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This page is to dedicated to discussion of a real cinema layout in particular, clearing up some confusion around their viewing angle spec of 36 degrees.
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9. Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and thy
Faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. PSA.36:5.
O make but trial of his love;
Experience will decide
How blest are they, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.
God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the
fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 1COR. 1:9.
10. How excellent is thy loving kindness, O God! Therefore
The children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
Through all the changing scenes of life,
In trouble and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and
thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. PSA. 36:8.
11. With thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Plenteous grace with thee is found,
Grace to pardon all our sin;
Let the healing streams abound,
Make and keep us pure within.
O continue thy loving- kindness unto to them that know thee,
And thy righteousness to the upright in heart. PSA. 36:10.

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Misery is so cool. Just ask all your miserable friends. However, there's apparently something called "happiness" that's supposed to be pretty cool too. In fact, Colombia is practically loaded with the stuff and is crushing surveys to prove it. The country has once again been named the happiest country on the planet, according to a recent WIN/Gallup International survey cited by the Huffington Post.
The survey hit more than 66,000 people from 68 different countries with the following monstrosity: "In general, do you personally feel very happy, happy, neither happy nor unhappy, unhappy or very, unhappy about your life?" Thanks for the immediate existential crisis, survey crafters. The question, posed to various victims between September and December of 2015, warranted some Colombia-championing results.
87 percent of Colombians said they would describe themselves as "happy," while just two percent of apparent misery enthusiasts opted instead for the "unhappy" option. Colombia's so-called "net happiness score," a bragworthy 85, is nearly double that of the United States.
After all, we really cherish our misery over here.


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With his mother gone for 3 years and his father in a freshly dug grave, how would he live?
The question pierced George's 13-year-old mind like a dull needle pushes in and out of a shabby cloth, trying to mend a tear that ruined its usefulness. That's how George's life was becoming – unfixable, useless. He constantly felt pricked by thoughts of abandonment and rejection. No one claimed him. His father's older brother took advantage of him, selling off the land, claiming he would use the money to pay George and his brother's school fees. He didn't. Instead he threatened the boys with a machete, chasing them away from any sympathy a villager might want to show.
George was an orphan. So many orphans already fighting for opportunity, for attention, for acceptance, for love, George needed to find help.
By avoiding his crazy uncle, George worked odd jobs, earning enough to pay school fees. A few village mamas' secretly help him. Afraid of the Uncle's wrath, they hid food in the bushes for George and some collected shillings to buy him a pair of used shoes. He survived, strengthened by the village mamas' mercy and prayers.
Years passed and now George is a man with a family of his own. He works a full time job as a ground's foreman at an orphanage. He attends night school, studying to become an accountant. When the crazy uncle died, it was George who organized the funeral and paid the bills.
God heard the village mamas' prayers and saw the acts of kindness they showed to George. He has become proof that compassion in Jesus name brings redemption.
Full circle.
Today, the mamas' that aided George in his distress are old, some widowed, many caring for orphaned children. They belong to the Kajulu Group – a collection of beautifully real women who face hard lives with soft hearts. George connected us with them. It's his way of saying thanks for their provisions and prayers so many years ago.
Our symbiotic relationship with these mamas offers sweet fellowship over roselle tea, stewed kuku and millet ugali. Together we've learned to make liquid soap for them to sell. We've found small market for fireless cookers. We've cleaned media to fill biosand water filters. We share God's Word. To see George sitting with these mamas, laughing, talking, planning for the future... God's miracle.
This hope-filled story of reciprocal care is not Kenya's norm.
- For the average two million orphans, 9 out of 10 live in poverty and never complete their education.
- 40% of children age six to 16 are part of the work force.
- Women make up more than 50% of the population, but many are poor and illiterate. A large number are still affected by customary practiced that perpetuate oppression, especially among widows. Coping strategies for these mamas involves exploitive labor, including forced sex work.
Our goal is Kenya is to encourage mutual care in the name of Jesus. The poor, namely orphans and widows can thrive in their communities if three things continue to happen:
1. Building biblical foundations for family sustainability.
2. Teaching skills training coupled with discipleship for healthy Christian living.
3. Praying for wisdom, mercy and grace in service to one another.
Like Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:9 – 24), God offers us all opportunities for redemption.
Full circle.
How do you share your redemption story? Be sure to pass it on.
How do you share your redemption story? Be sure to pass it on.
asante sana for your prayers, support and encouragement,
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text: Share: Comments Print November 5, 2012 at 9:15 AM Review: Windows Phone 8 on Lumia 920, HTC 8X Posted by Brier Dudley It turns out the old saying about Microsoft applies to Windows Phones, as well: Wait for the third version of its products because it takes the company a few tries to really nail it. Maybe that's why so few people bought Windows Phones when the new platform debuted in 2010. Those who waited will be pleased with the new Windows Phones going on sale later this month, including potent new models from Nokia and HTC that I've been using. The Lumia 920 offered through AT&T and the HTC 8X from multiple carriers are great phones that combine Microsoft's elegant software with fresh and powerful hardware that will appeal to technophiles and first-time smartphone buyers. They offer refreshing, modern alternatives in a market dominated by Google and Apple. But there are some trade-offs, particularly if you're attached to iPhone or Android apps not available on Windows. Both the Lumia and HTC have distinctive, colorful cases fronted by big, vivid displays. They have fast dual-core processors, 8-megapixel cameras (8.7 on the Lumia) and near-field communication radios that do tricks like sharing photos by tapping phones together. The Lumia has a bit more technology packed in. Highlights include more-advanced photo capabilities and a free music service, plus the ability to wirelessly recharge by setting it on accessory charging pads. But Nokia declined to join the cult of thinness with its new flagship. The Lumia 920 feels stout compared with the more tapered 8X and the twiggy iPhone 5. You don't forget which pocket is carrying this phone. In a pinch you could use the Lumia to hold down a tarp in a windstorm, or put it in the trunk for added traction on icy roads. I expected the Lumia to be the hottest model in the new lineup, but the svelte 8X is stealing some of its spotlight, as well as its color scheme. The 8X has a grippy, rubberized back and sleeker case that feels better to hold and elicits more oohs and aahs. Both are based on Microsoft's new Windows Phone 8. The moniker highlights the affinity with Windows 8 for PCs, which borrowed its touch-friendly, dynamic desktop interface from the phone software. Microsoft has been making smartphones for eons, but it rolled out an entirely new platform that it called Windows Phone 7 in 2010. Last year it released a big update in version 7.5, and now — with Windows Phone 8 — we've got the magical version 3.0. Unfortunately for those who took the plunge earlier with Windows Phone 7 and 7.5, Microsoft won't let them upgrade to 8. At least the power connectors are staying the same. Microsoft's platform still lacks the amazing variety of apps available on Apple's iPhone and Google's Android platform. It's unlikely to catch up before these phones are obsolete, but the number of apps should accelerate now that Microsoft has improved tools for app developers and made it easier to write apps for both Windows phones and PCs. Meanwhile, the situation is partly compensated for by some excellent new apps developed by Microsoft and its partners that are available only on Windows Phone. They include photo apps that Nokia built to take advantage of the Lumia's top-notch camera. Windows 8 also has a new feature called "Kid's Corner," which lets parents create a kid-friendly sandbox on their device. When it's activated — with a few swipes on the screen — kids playing with the phone can access only apps, music and videos selected by the parents. Microsoft is adding a Skype app that will keep the phones continuously connected to the service, so you can make or receive calls through Skype or your wireless carrier. It wasn't yet available on my review hardware. Also coming is a new feature called "Data Sense" that will reduce data usage by compressing images, offloading some tasks to Wi-Fi and adjusting data usage as you approach the limits on your wireless plan. Perhaps the best apps on Windows phones are the Microsoft online services that you can use to stay connected with