secretly want Islam to be the world’s dominant religion, even the king of Jordan, even the people we think of as moderates. Is that true or not?
Rosenberg: There’s no question that there’s not nearly enough leaders in the Muslim world who have the courage to stand up and not just denounce radical events, but to deconstruct radical religious thinking within the Muslim world. But interestingly enough, Rush, the three leaders in the world who really are the Winston Churchills of this moment, who see the gathering storm and are taking action and speaking out, none of them are found in Washington, London, Paris, or any Western capital that’s our ally. They’re all in the Middle East. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be the leader, in my view, but then President el-Sisi in Egypt, and King Abdullah in Jordan. These three men have created an alliance that the Western media is not covering, the President of the United States does not care about and is not joining, but these three men have created a quiet, historic alliance against radical Islam. It’s one of the most extraordinary developments in modern geopolitical history, and our President is on the wrong side.
Rush: Speaking of the wrong side. Where does King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia come down on this?
Rosenberg: Well, he’s dying, but in the royal family, at the leadership level, I believe there are shifts happening, quietly.
Rush: They’re building a giant, 600-mile-long fence. They’re scared to death of ISIS. King Abdullah warned his new ambassadors about ISIS late last year when they gathered at his home to be welcomed to the country, and he sent them back home and said, “You guys better tell everybody, Europe, United States, all together, you’d better be worried about these ISIS people.”
Rush: But the Saudi royal family runs militant Islam, Wahhabism. I think they’re more in the center of this than even Iran is.
Rosenberg: I think there’s a difference. Look, the Saudis have a lot of troubles, and people can tell me I’m wrong, but my perception is that post-9/11 the royal family has taken a significant shift away from radical, violent Wahhabism. They are trying to make the kingdom safe for themselves, first of all. But economically, they’re so interconnected to the West that it’s economic suicide to allow Wahhabism to become the world’s most feared terrorist movement. Mostly it’s self-preservation, both political, in terms of their actual lives, and economic. They are actually quietly siding with the Egyptians and the Jordanians, and very quietly with the Israelis —
Rush: Is that right?
Rosenberg: — and with the Gulf Emirates, in an alliance against two forces, Rush. One is against radical Sunni Islam, ISIS, and then, even more importantly, against radical Shia Islam and an Iranian nuclear state.
Rush: Well, that’s comforting to hear. I knew the royal family is opposed to Iran getting nuclear weapons. Did you happen to see in The Daily Beast, and if you haven’t, you should, the piece by Leslie Gelb titled, “This Is Obama’s Last Foreign Policy Chance”? Leslie Gelb, former New York Times reporter, Council on Foreign Relations president for 10 or 12 years, now president emeritus. If there’s a go-to establishment foreign-policy intellectual leftist, it’s this guy.
Rush: He rips Obama to shreds over not going to Paris. Maybe he’s helping Hillary here too, but he concludes that Obama is unfit. He concludes that Obama is unqualified, that Obama and Valerie Jarrett and everybody in the foreign policy/foreign affairs apparatus needs to be fired. He names replacements, most of them Republicans, and he sounds scared to death.
Rosenberg: Amen. I have not read it. I will. It’s consistent with two former Obama Defense Secretaries, Bob Gates and Leon Panetta, both of whom warned the President not to withdraw all U.S. forces from Iraq — that Iraq’s leadership and government simply wasn’t ready for that, and you’d create a vacuum into which radical Islam would storm in. And that’s exactly what has happened. I’m glad when I hear stories of Democrats beginning to wake up and speak out. But I have to say overall the danger of complacency, of moral murkiness versus moral clarity, is so predominant. Not just in the United States, but of course in Europe. This is what’s going to destroy us, or deeply damage us, unless we turn this thing around.
Rush: You’ve got too many people trying to appease them. Look, I want to get to the poll you conducted on ISIS with the McLaughlin [& Associates firm]. The results are interesting. Seventy-four percent of Americans fear ISIS is going to launch a catastrophic terror attack in the U.S. Were you surprised how many people knew about ISIS and were giving it this much thought?
Rosenberg: The numbers surprised me with how enormous the fear is, that it’s across partisan lines, it’s across ideological lines, it’s across racial and socioeconomic lines. The country gets this. It shows the enormous disconnect between Washington generally, the president in particular, and the rest of the American people. I was thinking maybe this would be a 52/48 percent breakdown. But it’s 74/20. Also significant is how they reacted to the concerns about Israel. Seventy-three percent said that ISIS will attempt genocidal attacks against Israel if they can. I included a question about Jordan because it’s one of the elements in this novel, but 65% of Americans fear that ISIS would try to overthrow the King of Jordan — they see him as an important moderate ally — and then use Jordan as a base camp to launch attacks against the United States and Israel. Again, I don’t think most Americans care much about Jordan, but they are seeing this situation much more clearly than Washington political folk realize they do.
Rush: I wonder why. The media is not focusing on it. I mean, we have stories of beheadings, and that does carry a lot of weight with people who see the videos on the internet. But the mainstream media is not really covering this.
Rosenberg: I think those things have broken through. The establishment in Washington is so out of touch on so many issues, and this is one of them. When you see a series of Americans beheaded you think, “These people are coming, and they’re worse than al Qaeda.” Al Qaeda is denouncing ISIS as being too radical. We’ve entered a bizarre universe, Rush, when al Qaeda looks like the moderate.
Rush: Exactly. It’s heartening that so many people are worried that it’s possible they would attack here. Because let’s face it, a lot of Democrats and a lot of people in the media have done their best to erase 9/11 from people’s memories. On the anniversary every year, you will not see video, except on Fox. You won’t see photos, you won’t see any of the horror. You’ll see the ceremonies of people’s names being recited.
Rush: But your poll also found that some 47% think that Obama will abandon or fully turn against Israel in these next two years.
Rosenberg: Yes, 47.4% said they believe that, and 38% said they disagree. Now, that’s a pretty strong plurality.
Rush: What would that mean for Israel? Some people think he already has turned against Israel, for all practical purposes.
Rosenberg: Right. Israel and President Obama requires a very mixed and complicated set of analyses. For all of his emotional and relational disconnect and hostility towards Prime Minister Netanyahu, and for trying to force Israel to divide Jerusalem and roll back to the 1967 borders — which are not defensible — for all that, President Obama has supported the funding of our Iron Dome rocket defense system. He continues to provide arms and high-tech weaponry, intelligence sharing. So I’m not sure that I can explain it. But I can tell you right now, the Obama Administration is quietly gunning, politically, for Netanyahu. They want Netanyahu gone. They want a center-left guy to emerge on March 17 when Israel holds elections. They desperately want Netanyahu removed from leadership.
Rush: What do they want the next Prime Minister to do? They want him to give away even more of the country?
Rosenberg: Yes. They want a deal. They want an historic legacy “peace deal” that would divide Jerusalem, create a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem, and roll Israel back, again, to the pre-1967 borders. The United States is trying to pressure, and almost force a settlement, rather than have the Palestinians negotiate one. Now, here’s the thing. I’m developing really wonderful friendships with Palestinians, even before we moved there, but especially now. I love the Palestinian people. I want them to have civil rights, human rights. I want them to have autonomy. Their lives don’t need to be run by Israel. But I don’t believe in a sovereign government, because I don’t believe it’s stable, and I believe it’s dangerous. What if Jordan does get taken over by ISIS or some other radical group? What if Hamas takes over the West Bank the way they’ve taken over Gaza? Then you’ve got people willing to behead you on the mountains of Jerusalem. I live nine miles from the West Bank. The Palestinian Authority is nine miles east of my apartment. I do not want to see ISIS butchers within nine miles — because to my back, to my west, is the coast of the Mediterranean. There’s no way out.
Rush: Yes. I’m sorry, I don’t understand the thinking behind this whole “peace process,” Joel, that they want to go back to ’67 borders, they want Israel to continue to give up land and get smaller and smaller. I can’t come to grips with it intellectually. This is never going to end until one side defeats the other. You’re not going to negotiate this away.
Rosenberg: You’ll see, Rush, as you read The Third Target, that I’ve envisioned in the novel essentially a post-Netanyahu environment, where a center-left prime minister is elected in Israel, and he is working out a deal with the President of the United States. I’m not going to give it all away, but what’s interesting is the closer you get to a deal like that, to me, that’s when the radicals like ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas, that’s when they’re going to strike, because they don’t want a peace deal. They want to kill every Jew and Christian and control every inch of land.
Rosenberg: The fact that the liberal establishment, and honestly, a lot of Republicans, don’t understand that —
Rush: I don’t know how you can’t understand. They’ve told us what they want. They have made their intentions clear.
Rosenberg: Well, in a bipartisan way of explaining this, let me just say that this actually started, unfortunately, under President George W. Bush, who did a heroic job in fighting radical Islam. In many, many ways he did an extraordinary job against the jihadists. But he chose to become the first President in American history to call for the division of Jerusalem and the creation of a Palestinian sovereign state in the West Bank and Gaza. There’s a lot of backstory on why he might have done that, to help build the coalition he needed in Iraq and so forth, but nevertheless, he legitimized it. It was a bad move. And it’s causing bad dividends right now.
Rush: Wasn’t Yasser Arafat offered, at the end of one of these peace summits, virtually everything he demanded from Bill Clinton? And then turned away because he didn’t want it. He didn’t want it.
Rosenberg: Yes. In the year 2000, Yasser Arafat was offered 93% of the West Bank, half of Jerusalem, and all of Gaza by then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak at Camp David with President Clinton. Clinton couldn’t believe Barak had offered that much. The Israeli government, Barak’s own government, couldn’t believe it. I ended up working for Natan Sharansky, who resigned from the Barak government because he couldn’t believe Barak was giving that much away. But did Yasser Arafat take the deal? No. Arafat not only walked away, he went home and started the Second Intifada, with suicide bombings all over Israel, rather than accept a state. The state would be 15 years old this year if Arafat had agreed to Barak’s offer.
Rush: Yes.
Rosenberg: And by the way, in 1947, the UN created a “Partition Plan,” and the Jews got less than they wanted, but they said yes. The Arabs said no. So we would have a Palestinian state 68 years old this year. They absolutely have refused it every single time. Ehud Olmert as the Prime Minister of Israel even made it 95% of the West Bank in 2008, and the Palestinians still said no. Look, the Palestine people need to be liberated, but not from Israel. They need to be liberated from the terrorists and the thugs and the despots who are enslaving their lives and ruining their future, and that’s the Palestinian leadership.
Rush: You can say that about certain groups in this country, actually. But we won’t. Time is growing short, and I need to ask you about domestic policy. Even though you’ve moved to Israel. By the way, as an aside here, that’s going to have a fascinating influence on your novel writing. You rip from the headlines. The headlines there may be a little different. You’ll still have access to American headlines, but your day-to-day life experience is going to undergo obvious changes. It’ll be fascinating to see how you incorporate those into your upcoming novels. But despite having moved there, I’ve been told by my spies, you’ve been meeting with potential U.S. Presidential contenders.
Rush: Now I’m not asking for any names and predictions or anything, but are you seeking them out? Are you in an advisory role here, or are you picking their brains?
Rosenberg: [Laughs] That’s a lot of good questions. I’ll try to give you short answers. It’s a combination of doors opening to meet them when I’m speaking at an event, or mutual friends. I’ve been in the political world for a long time as, I would note, a failed political consultant. Everyone I worked for lost. I tell them all that. I say listen, here’s my track record. But I am trying to build friendships and relationships with any or all of the people who are thinking about running, for a very specific reason. I want to understand who they are. I want to pray for them. I also want to try to influence the way they see U.S.-Israel policy, policy towards Jordan and Egypt. I want to understand what they already know about radical Islam, what they’re going to do about it, and if I can be helpful in terms of connecting them with people they ought to know and be listening to, or to talk to them or have them read my books. So it’s been interesting. But I’ve got to tell you, as we head into 2016, there are key economic issues, there are key social and domestic policy issues. But I really believe, Rush, that we cannot afford a nominee on the Republican side who doesn’t already have a significant degree of experience in foreign policy and national security, and a really well-developed worldview that understands the threat from Russia as well as from radical Islam, and the challenge that China poses, and North Korea. I really don’t believe this round will be conducive for somebody who’s just getting into this with not much background. Whoever is pro-life, pro-marriage, pro-Israel, I would personally support, though I don’t think any of these guys want my personal endorsement. It’s not that type of thing. I don’t have that type of influence in the outside world. But in terms of helping them, yeah, I’ll help anybody who is even remotely good. But I think we all have to watch very carefully — I’ve been thinking about this for a while — because we cannot afford another rookie on the foreign-policy stage.
Rush: There’s no question about that. Look, congratulations on this new book.
Rosenberg: Thank you. I appreciate that.
Rush: I have been reading it, and it’s like your first one, The Last Jihad, in the sense I can’t put the thing down. That first book of yours just dazzled me. I was blown away. I never knew that you even had that interest, and that first book, to me, had the writing competence of somebody who’d been doing it for years, and it was your first offering. I was dazzled. This one’s hitting me the same way.
Rosenberg: Wow. I appreciate it so much. In many ways, the theme is still the same, which is: to misunderstand the nature and threat of evil is to risk being blindsided by it. I was concerned in 2001 that America would be blindsided by jihad, radical Muslims, if we didn’t understand what was coming. I didn’t expect it to happen as fast as it did. Again, when writing The Third Target, I thought this was a four or five years from now problem, in terms of ISIS. It’s come up much faster than I had anticipated.
Rush: This is the thing, folks, about Joel’s books. He writes them, and after they’re published, the events start happening. Everybody just racks their brains trying to figure how he knew. There’s no way you could have known, other than having your finger to the pulse of the people who make news. But it’s a bit uncanny.
Rosenberg: I learned some of that from you, Rush. You have the ability to seek information, and then you have an extraordinary capacity to process that information and draw conclusions that are ahead of what most people think that the data support. But you tend to be right. I was fascinated when I worked for you, because when I was doing research, you would often say things on the air, and I’d be like, “Where did he get that from?” You were your own research director. I was fascinated how you put information together and how you can see trends that a lot of political people still can’t see, even after the events have played out the way you said it would. I don’t know how much one can learn that, but I’ve tried to study it from you and from Netanyahu, whom I had the joy of working for, and Steve Forbes on the economic front, and trying to put that together in novels. I’m glad you’re enjoying them. It really means a lot to me.
Rush: Boy, they’re incredible, they really are, especially the first one, your rookie book.
Rosenberg: No one had heard of me, no one had heard of The Last Jihad, and you singlehandedly turned that into an 11-week New York Times bestseller. I couldn’t be more grateful. But I know you wouldn’t have done it just be nice to me, even though you’ve always been nice to me. You either liked it or you didn’t.
Rush: No, it was all that and more that I was describing. This one is, too. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next after having moved to Israel.
Rosenberg: My office is our bomb shelter in our apartment. [Laughter]. Apropos, I guess.
Rush: Right. You’ve got a close relationship with Netanyahu, too. I think he’s a great man.
Rosenberg: I’m closer to his team than to him personally, but he is a great leader. You should come back over to Israel. You’re due for a refresher.
Rush: I am. I think it’s an amazing place. Again, best of luck, and thanks for your time.
Rosenberg: It’s great to hear your voice and to get to talk to you directly and not just on the radio. One of the things I miss, having moved there, is I don’t get to listen to you the way I used to when I lived here.
Rush: It’s called Rush 24/7. Dittocam, audio streaming, or podcast, that’s definitely the way to do it.
Rosenberg: Good point. I’ll do that. God bless you, Rush. I really appreciate your friendship.
Rush: Same here.
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The Treasury Department is investigating whether the crypto exchange allowed users in Iran to buy and sell digital tokens, said people with knowledge of the matter.
Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is under federal investigation, suspected of violating U.S. sanctions by allowing users in Iran and elsewhere to buy and sell digital tokens, according to five people affiliated with the company or with knowledge of the inquiry.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has been investigating Kraken since 2019 and is expected to impose a fine, said the people, who declined to be identified for fear of retribution from the company. Kraken would be the largest U.S. crypto firm to face an enforcement action from O.F.A.C. Sanctions against Iran, which the United States imposed in 1979, prohibiting the export of goods or services to people or entities in the country.
The federal government has increasingly cracked down on crypto companies, which are lightly regulated, as the market for digital currencies has grown. Tether, a stablecoin company, was fined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for misstatements about its reserves last year, while the Justice Department brought insider-trading charges this month against an ex-employee of Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange.
Scrutiny of the industry has risen in recent months as the crypto market went into meltdown and several companies, such as Voyager Digital and Celsius Network, collapsed.
Kraken, a private company valued at $11 billion that allows users to buy, sell or hold various cryptocurrencies, has previously faced regulatory actions. Last year, the C.F.T.C. levied a $1.25 million penalty against the company for a prohibited trading service.
In an internal conversation about employee benefits in 2019, Jesse Powell, Kraken’s chief executive, suggested he would consider breaking the law in a wide range of situations if the advantages to the company outweighed potential penalties, according to messages seen by The New York Times. The company has also been dealing with internal conflict over issues including race and gender, which were stoked by Mr. Powell.
Marco Santori, Kraken’s chief legal officer, said the company “does not comment on specific discussions with regulators.” He added, “Kraken closely monitors compliance with sanctions laws and, as a general matter, reports to regulators even potential issues.”
A Treasury spokeswoman said the agency “does not confirm or comment on potential or ongoing investigations” and was committed to enforcing “sanctions that protect U.S. national security.”
Sanctions are some of the most powerful tools the United States has to influence the behavior of nations it does not consider allies. But cryptocurrencies pose a threat to sanctions because the digital coins don’t flow through the traditional banking system, making the funds harder for the government to control.
In October, the Treasury Department warned that cryptocurrencies “potentially reduce the efficacy of American sanctions.” It released a 30-page compliance manual that recommended cryptocurrency companies use geolocation tools to weed out customers in restricted regions.
“The fact that crypto can move without a bank or intermediary means that exchanges are responsible for certain types of financial regulatory compliance,” said Hailey Lennon, a lawyer at Anderson Kill who handles regulatory issues in crypto.
Kraken and the issue of sanctions surfaced in a November 2019 lawsuit by a former employee from the finance department, Nathan Peter Runyon, who accused the start-up of generating revenue from accounts in sanctioned countries. He said he brought the matter to Kraken’s chief financial officer and top compliance official in early 2019, according to legal filings. (The suit was settled last year.)
That same year, O.F.A.C. began investigating Kraken, focusing on the company’s accounts in Iran, said the people familiar with the investigation. Kraken’s customers have also opened accounts in Syria and Cuba, two other countries under U.S. sanctions, the people said.
In 2020, O.F.A.C. fined BitGo, a digital wallet service with an office in Palo Alto, Calif., more than $98,000 in 2020 for 183 apparent sanctions violations. Last year, it fined BitPay, an Atlanta-based crypto payment processor, more than $500,000 for 2,102 apparent violations. Coinbase also disclosed in a 2021 financial filing that it sent notices to O.F.A.C. flagging transactions that may have violated sanctions, though the agency hasn’t taken any enforcement action.
