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For more than a century, Metropolitan Baptist Church was one of the premier churches in Washington. And for nearly 40 years, the Rev. H. Beecher Hicks Jr. forged a reputation as a "preacher's preacher," gathering a flock of as many as 7,000 people at the red brick church at 13th and R streets NW. It was a must stop for local politicians during election seasons, and sitting presidents, including Bill Clinton, would attend services there.
Now, the congregation is meeting in a D.C. school building, its membership down by nearly 70 percent. An unfinished $30 million sanctuary in Prince George's County is under threat of foreclosure. And Hicks has announced his retirement.
Some former members say perhaps the church overreached. But its decline coincided with a financial crisis that rocked the nation's investment and real estate markets, taking down churches across the country.
In the Washington area, Progressive Baptist Church in Temple Hills, Md., which owed more than $2.86 million on its mortgage, went into foreclosure in 2009. The Ark of Safety Christian Church in Upper Marlboro filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012. Last year, Light Global Mission Church in Fairfax County filed for Chapter 11 reorganization.
"No place was immune," said Robert F. Cook, executive vice president at Reliance Trust Co., one of the largest providers of corporate trust services for churches that issue bonds and the lender working with Metropolitan. "That has been true for churches."
Cook said churches were seeing their collections drop by as much as 30 percent.
In 2009, Hicks described the situation this way: "Very often, the choice is extremely stark: 'Shall I place food on the table for my children? Or shall I place money in the plate as I've been instructed?' That's not an easy choice to make."
All Hicks wanted to do was lead his historic congregation to a gleaming new sanctuary, one befitting the heights his religious community had reached. He even had a name for Metropolitan Baptist Church's proposed home in Prince George's County: "God's Land in Largo."
"We wanted to expand our ministry," Hicks said. "We had purchased a parcel that was suitable for our ministry simply for the purpose of reaching a wider population."
But in the midst of the financial crisis and unable to obtain more financing to cover what church officials say were cost overruns, construction on Metropolitan's planned 150,000-square-foot sanctuary halted. The congregation was left without a permanent home.
Now, the congregation founded 150 years ago by freed slaves is at a crossroads. As leaders begin to search for a new senior pastor, many former members and church leaders are asking questions about why Metropolitan's once-promising future faded.
Although some look optimistically at the future, others say the once glorious vision of a mega-church in Largo may never come to fruition.
"When one of your oldest churches leaves town, that is like a monument moving out of town," said Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the city's voice in Congress. "It was a real blow to lose it. I hated to see it go, but it went."
Many current and former members of Metropolitan are still saddened by the church's decision to move to the suburbs. Its decline in membership and influence is a source of pain for many who once flocked to the church to hear one of the country's preeminent theologians.
"It breaks my heart to see them in this situation. . . . They should have stayed right in the city," said a former member of the church, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "It will take a unique man or woman of God to bring it back to where it was."
Hicks clings to faith that the church will survive.
"What we are is beyond bricks and mortar, which is something that over time will decay," said Hicks, who in 1993 was voted by Ebony Magazine as of one America's "Fifteen Greatest African American Preachers."
Currently, the church is meeting at the historic Armstrong Manual Training School in Northwest Washington. In Largo, the church building remains unfinished.
The unrealized vision challenges Hicks, who announced last month that he has Parkinson's disease.
"I don't think what has happened can be measured by the building," Hicks said, "or the fact that it stands today in an incomplete form. We know that one day God will have God's way."
Despite the flourishing congregation the church had assembled just north of Logan Circle, Hicks was certain by the late 1990s that the church needed to relocate. Many of its members had moved to Prince George's, and pressure from new neighbors over Sunday morning parking convinced Hicks that the church needed more space.
In 1999, according to an annual report, the church voted "to step out on faith in search of an unknown land on which to build a new church."
In 2000, Metropolitan bought 34 acres in Largo for $3.5 million. That same year, the church, which received most of its revenue from tithes and offerings, began raising money for construction at the new site. "We were not leaving our membership," Hicks said in a recent interview. "We were going to it."
