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I think there are far to many "Christians" Making excuses for too many things.
I must start out by saying that there is a difference between using Pot or any other drug for medicine and using it for pleasure.
Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Very important to know that many things can keep a person from God, not just our pet sins.
Revelation 21:8
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
This is also covered in the Old testament.
The word Sorcery is from the root word for Pharma
It is in reference to those who were producers of mind altering drugs are known as Sorcerers. Although it is now referred to as being part of witchcraft and it is in a sense. The history goes back a long ways.
God knows that anyone who takes too much alcohol, or anything that changes the state of a persons mind can change their relationship with Him.
If we are not in a sober state He is limited by our choice.This includes the use of Marijuana. Most people either don't know or ignore that even though it is mild like maybe using alcohol, Marijuana alters your concept of reality. Although it can be just a little.
The meaning from the original word sorcerer. 'sorcerers' were persons able to prepare and dispense potions. But why did they dispense these potions? Was it in order to give relief from illness? Absolutely not! It was in order to stimulate hallucinations or visions! We must understand that it was long part of pagan religious practice to administer potions, or drugs, which would encourage hallucinations! There is, of course, a direct parallel here to modern illicit drug taking. But these original pharmacists' were involved in the black arts and in demonology; the basic idea was that taking certain potions could bring one into contact with the spirit world, and that this was to be desired.
Much of those drugs were used in pagan idol worship, in the 60's LSD was so powerful that a person had visions and no unlike Timothy Leary tried to tell us, LSD didn't bring you closer to God. All it did like so many other drugs is confuse your mind and take you away from truth.
As a Christian if your going to take anything that changes your state of mind you are putting yourself at odds with God. Our relationship with Him is to be in reverence. Contrary to what some might think, you can't be reverent if your stoned. Your mind isn't working on the level He intended it to.
God wants all your best so you can understand His best and His true relationship with you.
Chapter 8
1. Moreover Azazyel taught men to make swords, knives, shields, breastplates, the fabrication of mirrors, and the workmanship of bracelets and ornaments, the use of paint, the beautifying of the eyebrows, the use of stones of every valuable and select kind, and of all sorts of dyes, so that the world became altered.
2. Impiety increased; fornication multiplied; and they transgressed and corrupted all their ways.
3. Amazarak taught all the sorcerers, and dividers of roots:
4. Armers taught the solution of sorcery;
5. Barkayal taught the observers of the stars;
6. Akibeel taught signs;
7. Tamiel taught astronomy;
8. And Asaradel taught the motion of the moon.
9. And men, being destroyed, cried out; and their voice reached to heaven.
These were some of the 200 fallen angels who came to Earth and produced the Nephilim.
Chapter 7
3. Then their leader Samyaza said to them; I fear that you may perhaps be indisposed to the performance of this enterprise;
4. And that I alone shall suffer for so grievous a crime.
5. But they answered him and said; We all swear;
6. And bind ourselves by mutual execrations, that we will not change our intention, but execute our projected undertaking.
7. Then they swore all together, and all bound themselves by mutual execrations. Their whole number was two hundred, who descended upon Ardis, which is the top of mount Armon.
8. That mountain therefore was called Armon [Mt. Hermon], because they had sworn upon it, and bound themselves by mutual execrations.
9. These are the names of their chiefs: Samyaza, who was their leader, Urakabarameel, Akibeel, Tamiel, Ramuel, Danel, Azkeel, Saraknyal, Asael,
Armers, Batraal, Anane, Zavebe, Samsaveel, Ertael, Turel, Yomyael, Arazyal. These were the prefects of the two hundred angels, and the remainder were all with them.
Execrations: the act of execrating. 2. a curse or imprecation: The execrations of the prophet terrified the sinful multitude. 3. the object execrated; a thing held in …
As you can see, there is a very long history of the demonic influencing men.
Dan Beliveau
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Ryan Coogler on Writing 'Creed' and Resurrecting Rocky Balboa
In just over a year, 27-year-old Ryan Coogler has directed his first feature film, "Fruitvale Station," been a guest of President Obama at the White House, and Monday night, won best breakthrough director at the IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards.
"Our goal with Fruitvale was to make the film and bring awareness to the situation and inspire conversation, but I never imagined this would happen on this level," Coogler told the Journal Monday. "Fruitvale Station" reconstructs the last 24 or so hours of Oscar Grant III's life, an African-American man who, unarmed, was shot in the back by white Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle in 2009 (Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and served served 11 months in prison). The film won both the grand jury prize and the audience award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

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Worry Less, Find Happiness! Follow Our Steps for Coping With Stress
Stress will continue to be a part of our lives and that is why learning methods of coping with stress should be made an integral part of our life. Exercise and meditation should be practiced regularly to keep stress away.
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Last Updated: Apr 9, 2018
Stress in our lives, today, is as much a reality as are computers, probably. Stress does not remain a distinct possibility, for most seem to suffer from it. And stress, it can be about anything. The deal that should worry us is that it can have disastrous effects on our mind and bodies and is nothing that should be encouraged. There are various effects of stress on health, and they go on to affect one's performance, efficiency and mental state. Thus affecting overall health as well. It is no surprise then that coping with stress should be a learned trait and not something that should be neglected in any way. In the article that follows we shall look at some of these techniques and provide for certain simple and effective solutions for the same that you can adopt for better adjustment in life, as well as make use of opportunities to excel at what you do.
◆ Identify Triggers
In stress management, it is important to identify the factors that cause stress in a person. It's not necessary that one is able to identify all the factors that lead to stress. This is especially the case if the factors are not overt.
To identify stress triggers, try making a mental note of what led to the stress by recalling situations and events of the day. If you can't recall anything, try writing a journal so that your feelings and thoughts get recorded, and that helps you identify the factors leading to stress. Only when you know what's causing the stress can you do something about it.
◆ Change What You Can
If the stress factors are identified, then start devising methods to remove them or make amends to your old ways. You may be stressed out because of a person, a topic or certain activities that are causing the stress, find ways to deal with stress and bring them into action.
For example, your stress factor might be running into a lot of traffic on the way to college or work which gets you late and causes stress. Once you know this, you can simply take a different route and eliminate the stress altogether. Similarly, if there is an easy solution that can be brought into action, try doing that.
◆ Do Something About It
Bottling up feelings and letting them fester only leads to more stress. Handle it by talking to a person and expressing what you feel or changing the way you look at something. Learning how to manage time and giving an expression to your thoughts will eliminate a lot of stress.
◆ Eliminate Unnecessary Expectations
Many times we put ourselves under a lot of stress simply because we expect too much from our own selves. Self-inflicted stress is tough to deal with because it's you who's causing it. Try to get the bigger picture, understand that the problems are not as blown out as you think they are and try to think positively. This will go a long way.
◆ Learn to Let Go
Sometimes you cannot do anything about a situation. You just need to let go and learn to live with it without causing any stress. It's not easy but it has to be done, or else you'll be stuck in a lifetime of grief.
◆ Stress Releasing Methods
While all the previous factors have to do with changing your attitude and eliminating stress causing factors, you can further this cause by adopting certain exercises that help in releasing the stress from the body and mind. Given below are some effective stress relief techniques:


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There is now a criminal investigating into the fire that destroyed much of the Oakdale plaza in Montville on Tuesday morning. And officials say the nearby fire hydrants were not actually built to put out fires.
The fire started around 1:15 a.m. on Chapel Hill Road on Tuesday and quickly spread, damaging eight businesses.
Montville Fire Marshal Ray Occhialini told the Norwich Bulletin that officials do not know the cause of the fire but suspect it is "criminal in nature."
It appears that the fire started in Oakdale Café, a new bar that was scheduled to open in the plaza. Within hours, the bar was a charred shell of a building and several other buildings sustained heavy damage.
Part of the challenge firefighters faced was the lack of usable fire hydrants near the strip mall.
An official from the Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority, a private organization that owns the hydrants, told the Day of New London that the hydrants are meant to clean the residential drinking water supply but not extinguish fires.
Gregory Leonard, general manger of the SCWA, said systems would have to be "super sized" to be used for fire hydrants.
To battle the fire, nine tankers had to haul water from Oxoboxo Lake.
"If we had water here available here at the street, it would have made a big difference as far as getting the fire out quicker," Lt. Micah Messer, of the Montville Fire Department, said.
The plaza, which is next to a firehouse, includes a pet grooming business, a bar, Oakdale Pizza and a Chinese restaurant.
The fire caused more than $1 million in damage and put 50 people out of work, according to plaza owner Kim Diamantini.