friends and family, share photos and keep your digital life synchronized across different devices. These have been there since the first version, but they've been improved — especially the online storage locker SkyDrive, which is really polished now. It also helps to connect to these services on the latest, 4G wireless networks. Over the past week, using various flavors of Windows 8, I grew accustomed to having photos I took with the phones automatically backed up to SkyDrive so I could look at them at my desk or when using a tablet. Then it was a snap to email relatives a link to the SkyDrive folder containing our Halloween pictures. Tapping the phones to share photos worked, but it was relatively slow. Another feature, Microsoft's "People" hub, collects your contacts and social-network pals. You can view their updates and tap their names or pictures to place calls or send email. New to Windows Phone 8 is the ability to create groups of contacts and "rooms." You can invite friends or family to join a room where you privately share messages, calendars and photos. All the new Windows Phones use Nokia's great mapping software. The Lumia also has a gee-whiz augmented-reality app called City Lens that displays nearby attractions, shops, bus stops and other map items when you point the camera in their direction. These items are overlaid on the image of the streetscape that you see though the lens. It makes finding a coffee shop feel like a video game. For now the Lumia 920 is exclusive to AT&T and uses its 4G LTE network. AT&T loads a default search page that doesn't do justice to the software's clean design. UPDATE: AT&T announced that it will sell the Lumia 920 for $100 and the smaller 820 for $50 starting Nov. 9. Later this month AT&T will offer the 16 gig HTC 8X for $200 and an 8 gig version for $100. LTE is great, but it's a battery hog. The Lumia ran a full day on a charge, but Nokia needs to tune the power consumption further to catch up to the battery life of newer LTE Droid phones such as the Razr M, which can last multiple days with light usage. The Lumia's charge messages can be misleading; one time it said I had 13 hours left, but the battery was dead a few hours later. I can't really compare the battery life on the 8X because I was using a foreign model on T-Mobile's 3G network, though it lasted several days on a charge in that mode. HTC claims 14.7 hours of talk time and Nokia claims nine hours on a 3G network. T-Mobile will begin selling the 8X on Nov. 14, starting at $150 for a 16-gigabyte version. Verizon soon will be offering the 8X starting at $200. If you're shopping for a smartphone this holiday season, I suggest at least taking a look at these phones to see the new direction Microsoft, Nokia and HTC are taking in phone design and technology. (Here are the full specs for the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X.) Comments | Topics: 4G, Android, Apple


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Conducting Security-Related Risk Assessments: Updated Guidelines for Comprehensive Risk Management Programs
Published: October 25, 2012
Shirley M. Radack
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-30 Rev.1, Guide to Conducting Risk Assessments. This publication was developed by the Joint Task Force Transformation Initiative, a joint partnership among the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, NIST, and the Committee on National Security Systems. SP 800-30 Rev.1 discusses the risk management process and how risk assessments are an integral part of that process. The publication provides guidance for Federal agencies in conducting risk assessments of organizations and their information systems for each step in the risk assessment process. The bulletin covers the overall risk management approach, and how risk assessments fit into a comprehensive risk management process. References are provided to additional sources of information on risk assessment and management.
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Commemoration Saturation Can Berlin Handle Any More Memorials?
When Helmut Kohl gave the green light for a Holocaust Memorial in Berlin during the early 1990s, he set in motion a process that has seen a proliferation of monuments across the capital's government district. This Friday the German parliament is to vote on yet another memorial: one dedicated to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Nov. 9 is the perfect day to vote on memorials in Germany: It is the most German day of all. No other date is quite so pregnant with history: In 1918, it saw the proclamation of Germany's first democracy; in 1938, it was the date of Kristallnacht, when violence against Jews in Germany escalated; and on Nov. 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall came down.
And so it is only fitting that members of the German parliament, or Bundestag, will reach a decision on the possible raising of a "Monument to Germany's Liberty and Unity" this Friday, Nov. 9. The date may be fitting, but the location chosen for the proposed monument is problematic. It is to be "located in the center of Berlin," according to the motion by the governing Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD). The question is whether there is any room left.
The memorial for the 1989 dissident movements in East Germany and elsewhere would be one more in the area surrounding the Reichstag that is virtually overflowing with places of remembrance. Anyone strolling through Berlin's city center could easily lose track of which victims are being commemorated where.
Federation of Expellees, Erika Steinbach, should be involved in it.
The German daily Frankfurter Rundschau registered, with a slight shudder, that it seemed as though "more and more commemorative projects" are piling up in Berlin to create "a kind of imaginary arsenal of Germany's history of guilt." Even in the chancellery there are growing concerns that one day the woods in Berlin's Tiergarten Park could disappear from view behind all the memorials.
The bulk of the commemorative sites are devoted to the victims of the Third Reich and of East Germany's former communist dictatorship. They have recently been joined by a third kind of memorial, intended to focus attention not just on the sinister aspects of German history but to also allow the country to commemorate its own unity and the progressive movements of past centuries.
'Excessive Sense of Guilt'
And new groups of victims continue to be discovered. Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung recently revealed plans for a monument to commemorate those who have died while serving in Germany's military, the Bundeswehr. Meanwhile, the president of the Bundestag, Norbert Lammert, expressed his support for a proposal to erect "a memorial plaque in the capital, near the parliament and the seat of government," for the victims of the Red Army Faction, the German terrorist group that was active in the 1970s. More specifically, Erwin Huber, the leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), recommended that the plaque should be placed "inside or in front of the Reichstag."
And yet there are already probably more than enough memorial projects in the center of Berlin. More than 20 different projects have either already been realized or are being planned to commemorate the horrors of the Nazi era alone.
There is a growing suspicion that after decades of silence and denial, the Germans now want to be the world champions of remembrance. "If the Germans were once the greatest sinners, they now apparently want to be the greatest penitents," essayist Wolf Jobst Siedler once remarked mockingly about the "excessive sense of guilt."
These days, visitors to Berlin's government district are sure to stumble across numerous construction sites dedicated to remembrance. For example, the Topography of Terror site on the premises of the former SS and Gestapo headquarters, just south of the Finance Ministry. Up until last week wild grass was still growing on the site and the only evidence of any activity were an excavator and a portable toilet. Then, on Friday, the ground-breaking ceremony was held for the creation of a new Nazi documentation center -- a mere 20 years after the exhibition opened on the site.
A gray placard on the northern wall of the Finance Ministry on Leipziger Strasse has recently been alerting drivers and pedestrians to "June 17, 1953." The placard is intended to make it easier for tourists to find the huge photograph of a demonstration during the worker's uprising in the former East Germany, explains Rainer Klemke, a Berlin city government culture official.
- Part 1: Can Berlin Handle Any More Memorials?
- Part 2: Remembrance Overload


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text: Festive Cranberry Star 1 (1) Rate Print Email Save Category Crafts Ingredients 14" (36 cm) square of black foamcore board24-gauge beading or floral wireBlack cloth tapeHot glue gun/glue sticks1-2 340g bags Ocean Spray® Fresh Cranberries2" (5cm)-wide ivory satin ribbon Directions Cut star shape out of black foamcore. Cut an 8" piece of wire and twist it into a 2"-wide loop for hanging. Fasten the loop securely to back of star with black tape.Using a hot glue gun, attach cranberries to the front surface of star, grouping berries tightly together. Continue attaching cranberries around edges of star. Thread ribbon through wire loop on back of star and tie a secure bow. Hang the star from bow.Hang decoration in covered doorway or sheltered area. Decoration will last several days, longer in cooler climates or out of direct sunlight. Discard once berries begin to soften. To extend the life of your decoration, you can spray with an even coating of shellac. Rate


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Entrance exams for high school graduates are the second, although in scope somewhat smaller test adulthood. Most fields only print the written test. No wonder – where the number of candidates registered in the four-digit numbers should be made an oral interview is very difficult.