But some members questioned the move, anticipating problems the church would later encounter.
"I voted in favor of building a new campus, but not leaving the city and moving to Maryland because of the historical fact the church originated in the city and it is known as Metropolitan of Washington, D.C.," recalled Leslie Talley, 54, a former member. "To lose that history, to move out of the city was unsettling."
In 2004, the church broke ground in Largo. But its fortunes began to turn. In 2006, the congregation sold the church on R Street for $5.5 million and leased back space from the new owner, Unity of Washington Church. That same year, Metropolitan secured a $30 million mortgage on its new "tabernacle." Church leaders cut spending, and the next year Hicks made a public plea for more donations.
"The task before us is achievable only as a collective effort," Hicks said in a digital video. "This is not a half-hearted appeal. Every member of Metropolitan must willingly sacrifice and give and make the vision a living reality. The goal before us is $10 million over the next few years."
In 2008, Metropolitan moved out of the R Street location after its lease-back deal with Unity ended. The church has lost thousands of members since that move. Hicks said the church now has about 2,000 members.
"When they moved, it broke up the church," a former member said. "It is so sad they are now relegated to an elementary school auditorium."
And then, more problems: Construction in Largo hit cost overruns, and Hicks and the board of trustees realized they needed an additional $15 million to finish the project. At the same time, the financial crisis that upended the world economy dried up credit.
By 2009, Harry Jones, chairman of Metropolitan's board of trustees, told members that church leaders had approached more than "40 prospective funding sources, including banks, credit unions, and boutique financial firms specializing in church financing in an effort to obtain these funds."
The church reported that it received $2.8 million in tithes and $720,387 in offerings. In that same period, the Hope Fund, the church building fund, raised $1.2 million.
Jones remained hopeful, according to the 2009 annual report. If the church was able to secure the additional $15 million to pay "outstanding construction related obligations," he said, it would take six to 12 months to complete the building. "After completion of the project," Jones wrote, "the Church will seek to refinance all of its debt in 2011."
From 2011 through 2013, the church continued to try to raise money, but it was unable to obtain that additional funding and was unable to repay its loans. In February 2013, the church put its property on the market for $17.9 million.
Several churches and developers have expressed interest in the property, said David S. Iannucci, economic development adviser to the Prince George's county executive, Rushern L. Baker III. "It is at a critical location that has great value commercially — if not by a religious organization," said Iannucci, who remarked that the county is concerned about the building sitting vacant. "The property has been vandalized. People have taken metals — copper piping, electrical wire and whatever they can for scrap purposes."
On March 11, a foreclosure case was filed in Prince George's County Circuit Court against Metropolitan. Hicks referred questions about the foreclosure to Jones, chairman of the church's board of trustees. Jones declined to comment, citing the litigation.
On a recent Tuesday night, about 30 loyal members gathered for Bible study at "Miracle Plaza," a church-owned office complex near the unfinished temple. They sat under fluorescent lights in a conference room. They sang songs of praise, prayed and listened to a sermon on fasting.
After Bible study, Deacon Virgie Jones, 84, who has been a member of Metropolitan since 1941, put on her coat and hat and picked up her black gloves. She explained the church's importance.
"It has really meant my life," Jones said. "I was 11 years old when I joined. All of the friends I met through Metropolitan, and some are still here."
Jones said she was not bothered by the lack of a permanent building. "I go to church to hear, 'Thus said the Lord,' " Jones said. "Not having a building has never bothered me. I feel that the Lord will put us where he wants us when He gets ready."
As Jones talked, trustee Dempsey W. Cherry, 79, explained that Jones "was one of the first female deacons ordained at Metropolitan." And they both talked about how Hicks was in the forefront of ordaining women as ministers.
What happened with the new building was in the past, they said. Now, they said, they have to move on. "In this transition period," Cherry said, "this is a time of fasting and prayer."
The search committee, he said, has 90 days to compile a list of nominees for a congregation vote on a new leader.
"It is not for me to say" who the new leader will be, Hicks said during a recent interview. "It will come from the loins of the Metropolitan family."
Hicks explained that the church's survival will be on "God's terms and not our own."