She says she wants to knock down the damaged structures in the next week or so.


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BY: Craig Simpkin
One of the standout races of the Flat season takes place this Saturday with the prestigious Epsom Derby.
The race is sure to have plenty of money staked upon it, and with most bookmakers paying out on the top three places for each way bets on a 17 horse field, there is seemingly cash to be made.
Golden Horn (from 13/8)
When an owner pays a £75,000 late entry fee to get their horse into a race then you know it stands a good chance of entering the winners' enclosure.
That's exactly the lengths that Anthony Oppenheimer has gone to in order to add Golden Horn to the field.
Trained by the legendary John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori, Golden Horn triumphed in the recent Dante Stakes which is usually a good indicator of a horse's form heading into Epsom, was under consideration for the Prix du Jockey Club over 1m2½f due to worries about his stamina for the Derby but after discussions.
Speaking in an interview in Monday's Racing Post, Oppenheimer said: "John understands and agrees with me that there is a possibility Golden Horn may not have the stamina, but we've got to take the chance. We'd look very stupid if he turned out to stay a mile and a half and we hadn't gone, wouldn't we?
"I've always had my doubts about the horse staying, but we're getting very close with the York trip of one mile two furlongs and almost another half a furlong
Zawraq (from 9/2)
ANGUS GOLD has revealed that having worked Zawraq over a mile and a quarter on Saturday morning trainer Dermot Weld and jockey Pat Smullen are now confident the twice-raced unbeaten colt will see out the mile and a half of the Investec Derby.
Zawraq has not raced beyond a mile in either of his two career starts and at Breakfast with the Stars Weld said he would not try to find out beforehand if the 5-1 shot had the requisite stamina for the Epsom Classic.
However, Gold, racing manager to Zawraq's owner Hamdan Al Maktoum, revealed a change of heart. He said: "I spoke to the trainer and the jockey this morning after they did a bit of work with him and they were happy.
"They worked him a mile and a quarter this morning and said he was doing his best work at the end, which has led both of them to feel much more confident he will stay. I will be surprised if he doesn't stay.
Jack Hobbs (from 7/1)
Jack Hobbs raced into Derby contention in April with a 12-length victory in a Sandown handicap
Jack Hobbs was beaten by Golden Horn in their prep race and the trainer does not seem to expect a reversal of that form.
"He's still a big, rangy boy, he's still quite unfurnished and it's all coming soon enough for him, quite frankly," John Gosden says.
Gosden added: "I wanted William to tell me how he [Jack Hobbs] handled the hill and Tattenham Corner. He was very happy with him.
Elm Park (from 7/1)
Now Elm Park goes to Epsom with a serious chance – albeit that the colt, one of last season's leading two-year-olds, must renew battle with the Derby favourite, John Gosden's unbeaten Golden Horn, who beat the Balding horse into third in the Dante at York 17 days ago.
Balding Snr was pleased enough: "He has a wonderful temperament, which is a great thing for Derby Day. But he never does more than he has to do. He's not the sort of horse that will go away and win four lengths, like Mill Reef. But he did pretty well. He's in terrific shape."
Also taking in the course was the Andrew Balding-trained Elm Park, who did not appear to relish the topsy-turvy course quite so much.
Hans Holbein (from 12/1)
Once raced as a juvenile, Hans Holbein may not have been regarded as the premier Classic contender to go to battle with this season, but the son of Montjeu has blossomed as the season has gone on and he will now aim to continue on an upward curve and bag victory in the 2015 Epsom Derby on June 6.
He kicked off the season with a defeat in a Cork maiden, where he was a red-hot favourite, but he managed to bag his first success next time up at Leopardstown, where he relished the 1m 2f distance and showed that he could be another Group winning performer for the Ballydoyle operation.
However, he launched into the Classic reckoning when bounding to victory in the Group 3 Chester Vase on May 7 and with stablemate Ruler Of The World having won that prize for O'Brien before going on to Derby success then Hans Holbein will be aiming to emulate that sparkling double


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In 2002 while I was completing my Masters thesis, I was completely stressed out. The main reason for my frustration was the fact that 11 of the 12 months that year, my supervisor was out of the country conducting some huge ADB research project in the field. Great for her – bad for me. Despite numerous requests for a second supervisor, I was not granted one and ended up doing the thesis in isolation. well.. almost..
Towards the middle of that year, I met up with two male friends Desmond and Dick (one from Samoa and the other a Solomon Islander) who were also writing their dissertations and who shared a supervisor that they both detested. One day over coffee and biscuits, someone (I am not sure who) suggested we set up a support group of three. We did. Every wednesday we met at the arts centre (courtesy of the director the late Professor Epeli Hau'ofa) and we sat there from 5 pm to 8pm critiquing, challenging and defending our own and each other's chapters. For some reason it worked and in december that year, we all graduated with our Masters of Arts in Education. That group worked. We were equally stressed out, committed to our work and dedicated to completing on time.
This year as part of a similar self-help strategy, a group of colleagues in my department (education) have decided to invite well respected researchers and professors with vast experience of supervisingand examining PhD thesis to share some pointers on very specific "challenging" issues and today we had our first session.
We havent named the group but I guess you could call it the School of Education PhD Support Group (how very original I know! 🙂 Anyways, our first session was today from 2 – 4 pm in the Faculty Postgraduate Seminar Room – what better way to remind us all that we are students.
About the group – there are nine of us (academic staff members) enrolled in the PhD program and everyone is at different points of their studies. It is interesting and challenging having such a diverse group of interests, knowledge and skill set in a big group with the singular mission to get the damned PhD done!
Anyway, back to today.. We invited seasoned researcher and academic Allen (Max) Quanchi who discussed reseach design. While most of what he said was geared at those just beginning their journey (i.e. the intent and proposal process) I found the session interesting because it was the first time that someone had spoken about bricolage (and actually knew what they were talking about). I decided to use the bricolage approach in my thesis (being a fan of Joe Kinchelo's writing and research works) but have never met anyone who deliberately and consciously applied it so it was pretty awesome.
A firm believer in things happening for a reason, I am pretty damned sure that I was meant to go to that session today! Especially after all the second quessing I have been doing in applying bricolage given that Kinchelo cautions against its use in the PhD. What a relief to hear of other examples. I am totally stoked right now and keen to dig into my next chapter.
Something else of interest was the different expectations of the PhD in different parts of the world – e.g. Germany, France, USA, UK and between "traditional/classical" universities and "newer" institutions who are more open to emerging schools of thought, multidisciplinary approaches and the like.
Max suggested that we identify a "critical friend" outside of our subject area to simply read for coherence. That is definitely on my to do list and I think I have the perfect friend in mind – Oh Mary.. where art thou Miss Mary.. 🙂
Definitely time well spent. I am totally looking forward to the next session in two weeks and just hope that as we go along everyone gains some momentum as it would be awful to have some fall out of the boat.
For more on J.L Kinchelo see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_L._Kincheloe.
For bricolage see for example, Kinchelo (2011). Describing the Bricolage: Conceptualizing a new rigor in qualitative research http://www.petajwhite.net/Uni/910/Legit%20and%20Representation/Representation%20Precis/Kincheloe.pdf


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Mercedes E-Class Takes AI, Self-Driving to Next Level
Within E-Class lavish interior lies deep intelligence. DETROIT – It wasn't a coincidence that Mercedes-Benz had a scientist come out to inform the media that people have nothing to fear from artificial intelligence, despite warnings from Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk. Worries about computers suddenly becoming self-aware and deciding to do away with their inferior human masters, like the plot of countless science-fiction movies, are totally misplaced he assured everyone. Why all this talk about artificial intelligence at a pre-auto show car unveiling? Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche then proceeded to introduce the '17 Mercedes E-Class, which may be equipped with the highest level of machine intelligence of any production car on the planet. Mercedes is part of a growing number of automakers developing a type of artificial…
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Answering My Own Questions
But confession time.
The questions were actually a ruse. See, I wanted to get my agent and publisher special thank you gifts for being awesome and there's this amazing etsy.com site where the lovely Michelle makes purses out of books. Here's the site: http://www.etsy.com/people/spoonfulofchocolate
Now what would be a better gift for a literary agent and editor I ask you?
But I wanted them to be personal, so I sent the questions I am about to answer to my agent and editor saying I was doing a survey - when really I just wanted some book options to choose for their gifts. To make the ruse all the more ruse-y I then posted the questions on Twitter (my agent follows me you see) and here.