** Where ** With oral entrance exam, you may encounter such as the Palacky University in Olomouc, Department of Physiotherapy, or at the Charles University, majoring in Sociology. Such subjects, however, much more, you will encounter them at every university.
** COUNCIL FIRST – THE EVIDENCE BASE ** In particular, you must have the right documents – check at your invitation, after you request an oral interview. Two basic things but you always have – identity card and an invitation, without them even get an interview. There is also damage to carry the other evidence, if you have (passport, driving license).
** Many species – LISTINGS CAN HELP ** Think what you want to take a commission. These people in one day hear a lot of people, Hinder is poor preparation for their own presentations. 've Ever competed in a field that you want to study? Write it – international competitions, Olympiads School (note the relevance of the data, no one cares that you won in the preschool plush toy for recitation), the most important type is always the first place. You have graduated in the summer field school, camp, you wrote a book, collaborating with newspapers (TV, radio …), learning the language school, etc.? Leave it to confirm. Your word will carry more weight if the Commission shows evidence that this is indeed interested in the field. But caution – the sample is usually not the time.
** COUNCIL THIRD – CHECK ** The day of the exam is usually very hectic – nervousness, long way away, spent the night in hotels or with friends, all the signs of your attention. Check prefer to keep all three, you may be able to return to a lost cause, or post it to send to school.
** What's next? ** In some areas you need to submit a list of literature you read (obviously written on the computer, not the knee through the interview). The options are different in this respect, therefore, carefully see the invitation, where you have everything you need listed.
** ** And finally – do not forget your lunch. You laugh? Of course, who would interview the stress of even thinking about food. In addition, you receive the exact timetable. But this is only indicative and can not say never, how much time you spend actually on the test. It is therefore not the case with you at least take a drink and something to eat – like chocolate, if you need to soothe inflamed nerves. Just a caution to the commission before the chocolate nepředstoupili relics of clothes – in this case, the Commission will certainly remember, but you probably will not be useless.
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make sure its not there when you search or you might not get any results back.... happened to me.
Your friends over here at WebAssist! These Dreamweaver extensions will assist you in building unlimited, custom websites.
These out-of-the-box solutions provide you proven, tested applications that can be up and running now. Build a store, a gallery, or a web-based email solution.


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For thousands of years human beings have dreamt of perfect worlds, worlds free of conflict, hunger and unhappiness. But can these worlds ever exist in reality?
In 1516 Sir Thomas More wrote the first 'Utopia'. He coined the word 'utopia' from the Greek ou-topos meaning 'no place' or 'nowhere'. But this was a pun - the almost identical Greek word eu-topos means a good place. So at the very heart of the word is a vital question: can a perfect world ever be realised?
This site will open up the dreams, ideas and energies behind a selection of historical utopias. It questions the ups and downs of a visionary approach to life, and considers the ways in which utopias from the past might help us think afresh about the world today.
Click on the themes below to explore more about utopias.
Think about these questions when you look at the sources...
- Is utopia possible?
- Are utopian ideas meant to be acted on?
- If not, what other purposes do they serve?
For additional questions about utopia click here
Explore the origins of utopian ideas in the ideal societies portrayed in classical and Biblical literature.
16th century dreams: Thomas More
Learn about Thomas More's idea of utopia by exploring a selection of extracts discussing ideals of agriculture and education, marriage and social hierarchy.
Learn about isolated utopias set on remote islands or even other planets. Explore what makes a society utopian.
Discover how utopian ideals exploded into social and political action and explore the ways in which utopia might be brought about.
Discover the nineteenth century attempts made to actually establish utopian communities whose emphasis was on human rights, equality and democracy.
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|Speak and Grow
|Writings - Studies in God's Word
|Sunday, 26 February 2012 00:00
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"A look at how the body of Christ grows when we speak the truth in love."
"It's all the parts of the Body taking their responsibility seriously and speaking the truth in love."
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Dr. Susan Klitzman, an accomplished public health leader, teacher and scholar, has been appointed Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Inter-Campus Coordination at the CUNY School of Public Health.
Previously serving as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Public Health, Dr. Klitzman will oversee the launch of new inter-disciplinary and inter-campus academic programs and other collaborative opportunities, such as those in the areas of primary health care management, criminal justice and others. She will also be responsible for managing a sustainable central infrastructure for the school that can support initiatives for innovative educational programs, research collaborations and service opportunities for CUNY students and faculty and external partners.
"With over 25 years of progressive managerial experience, Dr. Klitzman brings a wealth of expertise and vision to our institution during its next critical phase of development," said Ayman El-Mohandes, Dean of the CUNY School of Public Health. "She will play an important role within the senior leadership team in expanding opportunities and pathways for public health education at CUNY, from the associate degree through doctoral levels."
Dr. Klitzman began her public health career as an environmental and occupational health epidemiologist at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, from 1987 to 1999. During her tenure at the agency, Dr. Klitzman led investigations, designed interventions and public health campaigns and published articles on a range of urban environmental and occupational health issues, including asbestos, mold, lead, mercury and other metals, infectious diseases, injury, violence, cancer and other disease clusters. Her work in creating an integrated environmental and health tracking system and comprehensive safety standards for lead-based paint abatement resulted in dramatic reductions in lead-paint hazards and in children's blood lead levels.
In 1999, Dr. Klitzman joined CUNY as a faculty member in the Urban Public Health Program at Hunter College. She taught courses at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels in environmental health, biostatistics, epidemiology, public health policy and leadership and redesigned and led fieldwork and capstone experiences for students. Her research focused on developing comprehensive, cost-effective approaches to addressing health hazards in high risk housing among low-income populations. In 2004, she was elected by the faculty as UPH Program Director.
In 2006, Dr. Klitzman was offered what she considers a "once-in-a-career opportunity" to help create the CUNY School of Public Health, the nation's first public collaborative school of public health with a focus on urban health. In 2010 she was appointed acting and then permanent (2013) University Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She led the school's first self-study, which resulted in a full five-year accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health; developed new master's and doctoral degree programs; fostered consensus among the school's partners to develop a common governance structure, by-laws, memoranda of understanding and strategic plans; and led hiring of over 30 faculty, administrators and staff.


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Union Minister Rupala lauds S.P.Mukherjee College for Women students for "Mock Parliament" show
| Updated: Aug 23, 2017 11:20 IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 23 (ANI): A two- day annual fest "POLITIA" was organised by political science department of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee college for Women, University of Delhi, on February 20 and 21. The main feature of the fest was a "Mock Parliament" performed by students. They essayed the roles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh from the treasury bench and Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Mr Kharge, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, AAP leader Bhagwant Mann and others. The mock parliament debated on several issues aptly, including the budget and controversial subject of demonetization. Chief guest and Union Minister Parshottam Rupala described the performance of students as being par excellence and beyond his expectations. He said the students were keenly aware of key social, political and economic developments in the country due to exposure of media. He expressed the hope that generation next, the voice of the nation, and keen observers of happenings in the country, will excel as the years go buy and they mature. Dr. Chandrakanta K. Mathur, the head of the Department of Political Science at the college, the "Fest" of such high talent was organized for the first time in past 85 years in the history of the University of Delhi. (ANI)


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Even He Called Him Lord
This morning as I was reading my devotions I was directed to a passage in Matthew. It was a familiar read, but as I started looking at it I was floored by a few words that I hadn't really noticed before. Let me show you the verses.