"Metropolitan may never again be the church where thousands flock on Sunday morning, but it can be the church where hundreds of thousands come to experience the Gospel through unknown and uncharted idioms," Hicks wrote in the church's Miracle Magazine. "We are not defeated. We are not in despair. We are not perplexed. We are not forsaken."


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It was a dark and stormy night, when an experiment in time travel went horribly awry...
Quench Nearly was visiting his good friend Tyler Despres one evening, and discussing the pros and cons of the current music scene in Denver. After several beers and a marathon game of pogs, they realized music stopped being good right around 15 years ago. They cobbled together a time machine made of Spin Doctors CD's, slap bracelets, and several copies of the first season of Alf on VHS. They fueled it with twelve cans of Surge soda and hit the GO button...The time machine worked, but unfortunately only Quench's dear friend zipped back to 1993. Quench knew if he wanted his friend back, he'd have to act fast.
He assembled three other musicians renowned for their 90's chops and love of alt-rock, and the Gin Doctors were formed. Each gig gets them closer to their missing friend, and with the power of rock they will one day be reunited.
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I guess this is geared towards the younger crowd. Doesn't look appealing to me at all.
SCEJ games hit US store immediately...but SCEA games never hit other rigion's store.
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We brew each batch of SINGLE RYE IPA with a single hop variety where most IPAs use a blend. Each beer in this series features a different, unique hop which we change with every brew. To showcase the hop, we use a simple malt bill using only Belgian pilsner malt & spicy rye. SINGLE RYE IPA is available year round and highlights new & experimental hop varieties as well as some classics.
While we're at it, here are some hop tasting notes that you can expect to pick up from each batch:
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PM on Haradinaj arrest: "Strange things are happening"
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has commented on the arrest of Ramush Haradinaj in Slovenia on Wednesday to say that "some strange things are happening."Source: B92
In a statement for B92, he said this was "the 50th time that Haradinaj was traveling using that same diplomatic passport, and is now being arrested a few days before (Kosovo) negotiations in Brussels."
"Obviously there will be pressure on Serbia, but we are capable of withstanding even much harder days. We are going to Brussels to reach an agreement, and whether we will achieve that, we'll see, it takes two to tango," said Vucic, and added:
"What remains is that huge worry to maintain stability, that is why we must not react impatiently, but also must not allow anyone to humiliate us and trample on us."
"We don't respond fiercely, we don't respond with heavy words, not to what has happened with the building of the wall, not to these accelerated arrests all over Europe. Although I am against conspiracy theories - all this raising of political passions in our country ahead of the arrival of Mrs. Merkel, ahead of the Kosovo dialogue in Brussels, ahead of Srebrenica and the IMF decision.. I believe we will preserve stability," said the prime minister.
Asked to comment on Hungary's announcement it would built a 4-meter-tall fence along its border with Serbia, Vucic said he "does not know how to interpret it," and added:
"I don't see a solution in building a wall, in building a fence. I will have to ask my friend Orban what this is about. Those people are not entering directly from Serbia, they go through many countries before that. We are not to blame, we are a transit country, nobody in Europe is saying we are to blame for anything. We are feeding thousands of these people who are in our country, as international law dictates. I really don't know that this is about, we are not guilty of anything and suddenly, a wall toward Serbia. But, we will find a way to react with dignity, responsibly, seriously, without offending anyone."
He then added that "the message to everyone in the region is that we are forbearing, we are patient, but we will not allow anyone to humiliate us and treat us like a rag."
Vucic was on Wednesday visiting Norway where he met with politicians and took part in the Norway-Serbia Business Forum.
"I believe our interlocutors are pleased with our seriousness. We spoke about all our problems. I no longer have the fear whether or not we will succeed in our economic reforms - in lowering the fiscal deficit, slowly, but surely the economy is improving and we will have excellent results in 2016 and 2017."


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Emily Soothill is a solicitor who joined Deighton Pierce Glynn in October 2017.
Prior to joining the firm, Emily worked in the International and Group Claims department of Leigh Day and trained at Herbert Smith Freehills, where she worked in their London, Tokyo and Hong Kong offices.