The cool thing was, that after starting the ruse, there was a wonderful side effect of delighting in the answers people were giving me. So in the end, not only did I get the titles of the books that wound up being the purses for my agent and editor, but I had a great time reading answers and even got some really great recommendations of what to read next.
All in all, a lovely experience.
And now, for my answers.
What is my favourite:
-adult book? It's a toss up between The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Picture of Dorian Gray (I'd include the complete works of Shakespeare, but I'm disqualifying it because even though I said "book" I really meant "novel" and his stuff are "plays"). I'm also really getting into John Irving these days.
-children's book? This is a near impossible answer for me. I love so many, Harry Potter, The Phantom Tollbooth, the Adventure series by Enid Blyton. But I thought I'd put two books here that I'd never mentioned before in interviews etc, two books that I still read at least once a year.
The first is Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume. I just LOVE this story, especially the way her make believe passages are actualised. As a kid I could so relate, despite this being a story set in the 40s. As an adult I marvel how well Blume can get into the imaginations of children.
And The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. This just blew my mind as a kid - the blizzards! The snow! The lack of food! It was all so compelling and so exciting.
-most influential book? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I've said it before, but up until my dad read me this book we'd been going through the classics, like Great Expectations and Lord of the Rings. When he read me this book, the game was totally changed. Adams broke so many "rules", wrote in such a different way from anything I'd encountered before. He totally changed how I looked a writing books.
-desert island book? Again, Hitchhiker's. (the original question made it clear anthologies weren't allowed as an answer otherwise I might say Shakespeare here - still, technically he still doesn't count, plays and all that)
-guilty pleasure? Anything by Michael Crichton. I don't know if he's a guilty pleasure really, not sure why I'd feel guilty about it, but I suppose he's not the kind of author usually listed as a favourite author by "serious" authors, despite I think his ability to write compelling work based on some cool premises. Still, feels like the right answer.
Oh, and in case you guys were curious, here are the books that were turned into purses for my agent and editor, The Neverending Story and Pride and Prejudice:
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
DUEL OF AGES trailer
You can see me briefly at the beginning being spun around, I'm in the long black skirt.
(Thanks to those of you who answered my questions about books in the last post, and in my next post I shall post what my answers are . . . I know, you're on tenterhooks now . . . )
Friday, December 03, 2010
Some Fun Questions For You Guys
The time commitment makes it hard for me to post when I'm really busy - a novel to finish writing, and I'm in a show . . .
Oh hey! I'm in a show! I should probably advertise that. I'll do that in a moment.
Anyway, my point is, I do however tweet frequently. It takes all of a second to tweet. And I realised that in my tweeting lately I've been asking a lot of questions and having so much fun with the answers, and I thought I'd ask you guys the same questions! So. Yeah. Here we go:
Who is your favourite Harry Potter villain?
What is your favourite book cover?
What is your favourite:
-adult book?
-children's book?
-most influential book?
-desert island book?
-guilty pleasure?
So yeah! Can't wait to see the answers, and next post, maybe just maybe I'll post my answers to said questions. :)
Now onto self promotion:
I'm in a show at the beginning of January at the NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL. It's called Duel of Ages, and here's some info on it:
True Edge Productions
By Kristin Grundlack Levinson, Denis McGrath, Mike McPhaden, Michael Rubenfeld, Gregg Taylor, Rick Roberts, Daniel Levinson, Scott Leaver / Directed by: Todd Campbell
Wounds of the flesh, a surgeon's skill may heal, But wounded honour is only cured with steel.
Duel of Ages invites you to explore the infamous legacy of personal combat through an anthology of short plays depicting various ages in the history of dueling. With choreography and performances by some of Toronto's most talented fight directors and actor- combatants, Duel of Ages is a thrilling exploration of the cult of honour and personal combat. Rapiers for two… coffee for one.
"Unlike anything you're likely to see at this or any other Fringe… Kicks major ass in the thrills department" —Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine NNNN
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Great Books to Read while on Safari
Enjoy Reading? Here are Books for your Safari in Uganda
Great Books for your Safari in Uganda. We have put together a list of some of the books that we enjoy reading when we are on a Safari across Uganda. They range from Guide-Books to Cultural Legends and Tales with fiction and personal accounts in between.
Books for your Safari become an important part of the journey through this amazing Country also referred to as the Pearl of Africa. Will you have time to read a book, most likely yes, there is always the times between morning noon activities or the time after a Gorilla or Chimpanzee Trek.
Uganda is a non-reading culture, though things are slowly changing. Bring a few books along and leave them behind. A book can cost a whole month\s salary here, one reason books are not common in most homes.
Take a look what we have compiled and enjoy, Most are available on Kindle apps which means it is easier to bring them along.
Great Books for your Safari in Uganda
Uganda (Bradt Travel Guide 8th Edition)
The Bradt Travel Guide is a must-read for those planning a longer Safari in Uganda. Though it is written in our Opinion with the Backpacker in mind, its Park, Cities, Town and Village information is priceless. You can buy this in Paperback or download it on your Amazon Kindle Device. You will be more than delighted since it gives you Historical, Cultural and in-depth insights to Uganda. Some details regarding the Gorilla Habitatituation Experience are incorrect. Prices used in the guide for lodges are mostly out of date, as are some park fees.
The downside is that the Guide gives the impression that Travel in Uganda is a cakewalk, we know that for many Tourists without the guidance of a Tour Operator it can be chaotic. We highly recommend it and use it ourselves as a must read for new staff members.
We give it a 5 Bananas Rating and put it under the Must Read for serious travelers to the Pearl of Africa.
My African Journey Winston Churchill (Illustrated)
Winston Churchill ventured to East Africa in 1907 keeping notes of his Travels in his journal. Those journals became the basis of his Book "My African Journey" in which he popularized the Pearl of Africa and called it a country unlike any other on the African Continent.
His book is a nostalgic primer for those wanting to visit Uganda. It is a delightful and descriptive travelogue.about Uganda that you will treasure and one of our favorite books.
It is especially great if you will be visiting Entebbe, Kampala, Jinja, Masindi, and Murchison Falls Park. His journey was mostly on foot and in 2019, 24 Canadian will retrace some of his steps on their Miles on Nile Hike. This book can also be downloaded onto your Kindle App or device saving space and weight in your luggage.
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This Book was published on the 5oth Anniversary of Uganda in 2012 by the Observer Newspaper in Uganda. It is a compilation taken from various contributors to the Book who either shaped the History of Uganda since Independence or were observers of it.
It is probably the best publication that has to do with Uganda's history since independence. It is perfect for someone that is interested in Uganda, a country that has often been misrepresented and is seen through the eyes of Westerners.
The book is an easy read that you will enjoy since it was put together by journalists. Looking back to Independence there is a lot to celebrate. But there is also a lot Ugandans would rather forget, such as Idi Amin's disastrous rule and Joseph Kony's banditry in the northern part of the country.
Up Among the Mountain Gorillas
His first encounter with Mountain Gorillas was instrumental in his determination to protect the Gentle Giants of the Forest – Walter Baumgärtel could easily be called the Father of Gorilla Tourism in Uganda was instrumental in convincing the British Colonial Government to allow visitors to see the Mountain Gorillas in the Hills surrounding in those days, the small, dusty town of Kisoro where he was the owner of Kisoro's finest at that time – the Travellers Rest Hotel.
Visitors his hotel included the Gorilla Notables of his day including Dian Fossey and George Schaller. Walter BaumgärtelL was a German who left the country prior to World War ll and spent most of his adult days across Africa settling in Uganda where like many fell in love with the Mountain Gorillas.
If you read German, you can read his other Books about his Gorilla Observations in German.
This book is not available in Kindle Format.
I found I had accidentally ordered a masterpiece.'
Andrew Crofts review on Amazon.com said it best.
Zachye, tending cattle in the grasslands of East Africa, and Michael, son of missionaries, are happy in their childhood idyll. But the world is changing, propelling them towards tragedy. Haunted by guilt and grief they grow up severed from their heritage. When they both fall in love with the same beautiful woman, they must each face their past and hear their ancestors, if they are to be the one to win her…
In lyrical prose, Andrew JH Sharp immerses the reader in a world where ancient ways of life and belief are being overwhelmed by the new. Neither a bandit-soldier in the remnants of Idi Amin's army nor a restless and detached surgeon can escape the memory of innocent boyhood. An intriguing cast of nomads, missionaries, expatriates and Indian traders share a landscape haunted by ancestral ghosts. The reader is drawn to a moving denouement where love and mortality are confronted.
