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8 Incredibly Unique Family Traditions to Start This Christmas
Buzzle Staff
Dec 19, 2018
Christmas is best with family. Baubles, wreaths, cakes, candies, holly, mistletoe, is about family time. Many traditions are related to Christmas, tree decorations, presents, etc. How about unique family traditions to start in Christmas? You can decide then with your family.
Christmas is all about sharing
Make Christmas special for someone this year. Distribute gifts in an orphanage. Organize a Christmas dinner for those who cannot afford it.
Celebrate Christmas in an old-age home. Organize a Christmas party in the cancer wing of a hospital. There's so much you can do for the less fortunate ones. Giving back holiday traditions not only make others' lives better, but will bind you even more with your family.
Get your creative juices flowing
Have a craft contest for all the kids of the extended family. Give away attractive presents as prizes.
You can have them make Christmas cards, family scrapbooks (it'll make the elders very happy), puppets, reindeer ornaments, etc. Start this as a family tradition and have a different contest every year. Save the crafts so that you can reminisce about the wonderful times you've spent with your family.
Cook together
Cooking together is one of the best holiday traditions with family. Make your Christmas special by involving every member of the family to contribute for the meals. You may even have a cooking contest.
Check who bakes the goodies the fastest. Laugh about it later, and sit down to an enormous, home-cooked meal of cookies, cakes, whipped cream, buttered baked potatoes, turkey, corn muffins, chicken pies, etc.
Plan unique holiday vacations
Christmas is an obvious time for family vacations, of course, however, how about some different places to visit instead? Like a local winery or a farm.
This is a great Christmas tradition to start with your family; it's less expensive than a resort, and you get to learn a lot of stuff. You could also book a mountain cabin and go snow-sledding, or book a trailer and sit by the fire (a great idea if you are newly married), or get to a quiet place with a beach.
Nothing like presents
Most Christmas traditions involve giving presents on the twelve days, or letting children open presents first. This year on, let the elders open the presents first. Make them feel loved, feel wanted.
Give them homemade presents like family photo collages on blankets, personalized journal with family photos, gift baskets, complete with grandpa's favorite watch and grandma's special pies, customized fitness options, etc.
Make an Advent activity list
An Advent calendar is a common Christmas tradition, where people find a variety of things to do with their families, every single day. Make it special by incorporating some unique activities.
Let the kids listen to grandpa's special stories one night, let the youngest child of the family leave a note for Santa, have a night of family Christmas games, a night of singing carols together, a night of making Christmas ornaments, a night only for baking goodies, etc.
All about children
A Christmas tradition with your first baby is very special. How about having your baby's footprint/hand print on a huge bauble? Or, dress up your child and click a picture of her/him under the tree, with all the gifts.
It indicates that your child is a Christmas present from God. An even more poignant tradition is to make Christmas special for your pets; spend time with them, bake them goodies. They are, after all, a very important part of the family.
Miscellaneous traditions
Go and watch the town's local lighting. Buy stuff from small roadside Christmas stores. Visit church everyday and light candles together. Make a special ornament for kids. Have a special family photoshoot.
Involve children to decorate the Christmas tree. Watch movies with the entire family. Attend local Christmas plays and concerts. Have a snowmen building competition. Make gingerbread houses and hot chocolate. And, there are so many more.
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At the Television Critics Association tour, CBS hints at an end to ''Race'' duo Rob and Amber, talks about a killer guest spot for James Van Der Beek, and ponders life after Bob Barker
The problem with being a network full of ratings-powerhouse crime procedurals and ghost-whispering? Bor-ing. So No. 1-net CBS wants to "throw out the rulebook" with its show development for next season, Entertainment President Nina Tassler said.
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Octogenarian Bob Barker will tape his last Price Is Right on June 6, but his replacement (who'll likely start in September after a summer full of reruns) has yet to be named — and he's yet to be asked for any recommendations for the job. That's okay with Barker, though, since he's got an iron-clad retirement plan: "I'm going into body building," he joked, "and eventually am going to become governor of California." So how did he keep going for 50 solid years in the entertainment biz? "Booze," he cracked. "Not actually… well, actually."


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An easy recipe for no-fuss, oven-roasted candied pear slices! These chewy pear slices get a caramelized sugar coat. They are great for salads, as a sweet treat or for decoration.
Recently I found candied pear slices in my baby spinach salad, in good company with pecans and crumbled gorgonzola. After I picked and enjoyed all the sweet pieces, piled up on my fork with the nuts and cheese, it came to my mind, what if the pieces would be bigger slices and the thin sugar coating would be a thicker like a candy? That would be dessert. You see I didn't spend a second thought about the greens… This is how my brain works.
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The dental field has undergone some major shifts in the last 10 years. Between changes in insurance regulations and an increased interest in cosmetic dentistry, those in the field are left constantly searching for the way to reach out to potential clients that will land them in the dental chair.
It is estimated that there are nearly 200,000 practicing dentists in the United States. This is a big number, but there still seems to be a void in the dental market. Just look at this graph of the percentage of people that sought an annual dental visit over a ten-year period.
Not even half of all adults go to the dentist regularly. What does this mean for you as a member of the dental industry?
It means that there is an incredible untapped market that you can appeal to with the right marketing strategy. Email is a great tool for making this happen.
Guide to Email Marketing for Dental Professionals
What is the one thing that must exist in a successful dentist/patient relationship? Trust. A feeling of trust is essential for connecting to your patients. But, did you know that building that trust starts before they ever sit in your chair?