Mr. Powell co-founded Kraken in 2011 and was an early proponent of Bitcoin, a digital currency that was marketed as being free of any government’s influence or regulation.
In 2018, the New York Attorney General’s office asked Kraken and 12 other exchanges to answer a questionnaire about their operations. Kraken refused to respond, with Mr. Powell calling New York “hostile to business” on Twitter.
In 2019, Mr. Powell got into an argument on Slack about parental leave at Kraken, according to messages viewed by The Times. Mr. Powell said parental leave was a burden for the company because a child “might as well be a second job, a distracting hobby or a harmful addiction” and “is something outside of work that has a negative impact on work.”
The conversation soon shifted to a discussion of legal requirements. Mr. Powell said that in his “formula for everything,” it was important to consider whether it’s “worth the risk to not follow the legal requirement.” He added, “Not following the law would by default be ‘ill-advised,’ but it always has to be considered as an option.”
Mr. Powell did not respond to an email requesting comment.
This year, Mr. Powell was one of the loudest voices in the crypto industry resisting calls to shut down accounts in Russia after it invaded Ukraine. The United States has sanctioned some individuals and businesses in Russia, but it hasn’t required crypto companies to cut off access to the country entirely.
As of last month, Kraken appeared to still be servicing accounts in sanctioned countries such as Iran, according to a spreadsheet that Mr. Powell posted to a companywide Slack channel to show where the company’s customers were located. He said the data came from residence information listed on “verified accounts.”
The spreadsheet said Kraken had 1,522 users with residences in Iran, 149 in Syria and 83 in Cuba, according to figures seen by The Times. The company also had more than 2.5 million users with residences in the United States and more than 500,000 in Britain. The spreadsheet was soon made unavailable to most employees.
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The Treasury Department is investigating whether the crypto exchange allowed users in Iran to buy and sell digital tokens, said people with knowledge of the matter.
Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is under federal investigation, suspected of violating U.S. sanctions by allowing users in Iran and elsewhere to buy and sell digital tokens, according to five people affiliated with the company or with knowledge of the inquiry.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has been investigating Kraken since 2019 and is expected to impose a fine, said the people, who declined to be identified for fear of retribution from the company. Kraken would be the largest U.S. crypto firm to face an enforcement action from O.F.A.C. Sanctions against Iran, which the United States imposed in 1979, prohibiting the export of goods or services to people or entities in the country.
The federal government has increasingly cracked down on crypto companies, which are lightly regulated, as the market for digital currencies has grown. Tether, a stablecoin company, was fined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for misstatements about its reserves last year, while the Justice Department brought insider-trading charges this month against an ex-employee of Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange.
Scrutiny of the industry has risen in recent months as the crypto market went into meltdown and several companies, such as Voyager Digital and Celsius Network, collapsed.
Kraken, a private company valued at $11 billion that allows users to buy, sell or hold various cryptocurrencies, has previously faced regulatory actions. Last year, the C.F.T.C. levied a $1.25 million penalty against the company for a prohibited trading service.
In an internal conversation about employee benefits in 2019, Jesse Powell, Kraken’s chief executive, suggested he would consider breaking the law in a wide range of situations if the advantages to the company outweighed potential penalties, according to messages seen by The New York Times. The company has also been dealing with internal conflict over issues including race and gender, which were stoked by Mr. Powell.
Marco Santori, Kraken’s chief legal officer, said the company “does not comment on specific discussions with regulators.” He added, “Kraken closely monitors compliance with sanctions laws and, as a general matter, reports to regulators even potential issues.”
A Treasury spokeswoman said the agency “does not confirm or comment on potential or ongoing investigations” and was committed to enforcing “sanctions that protect U.S. national security.”
Sanctions are some of the most powerful tools the United States has to influence the behavior of nations it does not consider allies. But cryptocurrencies pose a threat to sanctions because the digital coins don’t flow through the traditional banking system, making the funds harder for the government to control.
In October, the Treasury Department warned that cryptocurrencies “potentially reduce the efficacy of American sanctions.” It released a 30-page compliance manual that recommended cryptocurrency companies use geolocation tools to weed out customers in restricted regions.
“The fact that crypto can move without a bank or intermediary means that exchanges are responsible for certain types of financial regulatory compliance,” said Hailey Lennon, a lawyer at Anderson Kill who handles regulatory issues in crypto.
Kraken and the issue of sanctions surfaced in a November 2019 lawsuit by a former employee from the finance department, Nathan Peter Runyon, who accused the start-up of generating revenue from accounts in sanctioned countries. He said he brought the matter to Kraken’s chief financial officer and top compliance official in early 2019, according to legal filings. (The suit was settled last year.)
That same year, O.F.A.C. began investigating Kraken, focusing on the company’s accounts in Iran, said the people familiar with the investigation. Kraken’s customers have also opened accounts in Syria and Cuba, two other countries under U.S. sanctions, the people said.
In 2020, O.F.A.C. fined BitGo, a digital wallet service with an office in Palo Alto, Calif., more than $98,000 in 2020 for 183 apparent sanctions violations. Last year, it fined BitPay, an Atlanta-based crypto payment processor, more than $500,000 for 2,102 apparent violations. Coinbase also disclosed in a 2021 financial filing that it sent notices to O.F.A.C. flagging transactions that may have violated sanctions, though the agency hasn’t taken any enforcement action.
Mr. Powell co-founded Kraken in 2011 and was an early proponent of Bitcoin, a digital currency that was marketed as being free of any government’s influence or regulation.
In 2018, the New York Attorney General’s office asked Kraken and 12 other exchanges to answer a questionnaire about their operations. Kraken refused to respond, with Mr. Powell calling New York “hostile to business” on Twitter.
In 2019, Mr. Powell got into an argument on Slack about parental leave at Kraken, according to messages viewed by The Times. Mr. Powell said parental leave was a burden for the company because a child “might as well be a second job, a distracting hobby or a harmful addiction” and “is something outside of work that has a negative impact on work.”
The conversation soon shifted to a discussion of legal requirements. Mr. Powell said that in his “formula for everything,” it was important to consider whether it’s “worth the risk to not follow the legal requirement.” He added, “Not following the law would by default be ‘ill-advised,’ but it always has to be considered as an option.”
Mr. Powell did not respond to an email requesting comment.
This year, Mr. Powell was one of the loudest voices in the crypto industry resisting calls to shut down accounts in Russia after it invaded Ukraine. The United States has sanctioned some individuals and businesses in Russia, but it hasn’t required crypto companies to cut off access to the country entirely.
As of last month, Kraken appeared to still be servicing accounts in sanctioned countries such as Iran, according to a spreadsheet that Mr. Powell posted to a companywide Slack channel to show where the company’s customers were located. He said the data came from residence information listed on “verified accounts.”
The spreadsheet said Kraken had 1,522 users with residences in Iran, 149 in Syria and 83 in Cuba, according to figures seen by The Times. The company also had more than 2.5 million users with residences in the United States and more than 500,000 in Britain. The spreadsheet was soon made unavailable to most employees.
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CFDA is launching its first NFT collection for fans of the fashion industry.
The two-year-long battle between SEC and Ripple is approaching the end, with Ripple filing its final submission in its case against the US regulator on Dec. 2.
The court said NFTs are “unique digital assets” that “belong to the category of virtual property” in a case where it had to confirm the legal attributes of NFTs.
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Traverse City has long been known as a recreational destination, with its 100-plus mile TART Trail system, the scenic Boardman River and the east and west arms of Grand Traverse Bay. In recent years, the region has also become a mecca for craft beverages like wine, beer, cider and spirits. It only makes sense that blending such activities would deliver a unique and exciting experience for locals and visitors alike.
Entrepreneur Troy Daily launched his first Traverse City business, Daily Medias, in 2012. Since then, he has focused his attention on the growing interest in culinary tourism, balanced with low-impact activities like biking, kayaking and snowshoeing.
The TC Cycle Pub began operation in 2013, the same year Daily introduced the TC Ale Trail—a passport program which encourages craft beer lovers to visit 10 participating breweries, with a reward of a free commemorative silipint glass for those who do.
Next came the TC Brew Bus, with its private and join-in year-round tours, and “Paddle for Pints,”
which had sold out its 20 dates and 4,400 open spots for 2017 before summer even began. Essentially an urban paddling pub crawl, this six-hour, six brewery trip was recently presented the “Most Innovative Tourism Collaboration Award for Experience Development” at the Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism.
“Kayak, Bike & Brew” was created in 2015 to tackle the overflow as “Paddle for Pints” sold out so quickly.
“We welcome all size groups and offer up to five tours a day, seven days a week, between May 1 and October 15,” Daily says. “In 2016, we hosted nearly 2,900 people and we have over 2,400 reservations in the system for this summer already.”
The tour starts downtown with a 1.3-mile bike ride through the city’s historic neighborhoods to Right Brain Brewery, followed by a 1.5-mile pedal to The Filling Station Microbrewery, located in a former train depot building.
From there, kayaks are launched on the quiet Boardman Lake at nearby Hull Park where a guided paddle follows the winding Boardman River toward the main downtown city center to Rare Bird Brewpub. The last leg of the three-mile kayak portion includes a casual float to Clinch Park Beach, along the shores of West Grand Traverse Bay. It is just a short walk to the final stop of the tour—The Workshop Brewing Company, in the popular Warehouse District.
Tours are $69 per person for a single or $129 per tandem, and includes the bike and kayak rentals, as well as a drawstring backpack, sunglasses, stickers, temporary tattoos, granola bar, TC Ale Trail brochure, $5 gift card to Pangea’s Pizza Pub and a $5 off growler card for The Workshop. Participants are responsible for their own drink and food purchases at each location.
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Interested in something a bit more spirited? A whiskey-themed trip is also available, including visits to Traverse City Whiskey Company, The Little Fleet—with its locally-infused libations and gathering of food trucks, and Rare Bird Brewpub.
For a unique winter experience, Suds & Snow features more than two dozen Michigan breweries, wineries, cideries and meaderies, as well as local food and entertainment. Held the first Saturday in March at Timber Ridge RV Resort in Traverse City, this long-standing winter festival is set amid the scenic woodlands and is accessible via hiking or snowshoeing.
(Reprinted from the Summer 2017 issue of Michigan BLUE Magazine)
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My Son, Daughter in Law and their two young sons live with me and help me with my breeding program. As of 2021, I think I can call this a bit more than an expensive hobby. With their help we are finally expanding. It has been a labor of love more than an occupation, but I have truly loved it from the start.
Frenchie Kisses Kennel has been an on going project for about 11 years now. We got our first Frenchie puppies the Summer of 2009. However for first few years we encounter many setbacks and road blocks that made this an expensive hobby throughout the building of this business and finally the year prior to the onset of Covid I had one year that felt like I was getting a foot hold. Then Covid hit and it has been a down hill run. I refuse to give up but am finally admitting that while outwardly it looks like reproducing these little gems is a cash cow the reality is that they are difficult to breed and costly in upkeep; The thing that keeps me going is my love of the breed and the really wonderful customers they attract. I love my Customers as much as I love my Frenchies. Even though I am at absolute rock bottom as of 2022 I will continue breeding as a hobby because frankly the money is not what drives me. Though it helps to keep vets paid and give them excellent health care.
About 15 years ago I was in a waiting room at Urgent Care, picked up a magazine and instantly fell in love. On the cover of the magazine was the cutest animal I had ever seen. I was not even sure what it was but I knew I wanted one. That was my first time ever seeing a French Bulldog. I quickly turned to the page to read up on them so that I could guess about how many years I would likely have to prepare and save money to obtain this little dream puppy. The news was not good and I actually sat in that waiting room and cried. The article said the typical French Bulldog at that time was selling for $4,000. I knew it was very unlikely that I would ever have my dream dog because that was ridiculously out of my price range (I thought, forever.)
In 2009, however, my dream of having a French Bulldog came true. My mother was given a pair of French Bulldogs as a trade for a Chihuahua breeding fee. When her Frenchie Dam was ready to whelp I went to assist her. The Dam gave birth to 6 healthy babies and then settled down to nurse them. Since it was 10:30pm I decided it was time to go home. The next morning about 8:00am my mother pulled into our driveway. I thought something was wrong because she normally calls if she is coming over. I went out to see if everything was okay. Mom opened the door and said, "Last night after you left Abby had another puppy and we only need six. Here, this is for you.” Then she handed me a pink wash cloth. As I took it, it started to squirm and I felt warmth. I opened it up and there was a tiny French Bulldog. She was a beautiful little Brindle baby. I was so happy I started sobbing. I was looking at her little feet and Mom said, “Look, it looks like her toes were dipped in Sugar.” I named her on the spot. ‘Sweet Sugar Toes,' we call her Sugar. Of course, mom took her home for 8 weeks but since we live so close we would go get her and bring her down often to play. That was the beginning of something big!
I now run a very small breeding program out of our home where all of our dogs and puppies get endless love and attention. We first breed for health, then temperament and looks. I have done countless hours of research on French Bulldogs and consider myself an expert in the field. What you'll get from us is not only a healthy, happy pup, but we also pass along important knowledge and advice that I have acquired over many years of loving these sweet frog dogs. Oh, and in case you are wondering, our prices are a lot more afforable than the prices we are seeing now of 6,000 to 8,000. We offer an affordable, price for our Frenchie families which also come with a 2 year warranty against any debilitating hereditary defects, which the majority of other kennels presently do not offer. We also offer regular updates and encourage visitation once your puppy arrives. We want to share and enjoy all of these moments with you!
The photos below are the beginnings of my life as a breeder. I will always love these two beautiful dogs way beyond their years. As of August 2022 the female has crossed rainbow bridge after a nice retirement in her forever home. Since the woman who promised updates on the male does not update me, Gibbs will live forever in my mind. Sweet Sugar will live on in my heart. I cry every time I see photos of them. My baby bugs, Sweet SugarToes and Special Agent Gibbs
Our program is not for everyone. If you choose to work with us expect to be actively involved and follow instructions. The Application is just the beginning. Do not expect to just fill out an application and get a puppy. You will be expected to sign up for each litter you would like to be considered for and follow instructions.
Frenchie Kisses Kennel is not responsible for payments lost in Transit. Please be sure when making a payment to use tracking.
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ECO-T has a slightly more pronounced grip section; to help with learning correct writing posture for kids, new enthusiast, and anyone who likes a little bit more structure to the grip area. Cap and end cap also has a rotary triangular shape design.
Pen cap is able to post onto the back of the pen
Simply unscrew the end cap, dip into ink, screw back the end cap, and your done! Ready to write!!
Pen cap has an inner cap to insure a perfect seal when stored away.
Made for the beginner who just wants to try out fountain pens, all the way to the experts. A good everyday worker.
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How is it possible to have hope and peace in troubled uncertain times, with people in power who only think of themselves at the expense of the weak and helpless? Looking at the terrible actions of many can suck hope out of anyone. The answer to the question is in verse 5. God gives endurance […]
BDBD is Romans 8:18-30
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Post date July 28, 2021
Are verses 18 and 28 in conflict with each other? “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us,” (18) Consider, “present sufferings”. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according […]
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Blog Can Autonomous Cars Be Reduce Accidents?, Legal Representation in Arizona After a Car Accident, Will Autonomous Cars End Road Accidents?
There is no end to the number of outdoor activities residents and visitors can enjoy in the state of Arizona. However, across the state, many of the vast open roads do not have sidewalks or safe areas designated for pedestrians. So when you are outside one of the beautiful and scenic roadways you are at serious risk for being hit by a car. Arizona is the second most dangerous state for pedestrians to roam, with as many as 250 Arizona pedestrian fatalities from car accidents in 2018 alone.
Traffic incidents with pedestrians are rising and it is local streets where the majority of the collisions take place. There are many reasons why pedestrian accidents happen. Sometimes it is the pedestrian who causes the accident through their own negligent actions. For instance, if a drunk pedestrian stumbles out into the road and is hit as a result, the pedestrian would likely be found liable for the accident. However, drivers have a responsibility to operate their vehicles safely, obey the rules of the road, and be alert to their surroundings. When in a residential neighborhood, driving slowly and keeping a watchful eye on your environment may stop a potential accident with a child who unexpectedly runs out in the street after a ball. If you were speeding or looking at your phone, it would be almost inevitable that combined with a child’s small stature, you wouldn’t see them and could hit them.
Car manufacturers understand how dangerous driving a car is not just for drivers and their passengers but also for others on the roads, including pedestrians. There is a wide array of various safe technology that has been developed to provide drivers with added support and are meant to enhance safety. Cameras positioned in a variety of locations, mirrors, sensors, and alarms are all meant to help drivers have a better grasp of what is happening around them. Yet even though these technologies exist, there are still millions of accidents that happen every year across the country.
Can Autonomous Cars Be Reduce Accidents?
It is hard to tell if cars were universally autonomous that car accidents could decrease as a result. In theory, this is part of the thinking behind why there is growing interest in self-driving cars. Obviously, the more the car can do for the driver, the more reliant the driver will be on the car’s technology and may end up being completely disengaged in the entire driving experience. Even if this is the goal, it is important to remember that technology is only good when it works, and it isn’t foolproof. Technology can fail. This is partly why even today’s autonomous cars also include alerts and requirements that prompt individuals to be involved in the driving experience. They might necessitate a driver’s hands to be on the wheel, as an example.
Where Can You Find Legal Representation in Arizona After a Car Accident?
The resourceful Phoenix serious injury accident attorneys at ELG only work on Arizona personal injury cases. The Spanish-speaking, bilingual Phoenix accident injury attorneys at ELG are here to discuss your accident situation during a completely free consultation. It only takes a very small amount of time to meet and discuss your case, call ELG at (623) 877-3600 today.
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Cities | November 9, 2010 | Photo by Rachel Hillery, courtesy of Studio-X
At the outset of Cities, a conversation on the future of urbanism hosted by Columbia’s Studio-X and Lapham’s Quarterly at 92Y Tribeca, moderator Mark Wigley toasted to forging new friendships in a coming era of dynamic, if uncertain, city design. Considering the cumulative intellectual power behind the panel table, it was definitely a friendship worth celebrating — Lewis Lapham, National Correspondent for Harper’s and founder of Lapham’s Quarterly, NPR’s Robert Krulwich, GSAPP Professor of Historic Preservation Andrew Dolkart, and Jeffrey Inaba of C-Lab gathered to discuss what makes a city and how traditional tropes of urbanism will evolve in the contemporary metropolis.
Themes of science, myth and politics played out over the course of the evening, encompassing myriad approaches to the concept of the city. Though speculative and forward thinking, the panel turned to history, often personal histories, in answering questions levied by Wigley, BLDGBLOG’s Geoff Manaugh and audience members. Indeed, Wigley began the conversation with a glance to the past, asking if thinking about the city’s future today is akin to imagining the moon in the 1940s and ’50s — a project that necessarily combines speculative fiction with contemporary reality.