Abyssinian Chronicles: A Novel about Uganda by Moses Isegawa
This is one of our favorite Books:
Like Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, Moses Isegawa's Abyssinian Chronicles tells a riveting story of twentieth-century Africa that is passionate in vision and breathtaking in scope.
At the center of this unforgettable tale is Mugezi, a young man who manages to make it through the hellish reign of Idi Amin and experiences firsthand the most crushing aspects of Ugandan society: he withstands his distant father's oppression and his mother's cruelty in the name of Catholic zeal, endures the ravages of war, rape, poverty, and AIDS, and yet he is able to keep a hopeful and even occasionally amusing outlook on life. Mugezi's hard-won observations form a cri de coeur for a people shaped by untold losses.
The Queen of Katwe: One Ugandan Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion
The "astonishing" (The New York Times Book Review) and "inspirational" (Shelf Awareness) true story of Phiona Mutesi—a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda.
One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende.
Katende, a war refugee turned missionary, had an improbable dream: to empower kids in the Katwe slum through chess—a game so foreign there is no word for it in their native language. Laying a chessboard in the dirt, Robert began to teach. At first children came for a free bowl of porridge, but many grew to love the game that—like their daily lives—requires persevering against great obstacles. Of these kids, one girl stood out as an immense talent: Phiona.
By the age of eleven Phiona was her country's junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate Master—the first female titled player in her country's history—Phiona dreams of becoming a Grandmaster, the most elite level in chess. But to reach that goal, she must grapple with everyday life in one of the world's poorest countries.
The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda, Revised Edition
Lying in the remote hills of southwest Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest harbors elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys, and half the world's population of endangered mountain gorillas. For two years, Thor Hanson called that forest home, working with local guides and trackers to develop an ecotourism program for the newly-formed Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Thoroughly researched and beautifully told, Hanson's story blends natural history with cultural insight to place the forest and the gorillas in the context of modern Africa. The Impenetrable Forest offers a rare glimpse into the world of mountain gorillas, and the human cultures that surround them. A must-read for anyone interested in gorilla tracking, endangered species, or travel to Uganda.
We found it very enjoyable, especially for Gorilla Trekkers
Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey:
One of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world, GORILLAS IN THE MIST is the riveting account of Dian Fossey's thirteen years in a remote African rain forest with the greatest of the great apes. Fossey's extraordinary efforts to ensure the future of the rainforest and its remaining mountain gorillas are captured in her own words and in candid photographs of this fascinating endangered species. As only she could, Fossey combined her personal adventure story with groundbreaking scientific reporting in an unforgettable portrait of one of our closest primate relatives.
Although Fossey's work ended tragically in her murder, GORILLAS IN THE MIST remains an invaluable testament to one of the longest-running field studies of primates and reveals her undying passion for her subject.
Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story … and Why It Matters Today
In 2004, the Academy Award-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda lionized hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for single-handedly saving the lives of all who sought refuge in the Hotel des Mille Collines during Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Because of the film, the real-life Rusesabagina has been compared to Oskar Schindler, but unbeknownst to the public, the hotel's refugees do not endorse Rusesabagina's version of the events.
In the wake of Hotel Rwanda's international success, Rusesabagina is one of the most well-known Rwandans and now the smiling face of the very Hutu Power groups who drove the genocide. He is accused by the Rwandan prosecutor general of being a genocide negationist and funding the terrorist group Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
For the first time, learn what really happened inside the walls of Hotel des Mille Collines.
In Inside the Hotel Rwanda, survivor Edouard Kayihura tells his own personal story of what life was really like during those harrowing days within the walls of that infamous hotel and offers the testimonies of others who survived there, from Hutu and Tutsi to UN peacekeepers. Kayihura writes of a divided society and his journey to the place he believed would be safe from slaughter.
The book exposes the Hollywood hero of the film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, as a profiteering and politically ambitious Hutu Power sympathizer who extorted money from those who sought refuge, threatening to send those who did not pay to the génocidaires, despite pleas from the hotel's corporate ownership to stop.
Inside the Hotel Rwanda is at once a memoir, a critical deconstruction of a heralded Hollywood movie alleged to be factual, and a political analysis aimed at exposing a falsely created hero using his fame to be a political force, spouting the same ethnic apartheid that caused the genocide two decades ago.
Kayihura's Inside the Hotel Rwanda offers an honest and unflinching first-hand account of the reality of life inside the hotel, exposing the man who exploited refugees and shedding much-needed light on the plight of his victims.
Whether you read one of these Books on Safari, before you come to Uganda, or as you relax and chill out after the Gorilla trek we know that you will enjoy them.
Most know little about this part of Africa, the books will give you a glimpse into both Uganda and Rwanda.
The books are available on Amazon and if we make any money on sales of the listed books we will use it to purchase Reading Books for Ugandan Children.
We also suggest that you bring some Children books that you can give as gifts to children that you meet on Safari in Uganda or Rwanda.


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Do you wish you had a daily drawing practice? Do you wonder how to approach sketching live subjects? Do you want to join in the fun of sketch outs but you feel self-conscious sketching in public? Is there a nagging voice in your mind telling you that your sketches always fail?
Beginning April 30 I will teach my popular month long class Drawing Practice: Drawing Live Subjects in Public. This class gives you the tools you need to improve your sketching skills, your ability to see and judge values, and your comfort level working in public from live subjects.
You can register for this class right now by clicking here. Registration closes on April 29, at 11 p.m. CDT.
Each week from April 30 through May 28, every Sunday and Wednesday a lesson will open. Each lesson contains handouts and video demonstrations.
You'll be expected to draw for a minimum of 30 minutes everyday. As class progresses and you do more sketching in public you will build your stamina and sketch out for longer periods depending on your schedule.
Daily drawing from life (or certain types of still life subject material we'll discuss) helps you build a daily habit of sketching. Studies show that in 28 days of doing something we form a habit—I have structured the class so you can experience this.
Besides the lessons there will be webinars so that you can ask me real time questions. These are taped and become a permanent part of the classroom.
I'll be actively involved in the classroom during the month of lessons, making sure that you keep moving towards your goals. But even after I'm no longer in the class every day, you will have lifetime access to the classroom, you will be able to review the materials whenever you want, and you may still submit questions to me.
The pace of the class is fast but fun. If you are planning a trip or vacation during the first month of class I strongly encourage you to wait and take this class when it is offered next.
While you can review past lessons whenever you like, it's important that you keep that daily habit unbroken during class, and there is great benefit working along with your fellow students to be both inspired by them and to learn from the questions and discussions their raise.
Here's a brief video about the class. Please note that the dates in the video are for 2015. In 2017 your new lessons will be released on Sundays and Wednesdays. And you will have lifetime access to the classroom. (This class will next be offered during 2018. The schedule is not yet set.)
Who Would Benefit From This Class?
I've had students of all skill levels in this class. It doesn't matter if you're just starting out and need a solid foundation of approaches to practice, or if you're skilled but looking for ways to make your daily drawing habit a reality and get out in public. The class will help:
- Anyone interested in improving his drawing and observational skills, regardless of current skill level.
- Anyone interested in working with live subjects and sketching in public.
- Anyone interested in creating a durable daily sketching practice.
- Anyone interested in ways to build momentum in a sketching and journaling practice.
- Anyone who needs strategies for dealing with his internal critic.
- Anyone interested in developing a new vocabulary and dialog about his art practice.
Supplies List For Class
There are no required supplies for this class. You can work with any sketch media you desire.
However, I will be demonstrating with certain media, and I also recommend what I think are essential materials for the best results or for quicker skill acquisition.
You can download a printable PDF of the Suggested Supply List for this class by clicking here.
A supply kit is available through Wet Paint. I try to arrange kits as a convenience to the students and I do not receive any financial consideration if you purchase supplies from Wet Paint. (You will need to purchase your supplies before April 21st to ensure delivery before class begins.)
If you have additional questions about online classes with me please read this FAQ.
I look forward to working with you to help you establish your daily drawing habit and t0 discover how to set realistic and achievable goals for your drawing life.


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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
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- Genre
- Action, Thriller
- Release Date
- September 22, 2017
- Director
- Matthew Vaughn
- Written by
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- Cast
- Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Pedro Pascal
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Kingsman: The Secret Service introduced the world to Kingsman - an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In Kingsman: The Golden Circle, our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents' strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world.
Director Matthew and co-writer Jane Goldman continue to tell the tale of Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin (Taron Egerton) in the sequel movie, Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Also returning to reprise their roles are Roxy (Sophie Cookson), Merlin (Mark Strong), Princess Tilde (Hanna Alstrom), Charlie Hesketh (Edward Holcroft), and Harry Hart (Colin Firth).