An effective email campaign can build patient trust in several ways.
- It allows the patient to become familiar with you, even before they enter your office.
- It puts them at ease because they can learn about your experience, education, awards, etc.
- Builds your reputation as an expert
There is no question that email can be one of your best tools for building your practice. The only question is how to do it effectively. Here are the top tips, templates and tools for building a successful dental email campaign.
Build a Subscriber List Online
Before you can start an email marketing campaign, you need to have recipients to send your newsletter to. Your first resource for this list should be through digital sources.
Does your practice have an up to date site? If it doesn't, then you need to build one now because this is going to be one of your top resources for building your subscriber list. Include a strong CTA that encourages visitors to subscribe to your newsletter. Consider offering a perk for signing up, such as a discount on dental services.
Your second source for building a subscriber list should come from social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Add a sign-up option on all your social media sites.
Increase Your Recipient List Offline
As a dentist, you have great opportunities to add people to your subscriber list right in your own office. When new patients come in for an appointment, you can ask them to provide their email address on their paperwork. If you don't already have email addresses for your current clients, you can ask them to share theirs when they schedule their next office visit.
Look for other opportunities in the community to attract new subscribers. Community health events are a great medium for educating the public, establishing your expertise and inviting new visitors to subscribe to your email. Also, never underestimate the value of a free incentive. Those free toothbrushes you hand out at your office? Bring them along as an incentive for new subscribers.
Enter Information Accurately
This seems like common sense, but clerical errors can kill your email campaign.
If you are collecting email addresses offsite, make sure that each email you gather is clearly legible and ask for clarity if it is not. Better yet, enter email addresses digitally as you receive them. This will help to eliminate the chance of error in transmission.
Secondly, make sure that email addresses are confirmed as part of the check in process at your practice. Confirming email should be as second nature as confirming addresses and phone numbers for your office staff.
Request Opt-In
One way to prevent your messages from being mistaken as spam is to request that people opt-in to receiving your emails. All you have to do is ask new subscribers to click a link that confirms they want to receive newsletters from you. This is the equivalent of you being whitelisted.
Choose an Email Service Provider
Once you have built your subscriber list, the essential step is choosing an email service provider that can handle the volume of emails that you will be sending out.
A good email service makes sending out large batches of emails a snap. As a dentist, there is one more thing that you need to consider and that is security. Even if you aren't communicating sensitive information in your bulk emails, you still owe it to your patients to take every measure possible to prevent your practice from any type of cyber-attack.
Stick with reputable email service providers like Mailchimp and AWeber. Other features to consider when considering an email service are featured services, fees, scalability, and customer service.
Select a Template
Depending on the email service provider you choose, you'll have several email templates to choose from that range from pretty basic to themed templates that are more complex in features. If you're new to email marketing, it's generally a good idea to stick with a user-friendly template at least until you're comfortable using your chosen email platform.
No matter what kind of template you choose, it needs to have certain elements. These things include a subject line, the name of your practice, your contact information, a call to action informing your readers what you want them to do and possibly a picture or two.
This is a great example of a clean looking, attractive email template that is also optimized for mobile users.
Another trend that we are seeing email marketing is the movement toward text only, personal looking emails. Here is a template of how a dental practice can format a more personal looking email.
Set Up Follow Ups
A follow up is a series of messages that you'll send to new subscribers. These messages will familiarize new email recipients with your practice. You can also use follow ups to share some helpful hints about teeth whitening, preventing cavities or another subject your audience will find interesting.
Set a Newsletter Schedule
What is one of the most important tools for a successful dental practice? A schedule. You would be nowhere without one. Seems pretty basic, right? But, you would be surprised how many practices neglect the importance of a schedule when building their email marketing strategy.
Subscribers are going to expect some sort of regularity with your emails.
First, decide how often you are going to send out emails. Once or twice a month is a good place to start. This is frequently enough that it keeps subscribers engaged, but not so frequently that they become annoyed.
Time between email blasts also gives you the time you need to create quality content that is relevant to your audience.
Secondly, don't miss a post. If you happen to skip a month here and there you are only sending the message that you are inconsistent, which doesn't mesh well with the professional image you are aiming to achieve. Which brings us to…
Keep Your Word
If you told your subscribers that you were going to send a newsletter monthly, then that's what you need to do to maintain trust. Remember, trust is critical to the relationships you have with your patients and prospects so it's imperative that your subscribers receive emails from you when they expect them. If you fail to deliver when you promised you would, it may cast doubt on your practice.
Pick Your Content
As a dental professional you plenty of options for creating relevant content that will engage your readers. Your content needs to be current, engaging, and of value to your subscribers. Here are just a few ideas of great content ideas to get you started.
- Oral health tips
- Advice for parents to help teach their kids the importance of dental care
- Causes of oral health diseases
- Q&A of common dental questions
- Highlights on special services, especially cosmetic dentistry, including discounts or incentives for booking a service
- Information about new dental technologies
- Promotion of upcoming events
- A feature on office staff
Use Broadcasts
While you'll send your newsletter to your subscribers on a regular basis, you can also send broadcasts to your email recipients on occasion. A broadcast is a one-time announcement or promotion that occurs between your regularly scheduled emails.
You can tie a broadcast in with a seasonal event like a free cleaning after Halloween or you can use one to announce a deal you're running through a coupon site like Groupon. When it comes to using broadcasts, the possibilities are nearly endless.