How does one build the future? Is it with lumber or the intellectual foundations of academics and critics? Lapham’s response set the tone for the ensuing dialogue. “The future is urban.” “The city is an act of imagination.” “The past is the lumber from which we build the future.” His poetic remarks are not completely novel, but they are essential and valuable points of departure for projective thinking. The appropriately architectural metaphor of course invites the question: how does one ‘build’ the future? Is it with lumber (or, more realistically, concrete and steel) or does it rise atop the intellectual foundations of academics and critics? One could say it is a synthesis of the two, but the panel ultimately suggested it is something more personal than that. Cities are experiential. And though they are defined by their critical mass, they are understood through their impact upon the individual. As Robert Krulwich pointed out, the city is consumed in personal ways and lived through private rhythms, and it is hard to see this reality changing.
Cities, Wigley proposed, will demand new types of research and new universities, a comment that seemed to consign today’s institutions to the same fate as the arguably outmoded medium of the print newspaper. Studio-X, with its research labs in in Beijing and Rio and Amman, may well be at the vanguard of new sites and institutional forms for the presentation of urban thought. But the conversation it curated was refreshingly old school, resisting the new media allure that has bewitched urbanism discourse lately. The atmosphere was convivial and boozy, and proceeded with such mild-mannered intellectual self-deprecation that I half expected Woody Allen to pop up. The event was, as Wigley announced, an homage to Lapham and a tribute to Lapham’s method: a sifting through of voices, distilling pertinent perspectives across a gamut of expertise. The panel assumed that the city, always relevant and unwieldy, cannot be pinned down nor assuredly predicted. No one is certain of the future of the city, hence the necessity of a conversation concerning it. Furthermore, the city, as such, is no one’s niche. Drawing upon a variety of sources enriches our exploration of what it means to be urban. Each panelist approached the topic from a different angle. Lapham is concerned with the city as it is represented; Dolkart, the architectural historian, looks to how its forms are documented; Krulwich sees it through the stories of individuals; and Inaba as a subject of research.
Corralling such varied commentators under one roof provided a moment to pause and reflect upon what the city has meant to us historically, how that is changing and how it will continue to change. The city has its own momentum. It does not need planners and theorists in order to adapt, but by considering recent history and commenting upon the contemporary city, the discussion was an intervention into developments already underway. Bringing together the gravitas of traditional media figures while keeping blog-based discourse in mind, the conversation artfully trod in both tangible media forms and the viral realm of online information.
Cities | November 9, 2010 | Photo by Rachel Hillery, courtesy of Studio-X
The breadth of the topic and the celebration of the event’s urbanity in and of itself, however, may have hindered probing analysis into issues currently plaguing many cities. Panelists shied away from questions about divided cities, turning from a discussion of design and war to more general metaphors of diversity in the urban milieu. When an audience member compared divided cities that foster mixing to ones that exist separately and in parallel, such as the Palestinian city he was from, Lapham and Dolkart both dismissed his question as “political.” Political it obviously was, but when has a city not been? The polis was formed as a political entity and given the political climate of the world today designers will clearly need to reconcile division to move the city forward economically. What will cities of the Middle East, centers of capital unfettered by architectural traditionalism, look like if they are conflict torn? We can’t just consider Amman as a paradigm, we have to look at Baghdad too.
Similarly, the discussion skirted an examination of what panelists dubbed the “failed” city. Krulwich compared growing cities like Rio and Beijing to contracting ones like Detroit and Cleveland. In neglecting a deeper study of a city’s “failure” he missed an opportunity to make a prognosis for the shrinking city. Such cities cannot be written off and forgotten. In light of the talk’s historic tack, it was surprising that guests did not dig into the past in efforts to bring fallen cities up to speed. China and the Middle East may be the locus of growth, but urbanization is not confined to their high rises and transit rails. Inaba, in explaining the C-Lab-run Metropolitan Research Institute, touched upon the need to find incentives, often non-infrastructure-based, to bring culture and amenities to the recession city. Underlying the evening was the idea that, given the knowledge and resources the history of the city offers us, today’s urbanists are charged with resuscitating and renovating its forms. Though this point may have been eclipsed by an affectionate narrative of the city and city life, with new friends made and the future at hand, it can hopefully be the topic of a conversation to come.
UPDATE: A video of the event is now available on Vimeo and more photos can be found on Flickr.
Caitlin Blanchfield is a freelance writer and Urban Omnibus project associate residing in New York City. The views expressed here are those of the author only and do not reflect the position of Urban Omnibus editorial staff or the Architectural League of New York.
The views expressed here are those of the authors only and do not reflect the position of The Architectural League of New York.
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Mervyn Kaufman November 13, 2010
I was deeply disappointed in the haphazard way the evening was structured. I thought the panelists, however distinguished, seemed ill prepared and uncomfortable. I was attracted to the event because of my keen interest in the future of CITIES, not just of NYC and our mutual affection for it. I maintain that there are “dying” cities all over the U.S. Detroit is just one, and it was barely mentioned. Instead, we heard about starlings nesting in 3/4″ (?) between two buildings. I suppose I should be glad we weren’t treated to a discourse on falcons nesting high over 5th Avenue or on the coyotes roaming the upper reaches of Central Park. All in all, I found the discussions shallow and self-serving. My view of Columbia’s School of Architecture, Design and Preservation took a radical dip downward that evening. Blather—that’s what we heard. I think we deserved (and expected) better.
Ping Kwan November 15, 2010
The reason that Krulwich and Lapham responded so dismissively and humorously to the BLDGBLOG questions about “divided” or “failed” cities is because they are questions that only architectural researchers find interesting. Wigley touched upon this kind of constructed irrelevance in his introduction, which pointed out that architects are the only people who can take a simple concept like “door” and make it intimidatingly complicated.
In any case, it was a wonderful discussion, with greater cultural relevance – something that most “architecture” discussions studiously ignore.
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Imagine you see someone who is hurt and desperate for medical help. There is no one around but you. It’s the type of situation where every minute counts. If you act immediately, the person may go on to live a healthy life. For strangers to provide such aid, they must never pause in fear of legal consequences.
It sounds dramatic, but every first responder knows taking immediate action makes a difference. After only three minutes without oxygen, brain damage can begin. If a first responder pauses to worry about financial or legal risks, the victim(s) are not getting the help they need.
For this reason, several states drafted legislation deemed necessary for protecting public health. These “Good Samaritan” laws were put into place across the United States. The aim was to encourage doctors and even everyday citizens to offer emergency aid.
What is a “Good Samaritan Law?”
The words Samaritan means a helpful or charitable person. In the context of the legal system, Good Samaritan Laws protect people attempting to help those in need.
A person having a health emergency is often incoherent or even unconscious. As a result, they often cannot explicitly give consent to receive assistance. Typical examples might include someone who is choking or having a heart attack.
Under the legislation, people giving emergency assistance to those they believe to be in danger, even if incapacitated, will not have civil penalties. This rule remains true even in the event they inadvertently contribute to the person’s injuries.
Can I be sued for helping an injured person?
Just because a person will not face criminal charges does not mean they are free to do as they please. Everyday citizens feel deterred to help others if it means risking financial losses. Having Good Samaritans protected from civil and criminal punishment makes sense.
Good Samaritan Laws are similar to other passed laws on the books. They can be open to interpretation. Thus, it is advisable when you decide to volunteer aid to an injured person that you continue to act reasonably.
Good Samaritans are excluded from damages as long as they did not behave in a grossly negligent or willfully reckless manner. Nebraska prescribes such protection by Neb. Rev. Stat. §25-21,186 (1961), “No person who renders emergency care at the scene of an accident or other emergency gratuitously, shall be held liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by such person in rendering the emergency care or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for medical treatment or care for the injured person.”
Volunteer emergency responders and fire department professionals are also covered. Nebraska law provides this protection with Neb. Rev.Stat. § 35-107 (Reissue 1998), “No member of a volunteer fire department or of a volunteer first-aid, rescue, or emergency squad which provides emergency public first-aid and rescue services shall be liable in any civil action to respond in damages as a result of his acts of commission or omission arising out of and in the course of his rendering in good faith any such services as such member but such immunity from liability shall not extend to the operation of any motor vehicle in connection with such services. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to grant any such immunity to any person causing damage by his willful or wanton act of commission or omission.”
An example of how the law works
You’re going down a road on a beautiful Sunday drive when suddenly a truck dangerously passes you. It’s speeding way too fast and ignores the upcoming red light. It smashes into another vehicle causing a huge truck accident. The driver of the truck flees the scene while you stop to see what help is needed.
You discover a person in the damaged car, pinned by the heavy truck. Smoke starts to come from under the hood of the vehicle. The obvious thing for you is to get the person safely away from their vehicle. You attempt to drive the truck in reverse to unpin the person.
The problem is the truck is a standard. You don’t know the right gear position for reverse. You end up first going forward, running over the victim, before moving in the correct direction.
When the victim gets to the hospital, doctors determine several severe bone fractures. While your actions seemed like the only thing to do at the time, the victim never asked for any help. Now they blame you for their injuries and seek compensation.
While you may have saved the person’s life, you are left wondering if you might face litigation. It’s the right time to have a professional team determine precisely how to apply Nebraska’s Good Samaritan Law.
Underage drinking is a common juvenile crime. It is also a legitimate health issue for our state. In the past, teen fatalities due to alcohol were rising and legislators felt compelled to help. The result was Nebraska passing a particular Good Samaritan Law, LB439. It offered immunity to those facing underage drinking charges if they called 911 to save a friend from alcohol poising.
A similar bill signed into law in September 2017 offered protection from illegal drug possession charges. The law, LB 487, works when you or someone you’re with is experiencing a potential drug overdose.
The law comes with basic conditions to receive protection. It requires you to stay at the scene until the authorities arrive and to cooperate with medical personnel and police. If you do this and you are the person doing the helping, you get full immunity from drug paraphernalia and drug possession laws.
These laws help save lives. It was a common occurrence that a friend who could have called for medical help didn’t because they were afraid of legal consequences. After multiple advertising campaigns, the message got out there and fatalities decreased.
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Experience the Powers Law difference for yourself. If we take your case, our experienced attorneys will handle communications with insurance companies so you can focus on rebuilding your life. If you recently suffered an injury in Nebraska, contact our firm for a free consultation. We make home or hospital visits if necessary.
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Gratitude is important. Gratitude causes us to no longer desire a different life. Instead, it invites us to make the most of the one life we already have.
It calls us to recognize and celebrate the good. And in a society that works so hard to distract us from our blessings, the importance of gratitude cannot be overstated.
This is an important week as we set aside an entire day specifically for thanksgiving. May each of us make the most of it as we celebrate our blessings and thank those who have made it possible.
But this year, I have been challenged by a new question. What if, rather than just asking, “What do I have to be thankful for?” we also began asking, “What do I want to be thanked for?”
I first heard the question posed by a good friend of mine during a conversation we were having about important life decisions. He phrased it this way, “I just keep asking, ‘At the end of my life, what do I want to be thanked for?’” He then began listing some of the things he wishes his family would be able to say to him and about him.
I immediately found his question to be highly profound and uniquely clarifying. It is worth taking the time to arrive at an answer:
At the end of your life, what do you want to be thanked for?
The question calls us to make specific decisions about legacy and values—and it challenges our assumptions that our lives will unintentionally arrive at them. It causes us to align our practice with our principles. And that is what makes it so important.
Also, since our conversation weeks ago, I have discovered the question has almost limitless potential.
What if I changed the question just slightly? What if, rather than “At the end of my life, what do I want to be thanked for?” I asked myself, “At the end of this week, what do I want to be thanked for?” Or even more specific, “By the end of the day, what do I want my co-workers/spouse/children to thank me for?”
This question could influence my life on an almost hour-by-hour basis.
For example, I have a friend who is a local highway patrolman in the Phoenix area. He once told me that his goal with every traffic stop is to receive a thank-you from the driver of the vehicle by the end of the conversation. “Look,” he said, “nobody is ever happy about being pulled over. But I’ve found that most people, if you treat them with respect and kindness, will take notice. And you’d be surprised how many end our interaction by saying, ‘Thank you officer’. That’s always my goal.”
What if that became our desire as well? What if we entered every interaction with another human being asking ourselves, “At the end of this conversation, what do I want them to thank me for?”
Almost always, I think, we would arrive at the answers of:
I want to be thanked for being loving and attentive.
I want to be thanked for being encouraging and a positive influence in their day.
I want to be thanked for making a small difference in their life.
How might those motivations go on to affect the expression on our face, the words that we choose, or the attention that we give? It would be profound.
Again, there are countless opportunities to apply this thinking. I’d like to offer one more:
At the end of Thanksgiving day, what do you want your family to thank you for?
Then, ask yourself: What atmosphere do I need to create for that happen? What conversation do I need to have? Or what good can I offer that somebody closest to me needs the most this Thanksgiving weekend? The question could prove to be impactful, regardless of your family dynamic.
This Thursday, express as much gratitude as possible. But take some time in the midst of your thanksgiving to ask yourself more than, “What do I have to be thankful for?” Ask yourself, also, “What do I want to be thanked for?”
And then, go make it a reality.
Comments
Nhon Pham says
December 6, 2015 at 9:30 PM
Thanks for writing an inspiring article!
I just would like to share another opinion about the question “What do I want to be thanked for?”. Although this is a good way to reflect your life and to rearrange your priorities to what is important and meaningful to you. But I think that we should not be attached to this question much. It’s good to figure out what you should do for a good reason. But I believe that you can act freely without the need of appreciation from other people. I witness so many people do something because they “expect” that people will thank for them or to recognize them as a special person. But the life is not always this way. How about if you do a good job but no one appreciates it?
It’s up to us for choosing the way we live. I have experienced “doing the good things and people will be thankful for my actions” and now I am living a new journey of letting go the need for recognition. It’s not what is the best way but I have more freedom and peace when I live on my current choice.
Love to hear your sharing about your choices as well :-)
Heidi Skye says
November 26, 2015 at 12:28 PM
This was a refreshing blog with a unique perspective on the thank you. The very first 3 sentences were so powerful for me – I sunk right into the present moment! Thank you and you inspired me to write a blog referencing yours. In gratitude, Heidi
November 26, 2015 at 1:32 AM
I loved this, raised lots of thoughts and intentions, until I got to this:
” At the end of Thanksgiving day, what do you want your family to thank you for? ”
I’m 74 and have no living family. We are a minority but there are many of us w/o family members. And ever post/message is saying Thanksgivings is all about family…bombarded by that message. I have no illusions of changing Hallmark et al, but I so expected better, more sensitivity and inclusivity from you.
Lucy says
November 26, 2015 at 4:20 AM
Oh, Joan – I am so sorry this left you and others feeling excluded. Perhaps it would be helpful to think of ‘family’ as your dear ones, or those you spend time with in the holiday season?
Dan Erickson says
November 25, 2015 at 10:16 PM
Did your officer friend give out a lot of warnings rather than tickets. That would make people much more thankful. :) But seriously, it’s a good idea to ponder, “What do you want to be thanked for.”
J.D. Meier says
November 25, 2015 at 12:38 AM
I switched a little focus a while back.
I ask myself how, “How can I make the other person feel good?”.
It’s like asking the question about any task, “How can I make this fun?”.
Nathan Atkinson @ Quiet Habits says
November 24, 2015 at 6:01 PM
This is great. That question really makes you think about what you do during the day. I will be asking myself this more often. Thanks Joshua!
Judy says
November 24, 2015 at 8:12 AM
You know that special person that lights up a room? I would like to be remembered for that. I would want people to say, “Yay! Judy’s here!” Rather than, “Oh no. She’s here.” lol
On a personal note—my store is open on Thanksgiving ;(
I lucked-out and don’t have to be there…but of course I work Black Friday. As a minimalist, I always come home shell-shocked. On a positive note—it re-affirms my commitment to the movement.
I had a woman yesterday going on and on—shopping the store literally for 4 hours over a coat! She complained the entire time. Then she said to me…”Well, are YOU going to buy one too? They ARE a good price!” I told her no…I have been wearing the same winter coat for a few years now and it is perfectly fine. “I have more than I need.” :) :) :)
I wanted SO bad to say, “Lady, some people don’t even HAVE a coat!!!” But it’s my job…so I have to be kind and gracious…
Mark Tong says
November 24, 2015 at 1:45 AM
Such a great question! And such great variations. There’s no thanksgiving here in the UK, but I’m still going to apply it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Emma http://asimplelivingjourney.blogspot.com.au/ says
November 23, 2015 at 6:21 PM
A great reminder I think of being conscious of the legacy we want to leave behind us.
I think living our life with the things we value at the forefront of our daily activities and our lives are so important. So easy it is to say – ‘we value family and friends.” But then when it comes to the way we live our lives our family and friends may not be getting the best of our days or lives. All too often they get whats left as we get caught up in the business of daily life, work and so forth.
I do think though, whilst it is SO very important to make sure we are actually living the life we value and outwards working those, that we remember not to be those things in the AIM of being thanked. That we live that kind, generous life and being thanked is a nice surprise, but not the reason as to why we do it in the first place.
If we live our lives waiting to be validated by others as the soul drive then its going to be an empty existence I think, dictated by those around us, rather then actively living out what is in hearts hearts and the appreciation of that simply being a symptom, if you will, of living our true lives.
Warmly,
Lucy says
November 25, 2015 at 4:12 AM
I had the same response – to behave in ways that deserve thanks is important, but to *expect* thanks might just leave us resentful or dissatisfied.
Cheryl Smith says
November 23, 2015 at 6:13 PM
Wow, what a thought-provoking post, Joshua! It really makes a person think to put it into this perspective. I often think of how deeply I desire to hear God’s words, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant”, and as I read your post today, the thought came to me…what would I want God to be grateful I did? I guess that sounds crazy, and I know we certainly deserve no thanks from HIM for anything, because even when we have done all we are supposed to, it is just our reasonable service to Him. But, IF He were to thank us or feel grateful that we did something, what would that look like for each of us, individually? Definitely walking away from the reading of this with some needful food for thought…so, thank you, and may you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!! :)
Lori in Prescott says
November 23, 2015 at 3:29 PM
My takeaway from the above article: “Then, ask yourself: What atmosphere do I need to create for that happen?” Or as Dick and Jane would say: “Stop, look, and listen!” We always have a choice to make change.
Tony W says
November 23, 2015 at 1:02 PM
Gratitude releases stress as you mindfully slow life down to realize you have a lot to be thankful for every day.
Amanda says
November 23, 2015 at 10:17 AM
What a wonderful change of perspective. It truly made me want to change a few pieces of my everyday life. Thank you for the great post. Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours.
Melia says
November 23, 2015 at 10:11 AM
Thank you, Joshua, for the beautiful way you turned the perspective of thankfulness around to lead to action in my life – it can be passive, and you have made it active. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Danielle B says
November 23, 2015 at 9:15 AM
I really appreciate this view of Thanksgiving. It’s such a small change that can yield huge results. I work in a service field and this is always my goal. I was reading and thinking, yeah yeah I’ve heard this before but I won’t gain anything from this because I already do it. Then it hit me right in the middle of my forehead when you talked about what we want our families to thank us for. I tend to treat my family less than optimally because I trust them, they’re safe, etc. etc. But when I think about it, in previous years, they have probably been more stressed after interactions with me. This year, I want my family to thank me for my gentleness and my love and compassion. Thank you for this. I absolutely needed this change of thinking.