Harry, who appeared to have died in the previous film, Kingsman: the Secret Service, reappears with an eye patch. He is shown fighting alongside his protégé Eggsy in some scenes shown in the movie's trailer.
A new bad, called the Golden Circle, is headed by Poppy (Julianne Moore). The group poses a worldwide threat. Charlie, who has been at odds with Eggsy since their training days in the first film, has become one of Poppy's henchmen.
When the Kingsman headquarters are destroyed Eggsy, Roxy, and Merlin meets with the organization's American counterpart, called the Statesman. There they meet Ginger Ale (Halle Berry), Tequila (Channing Tatum), Whiskey (Pedro Pascal) and Champagne (Jeff Bridges) who they have to work with in order to save the world. The two groups should find a way to work together to achieve a common goal despite their differences.
The movie is loosely based on the comic book series, Kingsman: The Secret Service created by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. The comic book is published by Icon Comics as part of the Millarverse. The comic series was previously just called The Secret Service when it was released in 2012. However, after the first movie was released, later printed versions adapted the movie's title along with some other things. Among those changes in the comic book derived from the movie would be the reference to the elite secret organization as the Kingsman, instead of M16.
Originally slated for release in June 2017, fans of the comic and the movie are now happily anticipating the premiere of Kingsman: The Golden Circle on September 22, 2017.


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The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) recently organized a training course entitled "The Use of Sector-Specific Biophysical Models in Impact Assessment in the Caribbean". This course was implemented under the European-Union (EU) funded Regional Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) Project in partnership with the Government of Jamaica. The main objective of the training course was to provide technicians and practitioners of the Caribbean region with an opportunity to apply existing climate models as tools for sector-specific decision-making in the context of climate change adaptation. The training course covered two modules: (1) "The Science of Climate Change" and (2) "Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change". The course curriculum was based on the training manual and workbook developed by Cuba's Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) and the CCCCC, and was delivered by a team of trainers from INSMET.
The training course was held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in Jamaica from January 6 – 17, 2014. The target audience for the course included climate change experts, technicians and practitioners from public and private sectors as well as non-governmental organizations. Key organizations and groups represented at the course included Antigua & Barbuda's Ministry of Agriculture; the Bahamas Meteorological Service; the National Climate Change Office of the Dominican Republic; Haiti's Ministry of Environment, and post-graduate students of UWI's St. Augustine Campus. Belize was represented at the training by personnel from the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) as well as CZMAI's Data Analyst, Ms. Maritza Canto. According to Ms. Canto this training provided many methodologies for the application of basic climate based models that can be used to enhance climate adaptation planning for the various productive sectors in Belize.


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Trip Reports
NOTE: Trip reports were previously called "Summit Logs" - same feature, new name
There is one trip report for Tresero.
Select any entry from the list below:
- Log #22551 - by J. Vranjes on Aug 29, 2016Climbed solo from the Berni hut below the Gavia pass. In 4 hours to the summit. The best weather conditions ever. Several crevasses on the glacier.


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Calls for organisations and individual investors to divest from stocks, bonds and investment funds in fossil fuels are increasing. Fossil Free, a campaign from international environmental organisation 350, urges divestment from the top 200 publicly-traded coal, oil and gas companies as between them they hold most of the world's fossil fuel reserves.
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Investing And Divesting - Fossil Fuels And Renewables
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Labels: 350, EBRD, EIB, Fossil Free, fossil fuel divestment, fossil fuels, Magritte Group, Nicholas Stern, Push Your Parents, Rabobank, socially responsible investing, SRI, tcktcktck, World Bank
Thursday, 5 December 2013
How To Create A Successful Web Series: 5 Tips From The Eurobubble Creators
|Yacine Kouhen and Charly Jourdan shared their tips at
the latest Sustainability Communications Lunch
Our latest Sustainability Communications Lunch guests, Eurobubble writer Yacine Kouhen and director Charlélie (Charly) Jourdan, have become something of a phenomenon over the past year - they're the creators of the hugely popular Eurobubble series which made its debut earlier this year and has since gained popularity by depicting the rise of the Brussels-based Eurocrat.
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Labels: Brussels, Charlélie Jourdan, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, EU, Eurobubble, Sustainability Communications Lunches, Sustainability Consult, web series, Yacine Kouhen
Thursday, 28 November 2013
CEO Blog: We're Thankful For Five Years Of Sustainability Consult
|Blowing out the candles on
our five-year anniversary cake
On Thanksgiving 2008, I launched Sustainability Consult, creating the responsible and ethical business I dreamed of working for, where we would choose our clients carefully and influence the way sustainability is communicated. We would push our clients to be more sustainable in their actions and more credible in their communications. It was a gamble but I was certain that there was a better way of doing consultancy.
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Labels: 1% for the Planet, Green Drinks Brussels, Love Blue, Natuurpunt, Sustainability Communications Lunches, Sustainability Consult, The Big Swap, The Good Library
Monday, 25 November 2013
Sustainable Tourism: Partnering to Improve Environmental Management
Last Wednesday marked BirdLife Europe's 'Biodiversity is our Business' event held at the Museum for Natural Sciences in Brussels. One of the goals of the event was to highlight new collaborations between BirdLife Europe and its partners in the recreational, retail and manufacturing sectors. One such partnership, the 'Committed to Birds' programme between Birdlife Netherlands and the Dutch Golf Federation, has interesting potential for sustainability.
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Labels: Biodiversity, BirdLife, Dutch Golf Federation, economic recovery, Europe, golf, pesticides, Sustainable tourism, water scarcity
Monday, 18 November 2013
Save The Date: Big Swap And Launch Of Good Library on Wednesday 27 November
This month, Sustainability Consult is commemorating its five-year anniversary and we are in the midst of our celebratory community events.
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Labels: Brussels, Eurobubble, Green Drinks Brussels, Sustainability Communications Lunches, The Big Swap, The Good Library
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Is CCS The Solution For Europe?
"Massive fossil fuel consumption in China and India means that without carbon capture and storage we are stuffed", said MEP Chris Davies at the recent Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe: Progress and Prospects event.
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Labels: carbon capture and storage, ccs, CCS Roadmap, Environmental NGO Network on Carbon Capture and Storage, International Energy Agency
Monday, 4 November 2013
CEO Blog: Sustainability Consult Opens Woodland In Belgium
|Unveiling our first 1% for the Planet project
I think the crazy happy smiles on our faces say it all. Sunday 20 October 2013 was an amazing day for all of us at Sustainability Consult. It was the day where we felt all our hard work over the last five years pay off. As members of 1% for the Planet, we donate 1% of our sales (yes, that's sales not profit!) to an environmental non-profit organisation. On that sunny Sunday in October, our first 1% for the Planet project was unveiled.
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Labels: 1% for the Planet, environmental non-profits, Kampenhout, KAURI, Natuurpunt, Steentjesbos, William McDonough
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Top Tips For Communications Professionals
|Julian Scola shared his expertise and experience
in EU policy and energy communications.
Julian Scola, this week's Sustainability Communications Lunch speaker, set out his top tips for successful communications. A seasoned EU policy and energy communicator and campaigner, Julian is former Communications Director for the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and has also worked for the Party of European Socialists (PES) and WWF.
Julian presented sound advice which generated a lot of debate, particularly around media relations. Here are Julian's top tips for communicators:
1/ Find the time to do a strategy
One key takeaway from the Lunch is that developing a communications strategy is key. Julian said that communications activities done in isolation never bring the same results as activities done as part of a strategy. While you might not think you have the time to do a strategy, it's essential.
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Labels: campaigns, communications, communications professionals, energy communications, EU policy campaigns, Europe, Julian Scola, Media, PR, press, social media, Sustainability Communications Lunches
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Having Fun At Green Drinks Brussels
|Enjoying good conversation at Green Drinks
The October edition of Green Drinks Brussels took place last Wednesday. We were happy to see some familiar faces and to welcome a great deal of new ones. In total, we were around 30 people from NGOs, trade and business associations, EU institutions and companies. We were happy to be joined by some trainees that needed advice about life in Brussels.
It seemed that quite a few people had had a tough September with a heavy workload after the summer, so having a relaxing drink and unwinding after work was well-received.
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Labels: Brussels, EU, Green Drinks, NGOs, trade associations
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Non EU-ETS Sectors Must Do Better On Climate and Energy Policy
|Source: Wikipedia
This year, the European Commission adopted the Green Paper 'A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies' and subsequently conducted a public consultation. It is currently preparing for more concrete proposals on the 2030 framework by the end of year.