Promote Your Blog
If you already have an active blog that discusses many of the topics you'd include in a newsletter, you may want to skip the newsletter and send your subscribers regular blog broadcasts instead. A blog broadcast will convert your most recent blog post into an email and send it to your email recipients automatically.
If you don't want to forgo a newsletter, you can use blog broadcasts as informative supplements so you won't have to create a new newsletter as often.
Segment Your Subscribers
It's highly unlikely that all your patients have the same oral health concerns. You can send even more targeted information to specific groups by segmenting your list of subscribers.
You wouldn't necessarily want to send information about denture care to your 20 or 30-year-old patients, would you? By breaking your subscribers into defined groups, you can fine tune the information you're sharing even more.
- Family Dentistry
- Cosmetic Dentistry
- Dental Surgery Patients
- Annual Visits
- Potential Customers
Review Analytics
Just like you review financial statements to gauge how your practice is doing, you should review metrics related to your email marketing campaign to measure its success. Your email service provider should provide access to KPIs for free.
While there are many metrics to look over, the three you should pay the most attention to are your open rate, your click through rate and the number of people who've unsubscribed from your newsletter.
Reactivating Subscribers
As you go through your analytics, you may see that some people simply refuse to open your emails despite having signed up to receive them. Because they expressed an interest in hearing from you at some point, these people are still a potentially valuable source for business.
You can try to reconnect with these individuals by sending them a special broadcast. You can include a survey in your broadcast to determine why they're not opening your newsletters or a special offer to entice them to visit your office.
Sometimes, it's simply not practical for dentists to run their own email marketing campaigns because they're just too busy with patients. If that sounds like you, use UpCity to find a local digital marketing agency that has experience with dental email marketing. Find your local digital marketing partner now.


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Funny How the (my) Brain Works
First impressions – what do you see?
I took this photo but when I looked at this image I must say I was baffled. My first impression was it was the face of some creature from a fantasy movie (or out of a nightmare).
Part of the reason this image looks the way it does is because I took the photo with the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone, using the Salvador 84 "lens". That lens applies a certain mirror imaging effect to create a a "Dali-ish" surrealism.
However the my biggest block to perceiving the reality behind this image was just that I had turned it 90 degrees.
This is what the original image looked like (just turning the top image back 90 degrees clockwise) :
Pretty obvious now eh?
Is it just me (and my brain) or did you too have trouble perceiving the top image but easily make sense of the bottom one?


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Group leader : Christophe Maurel
CNRS Research Director
Tél : 04 99 61 20 11
Mail : email@example.com
Key words
Aquaporin, Hydraulics, Phosphorylation, Roots, Water stress, Water transport
The Aquaporin team studies the various modes of water transport in plant tissues. The main objective is to understand how these processes are regulated and linked to the plant's growth and its responses to environmental stresses. The team uses Arabidopsis thaliana as a main plant model, with some recent studies in rice and maize.
Aquaporins, channel proteins that facilitate the transfer of water across cell membranes, play a central role in maintaining the plant water status. The molecular and cellular bases of this process are addressed by studying the multiple facets of aquaporin regulation. The team combines molecular, physiological and genetic approaches and characterizes water transport at the level of cloned aquaporins, purified membranes, living cells or organs like excised roots or rosettes. The numerous post-translational regulations of aquaporins are studied using proteomic and interactomic approaches.
Although identified by focused keywords (aquaporin, water transport), the team keeps diversifying its approaches and the investigated processes. One main focus is cell signaling. The mechanisms of early response of plants to water stress are addressed using super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. Protein kinases involved in water transport regulation are used to explore fundamental properties of plant cell signaling pathways. A second main focus is root hydraulic architecture. Quantitative genetics, root phenotyping and mathematical modeling are combined to address the dynamics of growth and hydraulics in roots. Our objective is to understand how roots adapt to environmental constraints and water stress in particular, by integrating local and systemic signalling processes.
Team members
Christophe Maurel
Group leader
Research Director
Véronique Santoni
Research Director
Yann Boursiac
Research Associate
Alexandre Martiniere
Research Associate
Philippe Nacry
Research Associate
Lionel Verdoucq
Research Associate
Colette Tournaire
Research Engineer
Amandine Crabos
Assistant Engineer
Non-permanent staff
Louai Rishmawi
Research Associate
Stathis Delivorias
Visiting scientist
Mattia Adamo
Fabrice Bauget
Research Engineer
Morgan Maillard
Virginia Protto
PhD Student
Marija Smokvarska
PhD Student
Huang YUNJI
PhD Student
Main results
In the last few years, the team has uncovered novel functions and regulations of plant aquaporins. For instance, light-dependent phosphorylation of a single aquaporin in veins was shown to be sufficient to control leaf hydraulics (Prado et al., 2013). Another single phosphorylation event on the same aquaporin is crucial during stomatal closure as induced by the stress hormone, abscisic acid or the defense elicitor, flagellin (Grondin et al., 2015; Rodrigues et al., 2017). In this case, the aquaporin contributes to cell signaling by facilitating the entry of hydrogen peroxide in the guard cell (Rodrigues et al., 2017). In roots, auxin regulates aquaporins, thereby providing a fine spatial and temporal regulation of cellular water flows to facilitate the emergence of lateral roots (Péret et al., 2012). This finding points to close links between the architecture of roots and their hydraulic properties.