I'm sure most of you who read your Bible regularly are familiar with this passage. I don't know about you, but I am often reciting the last three sentences back to Jesus reminding Him that He is responsible to give me rest and help me bear the load of this life. I try to do that with humility, mind you, because He does say that I should learn from Him and we can't be teachable if our hearts are made of the granite of pride and self.
The words that struck me this morning were these:
Let me set the back drop for you. This is Jesus, the One who is part of the triune God-head. He, as far as we are concerned, is on the same level with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. He was there at creation. He was the only person capable of taking on the sin of the world, walking into hell and coming out unscathed. Why then is He addressing His Father in this way? Couldn't He have simply said, "Father?"
As with so many things that Jesus did, He was once again giving us an example to follow.
1. Praise. There is something elevating about praising God. When we lift Him up we are placing Him exactly where He is supposed to be. Not only that, but praise ushers us into His presence. If we do a simple word search in the New American Standard version of the Bible we find the word praise used 256 times. Out of those 127 are used in connection with the Lord and 86 are used in connection with God. It would seem that praising God is a priority.
When Jesus was riding into Jerusalem on a donkey the crowds were shouting,
The Pharisees scolded Jesus, telling him to rebuke his followers.
Why then, would Jesus need to praise the Father, when in reality they are one person? Jesus is showing us that praise is an important component in a relationship with our Father.
2. Relationship. There is no doubt that Jesus has a relationship with the Father and the Spirit. Relationships are facts of life. We have relationships with our significant others, our children, our coworkers and the people in our lives we call friends. Out of the many interactions we have with people on a daily basis the ones that are closest to us will be the ones that we invest the most time and effort in...or at least they should be. When I get together with my girlfriends we talk about what? Our families. These are the relationships that are important to us.
Jesus made a point throughout his years on this earth to talk about His Father. Look at a few of these verses.
These are just a few of the many verses throughout the Gospels where Jesus makes reference to the Father. Jesus knew how important this relationship was to Him and His purpose was to make the way clear so that we could enjoy this same relationship with God.
3. Humility. By calling God the Father, Lord, Jesus is acknowledging a hierarchy of authority that we all need to be aware of. Jesus understood humility.
If God's own Son chose to place Himself, humbly under the authority of His Father, then aren't we, even more so, obligated to fall at His feet? Jesus made a choice to honor His Father's perfect plan to bring salvation to His creation. Was it easy? Refer back to Jesus' time in the Garden of Gethsemane. He prayed earnestly that the cup could pass from Him, but in the end said, "Your will be done." How often are we at odds with God because we do not want to do what He has laid out plainly in scripture? Yet our Savior honored His Father completely, even to the point of death on a tree.
If you are feeling, not quite right in your walk with the Father, why not revisit these three things that Jesus did? Praise God, renew your relationship with Him and humble yourself. I know for me, when I place God first in my life and in my day, He takes care of the rest.


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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Things I wish pattern companies still did...
Sometimes sewing with vintage patterns is easier to me than sewing with modern patterns. For one, most of them come one size to an envelope, which makes cutting them out a lot simpler process (so you don't accidentally cut on the wrong size line), and eliminates my worries that I might get fat and need the pattern in a larger size, so maybe I should try to preserve the larger sizes somehow so I can use them later. The only foolproof way to do this is to trace all of the pattern pieces onto tissue paper, which is a lot of trouble to go through, and so I usually don't do it, and then I feel guilty because I am throwing all those sizes away.
Also, I wish pattern companies still included a miniature picture on the back of the envelope showing all of the pattern pieces, or at least mentioned how many pattern pieces were in the pattern, so that I don't open it up and start looking at the instructions, and freak out because there are about 19 little fussy pieces. At least I could be prepared. Maybe they are afraid that someone will look at little pattern piece pictures and figure out how to draft their own without buying the pattern, but people that highly motivated not to spend money on a pattern are probably not going to buy your pattern anyway.
But what I really, truly wish most of all was that pattern companies still sold their patterns for fifty cents.
Posted by MadeByAmanda at 12:40 PM
Labels: sewing, vintage patterns
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Yeah, I wish gas was still 50 cents too. Thanks for the hat. *wink, wink*
- November 16, 2007 at 8:57 PM
How much are patterns these days anyways?
- November 30, 2007 at 7:10 PM
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Previously reported https://www.fixmystreet.com/ report/ 1311883
Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.
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Thanks, the verges have been cut but not the bushes I'm afraid
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MCA Announces Person of Interest
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis College of Art announces Person of Interest, a juried exhibition featuring work by current BFA and MFA students, which will be on view from Feb. 15 through March 26 in the Main Gallery of Rust Hall, 1930 Poplar Ave., Overton Park. The exhibition deals with themes surrounding identity and the individual with Robert Hollingsworth, gallery director of David Lusk Gallery, acting as juror. An opening reception will be held on Feb. 21 from 6–8 p.m.
According to Art 21, the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its Peabody Award-winning biennial television series Art in the Twenty-First Century, "Artists address the idea of identity by questioning commonly held assumptions about stereotypes, self-awareness, portraiture and what it means to be an artist." Furthermore, identity can be a wide-ranging subject matter including works dealing with the self in considering gender, race, sexuality, heritage or circumstances that make the individual unique. This can sometimes be as simple as the artist's unique interpretation of their surroundings.
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Memphis College of Art provides a rigorous curriculum in an intimate, diverse community to empower generations of leading artists, designers and educators to flourish professionally and contribute valuable ideas to society. The region's only independent art and design college, MCA is fully accredited with expert, nationally renowned faculty and grants BFA, MFA, MA in Art Education and MA in Teaching degrees with graduates excelling in various careers across the country and internationally. For more information, visit mca.edu. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/memphiscollegeofart and on Twitter at @memphisart.


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Summary of penalties, sanctions and terminations
Edition 1: October 2012
The TPB's compliance model
Sources of complaints to the TPB in 2011–12
Gold Coast unregistered tax agent pays penalty of $30,000
Application rejected
Good fame, integrity and character
Complaints and not responding to the TPB lead to termination
AAT affirms TPB decision
Exemption denied
Under supervision
Agent surrenders their registration
Sufficient number of tax agents
Another agent's registration terminated
Queensland case prompts penalty of $40,000
Caution issued to company
Company's registration terminated
Convicted agent's registration terminated
Not being fit and proper
The importance of accounting to clients
Agents must meet their personal tax obligations
Individual and company registration terminated
Conditions applied
Tax agent deregistered for lodging hundreds of fraudulent returns
Federal Court orders $64,500 penalty
This compliance booklet provides a summary of some recent Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) compliance cases, including Federal Court, Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Board Conduct Committee matters.
The TPB compliance strategy is based on providing strong support for tax practitioners who are responsible and who comply with the Code of Professional Conduct (Code) and other legislative requirements, while taking firm action in relation to those agents who do not comply.
This compliance approach is guided by the following principles:
- to respond appropriately to all complaints and referrals and take action where agents are identified as being at risk of not meeting their obligations
- to exercise sound judgment and use available powers
- to enhance the skills and knowledge of agents
- to identify and address undesirable behaviour in agents
- to treat our clients and stakeholders fairly and with respect
- to enhance the integrity of the tax system
- to uphold the law.
The TPB's compliance model
Sources of complaints to the TPB in 2011–12
Gold Coast unregistered tax agent pays penalty of $30,000
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) brought its first civil penalty case to the Federal Court against an unregistered tax agent in May 2012.