Emily has previously volunteered with Reprieve, representing indigent clients facing the death penalty in America, the International Organisation of Migration, assisting internally displaced persons following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the International Refugee Rights Initiative in Uganda.
Emily has an LLM in Public International Law and is a member of the International Law Association's Study Group on Business and Human Rights.
Emily has a particular interest in international human rights litigation against corporate actors. She has worked on a number of corporate accountability cases, including a compensation claim against Anglo American South Africa and AngloGold Ashanti, brought by former gold miners with the debilitating lung disease silicosis, leading to a ground-breaking settlement for 4,365 former miners.
Emily is currently working on a claim against Acacia Mining on behalf of Tanzanian villagers in relation to injuries and deaths at the company's Tanzanian mine. She is also acting in a complaint by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy to the UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Emily has experience of bringing civil claims on behalf of victims of human trafficking. In 2016, Emily helped secure the first High Court judgment ever handed down against a British company for claims arising from modern slavery.
Emily's diverse caseload often crosses into other practice areas and includes public law challenges, inquests on behalf of bereaved families, unlawful detention claims and discrimination claims against public bodies.
Significant cases on which Emily has worked include:
Galdikas and others v DJ Houghton Catching Services and others, Claim No. HQ14P05429: Landmark High Court case against British company on behalf of victims of modern slavery.
Kesabo and others v African Barrick Gold and North Mara Gold Mine, Claim No. HQ13X02118: Claim against African Barrick Gold (Acacia Mining) relating to injuries and deaths at the North Mara Mine in Tanzania, identified by The Lawyer as one of the top 20 global disputes of 2015.
Qubeka and others v Anglo American South Africa Ltd and Anglo Gold Ashanti Ltd: South African arbitral proceedings in which thousands of South African gold miners successfully obtained compensation for silicosis against Anglo American and Anglo Gold.


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I've bought some lovely little Christmas trinkets and decorations this year – I love the combination of tarnished metallics, hessian and fairy lights. I think they have a slight Scandinavian feel but I love the simplicity when they are all together on the mantelpiece or adorning the tree.
I find little independent shops are perfect for decorations and Notcutts have had some real finds this year too.
Christmas decorations are such an investment as you bring them out year after year and treasure them in tissue paper and cardboard boxes in the months between.
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Course Outline
The course encourages the further development of student business ideas from all faculties of the University of Mannheim. Within the course format, students develop their own already existing business ideas individually or as a start-up team (after consultation). Milestones tailored to each startup are set at the beginning of the course. Coaching by MCEI employees to develop innovative products and services is ensured throughout the semester. The MCEI DesignLAB offers the student founders room for the further realization of their projects. In a workshop at the start of the course, basic tools for business model development and how to reach investment readiness (angel financing, VC) will be taught. By the end of the class, the startups will pitch in front of experts and investors at a demo day.
Students who do not have an advanced business idea yet should follow MAN 450 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Model Design instead.
Learning Outcomes
The course fosters the further development of your own entrepreneurial project. You will acquire and deepen your entrepreneurial skills. We start by a brief recap of the basic concepts and connections of creativity, entrepreneurial thinking, and innovation. Most importantly, you will further advance your pitch deck and the business plan of your already existing startup project. Growing your presentation skills is essential to pitch your startup in front of an expert jury on demo day by the end of the course.
Registration & Final Course Decision
Mandatory registration procedure/ application: Please get in contact with one of the course instructors in order to apply. Only students who have an advanced business idea should apply for this course. When your business idea is approved by the course instructors please register via the Student Portal prior to Kickoff.
Attendance (mandatory): All students are required to attend all classes.
There is no way to participate in MAN 453 when you do not attend the Kick-Off Meeting! Students who do not want to take the class for credit should announce this prior to the initial theory exam. You can also participate to receive an MCEI certificate instead of a grade.