JH says
November 24, 2015 at 2:35 PM
That is going to be my goal with my family too – for more gentleness, love and compassion! Thank you Joshua, for presenting this in a new light!
Jill says
November 23, 2015 at 7:38 AM
Such wise words. This article reminds me of the day that I had to return nearly a cart full of items to Wal-Mart purchased for my daughter’s wedding – which had been called off… and I was heart-broken. Because of the quantity of returns, I apologized to the woman at the Customer Service desk. Her response was so very kind. It still makes me cry when I think about the kindness, patience, and grace that she extended that day. She made all the difference that day.
November 23, 2015 at 7:34 AM
Thank you, Joshua, for demonstrating once again how profound a simple idea can be. I am reminded of a favorite quote: “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore. Happy Thanksgiving.
justine says
November 23, 2015 at 7:25 AM
MrRicket says
November 23, 2015 at 7:25 AM
Thanks for reminding me of how blessed I really am. Life is so plentiful and generous and yet we just want more!
Felicity says
November 23, 2015 at 7:24 AM
I’m going to see if we can sub in this question at our Thanksgiving table this year. Clarifying and useful for sure.
November 23, 2015 at 7:18 AM
I work with 55 seniors and 26 fellow workers of which I will make contact with this week. I have a new zip in my step as I set out to see who else comes into my week. What a great reminder to set my focus on giving to them.
I have smiles and hugs and compliments and many acts of service to give away starting today! Thank you for another awesome article. Joshua your quest is helping me!
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You will find quite a lot of factors doing house upgrades: possibly you are acquiring a brand-new house, otherwise possibly you simply like to spruce up the location. Sometimes method, it’s vital that you intend in advance and also know very well what form of function that you’ll require completed. Listed below are some suggestions to get began:
Repairing the roofing system
Study in the past that you employ a specialist
Reworking the kitchen area otherwise washroom is actually probably one of the most common house upgrades. It’s in addition probably one of the most high priced, meaning that it’s vital that you give consideration to your own price range in the past picking a remodeler.
In the past beginning function, be certain that specialist is actually accredited and also guaranteed, also as seasoned along with your particular undertaking. It is best to receive a created estimation out of your specialist that contains all rates and also products in the past that you first start functioning with each other in any type of initiatives in any respect. Request for recommendations from earlier shoppers—particularly people who had actually related work completed lately—and also inspect all of them around in the past working with any individual for function in your property.
Incorporating a patio otherwise outdoor patio to your property will likely be a terrific method to appreciate the outside, it’s essential to understand that which you’re moving into in the past that you first start. A patio will certainly permit you to appreciate the color of timber whereas lounging to your garden—fantastic for picnics, celebrations and! Incorporating a outdoor patio provides you with more room for amusing close friends and also household, also as producing an out of doors residing area via furnishings that complements the remaining of your own home.
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Repairing the roofing system
With regards to your own roofing system, that you’ll like to ensure that it’s in good condition. Whereas a leaking roofing system could result in water injury and expensive fixings, a wrecked 1 could placed your property at danger for a lot more significant problems.
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Check always the outside of your own home for any type of indications of injury otherwise damage—are drawn to cracks, bulges otherwise missing out on shingles. Whether you can find any type of problems right here, they might have actually had an effect on the inside construction also. In that case, phone call in a professional in the past carrying on via various other actions beneath.
Try to find leaks by way of inspecting about home windows and also doorways also as about chimneys and also vents in either side of the home (any place daylight strikes). Water stains tend to be in addition a very good indication that there’s a leakage not far away; these stains generally look in ceilings otherwise wall structures close to the place daylight strikes throughout hotter months.
In the past obtain began, that you’ll require to give consideration to these variables:
Just what form of area carry out you’ve gotten out there?
Whether renovating an current area, exactly how giant is actually it and also just what form is actually it in? Whether constructing a brand-new room otherwise washroom, just what dimension must it’s?
Simply how much money and time are you presently eager to take a position inside undertaking?
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It’s essential to understand all of the expenses included via your property renovation undertaking upfront. That contains products which are required in your improve similar to lumber and also drywall together with various other expenditures similar to allows and also labor whether employed assistance is required.
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Hello Everybody! Today is an exciting day for me as it's my first time hopping with a new group of amazing stampers and crafters! If this is your first time visiting my blog- Hi, it's really nice to have you here. My name is Maria Willis and I live in a tiny mountain town called Boulder Creek in California USA. I have been stamping for about four years now and I absolutely love it... enough about me, let's get on to the fun part!
This hop is called Let's Get Hopping and is made up of a combination of well-know and very talented stampers (current and former Stampin' Up! Artisans-woohoo!) as well as some crafters who are new to blogging but are going to knock your socks off with their talent! So, when you're done with my blog, I hope you'll click the NEXT button below and hop on over to the next blog.
The theme for this hop is His and Hers which is a tough one for me... don't kick me for saying this... because I don't believe in "boy" and "girl" cards. I believe that both genders like all kinds of different colors and themes and that the best way to make someone happy is to make a card that is just for them (made of elements that you know they personally will like). I have female friends who prefer blues and greens and dinosaurs over pink and flowers any day of the week. I also have male friends who appreciate the artistry of water colored floral images and the texture that comes with layers of paper and twine and lace... So, today I've made two cards that I think can go either way and I'd love to have you chime in and tell me which one you prefer and why.
My first card has a background of different blues and purple and pink. I splattered the background with water and lifted some of the color off to give the background a galaxy effect. The vellum heart and sentiment are both from the January 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit. The strip of DSP is from the A Sara Thing kit from 2016. The card base on this card is Basic Gray which softens the look a little bit.
This vellum heart is my favorite thing in the whole PP kit this month. The second heart was cut using the Sweet & Sassy Framelit dies. Those framelits are great because they have two different shapes of hearts in a variety of sizes.
For my second card I again used blues but then I added a bright green and sponged a little bit of purple around the edges. I did the same technique with water to create a galaxy background. This card has a Basic Black card base which I think it gives it a more striking look than on the first card.
Then I used the exact same pieces as on the previous card but I sponged the front heart blue instead of purple.
That's it for me today. I'd really love to hear which of these two cards strikes your fancy and why. If you have a moment, please drop me a comment and let me know. Thank you so much for stopping by today! For more inspiration from the rest of the Let's Get Hopping crew please click the next button below and head on over to visit the talented Diana Tillery.
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Tracy Bish January 31, 2018 at 4:14 PM
Wow Maria, I love the vibrant colours you have used with the galaxy background, I also love how you have used the exact layout with two very different feels to the cards. Thanks so much for sharing and joining in on the blog hop.
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Tan January 31, 2018 at 5:10 PM
Oh my goodness Maria, these cards are both amazing. I'm usually drawn to pinks and purples but I just love how you've blended the blues and green im the second card, so I'd have to say that's my fav
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Nina's Southern Accents January 31, 2018 at 6:42 PM
Great cards! And one thing I love about cardmaking is making a specific card for someone tailored to their likes and interests. Welcome to the hop by the way!
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Jenn January 31, 2018 at 6:46 PM
You are absolutely right of course! The sheer beauty of our art in cardmaking is we can custom create designs that suit people, rather than genders. I love both of these designs Maria. A huge welcome to the team!
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Eimear February 1, 2018 at 1:39 AM
Sorry - can't choose, it's impossible!! You'd have to send me both lol!!! Gorgeous!
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Verity Biddlecombe February 1, 2018 at 1:54 AM
Such fun and bright cards. Love them. Thanks for sharing
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Jennifer February 1, 2018 at 5:19 PM
Both of them are amazing!
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Mikaela Titheridge February 1, 2018 at 11:31 PM
oooo again, what fabulous backgrounds to these. Love them both! x
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Diana Tillery February 2, 2018 at 11:31 AM
Maria, I just loved reading your post and why you chose to make the cards you did. They are both gorgeous and I know a few friends would would be thrilled to receive them... so I hope you don't mind me CASEing. ;)
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Lucy Schmidt February 12, 2018 at 5:45 PM
I'm in total agreement about not calling cards masculine/male or female/girly. It drives me nutz to see cards labeled as such. I do not choose pinks for my personal color palette because I like the more autumny colors the best. Therefore, I'd pick the blue version you made. Both are pretty, but the blue version is the one I'd swoon over if I received it.
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Sabir Michael Reports on his Educational and Academic Trip to UK of April 2002
By grace of God like in the past I got an opportunity to go to United Kingdom. I was invited by International Interfaith Center which organized a conference on Religious Freedom on 6th and 7th April 2002 at Harris Manchester College Oxford UK. I mana
1. To participate in a conference on Religious Freedom organized by International Interfaith Center. 2. To visit organizations that is working for Minority's Rights and their development. 3. To do research work of M.Phil/Ph.D. in different libraries in UK. 4. To have an opportunity to have some tourism of beautiful United Kingdom. My first major activity in UK was to participate in a conference. Different National and International NGOs to discuss the phenomenon of Religious Freedom attended the conference. The main theme of the conference was that the Religious Freedom is Freedom of Belief and expressions. It has got connection with the legal and political environment and system of the particular state that determines how the people are capable to act upon their religious values and rituals. Religious Freedom is fundamental right of the masses that must be granted equally. The participants were of the view that there is strong need to promote interfaith and inter-religious social interaction within the Religious communities. The conference raised strong criticism against the French Religious discriminatory laws. I raised a point to promote social and religious harmony in the states relating it with the solo economic development of the under marginalized people. I suggested that there should be planned socio economic and developmental projects within the communities through the people's organizations focusing on the activities of social interaction within the different religious and minority groups. In the evening session of the conference I was allowed 20 minutes for my presentation in which I underlined the contents of my on going research and described the present situation of minorities focusing on socio economic aspects of their lives. The participants raised questions highlighting discrimination and prejudice within the Punjabi and Anglo community in Pakistan. The participants also noted isolation within the religious communities and minorities in Pakistan. Anyhow I replied their questions confidently and urged international organizations to pay attention towards the upliftment of the under marginal socio religious groups. In the conference the problem of minorities Relating to the Tibet and Sikh community were especially discussed. I got new ideas, new relations and contacts in this conference along with enhancement of my confidence. After the conference I came back to London from the Oxford and kept myself busy in my doctoral research work. I got a membership of British Library UK where I spent most of my time but also in the libraries of couple of other Universities including University of London etc. I was able to collect some research material that will prove helpful in my ongoing research work. I also visited some organizations, which are working for minority's rights and development. First of all I visited Minority Right Group. I shared my research with them grasped their ideas, methodology and collected some research material from them. Later I visited Amnesty International London with their research experts. I also got chance to visit Human Right unit of common Wealth and the Head of Political Division of Common Wealth Mr. Sharfudin and discussed with him about my research work and took his interview on the stand of Common Wealth towards minority and human rights with special reference to Pakistan. I also discussed the minority issue with the general public in the streets of London, which was really wonderful experience for me. I also participated in a budget session of The British Parliament as well as the on going session of House of Lords. This was really good experience for me. I also visited famous places of London, which include Height Park Corner Royal Palaces, British Museum etc. I went to visit couple of Islands in the countryside of UK with my friends over there. Which include Olive White Island and Swanage Island. This was fabulous experience for me. I also met with high officials of Catholic Church particularly Bishop of London. I also availed a chance to visit some projects of such organizations, which were working for the child rights and development. Mean while I continue to visit professional organizations of the social workers and couple of departments of social work of different Universities. I had also good experience and exposure with Sikh community based in London. I spent some time with Sikh organization called "Fateh." I was invited in their couple of temples to address the gathering on peace and International Religion. I found my presentations very good on the base of responses of the audience. I was also invited on local Sikh radio called "Sikh Sagar". I was allowed one hour to discuss my research activities, situation of minorities in Pakistan, peace and international religion and about my struggle to get higher education. I also answered live telephone calls during this one-hour live show. After the conference I came back to London where I first of all struggled to manage some persons who may be able to help me to walk around and to help me in my studies. Anyhow I got some support from Focolare movement London and they provided me the support of the personals occasionally. I got the membership of British Library for 5 years and continued my research work in British Library and Universities of London and collected some research materials. Similarly I visited some NGOs including Minority Right Group, Human Right Common Wealth Unit, Racial and Equality Commission UK and Catholic Charity for the Homeless Children etc. I also visited the representative of Pakistan in Common Wealth I also met with Head of Political Wing of Common Wealth Mr. Sharaf-U-Din. I collected some research materials from these organizations as well. Along with all this I visited the London off and on with my friends. I participated in the budget session of the British House of Common and also visited the Royal Palaces and other historical buildings and monuments. I also visited to islands with the purpose of tourism. During this stay I developed good relations with Sikh community in UK. I participated in their religious services and addressed the Public gathering in the two temples. I also gave two interviews on the sky satellite radio channel of the Sikh community called Sikh Sagar. In these interviews and addresses I spoke about the socio economic condition of minorities in sub-continent. And the need of socio religion and spiritual movement to peace and interfaith harmony. I could manage to get following achievements. ¨ I got new ideas about religious freedom and minority rights. ¨ I established and enhanced new contacts. ¨ I collected some research material that will be incorporated in my research thesis. I was lucky to find my old friends with whom I had good time and tourism in London. I got new vision and dimensions of social development after visiting the social development workers and organizations of UK that will help me to do some positive work in Pakistan. I felt boost in my confidence after this trip. I also captured real picture of life of UK and found that life is not easy there and this is better to make strong efforts to adjust and settle in socio economic environment of Pakistan rather than dreaming of first world countries. In this tour many people and organizations supported me I really want to thank Citizen Foundation who provided me support for managing airfare with the mediation role of Mrs.Tahira Khan of Beacon House School System. In this regard I also want to thank Bishop of Karachi, Franciscan Missionaries in Karachi and my friend Benjimen Paskal and Mr. Herman of Bible Society. Last but not least I want to thank to my close friend Malik Ghulam Fareed who lives in London provided me accommodation and all the rest expenditures. I also want to thank Focolare Movement London who provided me an individual during my research and to walk around in London. In the end I thanks to My God and wish that every good student may able to get such useful opportunities for career development.
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It is necessary for government to offer some cash help to business to stave off more closures forced by sky high energy bills. I do not welcome more public spending on subsidies, but it is the price of failure of the EU energy policy we have been following.
I want the Business Secretary tomorrow to set out a much better U.K. energy strategy that puts domestic self sufficiency and security of supply back as the prime aim, replacing the 2019 EU legal framework based on more imports from EU countries via interconnectors, interdependence and ultimate reliance on EU imports of Russian gas. Relying on more imports from an energy short Union of states was always a dangerous risk to run. The EU claimed to put decarbonisation as the main aim, only to need more coal and gas when the wind refused to blow.
In a necessary drive to cut the costs of energy he should confirm the removal of the green levies, suspend the carbon tax and carbon emissions trading , with the Chancellor removing VAT on domestic fuel .We need a new regulatory framework for power generation with more back up for intermittent renewables.
There are so many industries damaged by EU laws still in place in our law codes. The Business Secretary could abolish the droit du suite and VAT impositions the EU used to divert part of the global art market from London to New York.Maybe they thought it would help Paris but it just made the whole EU less competitive.
He could lower costs of buying a home by removing anti money laundering checks from any U.K. citizen buying and selling their main home and using a U.K. regulated bank. He could make energy certificates for homes a matter of choice for buyers and sellers.
He could work with Defra to use farm grants to promote growing more food here and to foster investment in more glasshouses and new farming techniques instead of subsidising wilding policies, and relying on more imports from the EU.
He could simplify the expensive bureaucracy created by the EU data protection legislation.
He could repeal the EU Ports Regulation which was widely opposed by our ports when it was introduced. It gets in the way of port investment and expansion.
He could repeal the railway rules which require the separation of track ownership from train ownership.Integrated ownership of routes by private companies should be an option.
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He should repeal the on line digital tax.
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Thank heaven we are almost out of the EU. The German plan for domination of Europe is now exposed. Having achieved financial and political control of the EU, Germany intended to achieve dominance in energy supply for the EU from cheap imported gas via Nordstream 1 & 2. Had they activated N2, then the rest of the EU would have been hamstrung.
Having had that leg of the plan removed, a new security opportunity ha arisen. We now hear from the German Chancellor that they intend to become ‘the best equipped military force in Europe. Germany is ready to take on leadership responsibility for the security of our continent’.
Is nobody paying attention in the UK and European Nations?
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But EU energy supplies are hamstrung, Peter, because Germany hasn’t activated Nordstream 2, following US pressure. Germany’s imminent de-industrialisation as a result of impossible energy costs will leave them without the means to support a large military force. I don’t think you need to worry on that score. The only way Scholz’s bombastic statement would ever become reality would be by importing vast amounts of US military hardware, which it would not really be able to pay for. Dependence on the US for the hardware would mean it could not act alone. Though it would have the manpower to put on the front line, in other words, become like Ukraine.
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We know Bozo signed up to a level playing field so all eyes are on you.
You have very little time to convince the voters that you are not hamstrung by Brussels.
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One suspects the key contributors here are well past their prime, have no real understanding of green technologies, and live a long way from any proposed fracking sites. They also appear so entrenched in their positions as climate change deniers that they cannot see the (very large) writing on the wall. Perhaps they should get down to Spec*****s before it’s too late.
On the subject of post Brexit opportunities the idea of a trade deal with the US is deader than the Dodo.
The deals that have been negotiated to date are largely insignificant and are in stark contrast to what JR and his cronies claimed would be achieved soon after withdrawal from the EU. Make no mistake – British businesses have been badly let down. The only thing oven ready here should be the resignation letters of all those who sold the electorate the Brexit lies.
Reply I made no promises of trade deals and recommended leaving the EU on WTO terms. Why lie?
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I just read all the comments here and it is beyond doubt the problem is the govt, the Tory govt.
The past few blogs again highlight that JR is correct in his views but his party and govt go off on a 180 degree tangent after lying to the public to get elected.
We saw the dross of precious PMs, there was not one that stood out from Major to Truss. But what was obvious the majority were Useless Tories.
The govt currently has an 80 seat majority, what have your party done with it, what is their direction, where have they been headed for 12 years. Moreover what have they achieved? Nothing. Only made matters far worse on every regard. Our country is in a very sad state from economy to public services to culture. All the fault of the Tories.
Woke appointments to cabinet show me Truss, the product of woke quota system herself, is continuity useless.
We voted out of the EU 6 years ago! Your party and govt failed to deliver. Stop blaming the EU.
No more blame games, election please.
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Pay attention Hope. We have a new prime minister who I’m sure will deal with your grievances.
By the way, the a very sad state of the public services is the fault of the money for nothing, chicks for free, public services. It is unreasonable to blame public service mismanagement on the government. On the other hand you are right in that the government needs to send in the hard men do a hatchet job on NHS top management.
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JR, how about level playing field on state aide? How about level playing field on environment? How about boat invasion across the channel from illegal criminals? How about dire public services as we approach winter with difficulty getting go appointments?