The team recently used quantitative genetic approaches to isolate a gene that regulates the root water permeability in response to combined oxygen limitation and potassium sufficiency (Shahzad et al., 2016). This work identifies a novel mechanism for plant response to flooding and reveals an unsuspected capability of plants to perceive and adapt to multiple environmental constraints.
Significant publications
Tang N, Shahzad Z, Lonjon F, Loudet O, Vailleau F, Maurel C✉ (2018) Natural variation at XND1 impacts root hydraulics and trade-off for stress responses in Arabidopsis. Nat. Commun., 9:3884
Rodrigues O, Reshetnyak G, Grondin A, Saijo Y, Leonhardt N, Maurel C, Verdoucq L✉ (2017) Aquaporins facilitate hydrogen peroxide entry into guard cells to mediate ABA- and pathogen-triggered stomatal closure. P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 114(34):9200-9205
Bellati J, Champeyroux C, Hem S, Rofidal V, Krouk G, Maurel C, Santoni V✉ (2016) Novel aquaporin regulatory mechanisms revealed by interactomics. Mol. Cell. Proteomics, 15(11):3473-3487
Shahzad Z, Canut M, Tournaire-Roux C, Martinière A, Boursiac Y, Loudet O, Maurel C✉ (2016) A potassium-dependent oxygen sensing pathway regulates plant root hydraulics.Cell, 167(1):87-98.e14
Maurel C✉, Boursiac Y, Luu D-T, Santoni V, Shahzad Z, Verdoucq L (2015) Aquaporins in plants. Physiol. Rev., 95(4):1321-1358
Wudick MM, Li X, Valentini V, Geldner N, Chory J, Lin J, Maurel C✉, Luu D-T✉ (2015) Sub-cellular redistribution of root aquaporins induced by hydrogen peroxide. Mol. Plant, 8(7):1103-1114
Grondin A, Rodrigues O, Verdoucq L, Merlot S, Leonhardt N, Maurel C✉ (2015) Aquaporins contribute to ABA-triggered stomatal closure through OST1-mediated phosphorylation. Plant Cell, 27(7):1945-1954
Wudick MM, Luu D-T, Tournaire-Roux C, Sakamoto W, Maurel C✉ (2014) Vegetative and sperm cell-specific aquaporins of highlight the vacuolar equipment of pollen and contribute to plant reproduction. Plant Physiol., 164(4):1697-1706
di Pietro M, Vialaret J, Li G, Hem S, Prado K, Rossignol M, Maurel C, Santoni V✉ (2013) Coordinated post-translational responses of aquaporins to abiotic and nutritional stimuli in Arabidopsis roots. Mol. Cell. Proteomics, 12(12):3886-3897
Prado K, Boursiac Y, Tournaire-Roux C, Monneuse J-M, Postaire O, Da Ines O, Schäffner AR, Hem S, Santoni V, Maurel C✉ (2013) Regulation of Arabidopsis leaf hydraulics involves light-dependent phosphorylation of aquaporins in veins. Plant Cell, 25(3):1029-1039
Péret B*, Li G*, Zhao J*, Band LR*, Voß U, Postaire O, Luu D-T, Da Ines O, Casimiro I, Lucas M, Wells DM, Lazzerini L, Nacry P, King JR, Jensen OE, Schäffner AR✉, Maurel C✉, Bennett MJ✉ (2012) Auxin regulates aquaporin function to facilitate lateral root emergence. Nat. Cell Biol., 14(10):991-998
Luu D-T✉*, Martinière A*, Sorieul M, Runions J, Maurel C (2012) Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching reveals high cycling dynamics of plasma membrane aquaporins inArabidopsis roots under salt stress. Plant J., 69(5):894-905
DROUGHTROOT Marie SkŁodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (2015-2018)
"Plants in search of water: physiological and molecular interplay between root hydraulics and architecture during drought stress". This European contract supports the post-doctoral work of Dr Miguel Rosales.
MIRGA « Architecture et croissance du système racinaire de maïs » (2016-2019).
An ANR project that involves, in addition to the Aquaporin team, the laboratory of Agroecology (INRA Dijon) and the plant biotechnology company Biogemma.
APLIM "Advanced Plant Life Imaging and Metrology" (2016-2019).
This contract is financed by the Agropolis Foundation. It aims to develop nuclear magnetic resonance techniques (NMR, MRI, nanoprobes) in plants and investigate their responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. It involves several institutes of Montpellier, specialized in plant sciences, physics and chemistry.
i-Rho-bot "Signal integration by Rho GTPases: monotoring Rho-Of-Plant signaling activity in response to multiple stimuli" (2017-2018)
This contract from the Plant Biology and Breeding Division of INRA associates the Aquaporin team with the laboratory for Plant Reproduction and Development (ENS/CNRS/INRA, Lyon)
Former team members
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Alexandre Grondin, IRD, Montpellier : firstname.lastname@example.com
Olivier Rodrigues, University of Montpellier : email@example.com
Zaigham Shahzad, University of Glasgow : email@example.com
Jorge Bellati, Montpellier : firstname.lastname@example.com
Post-doctoral researcher: HIR proteins and membrane nanodomains in Arabidopsis thaliana
CDD 24 months : Post-doctoral researcher: HIR proteins and membrane nanodomains in Arabidopsis thaliana
Developmental control of plant Rho GTPase nano-organization by the lipid phosphatidylserine
Phosphatidylserine is required for the clustering of ROP6, a small guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase), in membranes in response to signals from the plant hormone auxin. Changes in phosphatidylserine concentration altered the clustering of ROP6 and thus the auxin signaling response
Georges Morel Prize (French Academy of Sciences)
The Georges Morel 2018 prize was awarded to Christophe Maurel, deputy director of BPMP and head of the Aquaporin team. This biennial prize was created in 2013. It rewards a scientist who conducted an outstanding research work in plant biology in a French laboratory.