Avril Hogan ultimately admitted that she had lodged at least 150 tax returns for the 2010 tax year for a fee while being unregistered.
Many of Ms Hogan's clients were required to pay additional tax as a result of the incorrect returns she had submitted.
In investigating the case, the TPB used its powers to compel Ms Hogan's clients to provide evidence and information. These witnesses were very cooperative and provided strong evidence for the TPB's case.
When the case was put before the Federal Court, the Court noted that Ms Hogan had cooperated with the TPB and was genuinely contrite about her conduct.
The Federal Court ordered Ms Hogan to pay a penalty of $30,000 for providing tax agent services for a fee while not being registered on 26 occasions. She also had to pay costs and an injunction was ordered against her.
Dale Boucher, Chair of the TPB, said, 'This case demonstrates that the TPB can take strong and effective action against unregistered preparers who are preparing and lodging tax returns for a fee.'
Application rejected
Ferdinand Anciano applied to register as a tax agent, using the transitional registration option. However, the TPB was not satisfied Mr Anciano had provided services to a competent standard for a reasonable period.
Also, Mr Anciano had provided information which indicated that he had been providing tax agent services for a fee whilst not being registered with the TPB
To support his application, Mr Anciano claimed he had been providing tax agent services for three years for his relatives, friends and communal family. He claimed he had not charged any fees for these services.
He also said he had provided bookkeeping and accounting services to a construction company. The fees for these services were not paid because of the company's financial difficulties.
The TPB rejected the application for registration because Mr Anciano had not provided services to a competent standard for a reasonable period of time (which the TPB considers to be at least two years full-time) and for not being a fit and proper person.
Mr Anciano appealed to the AAT for a review of the decision. The AAT affirmed the TPB's decision because it was not satisfied that Mr Anciano had been providing tax agent services to a competent standard for a reasonable period. It was not necessary for the AAT to make a finding in respect of Mr Anciano's fitness and propriety.
Good fame, integrity and character
The TPB took firm action after reviewing the registration of a tax agent. The agent had:
- failed to pass on income tax refunds to clients
- failed to pay the GST of a client
- sent cheques to clients which were subsequently dishonoured
- failed to lodge the BAS and return the taxation refund of a client.
After considering the evidence and providing the agent an opportunity to respond, the TPB decided the agent was no longer of good fame, integrity and character.
The TPB was also of the view the agent remained a risk to the public and terminated the agent's registration.
The code sets out the personal, professional and ethical standards expected of all registered tax agent and BAS agents.
Complaints and not responding to the TPB lead to termination
In one case, the TPB received over 20 serious complaints about a registered tax agent.
The complaints indicated that the agent had:
- failed to forward tax refunds to 16 of his clients
- failed to lodge the 2010 income tax returns of five of his clients
- failed to respond to client communications and provide clients with a way to communicate with him.
The TPB sent the agent numerous letters and left telephone messages asking the agent to contact the TPB. The agent was given a number of opportunities to make a submission, but did not respond to any of the TPB's letters or calls.
Given the seriousness of the allegations in the complaints and the agent's failure to respond to the TPB, the Board felt the agent was no longer a fit and proper person and terminated his registration.
For more information on how to make a complaint refer to Make a complaint.
AAT affirms TPB decision
Maurice Hourani applied to the TPB to register as a tax agent. The TPB was not satisfied that he was a "fit and proper person" and, therefore, refused his application.
Between 2000 and 2005, Mr Hourani helped his employer, MSB Taxation and Accounting Services, understate and underpay MSB clients' taxation liabilities.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) did an audit of Mr Hourani's tax affairs. Mr Hourani admitted to lying during the audit, but claimed he lied under pressure from his employer.
The findings of the audit in respect of Mr Hourani's conduct led to the TPB rejecting his application for registration.
Mr Hourani appealed to the AAT to review the TPB's decision.
The AAT found that he had admitted to lying and misleading the ATO and he had defrauded the ATO and some clients. The AAT also found that Mr Hourani lacked any remorse or insight into his wrongdoing. The AAT affirmed the TPB's decision.
Exemption denied
All registered tax agents must have professional indemnity insurance cover, unless they receive an exemption from the TPB.
To be exempt the agent must demonstrate they have satisfactory arrangements in place to compensate clients if necessary.
Ferdinand Lengyel applied for an exemption on several grounds, including:
- his low annual turnover
- the fact that he is highly qualified and experienced with nil risk to clients
- he has adequate financial resources to compensate any client.
The TPB decided not to approve the exemption and Mr Lengyel applied for a review by the AAT.
In appealing the TPB's decision, Mr Lengyel conceded taking out professional indemnity insurance would not cause him hardship, but said it would act to his disadvantage.
The AAT affirmed the TPB's decision. It found that Mr Lengyel was in exactly the same situation as any other person applying for registration, and therefore not at a disadvantage.
It also found that even though Mr Lengyel may be able to meet any claim from his own resources, that situation may change.
Under supervision
The TPB received complaints from the clients of a registered tax agent.
After investigating the case the TPB found:
- in 2010 the registered tax agent failed to lodge five of their clients' income tax returns
- in 2009 the agent did not provide two clients with their income tax refund monies
- the agent failed to submit his own 2010 income tax return
- the agent failed to respond to a number of letters sent by the TPB.
The Board considered explanations from the agent and decided to make an order that requires the agent to only provide tax agent services under the supervision of another registered tax agent for 12 months.
Agent surrenders their registration
The TPB received 22 complaints from clients about a registered tax agent and associated company.
The complaints related to withholding or not forwarding refund money in excess of $100,000. In 2011 the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) deregistered the company.
Medical reports indicated, among other things, that the registered agent was not capable of managing his financial affairs. The agent wrote to the TPB stating they wished to surrender their registration.
The TPB terminated the registration of the individual agent because the company had been deregistered by ASIC. The TPB also terminated the company's registration. The TPB register was updated to show the agent was no longer registered and the TPB notified the Commissioner of Taxation, as required.
Sufficient number of tax agents
For a company to provide tax agent services they must have a sufficient number of individuals who are registered tax agents. This requirement is to enable the company to provide tax agent services to a competent standard and allow for supervision.
In a particular case the company only had one individual registered agent, which was sufficient given its size and scale. However, the individual agent decided not to renew their registration.
The TPB wrote to the company asking them to provide reasons as to why its registration should not be terminated because there was no registered tax agent linked to the company. The TPB made follow up contact.
The company did not provide details of an individual registered tax agent who was providing tax agent services. As a result, the company no longer met the eligibility requirements for registration and the Board terminated the company's tax agent registration.
Another agent's registration terminated
In 2006 an agent received a three month suspended prison sentence under the Taxation Administration Act 1953 for offences that occurred between 2001 and 2005.
The agent also failed to lodge personal income tax returns for 2008 and 2009 and failed to lodge outstanding business activity statements for nine consecutive quarters.
On many occasions the TPB sent letters and tried to contact the agent by phone seeking an explanation about these matters.
The agent did not respond to any correspondence from the TPB.
The TPB determined that the agent was no longer a fit and proper person and terminated the agent's registration.
Queensland case prompts penalty of $40,000
Trevor Schmierer was not registered with the TPB. The TPB received several complaints from taxpayers that he was providing tax advice, completing details and lodging tax returns for a fee.
As a result of the complaints, the TPB launched an investigation into Mr Schmierer's activities.
The TPB found that he had been providing advice and tax services. In addition, he was sending emails advertising his services as a tax agent while not being registered, which is illegal.
In September 2012 the Federal Court in Brisbane ordered Mr Schmierer to pay a penalty of $40,000. This was for preparing and lodging income tax returns on 132 separate occasions when he was not registered to do so. The Court also ordered Mr Schmierer to pay the TPB's costs. Included in the overall penalty of $40,000 was a $5,000 penalty for advertising tax agent services, while unregistered.