Secondly, we read and hear today our idiotic PM Truss to give away £2.3 billion on corrupt Ukraine! No,no,no. A total waste of borrowing and spending again by a useless innumerate wasteful Tory PM. We do not have the money! Your lot make Gordon Brown look brilliant.
How about the money problems at home? How about the annexing of N.Ireland for the EU?
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By 2024 there won’t be any pubs and restaurants. That is far more important to voters than Ukraine.
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Germany is a US vassal-many there might wish otherwise.
Two articles from earlier this year by the great Dr Michael Hudson (michael-hudson.com) explain what’s going on:-
28 Feb :”America Defeats Germany for the Third Time in a Century.”
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‘There are so many industries damaged by EU laws still in place in our law codes. ’
However that is to overlook the huge damage done to this country by Johnson and Sunak under the cover of covid lockdown and Net Zero.
Voters are not stupid and any attempt to shift all the blame onto EU laws simply will not work.
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“Germany is ready to take on leadership responsibility for the security of our continent’.”-
Well, Germany anyway!
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‘The German plan for domination of Europe is exposed.’
Really? The Second World War ended 70 years ago, mate. You might as well be talking about Waterloo.
What concerns me rather more is the lack of movement on a trade deal with the U.S. The whole idea of Brexit was to move from the smaller E.U market to the bigger U.S market.
I now hear nothing will happen for the short to medium term, and we will continue to remain in this wretched halfway house. Perhaps we should rejoin the E.U for the short to medium term until this is sorted out?
I feel that I have been lied to. Very disappointing.
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The time to do this was under Trump. Establishment Remainers have stopped this trade deal.
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US deal fine if we get one.
Bozo & May both missed that opportunity Seem deliberate. I reckon priority was given to isolating Trump and avoiding Brexit opportunities.
Forget it wasting time with EU/Pelosi/Biden. They will be changes soon enough.
We should use this time to extricate ourselves from EU control, especially within.
The lack of action is just screaming ‘Brexit in name Only’.
We need a schedule F law in the UK which allows Senior un-elected policy pushers to be replaced by a new administration.
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Yes, you have been lied to, but I did try to warn a very long time ago that a special trade deal with the US would be of little value to us, or indeed to them. As I circulated earlier today:
“This started in 2013 with David Cameron promising us a TTIP cornucopia, provided of course that we stayed in the EU to be part of it:
And now today Liz Truss admits that any special trade deal with the US could be many years away, as if that matters:
Why didn’t she very openly say:
“But it doesn’t matter, because when I was in charge of our trade department our analysis showed that our trade with the US is already so free that neither of us really need any special trade deal”?”
The Irish Times was told ten days ago but it makes no difference, they still report this today as a major blow which will disappoint Brexiteers blah blah blah and as usual nobody in the UK government will correct them.
Attached to my letter to the editor of the Irish Times:
“For the projected economic benefit to the UK of a special trade deal with the US I take the numbers on page 33 here:
“A trade agreement with the US could increase UK GDP in the long run by around 0.07% (within a range of between 0.02% and 0.15%) or 0.16% (between 0.05% and 0.36%) under scenario 1 and scenario 2 respectively.”
I take the average of those two midpoints, 0.07 and 0.16, to get the rounded average projected benefit of 0.1% of GDP cited in the text of the letter.”
September 20, 2022
It seems the EU/Germany understands to ‘never let a crisis go to waste’, a power grab to take powers for control of European nations is on the way:
The executive body of the European Union (EU) laid out a new emergency tool to secure supply chains in times of crisis that would give it sweeping new powers to block member countries from adopting restrictions to the free movement of crisis-relevant goods or force businesses to break contracts and stockpile key products.
Details of the plan—called the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI)—were unveiled on Sept. 19 by the European Commission (EC), which would be granted the power to declare an emergency and trigger a range of market interventions.
September 20, 2022
Peter Wood – please note it is not our continent – nothing to do with us since we have opted out for the slow lane. So now to build a merchant navy again upgrade the ports and get back to the 1970’s
September 20, 2022
Good morning.
First. I would like to thank our kind host for his many excellent articles over the last few days. They have, for me, been some of his best.
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Our wounds have been largely self inflicted. Parliament has been to sheep like and willing to follow trends without proper debate and examination. We here have debated and examined many issues in far greater detail and depth and, as a result, come to conclusions that are at odds with both the government and our MP’s. No wonder they got matters like BREXIT so wrong.
But perhaps the realisation of a forthcoming General Election and a wounded electort may have at last jolted some into action. That and the removal of a Hen-pecked PM
Only in politics can you witness subsidies to energy producers to provide expensive & unreliable energy (renewables) and, at the same time, subsidies to consumers to buy said energy. All with consumers own money.
Alas the The Mad Hatter did not throw in his hat to be the next PM. Maybe even he thought such a job to bonkers even for him ?
PS We gave a Her Majesty a great send off yesterday. No less than what she deserved. Well done all.
September 20, 2022
+1
However, Plural ‘our’ not correct. More specific to single entity called Tory party. Self inflicted mess caused by the Tory party over 12 years.
September 20, 2022
It was an impressive and memorable spectacle and the public rose to the occasion.
September 20, 2022
All that and more the endless attack on landlords, the selfemployed and small business have been huge amd incessant. The two bank holidays and the net zero rip off energy and making tax digital will take about £90k of one off one of my companies profits. The huge reduction in entrepreneur’s relief by tax borrow amd piss down the drain Sunak to deter investment too.
September 20, 2022
The London rental market has become impossible for young people. Young people sharing a property need to reckon on at least £1,000 pcm + bills. Any rental property attracts dozens of bidders and requires viewing in work hours. 3 bed properties are now being let as 2 beds due to the new, Johnson- era regs for 3+ bed rentals. Many properties are being taken off the rental market due to the change of risk-reward with new tenants’ rights and change in tax rules.
And all this under a Conservative govt! Liz Truss needs to drive radical change – just reversing many of the bad policies introduced in recent years will be a good start.
Young people whose parents can bung them a few £100ks to buy are OK but otherwise not – are we surprised there is a problem getting young people to vote Conservative?
September 20, 2022
It is not just young people that are a problem.
September 20, 2022
The many fiscal and the very many regulatory attacks on landlords have made many leave the industry thus restricting supply (The fools Osborne, Hammond and Sunak largely to blame). Then we have open door and open channel immigration for people who get their rents paid by government or Cerco or similar so other tax payers. My daughter has a temporary university work placement full time job paying about £20k her rent for a shared flat is about £12k, tax and NI £3K council tax £1K, commuting £1k leaves her about £8.50 a day for work lunch, food, light, heating, fun, holidays, repairs, washing powder? So she gets about 50p an hour to spend on herself. So needless to say I have to subsidise. Even junior doctors only start on £29k and they have student debt interest of circa £10k PA too.
More houses or fewer people it is very simple.
September 20, 2022
+1
The doctor gets a room in a shared house – his single-mum layabout cousin a two-bed house with mod cons to herself.
He is still childless at 25 – she’s having kids like a rabbit, to males anon.
September 21, 2022
September 20, 2022
Although it’s bad in London we see a similar pattern across the country with rising rental prices and a reduced supply of properties. This constant attack on landlords by the government and local authorities has made many question the point of remaining in the sector. Things are set to get much worse with the fast-approaching new rule that from 2025, all newly rented properties will be required to have an EPC rating of C or above. Then it becomes much worse when existing tenancies have to comply with the new regulations from 2028. It’s just not financially viable to upgrade much of the UK’s old housing stock. Once the new regulations are in place in 2025, landlords who don’t have a valid EPC could be fined £30,000. Commercial properties must have an EPC rating of B by 1st April 2030. This will be virtually impossible for the majority of businesses located in older premises.
The Government would rather see people living on the streets than in a D-rated home. We continue on the slow march to the WEF goal of “you will own nothing and be happy”. People need to wake up and see what is happening with this Net Zero nonsense.
September 20, 2022
“The Government would rather see people living on the streets than in a D-rated homes” seems so total insanity. Best bet for the homeless is pretend to have just arrived on a rib in Dover and get a pizza put in a free hotel.
September 20, 2022
“It’s just not financially viable to upgrade much of the UK’s old housing stock. Once the new regulations are in place in 2025, landlords who don’t have a valid EPC could be fined” more total insanity from the green crap religion and government.
September 20, 2022
Insanity – huge conflict between freeholders, long leaseholders & tenants. Problems in conservation areas & planning issue with changes to windows or exterior insulation too. A vast job creating scheme for largely parasitic workers like lawyers, EPC inspectors, agents, management companies…
So small flats in London were the occupants work and often go home to the county at weekend use trivial amount of energy anyway just on four evening but with few outside walls anyway. Further insulation of these little of no sense at all.
September 20, 2022
What do you want the government to do about it Richard?
Make the other regions in the UK more attractive to young graduates? Even up entertainment and stop just having Wembley as the national stadium, share it around more? Make other Cities prime movers and shakers?
Or do you want them to build cheap flats with public money? Who is getting all the London social housing? Poor kids from the North – I doubt it! Mine all rented with others one, five to a house, the dining room was made into a bedroom. Is there any way the government could facilitate student apartment-type living for fresh graduates in their first jobs in London from the other regions who can’t stay with family?
September 20, 2022
A picture of all the past PMs at the funeral shows so many of the people responsible for the current economic, energy, public “services”… mess we suffer. Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May and Boris. Had they had their dire chancellors rather than their wives with then (Clarke, Brown, Darling, Osborne, Hammond, Sunak) even more economic and other gross incompetence would have been on display. Though Carrie earns her place directly by converting a relatively sensible Boris into a climate alarmist, net zero, lockdown enthusiast, tax to death, deluded socialist.
So what about the religious wars going on in Leicester almost unreported by the BBC needless to say? Will King Charles be protector of all these faiths? As well as his deluded net zero one? Will truss tackle postal vote corruption before the next election and the constituency boundaries levelling out.
September 20, 2022
LL we have had race riots in the past and now we have religious riots plus we are importing thousands via dinghies that are probably of the same disposition as those rioting in Leicester.
September 21, 2022
Birmingham too, now, where that speech was made in 1968.
September 20, 2022
What a detailed in depth list of possible actions you have suggested Sir John proof yet again your knowledge, understanding and passion for this country’s financial security has been well thought out.
I wish I could have the same confidence in the people who have been put in charge of trying to get us moving again.
Are we ever going to see real meaningful action where their actions are going to be positive and not waste more of the taxpayers money and increase the national debt? I do not hold my breath.
We are for all intents and purposes in a war situation, we require emergency legislation to force through the changes needed. No more talking, plenty of action.
September 20, 2022
It is indeed a detailed list. It will be interesting to see what kind of influence you have over our new Prime Minister and her ministers Sir John. After not being part of her cabinet despite being tipped for the Treasury were you part of her policy team or just Conservative window dressing for her campaign?
I am hoping that you and similar minded people to you have created her policy agenda and we see much of what you list above.
To curtail gas and electricity costs it will be cheaper to subsidise the wholesale price to suppliers than to subsidise the retail price to business and consumers. It is also vital to decouple renewables from the cost of gas. By making it cheaper in the market you will achieve twin goals of making it more attractive and reduce the price of electricity.
September 20, 2022
NS, I thought that the reduction in energy costs is via a subsidy to the retail suppliers so that if the generators’ prices reduce the subsidy to the retailers will reduce accordingly. A similar system for businesses would work but it does mean that government (Ofgem?) would have to carefully monitor the prices the retailers are paying, but to say that these subsidies are not loans which will eventually have to be repaid by increased taxes is disingenuous in the extreme. Basically we are paying the full price irrespective of what the government says and it has been created deliberately by Conservatives over the past 12 years with their various actions in parliament.
September 20, 2022
nothing is free @mm but with the prices at their present level the economy will not function without some form of intervention. Even nationalising a producer would not save us from the bills coming later as France and EDF have demonstrated.
September 20, 2022
If you subsidise the wholesale price are you not also subsidising exports?
A better scheme would be to provide subsidised volumes for a portion of demand, but leave most consumers and businesses facing something closer to market prices at the margin.
September 20, 2022
I would not advocate subsidising exports Mark – the mechanism would subsidise the purchases for domestic use.
I do agree with you that the optimum approach would be to subsidise (the wholesale price) for a portion of use equal to bare minimum and then charge full price for anything else.
September 21, 2022
As I understand it there is a single wholesale market and the price is set by the last generation method to be switched off – gas. Even nuclear and coal track the gas price, not just renewables.
Perhaps there needs to be a radical change to the way that market operates.
September 20, 2022
Very little time to start a major reverse of the high tax, high reg policy drift of the last 25 years. Essential at least to demonstrate a clear direction of policy by the time of the next election. Every one of the suggestions Sir John makes today will be the subject of shrill, even hysterical opposition, often from producer vested interests. It will take very strong and firm leadership to get any of it through.
September 20, 2022
“The Business Secretary could………….” He most certainly should. But will he?
September 20, 2022
+1
September 20, 2022
Since Ted Heath with a gap for Thatcher and even more damage from Blair and Brown – can Liz perform we shall soon see. ONLY ABOUT 20 MONTHS left to do so.
BOF
September 20, 2022
Surely, now is the time to repeal the Climate Change Act, the insane legislation that drives much of the madness. Recognise that Net Zero is unachievable and unaffordable and Climate Change together with the war on essential CO2 is fraudulent. In fact a political agenda to give foreign interests control over UK affairs.
September 20, 2022
“Net Zero is unachievable and unaffordable and Climate Change together with the war on essential CO2 is fraudulent.”
It is indeed but Truss, Kwasi and circa 90% of our deluded and invariably art grad. MPs seem to love it! Wind, solar, EVs, burning wood at Drax save no sig. CO2 anyway. Even if it did CO2 is not an issue and World Cooperation will not happen anyway.
BOF
September 20, 2022
LL Perhaps the tide will turn. I believe it is turning on the Covid jabs as I note that Denmark first stopped them for the under 17’s and then for the under 50’s. Other countries will have to follow.
September 20, 2022
LL the last I heard is that Greta now says burning wood is not renewable. Guardian 5.9.22.
September 20, 2022
As renewable as coal is – as Coal is old wood.
September 20, 2022
so every time you put a log on the fire – go outside and plant a sapling.
September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022
Well past time!
September 20, 2022
The war on CO2 plant food is not just misguided, it is evil, bad for life on earth, economic insanity, renders the nation vulnerable to attack, bad for the environment, dangerous and is against humanity. Alas King Charles, David Attenborough, 90% of MPs, Truss, Kwasi, the BBC and millions of others simply seem unable to grasp this?
September 20, 2022
Dear Sir John–Absolutely right that the Energy Certificates should be voluntary or better still abolished. Personally, especially with an old house (my old house might have had features going back to the Conquest) it makes sense to me to buy a house with the lowest score in hopes of minimising the amount that it had been buggered about with. I shudder at any question of the walls with their drying airflows being filled with that expanding foam gunk.
Apart from Post hoc ergo non propter hoc is there any actual real proof on Climate Change? If so it has escaped me. Let’s hear it for Correlation is not Causation.
September 20, 2022
+many
Let’s just say that if one rubs a black cat’s tail on a stye, (Parson Woodforde ) the fact that the stye vanishes after so many days may or may not be down to the treatment
The rest is just weather!
September 20, 2022
”Energy certification of buildings is an important element of Europe’s energy and climate policy. The Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) were introduced in 2002 by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD, Directive 2001/91/EC) as a mandatory requirement for the EU Member States” https://www.eceee.org
September 20, 2022
Ditch them they cost far more than they benefit people. Unless you are an EPC inspector that is.
September 20, 2022
They are in practice quite useless anyway, since the assumptions on which they are based turn out frequently to be wrong. If we are to make any kind of sense of trying to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings it is imperative that it should be based on real evidence of what works (without causing costly side effects e.g. from damp etc.), and what makes economic sense. Fancy schemes with paybacks measured in decades or more should be halted. Consequential repair, such as a need to redecorate, needs to be taken into account.
September 20, 2022
I wish our government would just stop telling us how to life our lives, stop telling us what too insulate, what energy to use, when to use energy etc etc etc next they’ll be telling us what colour to paint our front doors
September 20, 2022
glen, from the Guardian 26.1.16 “The doors of houses accommodating asylum seekers in Middlesbrough and Stockton have begun to be repainted after complaints that having all of them coloured red left occupants vulnerable to abuse”.
A company owned nearly 300 houses in Middlesbrough and about 160 in Stockton rented to house asylum seekers. Officials from the company contracted as a go-between would confirm exactly how many had red doors when they appeared before the Commons home affairs committee later, he added, insisting that only a “proportion” had red doors.
September 20, 2022
Some good suggestions, sound common sens especially in a very unpredictable world.
Why then I wonder when I have suggested over the years that we should always ensure we can be as self-sufficient as possible for our benefit and security has it set some frothing at the mouth.
No one knows what or who is around the corner and being left without the means to even feed the population, one that has been over inflated against the wishes of the majority, is something more than just naivety surely.
I’m sure there must be plenty of agricultural students who’d love a start up with a piece of land, wouldn’t that serve us better and pay better dividends long term, rather than watching huge swathes of farming land turn to housing estates?
September 20, 2022
Where is the money promised from Brexit to farmers to get them growing? Ukraine no, farmers yes. No rewilding rubbish.
September 20, 2022
There was a large demonstration in Italy a few weeks ago;the chant of the protestors was: “we need farmers,we don’t need politicians!”
Hard to disagree!
September 20, 2022
Just look at what the politicians have done to the farmers in the Netherlands !! Coming to a town near you….very soon
September 20, 2022
Not just EU rules to be cancelled. How about some original thinking of our own? For instance, why not put into building regs. that all new houses should have solar panels fitted where the orientation etc. is appropriate? Much cheaper and more effective than retro-fitting. Of course this would reduce the rip off profits made by energy companies somewhat so would not be popular with this government which seems to want to see the populace pauperised to featherbed powerful interests by encouraging the rip offs with our own money.
September 20, 2022
All the time we were in the EU MPs sub contracted out of the thinking process and were no more than a rubber stamp. Hence the current lack of talent.
September 20, 2022
+1
September 20, 2022
Membership of the EU has indeed hollowed out our institutions and politicised our judiciary.
September 20, 2022
If they abolished VAT on solar panel installations, that would help a lot.
But of course, as much as the government believes in green policies, they believe in tax even more.
September 20, 2022
If they abolished VAT, that would help a lot
September 20, 2022
graham, the builders would lobby strongly against it, especially for the affordable homes they are forced to build on each building project. Solar Panels cost around £20,000 and would take at least 6, they say 10 just to pay back the initial investment, then they’d need servicing and upgrading; I was told you have no control, i.e. you don’t get to keep/store the energy they produce it gets put in the grid.
Ian B
September 20, 2022
@graham1946 UK Building Regs are not and have not been fit for purpose for sometime. How it operates is dictated by suppliers outside of the UK primarily from the EU that have joined and now dominate UK trade Organisation/Associations – they are all about protecting themselves not advancing society.