Natural variation at XND1 impacts root hydraulics and trade-off for stress responses in Arabidopsis
How drought affects plant roots
Root architecture discoveries could help breed drought-resistant crops
workshop dedicated to turgor pressure in plant cells as well as computational and mathematical tools to solve biological problems
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was packed full of church, family, food, easter baskets, and egg hunts OH and a few pictures to capture and remember all the fun we had!! here is our easter sunday...
easter baskets before church...
celebrating our risen KING, SAVIOR, and LORD at church with our family plus nana...
our little family
olivia, nana, and jack. we LOVE that we get to see nana at church on sunday mornings now.
then it was off to b and pop's house to celebrate with the bowlins and fifers. lots of fried chicken, easter baskets, sweet cousin pictures, and an easter egg hunt in the backyard. a really great afternoon...
uncle christman and jack. pop is back there too!
after the egg hunt picture. you can't tell but they had full baskets.
sweet cousins dressed up in their easter best.
the fun wasn't over yet! we loaded up and drove out to allen to celebrate that evening with the blanchettes. we had more yummy food. more family! more easter basket surprises! and one more egg hunt!
olivia and gram lois.
gram millie and olivia.
olivia with her third basket full of easter eggs for the day. she was LOVING it!!
jack and nana counting and checking out all his eggs.
what a wonderful day filled with so many reasons to be thankful. most of all i am humbled and grateful to know Jesus Christ personally. i am so grateful He desired to have a relationship with me so He lived a perfect and sinless life on earth, died on a cross, was buried, and rose again so that i might have life abundantly and eternally with Him. HE is what today is really all about and the reason we celebrate. to HIM be the glory and honor for all that He has done and for all the blessings He pours out to us. hope you and your family had a special day celebrating today. happy easter!!


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How God Empowers Believers for Spiritual Warfare - Your Daily Bible Verse - July 22
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BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY: "Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace, in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." (Ephesians 6:11-17).
How God Empowers Believers for Spiritual Warfare
By Debbie McDaniel
God reminds us not to go into the day without being prepared and equipped for battle. He tells us to take up his full armor in order to stand against the enemy's schemes. Each piece has a specific purpose and is designed for our protection and covering. Just as a soldier would not go to battle unprepared, we also should be fully ready for the attacks we will face.
God arms us with the sword, the Word of God, to stand against the enemy's lies. He equips us with strength, wisdom, and discernment through His own Spirit to stay strong in the battle. He invites us to spend time in His Presence, through prayer and worship, pressing in to know Him more.
As we grow to know God's Truth more and more, understanding what is real, we also grow to know more what is false. We're able to quickly discern when something's not right. We are stronger to stand against it in the powerful name of Jesus. He never leaves us to fend for ourselves in a dark world, but reminds us He is constantly with us, fighting for us, even when we cannot see.
When we belong to Christ, the enemy never has the final word over our lives. We are secure in God's hands.
Press on – courageous and free – never held back by fear or defeat. The battle belongs to the Lord, and He has the final victory!
Adapted from Debbie McDaniel's article, "5 Signs You're in Spiritual Warfare and How to Fight It."
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Why Arya Can Never Die On 'Game Of Thrones'
Ever since the debut of Sunday night's episode "The Broken Man," theories about Arya Stark's fate on Game of Thrones have been spreading through the inter-webs like Kings Landing wildfire. And while many have worried that Arya will die due to her injuries from The Waif's many stabbings, others (like myself) are confident that the youngest Stark girl will make it out of this whole thing alive. Why? Because Arya Stark can never die on Game of Thrones , that's why. She's just too important to the show and, as Jaqen H'ghar would say, a girl still has a lot of work to do.
Based on the description for Sunday night's eighth episode titled "No One," we know that "Arya (Maisie Williams) faces a new test" at some point throughout the hour. That right there signifies that she won't succumb to her serious injuries just yet and will more than likely face off (get it?) against The Waif or Jaqen H'ghar himself. The outcome of that test has yet to be revealed, but let's face it, Arya is totally going to triumph over whatever obstacles she has to battle against in the coming episodes, mark my words. I'm not worried about this girl's fate, and here's why...
She's A Survivor
I mean, just think of all the dire situations Arya has gotten herself our of thus far. Keep in mind, that she's been on her own now for years at a very young age and yet she's fairing better than many of her elder siblings, Robb and Jon in particular, given that they both died (with the latter being just recently brought back to life). That's pretty impressive, so I very much doubt any Faceless Men (or Women) could take her down easily. Whenever she gets knocked down, she manages to bounce back even stronger.
This Is The Season Of Returns & Reunions
Jon and Sansa are now together. The Hound is back in the picture. Why stop a good thing when its on a roll? I say this presents us with the perfect time to see Arya reunite with her long lost direwolf Nymeria. She deserves a lovable companion after all these years.
She Still Has Unfinished Business
Remember that kill list of hers? Well, she's still nowhere close to finishing it. And it seems unlikely that the writers would highlight this particular aspect of her story for long without seeing it all the way through.