A recent event at the European Parliament engaged an expert panel to debate how the 2030 climate and energy framework could be mutually reinforcing i.e. by addressing energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate protection alongside each other.
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Labels: 2030 Climate and Energy Framework, CAN Europe, Climate Strategies, Coalition for Energy Savings, emissions, energy, EREC, EU-ETS, European Commission, International Energy Agency
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Five Tips To Reduce Food Waste
Today is World Food Day and if you've been following the news recently, you may have come across the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)'s recent report Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources. In addition to quantifying the key environmental impacts of food wastage, the report also identifies that approximately one third of the global food supply goes to waste. This is a staggering figure and pretty daunting for the average European, not least because the problem is disproportionally higher in developed countries.
While we consumers may have little control over what happens at the production and distribution stages of the food supply chain, we can exercise some control over how much food is wasted at the consumption stage. So in honour of World Food Day, here are a few tips to help reduce food waste in the supermarket and kitchen.
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Labels: food supply chain, food waste, UNFAO, World Food Day, WRAP
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Successful Exhibition At EFIB 2013
|Sustainability Consult Team members
ready to discuss communications in the bioeconomy
After BIO World Congress in Montreal in June, Sustainability Consult exhibited at The European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Biobased Economy (EFIB) last week on our home turf in Brussels. EFIB is the largest bioeconomy conference in Europe.
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Labels: Biobased, Bioplastics, Biotechnology, Brussels, Echochem, EFIB, Sustainable Brands
Friday, 4 October 2013
Communications Lessons Learned From The Horsemeat Scandal
After a summer break, the monthly Sustainability Communications Lunch returned with a presentation from Lisa McCooey, Deputy Director General and Director of Communications at trade association FoodDrinkEurope.
When the horsemeat scandal story broke, FoodDrinkEurope quickly became a go-to source for journalists. Lisa told us about how the events unfolded and how FoodDrinkEurope chose to respond.
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Friday, 27 September 2013
Climate Science, Climate Scepticism And The IPCC
Today saw the launch of the first part of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), rounding up the state of climate science. Two further sections on climate change impacts and mitigation respectively will be released early next year.
Set up by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Association (WMO) in 1988, the IPCC was formed to conduct comprehensive assessments of climate change risk to inform policymakers and is widely considered to be the world's leading authority on climate change.
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Labels: AP, AR5, Associated Press, Greenpeace, IPCC, New Scientist, UNEP, WMO
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Sustainability Consult Attends 'De Nieuwe Wildernis' Film Premiere
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Labels: 1% for the Planet, cinema, De Nieuwe Wildernis, film, Konik, nature, Natuurpunt, photography, wildlife
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
CEO Blog: Kicking Off The New Season In Style
|CEO Kathryn Sheridan
Summer holidays may feel like a distant memory but we've come back energised for a truly awesome season. We're looking forward to connecting with you all if we haven't done so already.
September has been a very active month for us. We had the first Green Drinks Brussels of the season last week and the Sustainability Communications Lunch on Monday is on 'Crisis Communications: Lessons Learned From The Horsemeat Crisis'. We're also planning to organise The Big Swap at our office to help kickstart the sharing economy in our community. More on that soon but in the meantime, start clearing out your cupboards and putting some things aside.
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Labels: 1% for the Planet, biofuels, Green Drinks, Green Drinks Brussels, Jack Johnson, Rob Greenfield, Sustainable Brands
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Green Drinks Brussels Kicks Off The Season
The first Green Drinks Brussels of the season was held last night. We were happy to see some familiar faces and also to welcome a great deal of new ones.
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Labels: Brussels, Green Drinks, Green Drinks Brussels, sustainability
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
European Mobility Week Kicks Off
|Source: Brussels Mobility Week 2013
The European Commission has launched the 12th edition of European Mobility Week (EMW) this Monday. Coinciding with the European Year of Air, European Mobility Week runs from 16-22 September and aims to raise awareness of the impacts of transport on air quality and help citizens make more sustainable transport choices.
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Friday, 13 September 2013
Learning, Networking and Moderating at the Biofuels International 2013 Conference
Last week, we announced that our CEO, Kathryn Sheridan, would be moderating the two afternoon streams at the 6th Biofuels International 2013 Conference in Antwerp. I was happy to go with Kathryn to Antwerp to get an update on the biofuels debate and to meet interesting people working in the bioeconomy sector
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Labels: bioeconomy, Biofuels International Conference 2013, cap, European Parliament, ILUC, moderating, vote
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Adventures In Brussels And Beyond: My First Week
I'm now entering my second week at Sustainability Consult and wanted to share my experience so far.
|Hayley Coristine
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Labels: Belgium, Brussels, communications, Communications assistant, Friskis, Ghent, Place Chatelain, social media, World Water Week
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Five Top Terraces in Brussels
|Source: Flickr
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Labels: chez franz, L'Orangerie du Parc d'Egmont, Le Chalet Robinson, Plasch Brugmann, terraces in Brussels, Walvis
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Five Green Spaces in Brussels
When the wind is howling and the rain is lashing down in Brussels, it can sometimes be hard to get outside. But summer is finally here and we're spoiled for choice when it comes to green spaces in Brussels. Here are a selection of our favourite parks and green spaces in the Belgian capital.
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Labels: Bois de la Cambre, Étangs d'Ixelles, Parc Abbé de Froidure, Parc Tenbosch, Parks, parks in Brussels, Tervuren Park
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Five Ice Cream Parlours in Brussels
|Source: Flickr
Here are some of the Sustainability Consult Team's favourites.
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Labels: Capoué, Chillbox, Framboisier Doré, Glacier Zizi, ice cream, ice cream in Brussels, Tea for Two
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Eurobarometer Findings Are Shaky At Best
|Source: Flickr
The July 2013 Eurobarometer 'Attitudes of Europeans Towards Building The Single Market For Green Products' seems to have fallen foul of the Social Desirability Bias and as such, I believe the results should be taken with a large pinch of salt.
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Thursday, 4 July 2013
Show You Care by Asking for the WindMade Product Label
Our client WindMade has recently launched a consumer label for products made from wind power. Communications Director Angelika Pullen has written a guest blog about the label and its accompanying Show You Care campaign, helping consumers ask brands to create their products with wind power.
We've done it! Finally, after many months of deliberations with technical experts, environmental NGOs and potential user companies, and after various round of corporate and public consultations, we're proud to present the WindMade Product Label!
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Labels: Angelika Pullen, renewable energy, Show You Care, wind power, WindMade, WindMade Product Label
Monday, 1 July 2013
My Work Experience At Sustainability Consult
Boris Arnold is currently a student intern at our office. We asked him to write a blog about himself and his time working at Sustainability Consult.
I attend the European School of Brussels and I am 15 years old. I'm interested in environmental issues which we cover extensively in geography, one of my favourite subjects.
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Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Sustainability Consult Cardboard Stand A Success At BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
Kathryn Sheridan and Zoe Volioti
Since we set up five years ago, Sustainability Consult has handled clients' participation in events and exhibitions, even representing them on their stands at international trade events. So it was high time we had our own stand and represented ourselves. So, we did.
We decided to have a stand at the biggest conference on the bioeconomy in North America. Sustainability Consult exhibited at the 10th BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Montreal, 16-19 June. Inspired by our 2013 advertising, we created a cardboard stand featuring our wordcloud and new tagline 'More than a communications agency. A sustainability communications agency'.
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Labels: BIO World Congress, Canada, cardboard stand, EFIB, European Forum on Industrial Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Montreal, sustainability, Sustainability Consult
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Sustainability Communications Lunch with Nuno Bacharel from @YourFormula
"Social Media is part of life", advised Nuno Bacharel at the latest Sustainability Communications Lunch on Monday.
Nuno Bacharel is communications conselor at Cefic and Editor-in-Chief of YourFormula. YourFormula aims to pull together the best of sustainable thinking in the chemistry sector. It is a platform for young scientists which is looking for young, fresh ideas to help build a future where everyone can play a role.
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Friday, 14 June 2013
Discover the Power of Wind Energy on Global Wind Day, 15 June 2013
Sustainability Consult is delighted to welcome a guest post by Zoë Casey, Blog Editor at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). With the Global Wind Energy Council, EWEA coordinates Global Wind Day.
Global Wind Day – you may have heard of it, or you may be one of the 29,000 people who have 'liked' Global Wind Day's Facebook page, but what is it all about? It's a day for taking the energy debate – switching to renewables from fossil fuels, supporting wind power – out of the realm of policy and into the real world. In short, Global Wind Day is the international annual day – on 15 June – for discovering wind power.