There is no sensible reason why UK House Building hasn’t followed the necessity to build housing that meets ‘Passive House’ standards or at the very least the framework of upgradability to it. Its simple proven standard that has been around since the early 70’s. But, as with air sourced heat pumps it cant be retro fitted to work withou ripping everything apart and starting from scratch. Here we are some 50years on and are still building a housing stock not fit for purpose
September 20, 2022
New homes tend to be built in estates, clustered together. If you fit whole estates with solar panels you create a concentration of surplus power in the middle of the day in summer that has to be replaced by grid power every evening and through the short days of winter when there is little solar output. That creates ever bigger problems for grid supply as it spreads more widely. Intermittent supply sources are generally not a good idea, especially if you try to make it mainstream.
September 20, 2022
Some people I know who have recently installed solar panels have also installed batteries in order to mitigate this effect. Even with energy prices of 12 months ago they were expecting a 10 – 15 year payback which doesn’t seem so bad. From what I understand they now rarely buy grid electricity
September 20, 2022
CvM do you know how much the panels + the batteries cost them?
September 20, 2022
Or when the batteries and panels will need replacement ?
September 20, 2022
Ask them again in January.
September 20, 2022
CvM :
I hope your friends have sited their battery away from their house as recommended by Paul Christensen, Professor of Pure and Applied Electrochemistry at Newcastle University, UK, who is an expert on Li-ion battery safety.
Professor Christensen says that Li-ion fires are possible, not just because of misuse or accidents, but even through a combination of high humidity and electrical noise, or even overcharging, and that there are currently no UK regulations for domestic use and this is particularly dangerous for second life (second hand ex ev batteries) batteries stored in people’s homes.
Professor Christensen believes there should be regulations to control the domestic use of Li-ion batteries.
This would include batteries used in solar panel installations, ev charging installations, and particularly second-life ev batteries used domestically to provide power for when the wind doesn’t blow….
September 21, 2022
This is why we need discussion. Obviously I’m not an expert, just an idea, but my point is that we have for too many years relied on the EU for original and very often disastrous thinking and need to think for ourselves. Presumably, best do nothing at all then and let the blackouts begin if the grid can’t cope with shortages or excess. Intermittent supply is the very definition of wind mills, yet still they go up.
September 20, 2022
“We have been folllowing the failed EU energy policy”
Each country in the EU has been abe to follow its own energy policy for many years and a number of countries do not not follow the EU policy today wither, like Spain and Portugal, so the satement is simply wrong.
A number of countries have got a failed energy policy including the UK, because we have not built enough of our own energy capacity for years to be self-sustained, which we should have done. To blame the EU for our own misakes seemsto be part of the Brexiters policy, for a failed Brexit, where we have not used the advantages we should have used for being out of the EU,
Reply You clearly do not understand the legal requirements which forced us into closing fossil fuel capacity we needed to avoid imports
September 20, 2022
Reply to reply
If these so called “legal requirements” are the problem then is it not beyond the realms of possibility with a majority of 80 to get rid of them. One emergency debate in light of our situation and they can all be gone. NZ, CCC ECHR etc.
September 20, 2022
Best post today
September 21, 2022
There is theory and then there is practice. The 80 seat majority is now nearer 70 and presumably just as recalcitrant, to say nothing of the House of Lords and Supreme Court.
As for EU directives, there was no dodging them for the British.
September 20, 2022
If by fossil fuel you mean coal, Steam coal for power generation (2.7 million tonnes) is mainly imported. Russia was the largest provider of UK’s steam coal (46 per cent), followed by the USA (16 per cent) and Venezuela (13 percent). Coal stocks (1.7 million tonnes), continue to be run down with the close down of all coal fired generation by October 2024.
September 20, 2022
It would be idiotic to close down coal until economic, on demand and reliable alternative are available.
September 20, 2022
Coal is internationally traded. The EU has increased its imports from Colombia, South Africa and Australia principally to meet its increased use of coal. With a bit of effort the US could easily become a significant coal exporter as it was in the past. Russia is increasingly exporting coal to China, with a new rail line opened for that purpose. That actually allowed China to cut its imports from Australia.
Had we had foresight we would have stocked up more than a year ago, and kept power stations available rather than blowing them up. I was calling for maximum coal burn and provision back then.
September 20, 2022
Reply to reply: ‘the legal requirements which forced us into closing fossil fuel capacity’: don’t be shy Sir John, tell us exactly which EU texts did that, and what fossil fuel capacity were closed, and by which private companies. As a MP of 35 years you have all the information and could make the list as you obviously ‘clearly understand’ all these things.
Tell us everything about which governments led on the closing of coal powered stations, the development of gas powered stations, the near-abandon of nuclear power energy, the implementation of renewables, and the interactions between the governments, the public and the private sectors.
Do not be afraid to be detailed, people on this site can understand more than your usual few sentences thrown to send them away. Be positively didactic, after all you taught for years at Middlesex Uni.
In the absence of a detailed list of laws and their consequences I will have to conclude that as so often you are economical with the truth.
Reply EU policy and law was to shut fossil fuel stations, with complex rules and taxes on carbon output.
September 20, 2022
It was driven by the EU but 90+% of MPs voted for Ed Milliband’s insane climate charge act and nodded through May’s net zero insanity.
JR one of the very few who did not.
September 20, 2022
Start with the Large Combustion Plant Directive which limited our remaining coal plants to a maximum of 20,000 hours of use before closure.
September 20, 2022
Sir John,
Doesn’t this show once again that the British Civil Service was much too quick to implement EU Edicts without fully understanding the implication to the UK of doing this?
Why is Germany still burning brown coal – maybe because they only do what is best for Germany!!!
September 20, 2022
We should have built nuclear capacity much earlier and did not.
So, I am afraid your reply doesn’t stand up for further scrutiny again
September 20, 2022
Strangely, Germany must have been working to a different EU rule. It still has 30 coal/lignite fired plants, generating 28% of its electric, which it doesn’t intend to shutdown till 2038. They are still building a much delayed new 1,100 MW coaler and intend to “turn it up to eleven” and shut it down in 2038 and bank the profits. On the other side of the street, Germany got the Fukushima frights when it had 26,000 MW of Nukes, it only has 4,000 MW still operating. Who knew what was around the corner?
September 20, 2022
+1
September 20, 2022
Could someone please expand on the point Sir John is referring to re. legal requirements? Thanks
September 20, 2022
EU directives are legal acts of the European Union that requires member states to achieve a particular result without dictating the means of achieving that result. See ‘ec.europa.eu > info > law > law-making-process > types-eu-law_en’ or ukandeu.ac.uk ‘What are EU directives?’
So for example as we have seen this summer the EU Water Directives have been applied very differently over the European Union, certain countries having gone full privatisation (the UK) while others kept a mixed approach (private, state, regional, municipal) when dealing with water provision and distribution. The same applies to provision of energy.
The point is that when Sir John goes ‘the EU this, the EU that’ he wilfully forgets to give the whole story ie that the particular solutions adopted by the UK have not been imposed by the EU but are essentially decisions taken by the UK Government, its public and/or its private sectors, quangos and other various offices influenced by think tanks.
Obviously this sells a bitty less well than ‘the EU this, the EU that’ to a particular type of ‘customers’.
Reply The energy laws include directly acting Regulations from the EU
September 20, 2022
As far as I understand the commanding text is the 2012 Energy Efficiency DIRECTIVE amended in 2018 (Directive on Energy Efficiency 2018/2002) that defined OBLIGATIONS for achieving efficiency TARGETS. It did not define what and how exactly the UK had to reach these targets. That’s the reason why different approaches have been followed in different EU countries.
If you know differently please provide the reference.
Moreover this 2018 Directive had to be translated into national law in individual EU countries by June 2020, so clearly after 31/01/2020. How do you explain that the UK out of the EU should still be wanting to follow these targets? Did PM Johnson talk a lot of rubbish to his MPs and they all accepted it?
Reply The Regulation and Directives of the electricity market 2019, the EU emissions trading scheme etc
September 20, 2022
Reply-to-reply: That’s what I thought: Energy has been under the TCA since 01/01/2021
So since 1st January 2021, the UK could have had a different approach to energy if its Government had wanted. As you say, the various EU directives are still being applied but only because the UK government(s) has(ve) decided to let these run as before.
So last point, your jeremiads about ‘the EU this, the EU that’ should have been written ‘The CUP Government this, the CUP Government that’.
September 20, 2022
Many EU countries fail to apply EU laws by translating and enforcing them in their own countries. In a good number of cases the EU turns a blind eye to this practice. The UK has rarely been tardy in implementing EU law, even now we are supposed to have left.
September 21, 2022
Wrong, read the relevant directives and you might (might, if you were to take off your blinkers) realise that the UK has applied those in the most ‘neoliberal’ way possible almost always favouring private provision to any other form of public, para-public or mixed provision. The other EU countries applied those directives as originally written (see for example the original directives, and the draft, EU Commission’s comments and resultant NECPs, National Energy and Climate Plans, produced by the individual countries at energy.ec.europa.eu).
To say as you do that ‘many EU countries fail to apply EU laws by translating and enforcing them in their own countries’ and that ‘the EU turns a blind eye to this practice’ is a Boeotian comment.
Strange as usually your comments are rather much more informed than what you display in your above comment.
September 20, 2022
Reply to reply.
This may be so but our country has suffered and continues to suffer because leaders here have been cowardly and gutless in dealing with the EU. It has been allowed direct power over us which must be ended.
Until there is a change in attitude here and the obsession held by most MPs that we must obey laws in all detail and be ‘nice’ our opponents like the EU will always take advantage of such weakness.
September 20, 2022
We just didn’t built enough surplus capacity for years and this has nothing to do with the EU. We could have planned as we wanted
September 20, 2022
We have closed and demolished capacity that would be perfectly serviceable so we now have a shortage when the wind doesn’t blow. It is not just a lack of building. It is a fond belief in wind and interconnectors and the implied assumption that someone else would build for us.
September 20, 2022
We should have built nuclear capacity much earlier and did not.
So, I am afraid your reply doesn’t stand up for further scrutiny again
September 21, 2022
Perhaps we should not have allowed recent nuclear capacity to close for non-safety reasons.
September 20, 2022
I am much in favour of this strategy, I mentioned the other day a removal of a costly but minor detail of H&S regulations.
A great deal can be achieved by paring down of laws and regulations in this way and often more compared to attempting massive changes; certainly more quickly. If nothing along these lines are put forward quickly the change of leader will have meant nothing.
September 20, 2022
What do you suggest the government does to reverse the massive damage done to Britain by the lockdown scam?
How about the uncontrolled invasion by illegals happening daily?
Plus the catastrophic sanctions against Russia when it finally reacted to NATO breaking every promise it ever made.
How about tackling the takeover of government bu WEF members whose interests are opposite to the interests of the British people?
September 20, 2022
When a sovereign nation like Sweden and Finland wish to join NATO, should they just say no?
September 20, 2022
I suppose as the Business Secretary is Jacob Rees-Mogg there’s some chance a couple of these may be implemented, or at least he may try before they are watered down by the Treasury, or at least he may commission an enquiry into implementing a couple at some indeterminate date in the distant future. Let’s see.
September 20, 2022
To reduce costs of home buyers in England, he could look at Scotland’s ‘home report’ sale packs, the seller produces them so that all interested parties get the information before they make an offer. You are to put in the last time the boiler was checked, how old it is, if your heating system is under insurance cover or not, when it was last serviced, the land survey, the home survey, and the energy certificate.
September 20, 2022
The whole Scottish legal system for property transactions operates on a different basis from that in England and Wales, which also have minor differences with Northern Ireland. It’s not just a matter of housing packs. There are advantages to the Scottish system, where a bid is a binding contract. But there are equally disadvantages.
September 21, 2022
I know I have a child that lives in Scotland. I thought the house seller putting the ‘home report’ pack together for every potential buyer was a much better idea. It stops the cost on potential purchasers if the seller pulls out or the purchaser gets gazumped for a cash bid.
The sealed bids with homes marketed at the lowest price they would accept took a bit of getting used to but really it is no different than being bid down on the highest price people hope for in England.
I also think buyers that ask you to take your house off the market and commit to buying should have to pay a 10% deposit as they do with new houses. Too many buyers in England pull out after three months.
September 20, 2022
Yesterday was magnificent. No other country could have done it as well.
Surely the actual government didn’t organise it? Surely, certainly, definitely not!
It must have been based on what the Marxist constantly try to hide.
Old rules and procedures.
I reckon we could overcome any problem.
Were it not for the government!
September 20, 2022
sometimes a military dictatorship offers some attraction !
September 20, 2022
+1
I AM utterly sick of all this limp-wristedl socialism
September 20, 2022
I take it, you’re taking about the current government
September 20, 2022
When Donald Trump met the Queen at Windsor in July 2018 and he inspected the Guards with their band, allegedly he asked his aides “Why can’t I have a parade like this?”.
September 21, 2022
I think that was in France on Bastille Day.
September 20, 2022
It is a job that is hereditary: the Earl Marshall is the 18th Duke of Norfolk. The 16th Duke organised the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the funeral of Winston Churchill, and the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.
September 21, 2022
And the glory of it is they are and were all RCs telling the C of E what to do.
September 20, 2022
Is it nosey, impertinent to ask if JR accepted any advisory role in Treasury/Govt.?
I’d feel a lot safer if the answer were “yes”.
Reply No. Any role offered and accepted would be public. I was offered no advisory role.
September 20, 2022
A loss to the government & nation
September 20, 2022
+many
September 20, 2022
Utter idiots.
September 20, 2022
If you want to stop IR35 then stop Employers NI at the same time. Otherwise, it is only there to recapture the Employer’s NI from businesses using dedicated long-contract self-employment to get around the social costs of employment (their basic State Pension and Healthcare), isn’t it?
The Gross income £20,000 pa employee, is actually earning gross £21531.02, the tax office takes £1531.02 extra from their employer, we were told for their state pension and healthcare and up to six months JSA.
In addition to the employer’s NI tax, the employer also takes on the risk of SSP exposure (28 weeks = £2781.80) + SSP Holiday (for just the 28 weeks on £20k = £1159.70) £3941.50.
Can you explain to me why its fair that Employers pay Employers NI but long-term engaged subbies don’t have a contribution to their State pension and healthcare by their employer?
September 20, 2022
Companies exporting to the UK also don’t pay UK employers NI, so it’s a tax to stifle British industry in favour of imports. At least with VAT, it doesn’t matter whether the stuff was made in the UK or abroad.
Sir Joe Soap
September 20, 2022
Also they’re not paying business rates, higher energy costs, higher rents or purchased property prices.
September 20, 2022
The economy destroying CCA/Net Zero needs to be repealed immediately. As I write wind is supplying 1.17 GW from an installed capacity of 27 GW.
CAGW is a scam initiated by a neo Malthusian humanity-hating religion, perpetuated by communists who desire to bring down the West and wealthy western elites who desire a return to feudalism and to own everything by first destroying the economy – hence “build back better, you will own nothing” etc.
There is no climate emergency and CO2 does not drive temperature. Everyone should check for themselves the state of the climate – lack of catastrophic temperature rise, lack of catastrophic loss of ice at the poles, decreasing deaths from extreme weather events etc..
CO2 is at a historically low level and at the last ice age, which ended just 11,000 years ago, dropped to 180 ppm just 30 ppm above the level below which plants cannot survive. We need more CO2 in the atmosphere not less.
The CO2 sequestered from the atmosphere over millions of years by trees forming coal seams and by shelled creatures to form carbonaceous rocks holding oil and gas needs to be released back into the atmosphere from whence it came to sustain plant life and hence all life on Earth.
September 20, 2022
CO2 is at an historically low level!!!. Which planet are you on?
September 20, 2022
You are correct, but only if you go back, as your graph does, by 800, 000 years, which is not a long time in planetary history.
570 million years ago, at the start of the Cambrian explosion, the CO2 level was much higher at around 6000 ppm. Over time the CO2 level has declined as trees and then shelled creatures used up the CO2 in the atmosphere and when dying formed coal deposits and carbonaceous rocks containing oil and gas.
So the current 420 ppm is historically very low (as is the current average global temperature having just exited from an ice age) and you will see from your graph that CO2 dropped several times to 180 ppm which is only 30 ppm above the 150 ppm level below which plants cannot survive. If plants don’t survive then all life on the planet will die. Hence why burning coal, gas and oil to release back into the atmosphere sequestered CO2 would be beneficial.
September 20, 2022
Consumers decide what is worth buying and at what price it sells. Govt bites off a chunk to feed itself.
Fit Govts survive by scavenging the bad things. Crazy Govts try to graze on virtually everything good consumers need with insatiable frenzied nibbles. Their recipes are lengthy tax codes complicated beyond human understanding, adding only waste.
Careless Govts lack etiquette. They should excrete in a proper place; not on the consumer.
September 20, 2022
How is the energy certificate grade calculated? Do they look at the energy used in 2021 -v- the size of the home alone? What if there is someone that lives in a large house alone and only heats one room, so their energy bill is low because they are economical with their use, but if a family with three children bought the home and heated more rooms it would triple the bill for them?
September 20, 2022
This article from Kathryn Porter at Watt-Logic provides an excellent explainer of the methodology and shortcomings of the EPC system.
September 20, 2022
Thank you.
Ian B
September 20, 2022
Good morning Sir John
Reading you comments today my mind is saying ‘if only’. Your conclusions are all valid, but this left wing Government is still seeing everything EU good, common sense bad.
Elswhere in the media there are items relating to the CMA (Competitions & Marketing Authority) . It comes over as it is essentialy it is an unaccountable QUANGO dictating to the UK business environment with EU thinking – Big Companies good, challenger start ups bad. The CMA is making up its own policies and is not following a framework dictated by Government. No ministrial oversite or responsibility – a flaw in all our taxpayer funded entities. The bonfire of the QUANGO’s ? – when or was it as usual just talk
The UK needs to stand on its own 2 feet, take responsibility for its own prosperity and resilience. For that to happen we need a fully functioning Sovereign Democratic Government and Parliament. None of us voted for our MP’s to be subservient inside our own Country to foreign rulers or to have our working frameworks/infrastructure being controlled by the un-elected unaccountables
September 20, 2022
It would be good to rise up from being on our kness to stand up on 2 feet. I can’t wait.
September 20, 2022
I now know what it feels like to be living in a country like Russia or China where the state controls the TV & Radio, albeit for a couple of hours yesterday morning…the country didn’t mourn by consent, we mourned by propaganda and state media control
I’m not arguing against the monarchy I’m arguing for less state intervention, social engineering and woke media
September 20, 2022
I agree with you, Glen, but I’m surprised it took you till yesterday to realise that. I was aware of Ofcom’s grip on the media two-and-a-half years ago when the Covid saga began and BBC bias was there for all to see. The country was told to fear. That was government policy following the advice it took from a SAGE sub-committee.
Speaking for myself, I was very saddened by the Queen’s death immediately the announcement was made, and before the media coverage took over. I didn’t need propaganda and I’m sure that was true of many others.