Dale Boucher, Chair of the TPB said, 'When the Tax Practitioners Board identifies a serious breach of the law, it is a priority for us to ensure it stops.
It should now be clear to unregistered agents who provide tax services for a fee, including advertising their services, that they will be caught.'
Caution issued to company
After recieving a number of complaints about a company, the TPB found it had been contributing to delays in the lodgment of their clients' income tax returns.
The TPB also found the company was causing delay in the return of original source documentation to clients and not providing a way for clients to contact them.
The company had also failed to lodge their own business activity statements with the Commissioner of Taxation for five quarters in 2010 and 2011, and failed to reply to the Board in a timely, responsible and reasonable manner.
The TPB found that the company had failed to comply with the Code and issued a written caution to the company.
The TPB may impose a sanction for any breach of the Code - these sanctions can include a written caution, an order, suspension or termination of registration.
Company's registration terminated
The TPB received numerous complaints about the taxation services provided by a company.
The company had failed to account to 23 clients for over $150,000 of tax refund money. When one of the clients asked about the refund, the agent indicated that the ATO had been causing problems.
The agent had also:
- provided a client with a cheque for her 2010 tax refund which was dishonoured
- failed to provide 11 clients with a way to contact them
- failed to respond to the TPB.
The TPB viewed these as serious breaches of the Code and terminated the company's registration.
The TPB then went on to consider the registration of the tax agent, who was the only registered tax agent associated with the company. As the agent had been the sole director and the only registered agent associated with the company, the agent was personally responsible for the company failing to comply with the Code under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (TASA).
The TPB felt that they, the Commissioner of Taxation and the public could not have confidence that he could perform his functions as a registered tax agent competently and with integrity. The TPB terminated the agent's registration.
Convicted agent's registration terminated
An individual registered as a tax agent was the sole director and shareholder of a company and the only registered tax agent associated with the company.
In 2010, the agent was convicted of 44 separate counts of stealing and sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment.
The TPB offered the agent, in prison, a number of opportunities to explain, but no responses were received.
The Board decided the agent was no longer a fit and proper person and terminated his tax agent registration.
As the agent was the only registered agent for the company, the company no longer had an adequate number of registered agents and did not meet the registration requirements. The company's registration was also terminated.
Not being fit and proper
The TPB was aware that a registered tax agent had pleaded guilty to two offences involving the theft of nearly $1 million from his clients.
The agent was susequently sentenced to imprisonment.
The TPB sent a letter to the agent in 2010, asking him to explain the situation and why he should be regarded as a fit and proper person.
No response was received from the agent.
As a result the TPB decided the agent was not a fit and proper person and terminated the agent's registration.
Find out if your tax or BAS agent is registered with the TPB by checking the Online register.
The importance of accounting to clients
The TPB was investigating a registered tax agent for alleged serious breaches of the Code.
The agent was a trusted advisor to a vulnerable client. The agent had taken advantage of this position of trust and had borrowed money from the client without the client's knowledge. In June 2010, the agent failed to tell the client about her income tax refund money of over $4,000 which the agent received from the ATO on behalf of the client.
Later that year the client paid the agent $3,500 to meet her future tax liabilities. This money was not sent to the ATO. The client later received an amendment that showed she owed the ATO over $2,000, which the client paid by cheque. The client had no knowledge of what happened to the $3,500 that she had paid to the agent.
During June 2010, the agent had failed to account to two other clients for their income tax refunds of about $750 and over $900. The agent then proceeded to lodge these clients' income tax returns for 2011 without their authority.
With each of these clients, the agent failed to provide a way for clients to contact her. This was a further breach of the competence requirement in the Code.
After considering the case and evidence, the Board decided this was a serious breach of the Code and terminated the agent's registration.
Agents must meet their personal tax obligations
Registered agents must meet their personal taxation obligations. The TPB was aware that a registered tax agent had not been keeping his personal taxation obligations up to date as required by the Code. He had failed to lodge his income tax returns for the years 2006-07 and 2009-11. He had also failed to lodge business activity statements for six periods throughout 2010-11.
This matter had previously been raised by a former state based Tax Agents' Board in 2009. The agent had responded saying he would bring his personal taxation obligations up to date. Despite these assurances, the agent still had outstanding income tax returns and business activity statements.
The agent had continually failed to comply and had a number of opportunities to bring his personal tax obligations up to date.
The TPB felt that this behaviour demonstrated the agent was no longer a fit and proper person and that he had breached the Code. The TPB terminated the agent's registration.
Individual and company registration terminated
Ken Kai Hing Cho was a registered tax agent and sole director of the registered tax company Fortune Corporation Pty Ltd.
Mr Cho was approached by two men asking if he would act as a tax agent for members of the local Indian community. He was paid in cash to prepare the tax returns using data provided to him by the two men.
Mr Cho did not seek authorisation or any information from the alleged taxpayers.
Much of the information provided was very similar across clients; similarities Mr Cho did not query. Mr Cho also did not check the returns, submitted by a staff member, to see if they had been rejected by the ATO for non-compliance.
The TPB decided Mr Cho was not a fit and proper person and terminated Mr Cho's registration as a tax agent.
This also meant the company did not meet the requirement for each director of the company to be a fit and proper person.
As a result, the TPB also terminated the company's registration.
Mr Cho appealed the decisions to the AAT. The AAT affirmed the TPB's decisions to terminate both the individual and company registrations.
Conditions applied
Mr Adegboyega Arogun applied to register as a tax agent. The registration was accepted on the condition that he only provide BAS services and prepare and lodge individual tax returns.
Mr Arogun subsequently applied to vary the conditions, which the TPB refused.
He then applied to the AAT for a review of the decision.
The AAT found that Mr Arogun did not provide enough evidence to support his application to provide tax agent services for business entities. He had previously only completed one preparation of a partnership tax return and one company tax return, both under supervision.
On this basis, the AAT affirmed the TPB's refusal to vary the conditions on Mr Arogun's registration.
Tax agent deregistered for lodging hundreds of fraudulent returns
The TPB terminated tax agent Nei Tung's registration for preparing and lodging hundreds of fraudulent income tax returns. The TPB imposed a period of three years during which Mr Tung cannot reapply to register as a tax agent.
Mr Tung lodged income tax returns for 346 taxpayers based on information provided by six people who said they were acting on behalf of the other taxpayers. Mr Tung said he believed the tax returns were for the friends of the people and they were too busy to lodge themselves.
Mr Tung was aware of discrepancies with the information that was given to him, but proceeded to lodge the tax returns anyway. At no point did he verify the accuracy of the personal information, payment summaries or bank account details of the taxpayers, nor did he ask for their proof of identity.
The TPB investigated Mr Tung and found he had breached the Code on hundreds of occasions.
Mr Tung applied to the AAT for a review of the TPB's decision, claiming that the penalty imposed by the TPB was too severe. The AAT affirmed the TPB's decision determining that Mr Tung cannot be regarded as a fit and proper person to prepare tax returns.
Dale Boucher, Chair of the TPB, said, 'It is the responsibility of a registered tax agent to adhere to the Code and ensure that the services they provide are competent, careful and fair.'
Federal Court orders $64,500 penalty
In August 2012, the TPB brought its second civil penalty case before the Federal Court against an unregistered tax agent.
The TPB took action against Malcolm Campbell for preparing requests for amendments to the previous year's returns for 13 people when he was not a registered tax agent.
Many of Mr Campbell's clients had been penalised by the ATO for lodging incorrect tax returns, and some of them incurred large tax bills because of this.