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Labels: EWEA, G8, Global Wind Day, renewable energy, Wind Turbine
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
News Round-Up – Reactions to GRI G4 Guidelines
An update to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3.1 sustainability reporting guidelines was recently announced at the world's biggest conference on sustainability reporting. Founded in 1997, GRI is a non-profit organisation aiming to promote and harmonise sustainability reporting globally through the provision of standards, which are now used by over 11,000 companies worldwide. GRI claims that their new G4 guidelines have increased user-friendliness and accessibility - but does everyone agree with them?
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Brands are the Solution at Sustainable Brands '13
Sustainability Consult CEO Kathryn Sheridan attended the Sustainable Brands '13 conference in San Diego and was lucky enough to take part in the Big Brand Debate run by Futerra. The group was split into those who believe that brands can be part of the solution in solving the societal challenges we face and those who believe that brands got us into this mess and they can't get us out of it.
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Saturday, 8 June 2013
World Oceans Day 2013: Five Big Problems Faced by Our Seas
|Source: worldoceansday.org
Oceans are a great source of inspiration, food and even renewable energy. However, we treat them like an enormous dumping ground and forget that we are submitting our seas to some serious stress. World Oceans Day on 8 June 2013 reminds us that our seas can be more fragile that we often think.
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Labels: global warming, mercury, ocean acidification, overfishing, plastic accumulation, pollution, underwater noise, World Oceans Day
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Communications Under Extreme Circumstances
|Polar communicator Dave Walsh
Excel crashing? Printer not working? Internet down? These are a few of the frustrating problems faced by your average communications professional working against deadlines. At yesterday's inspirational Sustainability Communications Lunch, we learned that isolation and a lack of resources might actually boost your creativity and help you focus, according to guest speaker Dave Walsh.
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Thursday, 23 May 2013
Fifty People And A Dog At First Green Drinks Brussels
The first Green Drinks Brussels organised by Sustainability Consult was held last night at the Aloft Brussels Schuman bar. We weren't sure how many people would come to the first Green Drink Brussels but they started arriving early and just kept coming.
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Labels: company, environment, EU, Green Drinks Brussels, networking, NGO, sustainability, Sustainability Consult, think tank, trade association, UNEP
Friday, 17 May 2013
CEO Blog: The (Amazing) Week That Was
With a number of great initiatives coming to fruition around the same time, the last week has been truly amazing for us. We have lots of news to share with our friends and clients. Here are the highlights.
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Thursday, 16 May 2013
CO2 Tops 400 ppm for First Time in Human History
|Source: The Guardian
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Labels: 400 ppm, carbon dioxide, Climate change, CO2, CO2 emissions, CO2 reduction, global warming, Keeling curve, Mauna Loa, NOAA, ocean acidification
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
The Problematic Definition of 'Green Jobs'
|Source: earthtechling.com
Last week, the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU hosted an event 'Green Jobs: Growth Engine for the European Union or more Hype than Substance?', where much of the discussion focused on how difficult it is to establish what a green job is – and isn't.
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Labels: Austria, Eurostat, green jobs, OECD, Vienna Chamber of Labour
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
World Fair Trade Day Coming Up This Week
|Source: globaldimension.org.uk
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Labels: fair trade, Fair trade day, Oxfam, WFTO
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Sustainability Consult And Natuurpunt Announce 1% for the Planet Partnership
Steentjesbos in Autumn
(Source: http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/HEYL.html)
Sustainability Consult, as a 1% for the Planet member, is committed to giving 1% of its sales to an environmental non-profit. We chose local NGO Natuurpunt as it works with nature preservation around Brussels and the Flanders region.
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Friday, 3 May 2013
How Feasible is 100% Renewable Energy?
|Source: cleantechnica.com
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Labels: 100% renewables, Ecofys, renewable energy, WWF
Friday, 26 April 2013
NGOs Win the Debate on Fuel Efficiency Standards
|Source: Transport & Environment
On Wednesday 24 April 2013, the European Parliament's Environment Committee voted on legislation to determine how to implement the EU target of average CO2 emissions of 95g per kilometre by 2020, and 130 grams per kilometre by 2015 for passenger vehicles.
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Labels: CO2 emissions, Environment Committee, European Parliament, fuel efficiency standards, Greenpeace, Transport and Environment, video
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Reestablishing Trust in the Food Industry
|Source: www.aei-ideas.org
Communications issues and regaining trust in the food industry were hot topics at Hungry for Change 2, a conference organised by the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA), which we attended last week.
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Labels: Biodiversity, ECPA, Food, FoodDrinkEurope, Hungry for Change, IUCN, pesticides
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Making The Most Of Our Voices at the Sustainability Communications Lunch
Communicators need to know how to present themselves and to convince their audience about the strength and credibility of their messages. To help our fellow communicators make the most of their presentations, Sustainability Consult invited Marie Terese Letorney, Founder/Director of Ask Your Voice™ to present at the latest Sustainability Communications Lunch on Monday.
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Labels: Ask Your Voice, Marie Terese Letorney, natural voice placement, Sustainability Communications Lunches
Friday, 5 April 2013
World Health Day 2013 – How Controlling Your Blood Pressure Can Benefit the Environment
|Source: www.wta.org
Every year, the World Health Organization selects a priority area of global public health concern as the World Health Day theme. This year's World Health Day focuses on high blood pressure (hypertension), a condition that affects more than one in three adults worldwide, leads to heart disease and contributes to more than nine million deaths every year. Sustainable living practices should help prevent and control high blood pressure in the cases where medication is not needed.
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Labels: biking, high blood pressure, nature, smoking, sustainability, walking, World Health Day 2013, World Health Organisation
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
The Shape of Climate Coverage to Come
|Source: guardian.co.uk
Last year, before joining Sustainability Consult, I wrote in this blog about how media coverage of climate change had dropped dramatically since its peak in 2009. Media organisation Daily Climate found that globally coverage decreased a further 2% in 2012. However, analysis conducted by other researchers found that reporting on climate change actually went up last year in some sections of the US press. Coverage on US TV news networks also doubled compared to the previous year. So will this trend continue in 2013?
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Labels: Bloomberg Businessweek Max Boykoff, Carbon Brief, climate change coverage, climate communications, Daily Climate, global warming reporting, Media, newspapers
Monday, 25 March 2013
Five Cafés to Work From in Brussels
|Karsmakers' cosy interior
There are many great cafés in Brussels, but the main criteria for this post is that they must have free Wi-Fi and be comfortable enough to work in.
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Labels: Brussels, cafes, chez franz, coffee, exki, free wi-fi, karsmakers
Friday, 22 March 2013
Five Ways to Save Water at Home
|Source: www.unwater.org
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Labels: International Year of Water Cooperation, sustainability, UN, UN World Water Day, water footprint
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Going Beyond Recycling Towards a Zero Waste Future
|Source: The Guardian
Try to picture three big trucks full of garbage and you will have a rough idea of the amount of solid waste produced by every man, woman and child every year. It is estimated that in Europe alone, we produce 3 billion tons of waste each year and almost 90 million tons of this is hazardous to the environment. These numbers go beyond logic. It is clear that we need to tame the monster we have created.
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Labels: Capanori, citizen engagement, Europe 2020, Italy, Landfilling, political will, recycling, redesign, reduce, reuse, Zero Waste Europe, Zero Waste Movement
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Five Good Reasons to Cycle to Work
Reiner cycling on a very snowy Brussels road
Spring is just around the corner, so there are fewer excuses to delay your good intentions. Instead of spending lots of money on going to the gym, why not cycle to work? Here are five good reasons for taking your bike out of storage and getting fit!
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Labels: Bike, bikes tax-free, Brussels, carbon emission, cycle to work, fuel, pollution, public transport, Spring, TNO, traffic jam
Thursday, 7 March 2013
The Gap Between Environmental Awareness and Environmental Behaviour
Source: http://ec.europa.eu
Almost all Belgians (97%) agree that it's important to protect the environment, according to a survey published in November 2012 by Test-Achats/Test-Aankoop, the Belgian association for consumer protection. But does this also mean that they act on it?
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Labels: behaviour, environment, environmental awareness, environmental change, eurobarometer, gap, information gap, test-aankoop, test-achats
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
What is Sustainable HR?
Source: http://www.kauri.be
At a recent Kauri event, the Belgian CSR organisation brought together representatives from the HR industry with companies to discuss how to approach human resources (HR) in a more sustainable way. So what is sustainable HR and why do we need it?