She's Way Too Smart To Die
Her brother Jon Snow may know nothing, but Arya is wise beyond her years. In fact, there's a theory circulating that predicts Arya planned the whole attack herself and is actually trolling all of us. Which, if that's the case, then I bow to her genius.
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School offers two degree programs, an Associate of Arts in Museum Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Museum Studies. Or a student may minor in Museum Studies.
Designed from a Native American perspective of the world to assist and direct Indigenous ways of seeing, presenting, and caring for important cultural arts and artifacts throughout North America; Graduates from this program work in positions such as collections managers, curators, education managers, museum directors, and repatriation officers.
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The Department of Communication and The Arts, at Seton Hall University offers a Master of Arts (MA) degree program in museum studies (since 1994). Called the "MA Program in Museum Professions," it offers practical training rooted in a thorough understanding of museum theory. Museums in the 21st century have become complex, multipurpose organizations. This program is designed to meet their need for professionally trained employees.
The MA Program in Museum Professions prepares students for professional careers in museums and other cultural institutions through challenging coursework and concrete experience. It is designed for individuals interested in pursuing careers in museums or related cultural institutions. Combining structure with flexibility, this 39-credit program offers four professional tracks:
I. Museum Education II. Museum Management III. Museum Registration IV. Exhibition Development
The program's diverse offerings are provided through cooperation with other departments and schools at Seton Hall University, and through collaboration with museums and museum professionals who serve as advisers and faculty for the program. This museum studies program is designed for recent college graduates, people seeking a career change, and museum employees who wish to improve their skills. Courses are offered in the evenings and on Saturdays to accommodate both full-time and part-time students.
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UNR offers an undergraduate minor in Museum Studies.
The interdisciplinary program in Museum Studies offers students an opportunity to explore the expanding field of museum work and museum research. The Museum Studies minor is designed to provide an introduction to the field, exposure to some of the skills and techniques required of a career museologist and an initial apprenticeship experience in a museum setting.
Today there are roughly 7,000 public museums in the United States, employing career museologists as well as professional curators, exhibit technicians, educators and others. Students contemplating a career in the museum field, or in a discipline such as anthropology, art, biology, geology, history, historic preservation, textiles and clothing, or in federal or state agency service, will find the minor particularly useful.
Student earns a Master of Arts in History (Museum Studies), with a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies.
Museums are changing rapidly, and they need professionals skilled in leading the processes that are generating a new, community-oriented style of museology. The University of Missouri-St. Louis offers an innovative graduate program to meet this need.
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Museum Studies is an interdisciplinary program housed in Anthropology that serves multiple departments in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences and of Fine and Applied Arts. The program offers a graduate minor in museum studies, effective Fall 2009. An undergraduate minor in museum studies is currently undergoing approval.
Museum Studies courses available for Fall Semester 2012 include:
Artifact Collection Care Certificate Program
Build the skills and knowledge you need to care for a collection of art and artifacts at your organization or in your own personal collection. In a series of six courses, you will develop techniques that will help you manage a collection of historical objects, photographs, papers, textiles, art, and other items.
Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies is the only resource of its kind in the northern Illinois region. The certificate provides students with a solid background in museum practice. It can be earned on its own or in conjunction with a graduate degree in cooperating departments.
The certificate is jointly administered by the College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Visit NIU's online catalog for course descriptions and updated requirements.
The Certificate Museum Studies is designed to enrich the backgrounds of students and museum professionals working with anthropology, art, history, physical science, or other museum collections. It can also enrich K-12 teachers' use of museum collections in their teaching. The 15-semester-hour certificate may be earned on its own or in conjunction with a graduate degree in cooperating departments.
The certificate combines a core course in museum methods with a guided internship and three additional courses. Course work and internships review major principles of museum collections and program management, giving graduate students in various disciplines a solid grounding in museum practice. The certificate is one that museums would welcome in new employees. It also offers fresh ideas and perspectives to practicing professionals.
Certificate program in Museum Studies crosses academic and professional boundaries. Theory and practical experience come together in a curriculum that prepares participants for professional or volunteer careers in administration and specialty disciplines within museums, zoos, aquariums, parks and botanical gardens.
Northwestern University's School of Continuing Studies (SCS) offers a Museum Studies program designed to give an overview of museum practices and strategies and help students understand the contemporary role played by collections and exhibits. The curriculum balances art studies with insight on museum management. Chicago is one of the country's major cultural centers, and courses are taught by leading museum professionals from the area.
SIUC offers an undergraduate minor in Museum Studies in the College of Liberal Arts; and a Masters in the Public Administration Program with emphasis on museum studies by taking the 43 hour Museum Administration Curriculum, which "is designed to give the student a firm foundation in the essentials of public administration and specialized training through advanced courses in museum administration. "
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For partners that build or integrate commercially available applications and service solutions with the Oracle Cloud Platform
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I would to login the oracle mobile hub chats using the hangout credentials.
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We have customized the javascript bots SDK with reference of the oracle tech exchange article
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We customization using by the reference of Oracle Tech Exchange Article.https://blogs.oracle.com/mobile/techexchange%3a-developing-rich-conversational-user-interface-with-oracle-client-sdk-for-javascript-and-oracle-digital-assistant
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I'm looking for sample implementation for prediction and recommendations in Digital Assistant.
e.g. For banking use case, when the existing customer log into the bot based on his customer profile or previous interaction to the bot.
i would like to recommend him/her certain banking product i.e car loan or home loan.