Place & Time
- Kick-Off Event on February 23 (10am to 6pm), Room 001, L9 1-2
- Exam based on "Ash Maurya (2016). Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth" (April 3 | Room 001, L9 1-2 | 7:30pm - 8:00pm)
- You can find a detailed schedule here, as soon as it is available.
- Exam (20%) (individual)
- Final pitch presentation (40%) (team)
- Final business plan/report and continuous assessment (40%) (team) [2 performance appraisals along the way of 5% each + 30% final documentation]
Persons in Charge
Professor: Prof. Dr Michael Woywode
Course Load and Language
Language: English
Readings & Resources
Required Readings:
- Ash Maurya (2016). Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth
Course Materials: All course material (where applicable) will be provided via the MCEI Group 'MAN 453 Entrepreneurial Spirit FSS 2019'. We will not use ILIAS at any point in this class. Please do not be irritated by the ILIAS option not being available.
Additional Information
Please note: We will be taking pictures in some of the sessions of the course for documentation and future marketing measures in the context of future courses and our MCEI formats. You will be asked to sign a relief form during the first session. If you do not want to sign the relief form, we kindly ask you to stay out of the camara focus. We will annouce, when we are taking pictures.
Schedule (Spring 2019)
February 19 (optional) | Café L3 | 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Get-together in the context of our Startup Lounge with the MCEI Seed Award Finals 2019 in Café L3.
February 23 | L9 1-2, 001 | 10am - 6pm
Intensive workshop in which you will present your projects and we will cover all the content in lecture-style. Starts: 10am Ends: around 6pm. Room: 001, L9 1-2. Note: Attendance required to participate in MAN 453 - no exceptions being made.
February - May | On request
All teams are encouraged to make use of the offering of individual coaching and feedback sessions with the MCEI team during the semester. Although the other dates are obligatory, you can always get more feedback on request.
March 28 | L9 1-2, Room 210 | 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Status update.
April 3 | L9 1-2, 001 | 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Short Exam.
April 29 | MAFINEX | 2pm - 6pm
Pitch workshop.
May 20 | L9 1-2, Room 210 | 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Status update.
Mai 28 | TBD and Café L3 | 3:30pm - 10:00pm
Final Pitches - Final Presentations are due, Final Ceremony (all teams presenting + Top 3 Startup Lounge Special).
June 17 | 11:59pm


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In the event that you are tired of reading election predictions, let me take you back with me to the South of Iceland, where when we last left off–back before music festivals took over my posts here–we were reciting epic dialog behind Seljalandsfoss and getting ready to move on to the black beaches at Vík.
We had booked a room at the Hotel Dyrhólaey, named after the nearby Dyrhólaey nature preserve, which I am willing to bet is one of the most hotel-y hotels within 100+ miles and which wins the prize, currently, for most beautiful view-over-valley-from-a-mountain that I've had in a hotel room. Since we weren't quite sure where the hotel was located, we decided to find it first (our rented GPS, heretofore unused, served its purpose, albeit briefly) before heading into Vík proper and taking our walk along the beach. Since we weren't quite sure where we were going, we meandered slowly through the Mýrdalur valley, which is probably one of the most beautiful places I've been thus far in Iceland. Then, after checking in at the hotel and being warned that that evening's dinner was being catered to the large school group visiting (burritos, ice cream), decided that we'd plan to find our dinner somewhere around town.
As we drove into Vík, the bright sunny weather we had been enjoying earlier on in our travels gave way to a less cheery, but far more atmospheric, overcast and misty afternoon. It was as though there was a storm cloud that had just settled itself right over Vík, and this continued to be true for the next couple of days. You could actually see a sharp line where sunny weather became cloudy right over Vík. As I said, though, this was incredibly atmospheric and made for a rather romantic (I mean this in the medieval/knightly sense) walk along the beach.