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Labels: HR, KAURI, kauri event, REC, reiner wils, ROC, sustainable, sustainable HR, triple bottom line
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President's Cup Info
16th ANNUAL BAYS PRESIDENT'S CUP – SPRING 2016
One of the highlights of the BAYS spring soccer season is the President's Cup Tournament. This tournament is open to teams in the following divisions:
Grades 6 & 8 Division 3
Grade 5 Divisions 2 & 3
All Championship games are scheduled for the morning of June 17, 2017, Wheelock Field complex in Medfield.
President's Cup Details:
The Cup competition is played in addition to the regular season schedule.
Initial pairings are determined by BAYS, with byes added to each bracket as needed to round out 16-team or 32-team fields.
The tournament has a single-elimination format.
All games are played to a result, including overtime and kicks from the penalty spot if needed.
The home team (designated by BAYS) must provide a choice of three dates/times within the playing window to the away team, secure a field and arrange for a licensed referee through its town assignor. The town assignor will adjust the time and date of the match from the default to match the time and date agreed upon by the coaches. Any issues requiring the assistance of a division director should be sent by email to firstname.lastname@example.com. The final championship match is at a central site with BAYS supplied referees.
Each round of games must be completed within the time frame established by BAYS.
Coaches should report scores to email@example.com within 24 hours after the match. Please include gender, age and division along with the result.
The entry fee is $25 per team.
BAYS will pay the referee.
Teams may be registered by their coach, the assistant coach or the club registrar.
BAYS will award a cup to the coach and a special commemorative to each of the players in the finals.
Tentative Schedule by Round:
Brackets located here.
The tentative schedule is:
4 Round Sections
Round 1 - Completed no later than May 24.
Round 2 - Completed no later than May 31.
Quarter-finals - Completed no later than June 9.
Semi-finals - Completed no later than June 14.
Championship - the morning of June 17, 2017, Wheelock Field complex in Medfield.
3 Round Sections
Round 1 - Completed no later than May 31.
Quarter-finals - Completed no later than June 9.
Semi-finals - Completed no later than June 14.
Championship - the morning of June 17, 2017, Wheelock Field complex in Medfield.
Divisions with more than 32 teams will have "play-in games" which must be completed prior to the start of the tournament, i.e. before the week of May 8th.
President's Cup Rules:
BAYS rules apply except as noted.
No special tournament rosters and no "guest" players. Teams use their existing BAYS roster.
Each game must be played to a result. If tied at the end of regulation time, two five-minute overtime periods will be played in full. No "golden goal"; no "sudden death". If tied at the end of both overtime periods, the game shall be determined by FIFA-style kicks from the penalty spot. If, in the referee's sole discretion, there is a lack of sufficient daylight or poor weather or field conditions, the referee may direct the teams to proceed directly to penalty kicks at the conclusion of regular time and omit the overtime periods.
In the event that two teams from the same BAYS section are scheduled to play each other in the tournament, they must play their President's Cup game in addition to their regular schedule. They may not substitute their regularly scheduled BAYS game for their President's Cup game.
Good sportsmanship is assumed. Stronger teams are expected to do everything possible to keep scores reasonable. Scores will be truncated with a maximum posted goal differential of 4 goals. Teams progress in the tournament solely based on wins. Goal differential has no impact.
Entry Fees - Registration is open.
The entry fee is $25 per team. Payment when signing up as an individual team is by Credit Card only. Use the link at the bottom of this page if you are the coach or assistant coach of the team. The President or Registrar may do a bulk sign up of teams by sending a spreadsheet to: Dick Fischman.
In the spreadsheet the columns are:TeamID, Name of team, Coach email, Gender, Grade, Division, Section.
Scott-Insert Sample Spreadsheet here
Mail a check for the total made payable to BAYS or use the online payment tool.
BAYS Treasurer
PO Box 536
Dover, MA 02030
Teams may be registered by their coach or assistant coach or the club registrar.
Registration deadline Friday May 5, 2017 with brackets posted early the following week.
Register HERE (REGISTRATION IS CLOSED)


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Protecting Your Mailbox From ID Theft
Think of all the highly personal and financial information that travels via mail: bank and credit card statements, loan invoices, bills, checks, healthcare records and more. This data-rich mix is just what ID thieves are looking for, and gives them the ability to use your personal information to commit fraud and theft.
Protect yourself (and your mailbox) with these two steps:
1. Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans throw out more than 4 million tons of junk mail every year. Junk mail is easily stolen from your mailbox or garbage, and while it may seem like trash to you, would-be thieves want it. Better Business Bureau research also shows that the majority of ID theft occurs when the thief has direct contact with the victim's personal information by rifling through a mailbox or trash can.
Limit your junk mail by taking action. Stop pre-screened credit offers by "opting-out" of these mailing. To opt-out of receiving pre-approved credit card offers, call 1-888-5-OPTOUT (567-8688) or visit http://www.optoutprescreen.com. You will be asked for personal information, including your name, address, birth date and Social Security number. This information is used only to process requests and will remain confidential.
For the purposes of this site, direct mail is divided into four categories: Credit Offers, Catalogs, Magazine Offers and Other Mail Offers. You can request to start or stop receiving mail from individual companies within each category – or from an entire category at once.
You can also remove your address from "resident" and "occupant" mailing lists that offer various goods and services by contacting Valassis (formerly known as ADVO Inc.) either by phone at 1-888-241-6760 or through the "Contact Us" section of www.valassis.com.
2. Secure your mailbox and trash. Consider switching to a locking mailbox if you don't already have one, or try using a front door mail slot instead of a mailbox. Shred or tear up any unwanted mail before throwing it away. Trashing your unwanted mail intact (especially while still in the envelope) makes it too easy for thieves to find and use your information. Also, if you are going to be away from home for an extended period of time, ask the post office or your carrier to stop your mail it doesn't pile up.


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I couldn't get over that. They are NOT CUTE. Except for the bald one -- he was kind of cute, while he was bald.
I kind of get the impression that Pinkie Pie is everyone's friend because if you refuse to be her friend you get WEAPONIZED Pinkie Pie as your punishment. And puppy dog eyes. That said...
The big secret revelation of this episode (given in, like, the second scene) is that Pinkie Pie has an eidetic memory. Now we know how she found the reference guide to the elements of harmony so fast! She'd been in the library before and knows where EVERY BOOK is. And when she found the wings spell 'by luck' it was because millions of books fell on top of her and she remembered every word from every page of ALL OF THEM. O.O
Either that, or she's just using her bardic knowledge class ability.
Overall, I didn't like the episode that much, though. Mostly because of the Donkeys, but also because there were THREE SONGS and two of them were DELIBERATELY BAD (like Gotta Share Gotta Care only even more obnoxious). And the one that wasn't bad had a really catchy part with amusing background visuals, but then degenerated into a big gala number for the last 30 seconds, which was sort of boring.
There were also a HUGE number of nods to continuity that were just there as, um, nods to continuity. I suppose those weren't good or bad, except that I just KNOW everyone on EQD is going to be talking about them like they were the best thing ever. *wince*


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The year is 1834. The place is Kodagu. The event is an invasion. An invasion by British East India Company whose soldiers are making inroads into the little principality from four directions.
The book begins with the reign of the last Raja of Kodagu (which came to be known as Coorg). His self-preserving autocratic deeds lead up to circumstances which bring him into conflict with the Company who are on their rise in South Asia. A fierce but short-lived war ensues between the Company and Coorg. The author takes you on a journey through the pages of the history of Coorg. The modernising times under the British as well as the participation of the people in the Freedom struggle, is also described thereafter. India gains its freedom. Coorg merges with the larger Mysore province. The narration goes on, right until the present-day existence of the Kodagu district within Karnataka in South India.
The small numbered civilian army of Kodagu comprised of farmers who carried arms and with courage. How did they manage to keep the larger well-trained and equipped regular army of the Company at bay in 1834?
How were Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vinoba Bhave connected to Kodagu?
Why was Pandyanda Belliappa called 'Kodagu's Gandhi'?
What were Kodagu's contributions to India and to Karnataka?
What were the origins of the Jamma Bane issue, regarding the Kodagu farms, and why does it continue?
For solutions to these and more similar questions, read 'Long Ago in Coorg'.
Binding: Paperback (Perfect Binding)
Availability: In Stock (Print on Demand)
ಮೊದಲನೇ ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧ by ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಕೆ.
Hind Swaraj by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
DHARAM YODDHA by KUBER MISHRA
Tirukkural ( Tamil - English Translation ) by V. V. S. Aiyar


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