Can you please guide me how this can be implemented in ODA.
Can we send a message automatically to users (we already had a discussion) to inform them of certain news or the occurrence of an event?
how can develop it ?
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I want to create channel integrating with WhatsApp.
or any idea how can we use whatsaap with ODA.
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I am doing a proof-of-concept for App Initiated Conversation. I believe I have all setup correctly
I am successfully receiving the text message by invoking the Application endpoint via Postman with the following request body:
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But, the text message I am getting is the standard error message "Oops I'm encountering a spot of trouble. Please try again later..."
I am suspecting that the cause is perhaps the Dialogflow but cannot specifically point it out. I pasted here the dialogflow that I am using.
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I would like to know the release date for oracle voice in the ODA. IN which version of ODA the voice feature would be available.
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Tonight the Caps meet their rival Pens & yes I am worried because this is Round Two our monster. Round Two has always been our monster that we have fallen in defeat too. I have faith in my Caps and I always will but my anxiety is high when we go into the second round. I do know what will happen if we lose in the second round and it will be no surprise to me. I will end up on my bedroom floor in tears singing Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On & then asking why & unconsolable for two weeks. My family will know exactly what has happened & will give me space. Although my lovable hubby will open the bedroom door and try to give me words of solace like there is always next year which will lead me to scream & yell that's not good enough and through my sobbing I will say how badly I wanted them to get past the second round.
Although this playoff time I have a different outlook. I am positive that my team will give these Pens a fight & will not go down easy. Somewhere deep, deep in my soul I believe we can beat this monster that has beaten us more times than I would like to say. Yes we are going up against our rival & yes they are good but we are better & stronger. This playoff year it's different because my team wants to get past the second round & they want the Stanley Cup.
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To The Jersey Shore
Start checking out the Saturday episodes! They seem to get the less views and they need love too! Jellytastic Voyage and Party with JTX are some epic episodes that didn't get a lot of publicity.
This is what you guys voted for. Hopefully it's koala tea enough for you.
This style is more dramatic and action-packed than random and funny. I don't know if you'll mind or if you like the randomness. I finished this quickly after a nap on the couch, so the ending is sort of fast and corny. I'm sorry if I seem so unhappy with this episode, because I like it since it expresses my opinion on the stupid things that the media have to talk about until you just get irritated.
When The Situation gets rejected by Wolfgang in Italy, Snooki plans to kidnap her to teach her that no one messes with these stars.
Jellytastic Voyage
Happy Saturday, folks! Out of school yet?
Because these new episodes are definitely going to rock your weekend. But you may be wondering, Oh! Who's the winner of that poll? The obvious winner is ~
Wolfgang gets captured by the Jersey Shore crew in Italy!
Expect greatness tomorrow. You guys are mean to Wolfgang. For some reason, I feel as if RavenClawGurl from the PHB voted for that option. Forever revengeful. Anyhoo, let's get on with the description!
When SockLicker weeps about retiring on the summit of the Oddly-Specific Named Mountain, Ryku tells him about a scheme by Flamez.
UPDATE: Yes, the line in Flamez' Secret Lair Room wasn't Minotaur, it was MT. Sorry for the confusion. xP
Filler: V-Neck
To understand this, you have to watch this awful video that only a 7 year-old girl obsessed with Disney Channel would like.
Don't worry, I'll wait.
Doesn't she move her mouth awkwardly? She doesn't realize she's not hiding her teeth very well. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I'm mean. So, here's the bad parody..
WARNING: Made with insomnia.
Filler: Angry Birds
I had an idea for a filler like this for a while. I honestly don't get why it's so overrated, mang. Can someone please tell me? It's everywhere.
So, here's a 15-lined filler for you folks exposing my ignorance to realize the point of this game.
Revenge of Wolfgang
Happy Father's Day! Give your dad a big laugh and share with him this epic excuse for an episode!
A special episode made for the PHB called Sent 'Em To England, a part two to Season Two episode, Sharpie Broccoli, now premiered on the PHB! Read it now!
Speaking of which, it's a coincidence that Hijuyo premiered it accidently today. There's a brand new character in Sent 'Em To England that happens to be a female, a tough female, who debuts in this episode. Find out who she is! –
When Minotaur feels used and unwanted at the movie theaters, he runs into a young girl who convinces him to plot revenge on his co-stars.
Party with JTX
Sorry for the late episode, guys! I had a funeral to attend today. :(
This is most likely my favorite episode I made so far. Also, remember that sneak peek? You caught me. It's in this episode. Oh, how I love Minotaur and Bradley episodes.
When Minotaur goes off to the PWH studio, Bradley and his best friend, JTX, throw a party in his absence.
Party Without Hobos!
On June 14th, 2010, MT was innocently at his grandparents house. On his grandpa's
annoyingcomputer, he went on the PHF. Looking through the User TV Show section , he got an idea to make one using two characters he drew, Minotaur and Ryku, interviewing the members. It was a success on the forum. Days later, he shared the stories on the PHC with Hijuyo and Zey-Shomi. They started to make the shows together and even created their own blog. Hijuyo advertised the stories on the PHB giving it more fans and views than MT could even imagine. Party with Hobos grew up then not interviewing the members ( since season 2 ) and having new plots. New characters, eight seasons, new themes, new plots and much more made PWH stronger. You guys are what make the PWH what it is. Thank you, hobos. – MT
Party with Hobos is officially a year old! Can you believe that? I'm pretty much in shock
that I'm getting so old. Again, thank you, hobos for believing in PWH! :)
The winning plot was – drumroll please? – THEY ACTUALLY PARTY WITH HOBOS! Hopefully you enjoy this epic filler! You deserve it, hobos. :)
When Minotaur invites a bunch of hobos to a One Year Anniversary party, they tend to be more irritating and tortilla chip-loving than they seem.