After a brief detour at the Vík Wool Factory where I tried on the same multi-patterned drapey cape that tempted me the last time I was there, we headed down to the beach. The beach at Vík is stunning, both for its famous black sand and for its view of Reynisdrangar, the four basalt pillars that stand just off shore. According to legend, the rocks were once three trolls who were busy pulling a masted ship into the nearby cliffs when they were, luckily for the ship, turned to stone by the rising sun. I, like many visitors before and after me, took tons of pictures of these formations–it's pretty much impossible not to get a good shot of them, and they are really a hugely arresting sight from the shore. There is also a really wonderful sculpture called "För," or "Journey" which I don't remember being there the last time I was in Vík. This statue was co-commissioned by the Icelandic and English governments, in recognition of fishing partnerships between the two nations and "in memory of local trawlermen who lost their lives at sea." (A matching statue stood on a pier in Hull, England, before it was stolen last year.)
After getting our fill of waves, and black sand, and erstwhile trolls, however, we headed up into Vík itself to walk around a bit just as night was falling. (Tourist tip of note: Vík has basically the only Vínbuðin within 50 miles in either direction on the South Coast–not counting the one on the Vestmann Islands–and, at least in the winter, after it closes on Friday, it doesn't open again until Monday afternoon. So if you are, hypothetically, planning on getting a bottle of wine or some beer to enjoy after a long hike, you should probably do that before you leave Reykjavík.)
For such a popular tourist destination, Vík is a tiny town–only 300 people total–and the residential areas are divided in between a few streets along the coast and a few more up on the mountainside looking over the ocean. As in pretty much every Icelandic village, there is a public pool (this one faces the sea), and there is also a soccer field that is situated in an almost absurdly picturesque spot next to the beach. I have a very hard time believing that anyone can pay attetion to a match when sitting in those stands. There are one or two cafes, although only one of them–the restaurant attached to Hotel Lundi–was open when we were there, it already being the "winter season" in October.
After our walk around town, we decided to have dinner at a hotel just outside of Vík–Hotel Höfðabrekka, where my mom and I actually stayed on our trip just this last April. I've read that Höfðabrekka is haunted by a famous local ghost (some sources say that she haunts the hotel's kitchen), but our experience at the restaurant was purely cozy. After enjoying some spiced popcorn that the waitress brought to the table for us, we had a very tasty soup followed by fish and lamb dishes. Afterwards, the waitress let us take a beer into the sitting area with overstuffed leather couches and just sit and sip for awhile. Then we headed back to the hotel to enjoy the luxury of (British) cable television and get a good night's sleep for our hike over Skogafoss the next day. (Next post: the hike with a hundred waterfalls.)


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Randi Renner: joined our staff in September of 2010 after moving from the Bend, OR area. Due to her dedication and advanced knowledge, she is now our boarding manager. You may also find her working in reception and assisting the veterinarians as well. Randi also has a certificate of radiology in 2011 and has recently been accepted to San Juan Community College where she plans to pursue her goal of becoming a Licensed Veterinary Technician. Randi has a passion for working with large animals and raising and showing club calves as well as being a valued children's 4-H coach.
Amy Swindler: joined our staff in 2002. She has her Oregon Veterinary Radiology Certification. She is currently attending San Juan College's Veterinary Technology program. She will graduate with an associate's degree in April of 2013. Amy enjoys fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, horse activities, and spending time with her family. She has three cats, two dogs, and two horses. Amy has been a 4-H leader for 13 years. She has coached the Klamath County State Judging/Hippology Team. She is also a leader of the 4-Shots shooting sports team and is certified in Archery, Pistol and Rifle. She plans to become certified in Shotgun in 2013. She is also involved in the 4-H Veterinary Science club with Dr. Marcie Keener. She is a member of NAVTA, OVTAA, SCNAVTA, and OHA.
Sandi Marino: is one awesome person! She is a huge help around the hospitals because she can do just about everything. She has been a veterinary technician for 17 years. She has experience with large and small animals. She is currently helping us with accounts receivable, and helping the office run smoothly. She also can be found assisting doctors with procedures on a regular basis. She is happily married with 2 kids and a small farm.
Heather: started working at West Ridge/East Ridge Animal Hospitals about a year ago, but has been working with animals for 13 years. She became a licensed Vet Technician 5 years ago and she loves every aspect of the job! She originally started out in the Forestry with a degree from Humboldt State University but quickly realized that it wasn't her passion. She and her husband moved from California to Oregon and that is when she really got to working around and with animals. They have been in Klamath Falls for about 13 years and have 3 wonderful kids and 4 furry kids. They love this area because of all of the outdoor and camping opportunities it has here.