Initially the TPB had difficulty in serving the legal documents on Malcolm Campbell. He seemed to operate from a number of addresses in Sydney and the Riverina area of country NSW. However, the TPB was able to obtain a court order to use a substitute legal process for service of process. This meant TPB was able to serve the documents by emailing them to Mr Campbell.
Mr Campbell did not file a defence or take part in the proceedings and the Federal Court granted the TPB's application for a default judgment.
The Federal Court ordered Mr Campbell to pay a penalty of $64,500 for breaching the TASA. He must also pay the TPB's court costs.
The Court also ordered an injunction against Mr Campbell for three years in relation to providing tax agent services.
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Limousines are associated with luxury and comfort fashion. Nowadays limousine rental companies have made it possible for everyone to employ a limo for their personal celebrations. Hiring limousines for party purposes is a well-known trend. Party people love to hang out in the lavish limousine with their friends. The facilities and royal feeling provided by a limousine is beyond review. The security features of limousines let people enjoy their party inside a limousine without any concern.
Stretch Limo – Favorite of All Party Enthusiasts
Stretch limousines have been favorite vehicles of party people of all variants of limousines. Shedding weight space available inside a stretch limousine is enough to accommodate around 20-24 people snugly. However, the available space isn't the only constraints behind the popularity of stretch limousine. Depending on other reasons behind its hot demand.
Why Stretch Limousines are so Popular?
If you look at health problems of limo hire regarding any of the limo rental companies, note that most of the limousines hired for party purposes were only stretch limousines. Specific features of stretch limousines make it a hot favorite of all partygoers. The luxurious and stylish interiors, incomparable comfort (even for longer duration), and special customization for parties make stretch limousines a suitable choice for many people looking for an ideal vehicle to host their party. A specialized stretch limousine for parties offers hi-end audio-video entertainment facility, mini dance floor, and ideal drinking facility (with mini bars and freezers) throughout the party. In addition to that the privacy and security inside a stretch limousine also emphasizes its importance for events.
Your Ideal Model of Stretch Limousine
Almost every limousine rental company or limo hire service providers are along with an impressive fleet of limousines for any occasions. You'll find a limousine for every occasion. Regardless of is the excuse for celebration (it can deemed a bachelor or bachelorette party, wedding occasion, prom nights or an easy night by helping cover their friends), you will have several options of limousines to select from. Normally limo rental companies offer Stretch Limo as their party going customers. Popularly available options in stretch limousines are CHRYSLER 300 C Limousine Stretch Limo, SUV Stretch Limousine, or Hummer Stretch Limousine.
You can hire from your of previously mentioned model of limousines within the your own choice and preferences. However, one thing is assured that you'll a lifetime memory of party celebrated inside a stretch limousine with your friends.
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This week Breifne Earley is joined by Galway adventurer Gavan Hennigan about how he survived drugs and alcohol addiction through his late teens and early twenties to learning to surf and starting to experience adventures most people only dream about.
A decade spent working as a commercial diver on oil rigs in Australia, south east Asia, west Africa, the North Sea and numerous other places across the planet his attention turned to other adventures.
Having set foot on all seven continents, climbed to the top of a number of Himalayan peaks, finished second in the world's toughest adventure race, the Yukon Arctic Ultra, over five hundred kilometres of running across frozen ice. Gavan's next adventure will be to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, starting in December and hopefully reaching Antigua sometime in February of March 2017.
Hearing Gavan's story of reaching rock bottom and clawing his way back out of the mess his life had become is both inspiring and hugely inspirational.
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Each year, The Reputation Institute ranks the most nations and companies on the planet in various categories, using reams of survey data and its own proprietary RepTrak Pulse scoring system. Here are the results for 2016, based on some 48,000 responses from people in G8 countries, responding to questions on how they perceive different countries in categories from government to overall happiness.
20. Singapore
RepTrak Pulse Score: 60.12
19. Portugal
RepTrak Pulse Score: 66.53
18. Germany
RepTrak Pulse Score: 67.55
17. Spain
RepTrak Pulse Score: 67.73
16. Belgium
RepTrak Pulse Score: 67.95
15. France
RepTrak Pulse Score: 69.32
14. Japan
RepTrak Pulse Score: 70.97
13. The United Kingdom
RepTrak Pulse Score: 71.08
12. Italy
RepTrak Pulse Score: 71.68
11. Austria
RepTrak Pulse Score: 72.44
10. Netherlands
RepTrak Pulse Score: 73.90
2015 Rank: #9
9. Ireland
RepTrak Pulse Score: 74.11
8. Denmark
RepTrak Pulse Score: 74.25
2015 Rank: #8
7. New Zealand
RepTrak Pulse Score: 74.68
2015 Rank: #7
6. Finland
RepTrak Pulse Score: 75.16
2015 Rank: #6
5. Norway
RepTrak Pulse Score: 76.18
2015 Rank: #2
4. Australia
RepTrak Pulse Score: 76.84
2015 Rank: #5
4. Australia
RepTrak Pulse Score: 76.84
2015 Rank: #5
2. Canada
RepTrak Pulse Score: 77.82
2015 Rank: #1
1. Sweden
RepTrak Pulse Score: 78.34
2015 Rank: #3
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Homeopathy, or Homeopathic Medicine, is the follow of drugs that embraces a holistic, natural strategy to the treatment of the sick. Homeopathic medicines marketed for injectable use (i.e. using any route of administration requiring puncturing of the dermis) should not lined beneath the Laws, and can subsequently not be eligible for DIN-HMs. Homeopathic medicines are very reasonably priced, the typical treatment costing between $8-20 dollars. Homeopathic preparations of: pathological organs or tissues; causative brokers equivalent to micro organism, fungi, ova, parasites, virus particles and yeast; illness products; excretions or secretions. For instance, while ADD (ADHD) has an 70{84b2dc1640ab3492768587f316500d6a66932c7bab64ac2953585f02c940aa1d} treatment rate in lots of homeopathic practices, autism is far more troublesome. In reality, they usually lie on the painful aspect to maximize the quantity of strain they'll apply to the area, while concurrently minimizing movement.
For homeopathic medicines containing a single medicinal ingredient, one DIN-HM may apply to multiple homeopathic potency. Homeopathic drugs is useful for short term signs associated to pregnancy, as well as treating long run well being concerns earlier than, during, and after being pregnant. Their nervousness typically has something to do with love; they worry endlessly concerning the object of their attachment not returning their affections.
I have been using homeopathic treatments at home for everyday acute illnesses for my household and my animals for the past 35 years. Spongia: The cough is dry and silibant; or it appears like a saw pushed by a pine board, each cough corresponding to a thrust of the saw.
No scientific proof helps its use; the theory of how homeopathy could work is past the realm of recognized physics; and governments worldwide are more and more denying insurance coverage payments to cowl homeopathic therapy. Some practitioners take part in apprenticeships with experienced homeopathic practitioners. In another examine, Duke University researchers found that homeopathic cures for melancholy, panic dysfunction, or social phobia responded nicely in nearly 60{84b2dc1640ab3492768587f316500d6a66932c7bab64ac2953585f02c940aa1d} of the sufferers. Exhausting strain over the painful space gives relief, but your really feel worse from contact. Disenchanted with the dismal yield of typical medication within the care of continual diseases, he turned to the exploration and thorough study of Different Medicine.
Pissed off with the failures of standard veterinary medicine, a growing number of veterinarians are turning to homeopathic veterinary medicine as a secure and efficient alternative to conventional veterinary observe. Throughout the 1918 influenza pandemic there have been many Medical Doctors practising homeopathic medicine throughout Europe and in America, much to the chagrin of non-homeopathic medical doctors and pharmacists. The NHPID indicates the appropriate source supplies for every homeopathic ingredient.