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Most project management texts and training programs imply that any project can be successful as long as certain guidelines for defining, planning, and implementing the project are followed. I have a radical proposition to make: classic project management doesn't work—mainly because it doesn't go far enough. Not only does classic project management not ensure success, but it also fails to define success realistically and overlooks several elements that are critical to achieving it.
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What I am reminded of, as I look over this … developing? … blog, is a scene from the British television series, "Red Dwarf."
In it, Dave Lister manages to get hold of Rimmer's diary from a few years earlier. He reads the entry from January 1: "I am going to use this journal to record my deepest thoughts and my continuing progress in the Space Corps. It will help me develop a daily pattern and self-discipline, to write something every day." Dave then starts flipping through the rest of the journal, "Blank page, blank page, blank page… Oh, here's something! 'June 15th, Auntie Gin's birthday'!"
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With its different processing methods can be divided into the following categories: First, the ordinary spinning system processing fancy lines such as chain lines, gold and silver lines, clip silk, etc .; Second, the dyeing method of processing color yarn, such as mixed line , Printing line, rainbow line, etc .; Third, fancy twisting machine processing fancy line, which according to the core line and decorative line feeding speed of the different and changes, but also divided into super-feed type such as helix, , The circle line and control type such as belly line, knot line, etc .; four is a special fancy line such as chenille line, core line, pull wool, flocking line, etc. Fancy yarn with flowers for the decoration Appearance of its variety, there are a variety of production methods.


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6% Increase Over 3 Years
CUPE Local 401 workers and the City of Nanaimo have reached a new collective agreement. The three year deal covers January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013.
The new contract, recently ratified by both CUPE and City Council, includes wage increases of two percent in each of the three years, as well as some modest improvements to employee benefits and allowances. The monetary agreement is generally consistent with other recent CUPE municipal settlements on Vancouver Island.
"The City is pleased to have concluded this round of bargaining in a productive and professional manner and I want to thank all of those who were involved in the process," Mayor John Ruttan said as he announced Council's approval of the new contract. "We look forward to a continuation of our good relationship with the union and our employees who provide such excellent service to the community."
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- "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." - L. Frank Baum, in The Wonderful World of OzWelcome to Supercompressor.Relevant and less-than-relevant goings-on from around the interwebs:
- The American Le Mans Series race at Virginia International raceway this past Saturday saw an awesomely horrific crash that made for some insane video footage. Luckily, no one was hurt. [Jalopnik]
- Video games, gamification, and the unfulfilled promises in between. [TechCrunch]
- A not-so-savvy camper's dispatches from a bastion of genius, a surviving outpost for some of then and now's most brilliant scientist. [The Verge]
- Tricks of the trade, from the body that brought you Bond, Batman, and, God help us, Thor. [Details]
- A new host among the slew of city guides available, this one tailored for men. [GQ]
- Scarlett Johansson, your sexiest woman alive. [Esquire]
- Devil's Doorknob, an antiquated, abandoned online community of anarchic musings, is unearthed — and what's discovered is stomach-churning. [Playboy]
- Gentleman Hacker: Your favorite fruit juices made into cheap, homemade booze. [Wonder How To]
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A label called Bong Load Records is selling a few noteworthy reissues for their 25th anniversary, including new Beck, Elliott Smith and Killers pressings. I checked into them a little, and from Discogs, Twitter replies and an article in Las Vegas Weekly, it seems they're a label from the early 90s who did early releases for Beck, Smith and others.
Bong Load went on to release three of Beck's best-known albums, a pair of Elliiott Smith full-lengths and a slew of other works from artists like Kyuss, Richard Thompson, L7 and Eels. The label's last vinyl pressing went out in 2000, Rothrock says, and its final CDs were issued in 2007, leaving digital files as the lone ongoing method of buying into the Bong Load catalog.
Beginning today, however, Bong Load rides in physical form once again. To celebrate the label's 25th anniversary, Rothrock has relaunched the label, newly relocated to Las Vegas. At his side: longtime friend and Vegas music scene veteran Michael Stratton, Bong Load's new label manager and A&R director.
I've listed the reissues below:
The prices are high and the return policy is very weird. I don't think I've ever seen the "fix it yourself" method of dealing with warped records.
Vinyl sales are final, we do not take returns. If a record that you receive appears damaged in shipping, contact us immediately. No returns on warped records for any reason. Some records come with a slight warp due to imperfect presses and distributor storage. This problem is rare and easy to correct. Just place your thumbs on the center of the record and flex the edges in the opposite direction of the warp. Rotate, repeat, test on the turntable. Do this a couple times whenever you play the record and it should fix itself.
And if this is the Killers much rumored (non picture disc) reissue of Sam's Town, fans will most definitely not be happy. A $45 mark for a double LP that came out to $51 with shipping.
Let me know what you think and has anyone every purchased from Bong Load? What kind of quality are we looking at?