Amanda: I grew up with animals. Chickens, donkeys, pigs, cats, dogs, and birds. I was in 4-H when I was younger. I have always had a love and passion for animals. On the hardest day, an animal can bring a smile to my face. I currently work as a kennel technician, receptionist, veterinary assistant, and am the manager of the crematorium. My goal is to make sure the patient is treated with love and companionship, to make sure they leave with all their needs met and to know the customer was satisfied with the service given. I'm a mother to a 9-year-old boy. I have three dogs and two cats, which were all rescues. The philosophy that I live by is always take in every moment, good or bad. Make sure to listen to stories told of your family and friends, even if you have heard them a million times, because one day you won't get those moments back.


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Happy Saturday all.
There are so many fab hair products on the market at the moment, but with great difficulty I've managed to whittle it down to my top 5!
A girl can never have enough hair products!
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Disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle
A disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle of the type consisting of an injector plunger, a container cylinder with needle-carrier head and a needle with connection ferrule. The ferrule is housed in an inner hollow of the head of the cylinder, wherein the tube of the needle has passing axially though it a guiding channel to the outside, the hollow having a plurality of elastic retention tabs and the rear face of the needle-carrier head of the cylinder being in contact with an elastomeric washer interposed in an annular manner between it and the plunger which is defined by a cover whose attack front part has a slightly conical circular crown coinciding with said elastomeric washer and which is equipped centrally with a frustoconical core coinciding in a closely fitting manner with the opening of the ferrule of the needle. The cover also has a perimeter groove on its surrounding face which can be locked in terms of position in a plurality of domed projections of the inner wall of the tube which contains it, thereby forming the shaft of the plunger, the head of the cover and the base of said shaft being joined together by a tensioned elastic means and comprising, in the rear zone of their surrounding wall, a plurality of grooves in the rear zone which link its inside to the outside space.
The present patent of invention, which is now being filed, the relevant registration being applied for, relates to a disposable syringe, with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle, which is suitable for injecting medicinal substances and/or taking samples of blood and liquids in general, in human or veterinary medicine, with the particular functional characteristic of, once the operation has been completed, producing, by means of a slight additional pressure at the end of the path of the plunger, the automatic firing of the needle in the entering direction, said needle remaining definitively inside it so as to guard against pricking the person handling it and to prevent the latter coming into contact with pathogenic substances which still remain unused, to prevent reuse.
After the procedures referred to above, hypodermic needles usually remain wedged in the ejector tips of the syringes, representing a significant risk of infection for persons responsible for handling them, since combined with their capacity to graze is the fact that they retain dangerously contaminating residues. To protect the staff involved, use is made of container receptacles designed to remove them and store them inside, after which they are transported with other residues for incineration in specially constructed furnaces. However, such operations continue to pose a risk because disposal is not immediate, especially in operating theaters where the surgeon involved is concentrating his attention on the operating area, involuntarily taking his attention away from the action of disposing of said elements once they have been used. Moreover, those responsible for removing the containers referred to are exposed to subsequent accidents owing to the fact that uncovered needles usually pass through their walls and to the fact that the actual operation of inserting them or placing a cap on them represents an additional risk.
Another potential act which poses a threat to the required aseptic measures arises from the fraudulent act which may be committed by any person attempting to reuse syringes with a needle, causing severe harm to subsequent patients which is beyond the control of those responsible.
In view of the aforesaid, it would appear ideal to have a syringe/needle unit which can be deactivated definitively and without the possibility of being rearmed, the needle being protected immediately at the end of the plunger's path, as part of the operation.
In precise terms, the disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle, which is the subject of the invention, tends to optimize the use of such elements, overcoming the drawbacks mentioned and complying with the ideal conditions mentioned in the above paragraph.