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Beautifully textured velvet cushions to complete the perfect cosy sleeping space. Despite all their minimalist tendencies those Scandinavians know when comfort is essential and yes, who doesn't want Hygge in the bedroom! Try to choose between our two gorgeous colours, but better still go for one of each!
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This beautiful summer salad will not take you long to prepare and is a delicious treat. Make it when asparagus are in season and at their best. The pine nuts makes this salad extra special and a balanced meal
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Christine Capendale is a qualified home economist, dietitian and cookbook author with more than 20 years experience in the catering, speciality cake, and baking industries.
Operating in the heart of Cape Town, Christine Capendale's Cakes and Catering offers excellent service, as well as food and cakes made from the best ingredients Cape Town has to offer. Our love for food and travel keeps us on top of the latest cooking trends. Menus are custom designed to suit your taste, style and budget. We have a wealth of experience in catering for a range of events from the corporate market to cocktail parties and small events, as well as cakes for all occasions, including weddings. Whatever you choose, we will deliver food that is healthy, on trend, and above all, delicious.
A drop off service is available for corporate lunches/parties.
You can also book our intimate venue, seating 20-25 people, for special events or meetings. Tailor-made, Harvest Buffet menus, using only the best, fresh seasonal ingredients, are served at the venue.
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Data Driven Workforce Development: How Labor Market Information Can Guide Investment and Strategy
Workforce development in Georgia is rapidly changing. This course will prepare your organization to use data to make informed decisions. The volume and complexity of labor market data can be overwhelming for workforce development professionals. This one and a half-day workshop will prepare workforce development professionals to utilize labor market data to support decisions.


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Gra-V was founded in 2015 by Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus. At the very first meeting, three students showed up. Since then the team have jumped from 10 students, to 17 students, to now having over 30 students and counting. Gra-V conducts team meetings, industry presentations, & many community outreach events throughout the year, including mentoring other robotics teams and volunteering at STEM competitions. The team showcases at various major technology expos hosted throughout Central Florida each year, in order to spread the word of FIRST and STEM education.
In Gra-V's rookie year (2016 - Stronghold), the team won the Rookie All Star Award at the Orlando Regional, which qualified the team to attend the FIRST World Championships in St. Louis, MO at the end of April 2016. Towards the end of 2016, the team competed in ROBOTICON at Tampa Bay, an off-season competition, and ended up as Finalists for the competition.
In the 2017 season, STEAMworks, Kaitlyn Bowman was one of 2 students throughout the Orlando Regional to win the Dean's List Award, which qualified her to travel to World Championships in Houston. Later in the season, Gra-V also got selected by FIRST to travel and compete at World Championships. In the end, Gra-V ranked in the upper half of their division at Championships. At ROBOTICON later that year, Gra-V ended Rank 5 and made it to the Semi-Finals, and were awarded the Team Spirit Award.
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It has been one of those weeks. I am really looking forward to chilling inside today on this rainy rainy Sunday.
My bed and a good book is calling me. Today is kind of perfect for this spicy Ramp Bloody Mary. You might want to brew up a batch of this ramp infused vodka while you can still get your hands on some ramps. It is super easy and great way to have ramps throughout the year, that is if you don't get too addicted and drink it all too fast!
Take a fifth of good vodka.
Pour it into a large mason jar (I used a Le Parfait Super)
Trim and clean between fifteen and twenty ramps.
Remove the greens to use for something else.
Place the ramp bulbs and stems in the vodka and store in your fridge from 3 months to one year.
I left mine for a year but after three months they were fairly infused. It is up to you how long you leave them.
Mine started to break down after one year and I eventually strained them out.
Infusing can happen rather quickly but I tend to push it's limits. Check the vodka from time to time to see when you like the taste of it best.
This Bloody Mary is rather spicy and full of horseradish. I like it that way but you can obviously tweak the spices to your liking.
I add crushed juniper to mine as well to give it a woodsy piney taste.
Bloody Ramp
In a an extra large Mason Jar Mix:
3 ounces vodka ramp vodka
10 ounces tomato juice
Juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
4 drops Tabasco sauce
1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon homemade celery salt
3 tablespoon fresh grated horseradish
Shake and Chill the bloody Mary mix
When The Bloody Mary mixture is good and cold; Rim the glass with homemade celery salt
Pour the mixture over crushed ice and serve
Serves two.
Garnish with pickled ramps or a crisp celery stalk.
See this post from last year for Juniper Pickled Ramps.
Celery Salt
10 fresh green celery leaves
1/4 cup sea salt. I like grey.
Combine the sea salt and the Celery leaves in a mortar and pestle and blend together until you have a fine green salt.
It may be a little wet.
You can set it out on a baking sheet to dry and then store it in airtight jar in a darkened place like a pantry or stick the jar in the freezer to store it.
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So today marks the official end of the 2011 Hurricane Season. If you have ever been through a hurricane, you know that this is a BIG deal. It almost makes me welcome the cold weather.
This year the Atlantic basin was full of storms, but again we managed to dodge another bullet here on the Gulf Coast. There is one storm from this year that will forever be in our memories though, and that is Hurricane Irene which grazed the Northern Eat Coast and though not as catastrophic as originally expected (or prepared for) it did create over $10 billion in damages.
The conclusion of Hurricane Season means a few things around here. One – a big collective sigh of relief, but also time to put away the "stock piles" we all save for the "just in case."
The batteries we stock piled will now be used in Christmas Gifts. The bottles of water we can drink and make tea. The flashlights will retire to the closet, and the food storage containers shoved into the shed to hibernate until next June when we pull them out, simply to pack everything up again and wait.
Hurricanes have played such a huge roles in my life – from being a "product" of Hurricane Frederick in 1979 to losing my childhood home to Hurricane Erin in 1995 and then losing my lovely little apartment to Hurricane Ivan in 2004 – I have tracked every storm for as far back as I can remember. As a life long Gulf Coast resident, with no intention of ever moving, I know they will inevitably play a role in my future as well.
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Landing an executive position requires using all of your job skills and talents to find that perfect career opportunity. Everyone has bills that need to be paid, but taking a little extra time to give yourself added opportunity over the coming years is a smart move. Below are a few ways to get you started in your serious career hunt.
Paving a Future Over Paying the Bills
Most people will spend nearly one-third of their working years at work. This is why it might be a good idea to shoot for finding a career over any old job that will pay the bills. The results of investing a little more time in finding a job that offers you the challenge and drive needed to improve your station in life are priceless. You will ultimately see a higher income and level of responsibility when you do this.
Discovering Your Talent Streams
Every individual has talents and abilities that are innate and sometimes unknown. Being between jobs is the perfect time to take all of the tests and trials to see what you are good at, but might have never known otherwise. You may have a natural ability with calculating numbers, or creating Excel spreadsheets. These are very marketable talents in the job world.
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
There are naysayers that will tell you that it is impossible to order life the way you want it. You do have a remarkable amount of control over many situations. All it takes is seeking the right opportunities and making wise decisions. Seek out common-sense goals that you are qualified to handle. The positive results will begin to amaze you.
Marketing the Benefits of Hiring You Over Anyone Else
What are the values you can bring to a company? What makes you a better choice over anyone else in the world? The right answers to these questions will more than get you in the door of a good company. It can help lead you into careers that normally take more education and know-how than you might presently have. Learn how to market your talents and abilities as the best there is to offer.
Contact expert executive recruitment agencies like PRC Staffing to assist you in finding the perfect career today!


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