September 20, 2022
There was no compulsion to watch or listen, unlike so many of the state’s propaganda efforts delivered to our schoolchildren and to many of its employees. It is said that 4 billion people around the world chose to do so. That is way beyond the normal reach of the BBC World Service, and not the result of propaganda, but of the global impact the Queen had. There was a choice of coverage in terms of accompanying commentary and analysis.
September 20, 2022
Is that like the same choice in 2030 – a new EV or a new Bicycle
September 20, 2022
EU rules.
There is the problem of ‘markets’ where they don’t really exist. For example: one wire comes into your house yet there can be multiple suppliers of electricity (not) – one gas pipe comes into your house but there can be multiple suppliers of gas (not) – one railway track but there can be multiple suppliers of train seats (not really, not in any useful sense.)
These are all natural monopolies and when they become private none has the incentive to plan for the future or provide excess capacity without government intervention.
Privatisation has its place in the concourse sandwich bar, a selection of telephone models or internet hubs, repairs to gas or electricity mains… but NOT in the provision of strategically vital resources and infrastructure. They cannot be left to the whims of private cartels. Privatisation of the railways backfired on the Tories badly – the unions more empowered under it than out of it.
The fetish for private brings with it complete blind spots.
The State is capable of producing the very best there is. The SAS. The SBS and the greatest show on Earth that we saw yesterday.
Reply One wire or pipe into my house but I can switch supplier. A new supplier might want to put in a new cable or pipe where demand warrants it.
September 20, 2022
Replay to Reply: Why is the facilitation of intermediaries a means of ensuring the best price between producer and consumer and the long term security of supply?
September 20, 2022
I suspect that people would choose to pay for properly planned capacity if the markets for it were made available to the public. It would not take long if power supplies were cut every day renewables supply is inadequate for those who signed up to 100% renewables before they were demanding other alternatives for instance, and prepared to pay for them rather than endure the power cuts.
Problems arise where the state interferes in capacity provision, such as constricting traffic, blowing up coal power stations, and refusing drilling permits for new gas fields.
Ian B
September 20, 2022
@No Longer Anonymous, It would make more sense if the ‘State’ (read taxpayer) owned the infrastructure that affects the Countries wealth creation, sustainability and security . However the State should never take on emplying directly those that maintain and deliver(they have always been rubbish at it), this should always be awarded by open competative contract, time limited or rolling. Then overseen by an accountable elected individual/panel.
Taxpayer money should never be used for anything other than providing for the best of the best of product or service and should always include political oversight and accountability. So called WOKE, diversity, cancell culture are political statements, as such taxpayer funding should be excluded from those that engage in it.
The overiding impression given by our Political Class(what ever that is) is that QUANGO’s are where uncontrolled, unaccoutable, ‘jobs for the boys’ are created. And no one ever is responsible for not ensuring that the taxpayer gets the ‘best of the best ‘
September 20, 2022
If the State is Leftist then the outcome will be Leftist. Until now, unfortunately, the military has remained out of the Leftism. Unfortunately the clergy (which most definitely IS Leftist) was the cause of the one and only cock up all day long during the Queen’s funeral.
So what I am saying is that energy production being owned by the State need not be Leftist. And also that the State IS capable of producing excellence as we saw yesterday.
September 20, 2022
Nope – over the last ten years the only why to be promoted into a senior position in the military, is to follow the woke government doctrine…one or two rebel like the RAF Officer, who recently resigned as she couldn’t follow the new doctrine on recruitment…if you want to be promoted and save your pension ‘toe-the-line’
September 20, 2022
Meant to say that *fortunately* the military has stayed out of Leftism (on the whole.)
September 20, 2022
Reply to reply.
My house can only connect to one substation and yet I had the choice of six suppliers.
September 21, 2022
Unfortunately your suppliers don’t have free choice. They are obligated to buy almost half your supply from renewables generators or pay a penalty fee.
September 20, 2022
He could do a lot of things to improve the cost of living for many people living here but probably won’t do anything. Not including you Sir John and many like-minded MPs in her cabinet tells me exactly where this government is headed. The money-wasting continues and so does the net zero religious nonsense.
September 20, 2022
This is a disagreement with a wife who is reluctant to divorce while expecting to retain her lover. The Business Secretary needs to rule for the husband, the UK, effect the divorce with no recourse to assets by the guilty party. We do not want to be discussing it next week or beyond.
September 20, 2022
Not entirely off topic, on August 20 I put in a Freedom of Information request about the origins and composition of goods crossing the open land border from Northern Ireland into the Irish Republic, and thus the EU Single Market, and today was to be the deadline for their response:
As we have had an unexpected extra bank holiday I won’t rush to remind them of their promise, but I look forward to discovering what fraction of the goods that crossed the border north to south in 2019 would have been completely free of EU checks if Northern Ireland had not been part of the EU Single Market at that time.
September 20, 2022
Several large-scale smuggling incidents show that EU concerns over the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol are not theoretical, Brussels has said. Seizure of counterfeit high-value electrical products last year, fitted with the European Union-type plugs, show the need for robust processes at Northern Ireland ports, an EU official said. The official said there was evidence criminals were trying to use the Irish Sea crossing to get prohibited products into the EU single market.
Drugs and weapons have also been seized, the official said. “There is smuggling going on, for sure,” they added. The EU official said the ongoing failure by the UK to provide real-time data on trade movements in a useable format meant the EU was unclear “how big the problem is” in relation to smuggling. However, the official said seizures made by UK Border Force, with the involvement of EU personnel on the ground, have indicated it was a significant issue.
“In March 2021, there was a seizure of undervalued and counterfeit high-value electronic products such as smartphones sent in parcels, plugs were EU type,” said the official. “Between April and May 2021 and in October 2021 there were seizures of smartphones including counterfeit ones, tobacco, cigarettes, weapons, drugs and medicines hidden in parcels. “In December 2021, in the context of control on postal deposits, there were seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis, 177,000 prescription medicine tablets, 24 kilos of tobacco, nearly 17,000 cigarettes. “So, this is not theory.” (multiple sources.)
September 20, 2022
Does that plainly illegal smuggling by a few criminals really create a need for well known supermarket lorries delivering replenishments to its own stores to be stopped and searched and inspected?
September 20, 2022
Can you think of a better mechanism than that for smuggling? Who loaded those wagons?
September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022
Acorn, you tell us, who did load those wagons in the UK, which company, individual, how do you know they didn’t just travel through the UK from the EU. Who created the customs documents? Have they been prosecuted and found guilty?
Did the ‘official’ say who was shipping drugs and weapons? Which company in the UK created the customs documents, who has been prosecuted?
September 21, 2022
None of the contraband was found in regular commercial supplies according to your sources. It was all in postal packages, like those which enter the EU from around the world. In reality the quantities intercepted are tiny. 17,000 cigarettes would not keep the residents of Dundalk puffing away for very long, let alone the EU single market..
IanT
September 20, 2022
Smuggling has always been rife along that border and quite likely still is. When we were still within the EU, there were differences between VAT and other taxes that made cross border ‘movements’ lucrative. Even during the troubles this continued as the Army found it virtually impossible to guard all the small country crossings that exist.
If someone wants to smuggle they will do so if the reward is sufficiently worthwhile – border posts or not. However, illegal activities are no justification for imposing unneccessary burdens on perfectly legitimate commercial operations within the UK. There are very simple ways to manage cross border trade with the Republic and both the EU and the Irish know it.
On a related note, the media has been busy waffling on about lack of a US trade deal this morning. Well, I suppose it stops them complaining about chlorinated chicken instead. Frankly, we already have good trade balances with the US. If (by not pressing trade) it gives Biden less immeadiate leverage over Liz as she comes to sort out the NIP with Brussels (hopefully soon) then all the better.
September 20, 2022
Yes, “Brussels has said”.
September 20, 2022
acorn, the EU official said a lot, but did he provide any proof?
September 20, 2022
Another very true-to-life publication found today on the net.
Supported by a Dr Peiser Net Zero Watch small video
The great wind farm rip off: greedy energy giants sell us wind electricity at wholesale gas price
7 September 2022
http://stopthesethings.com/2022/09/19/the-great-wind-power-swindle-households-businesses-being-crushed-by-record-power-bills/
September 20, 2022
Which bit of the “free market capitalism” do you not understand? The price of the last MWh bought by the “market” sets the price, just like any Bric-à-brac auction in your local village hall.
September 20, 2022
It’s not a free market acorn it is filled with restrictions, subsidies and complex payments.
Ian B
September 20, 2022
From the ONS “The Office for National Statistics revealed that 48% of adults said they were finding it “very or somewhat difficult” to afford their energy costs in a survey between August 31 and September 11.”
Another unelected unaccoutable taxpayer funded QUANGO. Energy prices don’t go up properly until 1st October 2022(summer months are slow and low) – are the ONS saying that before the unelected unaccountable QUANGO of OFGEM decided it was its job was to support its foreign supply chain at the expence of those it was intended to protect, by saying that 48% of the country was broke! Or is it just that the QUANGO’s like to outbid themselves to show their own self importance. Taxpayer money wasted on ego’s
September 20, 2022
A land value tax would be an appropriate way of discouraging farmers from selling or leasing their land for housing or using it for rewilding, or wind or solar. Farmland used as farmland would be free of tax but as soon as it is misused, the landlord should be clobbered.
A long term solution would be to close down university Arts courses so that only intelligent people can become graduates; this is quite normal in progressive countries rather than those like ours which is stuck in the past and failing to meet the challenges which confront us.
September 20, 2022
One of the problems your party has is that it has been infiltrated by non-conservatives for years and these MPs together with the opposition will block changes that Liz Truss tries to make. It’s time party members put pressure on their MPs to stop this traitorous behaviour.
September 20, 2022
At TCW today there is an article entitled ‘Parents’ horror over boy, three, sexually groomed by his school’.
The current first best comment sums up this detestable abuse, which I believe is happening across the country –
‘The plan is to deconstruct traditional values, to tear down anything built on Judeo/Christian principles. Then, after clearing the rubble away, a new edifice can be constructed based on a contrary ideology; a reset can take place from the erasure of the old.
There’s a wrecking-ball strategy against western society, and this s ex ualisation is another blow in that demolition.
September 20, 2022
but it is the price of failure of the EU energy policy we have been following.
Well, we voted to leave the EU in 2016. Yet you are still blaming ‘EU energy policy’. And you’re still encouraging wind turbines with no way of storing the energy.
About time you took responsibility and stopped blaming the EU.
September 20, 2022
“Well, we voted to leave the EU in 2016. Yet you are still blaming ‘EU energy policy’. And you’re still encouraging wind turbines with no way of storing the energy.” – Mike Wilson
Or even get it onshore from existing offshore generators like the Orkneys. The link was due to be built this year, but Ofgem objected to “building a link that is bigger than needed”. Heaven forbid they think about future-proofing. It is just as well Bazalgette did not take that approach with his sewers!
September 20, 2022
Sir John Isn’t blaming the EU. He is asking why the Business Secretary is NOT working to better the UK’s interests, which he most definitely should be! There are still too many undemocratic EU sycophants/eco-loons/socialists in Parliament. We want politicians who work on behalf of the UK not some pie in the sky religion or their mates in the EU and elsewhere.
September 20, 2022
I see that the world autocrats are meeting today, in New York, disguised as the UN general assembly delegates
And our Tory government is about to join the European Political Community (EPC) without any consent of the people via a referendum, nor debate & vote in the house…thought we’d voted to leave the EU and ALL its institutions https://www.epc.eu/en/
September 20, 2022
I was trying to remember that famous quote about Trojan Horses, in the end I had to fall back on google:
“In 1950 it was proposed that Britain join the European Coal and Steel Community, the precursor to the European Union. The then Labour Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, said “If you open that Pandora’s Box, you never know what Trojan horses will jump out.” And so it has proved!”
I am also concerned about this:
“The Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) is composed of a Delegation of UK Members of Parliament meeting together with a Delegation of Members of the European Parliament. It was established under the terms of the 2021 Trade and Co-operation Agreement and acts as a forum for parliamentarians to exchange views on the implementation and operation of the Agreement. The Agreement established a Partnership Council as a joint UK-EU body which will inform the PPA of its decisions and recommendations. The PPA may make recommendations to the Partnership Council.
The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Heald QC MP was appointed Leader of the Delegation and Co-Chair of the Assembly and The Earl of Kinnoull and Hilary Benn MP were appointed Vice Chairs of the Delegation.”
Hilary Benn should not even be in Parliament, let alone using his position to connive with EU politicians:
September 20, 2022
+1
September 20, 2022
Well spotted, Denis. That leads to some questions which our good host may perhaps be able to answer. I wonder what function this body has within the framework of our political arrangements in this country. What authority do its ‘decisions and recommendations’ have? If none, it’s just a talking shop, so why are we contributing to paying for it?
Do its EU parliamentarians officially represent the European Parliament as such? Since in that legislature they are not able to initiate legislation, what are they telling us that we aren’t already getting via higher-level channels from the European Commission? I’d like to know more, but as usual with the EU, I suspect it will be dense smoke and mirrors when we try to get answers.
Ian B
September 20, 2022
The UK Parliament was inherently subordinate to the EU Commission and is continuing to emphasize that position. It is the reason the so-called ‘Brexit’ was never achieved. EU laws, rules and regulation in the UK have no legitimacy as such don’t need revising or repealing – they don’t exist in a free sovereign democracy.
Our Parliament is used to doing what its overlords in the EU Commission dictates, so much so they can’t comprehend a free sovereign democracy. That is why our laws, rules and regulations since joining the EU have become back to front. In the UK before joining the EU as with elsewhere in the world nothing was illegal unless Parliament made it so, in the EU everything is illegal unless the bureaucrats make it legal. The subtle difference between a Democracy and a Dictatorship.
September 21, 2022
Ian B
You are obviously getting carried away
September 20, 2022
Had a look at that glen and one article quotes “Unlike fossil fuel prices, it is extremely difficult to determine the price for renewable energy”. They should have a word with Boris Johnson because he, plus you must assume the rest of his then cabinet, knows that renewables are precisely one ninth the price of fossil fuels.
September 21, 2022
However the previous evidence seems clear that the cost of fossil fuels is much lower than that of almost all renewables which have had to be subsudised to compete. Nor is the cost getting any lower. The capital cost of all the recent offshore windfarms has at best stabilised at a level above the price if recent CFD bids. It is clear that investors have proceeded on the basis that prices would be adjusted as necessary to ensure profitability, and the CFD bid could be regarded as an option to ignore while providing propaganda numbers for the green lobby.
September 20, 2022
What about the Government ceasing the EU policy for abolishing borders, allowing uncontrolled immigration and even inviting into the country tens of thousands of young men of fighting age with no ID with the offer free accommodation, £40/week pocket money and the freedom to roam our streets? It unbelievably even continues with Albanian criminals.
Mrs Merkel, who unilaterally invited one million immigrants into the EU, said at a speech in 2018 in Berlin :
“Nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty and that sovereign nation states must not listen to the will of their citizens when it comes to questions of immigration, borders, or even sovereignty.”
Ian B
September 20, 2022
Above all, we could do with knowing what those in power, government, has done for the Country. We keep getting bombarded with aspirations, never achievments.
September 20, 2022
What sort of country does our Government want us to become?
It is clearly all in favour of massive immigration from all over the world, both legal and illegal, even funding the organisations taking it to court over its Rwanda plan.
Unfortunately economic migrants are not necessarily cultural migrants wishing to integrate and accept local customs and laws and when differing “communities” reach a certain size we will see further instances of the troubles Leicester has been experiencing this week.
September 20, 2022
A couple of documentaries recently on the partition of India when anything up to 2 million were killed.
Not many years ago I was in Austria and the waitress was from east Germany and was not treated well by guests from west Germany. We know there were problems associated with the reunification and after 30 years or so I enquired why this attitude persisted. Her reply “their grandfathers tell them”.
September 20, 2022
The BBC is reporting that Liz Truss may be about to sign the U.K. to the European Political Community. Truss clearly was saying one thing before becoming PM and
is doing the opposite after. She always looks to be caving in to the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol with no sign the EU would appoint a negotiator on its side with any mandate to negotiate changes to the NIP. She is going to lose the next election if she carries on with this.
September 20, 2022
Telling the world the US/UK trade deal is off for the next few years, sounds to me like pulling the rug from under the EU and Southern Ireland over their annexation of NI.
September 21, 2022
That may prove to be the last straw for this Tory government’s chances of hanging on to power in the next GE.
believe me
September 20, 2022
All of these could’s and should’s directed at the business secretary – well we’ll see? – certainly i’ll be reminded of your points again next time I see him stretch out in the House.
XY
September 20, 2022
What does “removing the penal elements of IR 35” mean? Why not simply abolish it?
Taken at face value, if you merely remove the penal elements then the legislation would have no teeth, so it may as well not exist since it would be largely ignored.
September 20, 2022
The business secretary could do a lot of things but will he be allowed?
Then six years on from the referendum and with a majority of 80 in the House – I have to ask what have we achieved – anything? we have taken back control now but how much better off are we?
And now Truss has gone over to the States to see if she can smooch up to them for some kind of a new deal to save face. We are only getting away from the European EU rules and now she wants to tie us to the American ones – as if the Americans had no rules.- whatever comes out of this we can be sure the NI Protocol will remain and we will still be the rule takers. Stupid
September 20, 2022
Mike, why do you think Truss is asking for ‘some kind of new deal’? Who does Biden think he is to dictate terms to the UK, would we accept it from the President of China or India.
There have already been some sounds of movement on the NI protocol that the tests can be done during transit over seas with just the odd shipment checked. If not its take to play hard ball with Southern Ireland and restrict their exports to the UK.
September 20, 2022
a-tracy- We can forget about Ireland it has been swallowed up by the EU.. might as well be talking about Belgium or Luxemburg or some other similar.. and it’s not that Biden want’s to dictate terms – thing is we are seeking to join his club so presumably we will have complay by his rules. Of course as our host JR often says we can always go solo and continue by WTO.
Fedupsoutherner
September 21, 2022
We already do a lot of trade with America so it’s no big deal to have an actual trade deal.
September 20, 2022
The data below is for the 24-hour period 00:00 to 23:59 19 September 2022.
Number of migrants detected in small boats: 0
Number of boats detected: 0
Number of boats known by the MOD to be involved in uncontrolled landings: 0
September 20, 2022
They heard the RNLI free ferry was not at sea- all staff at home watching the funeral lead-up and the final day.
September 20, 2022
Unlike our brilliant military personnel yesterday, it would seem the world governments are all out of step.
GWPF has made the following release. Nothing much seems to change as the majority cop a deaf ear.
Press Release: Important new paper challenges IPCC’s claims about climate sensitivity.
September 20, 2022
+1
September 20, 2022
A publication by the Geographical Journal has identified potential problems that could turn all this green crap on its head.
Sulfur: A potential resource crisis that could stifle green technology and threaten food security as the world decarbonises
The importance of sulphuric acid is being ignored and basically, it comes from fossil fuels.
Another case of ignoring the consequences of your actions/ The law of unintended consequences?
A must-read for your followers
NotA#
September 20, 2022
From the BBC “UK considers joining new European nations club”. One way to get around the NIP, accept that the EU Commission are our masters once more.
Let’s get out of the EU protectionism racket first. The EU has to start accepting the UK is free sovereign democracy and then we can talk of mutual cooperation. On the EU’s record to date, they are the least trustworthy nation on this planet
September 20, 2022
This is retaining our EU membership via the backdoor without asking the people who voted to leave
September 20, 2022
Yea some British focussed policy is badly needed.
September 20, 2022
The list of debureaucratisation is a good one to start with but there is a lot, lot more unnecessary bureaucracy, much of it home grown (i.e. civil service grown) in addition to what is attributable to the E.U.
The anti-money laundering checks may originate with the E.U. but they are duplicated and sometimes triplicated here to make matters worse. The anti-money laundering check must be done by the estate agent selling the property and also by the solicitor acting for one as well. In the case of somebody doing their own conveyancing (as I do) not only must the estate agent and the solicitor acting for the other party each do an anti-money laundering check but so also does the Land Registry!
In private renting our government since leaving the E.U. has introduced in the private sector compulsory periodic Electrical Installation Condition Reports which are gold plated by electricians finding hypothetical ‘faults’ rather than realistic dangers for their own personal economic benefit. These E.I.C.R. checks are not legally required either for social housing or owner occupiers. The average number of deaths from electrical installation faults is about 5 a year (about 1 in private rental properties) matching the average 5 people a year in the U.K.killed by sheep. Ridiculous, as is the extension of the requirement for carbon monoxide detectors to be fitted near gas boilers in the rental sector starting later this year.
September 21, 2022
well said.
September 21, 2022
Excellent post…maybe the EU learnt their bureaucracy doctrine from the UK civil service of the 50s and 60s
September 21, 2022
If we had not become entangled in the Protection Racket in the first place, there would have been no gold plating.
September 21, 2022
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If ever a charity was needed to protect children from vaccination against Covid-19 it is now. Save the Children is not fit for purpose in this respect. Indeed its whole ethos is one of jab, jab, jab.
This is despite the fact that children rarely if ever suffer from COVID-19. They certainly do not die from it. They die from the vaccines though as families of these two babies learnt. In the US at least 12 children have already died from the vaccine including 3 babies, and child vaccination has not started in earnest.
As if the indignities chilldren have suffered from not being able to mix with their friends, being forced to wear masks, and lockdown nonsense from school closures, are not bad enough, measures to have them vaccinated are nothing short of criminal.
UKColumn meets Doctors for Covid Ethics (D4CE)
A consortium of international specialists: doctors, scientists, lawyers and others are speaking out against this attack on the innocent in a special symposium hosted by UKColumn. It is taking place this coming Thursday and Friday (29 – 30 July) from 5pm to 10 pm (UK time) in an event called “Immediate Intervention”. Experts in their respective fields from Doctors for Covid Ethics (D4CE) will bring the medical and scientific facts at that moment when the world needs them most.
Below is a snapshot of content, and some experts who you might find participating in the symposium. It is from an early draft and this might change. As soon as it is available All the Goss will provide the link. Please share this, especially with those who still believe in the propagated narrative.
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It’s that time of year again – my annual post about the best books I read over the past twelve months. You can find previous years’ posts here:
Favorite Books of 2019
Favorite Books of 2014 (yes, I skipped a few years)
This year I read a little less than in years past. The one thing missing this year is an amazing epic fiction book, on the level of Musashi.
Here are my 2021 picks!
This was the best book I read in 2021. Given some of the other books I’ve read over the years (like 12 Rules for Life), this book had been on my radar for awhile but I hadn’t gotten around to it. It’s an eye-opening read to say the least.
Solzhenitsyn writes in a way that puts you in his shoes as much as humanly possible, and gives the reader an intimate understanding of the Soviet and Gulag experience, starting with what got people sent to the Gulag in the first place. One story talks about a high ranking official getting sent to the Gulag for ten years because he was the first to stop clapping for Stalin at an event. Soldiers who were prisoners of war during WWII got sent to the Gulag after the war because they were potentially corrupted while imprisoned. Imagine being a POW for your country and getting punished for it! Snitching was also used as a weapon – if you didn’t like your neighbor, you could report them for some offense against the State and have them sent off for a ten year term in the Gulag. This created a state of perpetual fear among Soviet citizens and made sure everyone went along with the agenda.
The lack of respect for individual human life is also astounding. In the calculus of the Soviet (or really any Communist) state, there is a brutal, rational, mathematical approach to human life. You are only valuable in terms of your value to the State. This can be quantified by production quotas. If you’re unable to meet the quotas and die in the process, well that’s one less mouth to feed.
Nazi crimes against humanity get a lot of attention and mindshare in our society, and for good reason. But Soviet crimes against humanity were just as bad, if not worse, and we should have an equal understanding of the terrible things that were done in the name of the “common good”. In fact, Soviet-like states (to different degrees) still exist today in places like North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and of course, China.
You may be wondering how the author was able to write a book exposing these crimes while in the Gulag himself. The incredible answer is he would write on scraps of paper, memorize them, and then destroy the scraps so there was no evidence of his writing. Once he was out, he compiled these memorized sections into books.
This book is dark as hell but it should be on your list if you want to understand the evil that human systems are capable of. The complete version is three volumes but I read the abridged version. Either way, read it.
I randomly stumbled upon this book (and honestly wish I could remember where), saw it was free on Kindle, and decided to give it a try. Serendipitously turned out to be a great decision. This book is basically the journal of a guy in London in the 1800s who is sick of living in the city and wants to live a simpler life in the country. So many of the things he talks about could have been written in 2021. For example, as he does the math for living in the city, he realizes he’s spending a huge percentage of his income on things like commuting, work lunches and dinners, and clothes for the office. In other words, he’s living to work.
Eventually, he makes the move to the country with his family and builds a life. He talks about self-sufficiency, finances, and unexpected benefits that came from making the move. But he doesn’t sugarcoat the journey and gives a full account of the difficulties as well. Interestingly, one of his sources of income while living in the country is writing articles for newspapers as a freelancer – remote work before it was cool!
There’s even a chapter where one of his friends argues against his choice to live away from society, telling him he’s abandoning his duties to humanity. His rebuttal alone makes the book worth reading.
The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
I went deep down the bitcoin and crypto rabbit hole over the past few months. I’ve read a lot about bitcoin in particular over the years but it wasn’t until reading Saifedean’s book that a lot of things clicked. This is book isn’t technical and mainly focuses on the economic theory underpinning bitcoin. One thing he does really well is give you a grounding in the Austrian theory of economics and contrasts it with mainstream Keynesian economic theory. There are many principles of Austrian economic theory embedded in bitcoin, such as a predictable money supply. Saifedean also does a great job comparing bitcoin to gold (a common topic) and making the case for why bitcoin is superior.
Another thing that I found fascinating is that the foreword to the book was written by deranged bitcoin critic Nassim Taleb. I’m of course joking about him being deranged but his bitcoin hate (he claims the price should be $0) is even more fascinating to watch now that I’ve read his glowing foreword about bitcoin. I truly wonder what happened to cause him to change his mind in such a drastic way.
If you’re new to the space or even if you’ve been exploring it for awhile, The Bitcoin Standard is a really well done primer.
Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies by Nik Bhatia
This is another really good bitcoin book. I recommend reading The Bitcoin Standard first to fully grasp the concepts and then moving to Layered Money. Nik Bhatia starts by going into detail about how the worldwide banking system works today, especially the settlement layer, which is not something I knew about. The way the banking system is currently structured, bank to bank settlement is slow. Even ACH takes several days to settle. Obviously this doesn’t work for things that need real-time speed (like buying lunch) so a second layer (like a credit card) allows you to use your money immediately. In addition, settlement between banks (particularly central banks) may entail real assets like property or gold, which has a massive cost to transfer – such as audits and secure shipping.
In contrast, bitcoin settles globally in roughly 10 minutes with very minimal fees and excellent (thus far unbreakable) security. Bhatia explores how bitcoin will emerge as the global settlement layer and eventually will be used by central banks as superior to the current system. On top of the settlement layer will emerge other services (like the Lightning network) and currencies that allow consumers to spend their money in their day to day life.
It’s a fascinating book and will definitely have you thinking about new possibilities for the future of money.
This book is about the deep ocean and free diving, something I know absolutely nothing about. I’ve never even gone scuba diving. Nevertheless, I found this book to be incredible.
Free diving involves people diving without breathing assistance down to depths of hundreds of feet. How this is humanly possible still blows my mind. In Deep, James Nestor explores the training techniques, events, and individuals behind this daredevil sport. He even starts training and participating himself. He also joins undersea explorers going thousands of feet deep in submersible vehicles. It’s a world that is in some ways more exciting than deep space exploration because of the huge variety of wildlife that we know very little about.
This book is also filled with fascinating (to say the least) trivia like this one about coral:
Every year on the same day, at the same hour, usually within the same minute, corals of the same species, although separated by thousands of miles, will suddenly spawn in perfect synchronicity. The dates and times vary from year to year for reasons that only the coral knows. Stranger still, while one species of coral spawns during one hour, another species right next to it waits for a different hour, or a different day, or a different week before spawning in synchronicity with its own species. Distance seems to have no effect; if you broke off a chunk of coral and placed it in a bucket beneath a sink in London, that chunk would, in most cases, spawn at the same as other coral of the same species around the world
Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made by David Halberstam
I’m a sucker for anything Michael Jordan related and also a huge fan of David Halberstam (see previous years’ favorite books posts) so I’m personally surprised it took me so long to finally read Playing for Keeps. It did not disappoint. There’s a lot of overlap with the events shown in The Last Dance documentary series (also excellent) but the book gets into details that get skipped over in the series. If you like sports books and behind the scenes stories of greatness, put this on your list.
Fun fact about Michael Jordan that I never knew before: he often smoked a cigar on his way to games. He said it put him in the zone. This guy was on another level.
I initially didn’t like this book but found myself thinking about it more and more as the year went on.
The Mandibles is a novel that follows a family during a period of hyperinflation in the U.S. in the not so distant future. The family has a wealthy patriarch but the descendants are all middle to upper middle class. They live comfortably. The patriarch is wealthy but he is still alive. The descendants are anticipating a big inheritance when he dies. But the thing about wealth is that it is relative to how much things cost. If carrots start costing $20 per pound or chicken becomes $100 per pound, you probably aren’t as wealthy as you thought you were.
In the book, as inflation got more and more rampant, basic things like food become extremely costly and scarce. The grocery store became a battleground. In order to combat the problem, the government did a monetary reset, while the rest of the world stopped using the dollar, which made things even more chaotic. The stock market closed for many days and when it did open, everything crashed. And not just 10% but 70, 80, 90%. Someone who thought they had $100,000 of assets now had $10,000. But it gets worse because the banks and brokerages stopped allowing fund withdrawals so in reality you had $0 you could access.
It also became illegal to hold (or “hoard”) precious metals like gold and the government sent troops to search for and confiscate valuables from households. By the way, gold was illegal to own in the United States during the Great Depression so this idea is not far-fetched at all.
There were also some hilarious moments in this book, like when one of the family members who works as a prestigious economics professor has literally become homeless but is sticking to his clearly incorrect academic theories about inflation. It reminded me of Taleb’s famous IYI concept.
I won’t say what happens afterwards because I don’t want to spoil the book for you but I recommend reading this book to understand the kinds of effects out of control inflation can potentially have and why your inflation hedges probably won’t work. I was on the fence about including this book as one of my favorite reads because the characters and plot are weak but the concept was too intriguing to leave it off the list.
One by David Karp
This is a psychological thriller novel about totalitarianism and conformity. It’s better than 1984 and I don’t say that lightly. I’m a huge George Orwell fan and have read nearly everything he ever wrote, including his hundreds of essays and newspaper articles.
One shows a society that believes it has achieved perfection (eliminated poverty, crime, war, and intolerance) by rooting out all dissension and having every citizen identify his or her own desires with those of the “benevolent State”. In order to achieve this, the State has set up a massive network of surveillance and re-education. The main character in the story, a professor, is part of this surveillance system but soon finds himself ensnared because the State discovers that he secretly values his individuality.
This gets to the core of the issue. To eliminate all differences in outcomes between individuals, you by necessity need to lose the uniqueness of individual human beings. And that is exactly what this book explores – the effort of the State to first cure the professor of his individuality by persuasion but also by obliterating his entire sense of self.
One is under the radar but it should be a lot more popular than it is. This book may also freak you out in a way that 1984 does not. Just a warning.
This is a book about media, namely media-manufactured events, that everyone should read. These media-manufactured events are referred to in the book as pseudo-events. These events are those that are created purely for media consumption. The easiest example to understand is the press conference. These aren’t really “events” but rather, events that are manufactured to write about as news – fill up space in newspapers – and have little to do with actual valuable information. Boorstin also talks about celebrity culture – his definition of a celebrity is “a person who is known for his well-knownness”. Pretty accurate!
While this book was written in the heyday of newspapers (1962), the concepts apply even more today, given the insane clickbait/outrage media world we live in.
Once you read this book, you’ll take the mainstream media even less seriously than you already do. Just turn it off.
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CASES of individuals and businesses losing large amounts of money and valuable property to armed robbers are on the rise.
In worst instances, precious lives have been lost.
The case of a 62-year-old Marondera businessman who was shot dead and his wife critically wounded during a robbery a few days ago comes to mind.
The family’s home was invaded by armed robbers, who stole US$7 910 and a mobile phone.
Police have since arrested seven suspects in connection with the killing and several other armed robbery cases.
What is worrying, though, is that people continue to move around or keep large sums of money at their homes and workplaces.
According to the police, most of the break-ins and cash-in-transit heists are “an inside job”.
Criminals are getting tip-offs before they pounce on their unsuspecting targets.
About a fortnight ago, within a short period, police recorded a spate of armed robberies that saw individuals and businesses losing cash amounting to about US$500 000.
Vehicles, cellphones and laptops, among other items, were also stolen.
According to the authorities, break-ins at houses and business premises, as well as cash-in-transit robberies, have become common.
Information privy to The Sunday Mail Society shows that there were at least 695 armed robbery cases recorded from January to June this year, compared to 640 in the same period in 2021.
Robbers are taking advantage of the public’s lack of confidence in the formal banking system.
Theresa Madongo, an informal trader operating in Highfield, said she has never opened a bank account in her six years of trade.
“I don’t feel comfortable doing so. The bank charges are too high. Instead of making profit, I end up losing my hard-earned cash to the banks,” she argued.
Her colleague, who specialises in second-hand clothes, weighed in: “There are several reasons we prefer keeping our money at home. For instance, I don’t have a registered company, and I illegally deal in second-hand clothes (mabhero). How will I explain my income if the authorities are to approach me? Also, it seems easy to deposit money but withdrawing it is a challenge. You will be asked a lot of questions.”
Some individuals cited the inconveniences caused by long queues at banking halls.
However, the police have urged the public to make use of banks and invest in security systems to keep danger at bay.
“We implore businesspeople and the general public to avoid moving around with a lot of money. They should also avoid keeping large sums at either residential or business premises. They must also invest in security systems to reduce the risk of losing their valuables to criminals and, at the same time, hire credible employees.
“This includes installation of alarm systems, CCTVs or any other technology that enhances security at business premises or homes. It is also important for employers to properly vet security and other employees.
“It has come to our attention that at times businesses are employing people with questionable backgrounds, who end up ganging up with criminals to commit crimes such as armed robberies,” said police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi.
He added that the police have since stepped up efforts in the fight against robbery, and issued stern warnings to criminals.
“Most of these robberies were carried out using unregistered weapons. The Zimbabwe Republic Police continue to round up the perpetrators. A crack team has been set up through resources mobilised by President Mnangagwa.”
Asst Comm Nyathi also attributed the surge in armed robbery cases to an influx of unlicensed firearms, as well as individuals and institutions that are not properly securing their weapons, resulting in them falling into wrong hands.
Government issued a firearms amnesty that expired on September 30.
At least 455 firearms and 260 rounds of ammunition had been voluntarily surrendered by September 21.
Financial expert and economist Mr Persistence Gwanyanya reckons the surge in crime rates is mostly a reflection of the cash-based structure of our economy.
Mr Gwanyanya said there is “a lot of money sloshing” in the informal sectors of the economy due to the multiple currency system in place.
“As Zimbabwe continues to receive huge sums of foreign currency from exports and remittances, the ordinary person has more access to foreign currency than before. For example, remittances, which were averaging US$100 million per month in the past, have surged to US$130 million,” he said.
“As confidence levels are still low, owing to the historical experiences of hyperinflation and losses made following currency reforms, there are still considerable sums of money kept outside the banking system. The urge to keep money outside the formal banking system was boosted by a surge in parallel market activities.”
Mr Gwanyanya, however, said the progress made thus far in stabilising the local currency was a huge incentive to improve formal banking.
“We are likely to see increased foreign currency banking as durable stability is attained.”
He also opines that the central bank will revise some regulations to encourage increased flows of foreign currency in the formal system.
Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) president, Mr Kurai Matsheza, called for a change in approach, especially among businesspeople if heists are to be reduced.
“As CZI, we represent an organised group of people. As I speak, no robbery reports have ever been made of any owner or chief executive officer of a manufacturing company.
“Remember, when operating in a proper way, the owner of a company does not hold any money. There are people who are trained and employed to do that job. Therefore, not even one of our members can be found with huge sums of money at home. Money is kept at the banks and nowhere else,” said the CZI president.
Spate of crime
On September 15, a man lost a Toyota Hilux, US$14 000 and two mobile phones to two armed robbers who attacked him after they had blocked his vehicle with two cars at the intersection of Lomagundi Road and Harare Drive around midnight.
The same week, armed robbers pounced on Fidelity Building in Bulawayo and got away with US$6 270 and $5 000.
Another five-armed gang pounced on CBZ Bank’s Fife Street branch in Bulawayo and stole US$70 000.
In another case, Mukuru branch in Bulawayo was robbed of more than US$100 000 after an armed gang pounced on the premises in broad daylight.
Last week, a police crack team, led by Criminal Investigations Department detectives, arrested a gang of five robbers linked to a Mt Pleasant robbery. Investigations have revealed they were involved in six other cases in which they used similar tactics.
In Mt Pleasant, Harare, a family lost a Toyota Fortuner vehicle, US$56 300 and cellphones to five armed robbers who raided their home on September 18. The vehicle was later recovered at the Harare Drive and Westborough Road intersection, where it had been dumped.
Schools have not been spared as six criminals stormed Rakodzi Secondary School in Marondera on September 15 and stole laptops, food, safe keys, US$120 and $2 000.
In another case, armed robbers attacked a family in Macheke on June 10. They broke into their house and stole firearms, live rounds of ammunition, electrical cables, two Sony plasma television sets, two DVD players and various groceries, all valued at US$3 595.
Earlier on, another gang of criminals invaded a Chitungwiza home and got away with US$4 500, $1 000, an HP laptop and several cellphones.
They got into the house on the pretext that they were police officers searching for dangerous drugs.
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