Specifically, this is a syringe formed by a hollow cylinder within which the corresponding plunger slides in a closely fitting manner, equipped, respectively, with rear gripping fins and outer thrust enlargement, as in conventional syringes. Said cylinder is notable in that, at its actuator end, it has a needle guide with a projecting axial cylindrical orifice and, on the inside, a core with a frustoconical hollow equivalent to the connection ferrule thereof with elastic retention tabs at its major base and an elastomeric washer on which the head of the plunger is seated.
Said plunger, for its part, is a hollow cylinder whose particular form arises from the fact that it has a blind attack end formed by a cover which is grooved at the perimeter on its outer surrounding face, said groove fixing its original position, on domed embossments of the inner face of the tube containing it, being retained axially at its end by an annular entrant flange of the latter. The attack front part of said cover is a circular crown with a slight conicity which coincides with the elastomeric washer of the container cylinder, with a blind frustoconical tip, equivalent to the opening of the connection ferrule of the needle, while, on the inside, said cover is joined to the base of the plunger by means of an elastic means which is tensioned in its original position.
The unit described is presented, for use, with the hypodermic needle, projecting via its end, covered by a standard cap, with its connection ferrule positioned in the cavity of the core of the cylinder of the syringe and retained by the elastic tabs with no possibility of backward movement, while the plunger is seated with its attack front part on the corresponding face of the elastomeric washer with its frustoconical tip facing the opening of the needle without penetrating totally into it. In order to pick up the substance to be injected from its container or to remove biological samples, the plunger is slid along in the same way as in known syringes, the protective needle cap previously having been removed. In order to inject the medicinal substance or to deposit the sample removed into laboratory test tubes, the procedure is also as with known syringes, i.e. the plunger is pushed in the entering direction as far as the end of its path, its attack front part being again in contact with the elastomeric washer. This arrangement leads to actuation of the novel security device, merely by exerting a pressure which is slightly greater than that required by the previous operation, as a continuation thereof. This gives rise to squashing of the elastomeric washer and therefore the travel of the plunger continues until its frustoconical tip is inserted into the connection ferrule of the needle, wedging itself securely. As a result of precise dimensioning, said frustoconical tip, at the end point of its displacement, causes the total opening-out of the tabs for retaining the needle which, given their contact edge, which has a slope similar to that of the frustoconical tip, allow their insertion and transverse folding, by means of elasticity, toward coincident hollows of the core. At this point, the slight residual advance which the elastomeric washer allows the cylindrical tube of the plunger wedged inside the ferrule of the needle brings about the disconnection of the perimeter groove of the cover and the domed reliefs of the tube, leaving the cover exposed to the retractile force of the elastic means joining to the base, entraining the needle inward in a definitive manner. The retractile displacement of the needle takes place strictly linearly on account of the fact that it is guided in a stable manner by the tube of the plunger vis-a-vis the cover to which it is secured and, at the beginning, also by the guide of the cylinder.
Without altering the functional principle described, which in itself constitutes the novel advantage of the present invention, complementary alternatives which enhance its efficiency are envisaged in the form of the inclusion of an elastic membrane, positioned in the needle guide, which is perforated by the tube of the needle and, when the needle is withdrawn, acts, given the elasticity of its material, as a valve to retain the minute amount of liquid which may have been left inside it; the presence of longitudinal grooves on the surrounding face of the frustoconical tip of the plunger which allows the total passage of liquid to the tube of the needle, when the latter has been wedged; and a reduction in the external diameter of the tubular body of the plunger in its distal portion so as to reduce its zone of friction with the syringe cylinder, thereby creating between both of them a chamber which communicates with the outside via its distal end and with the inside of the plunger through orifices in its tubular wall in order to give rise to a rapid escape of the air which is compressed on account of the rapid backward movement of the cover.
In order to give material form to the advantages discussed briefly in this way and in order to facilitate understanding of the structural and functional characteristics of the disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle, a description is given below of a preferred embodiment and of variants which are illustrated diagrammatically and without a specific scale on the attached sheets, with the express clarification that, precisely because this is an example, it cannot be attributed a limiting or exclusive nature, its purpose simply being to be a mere illustration of the basic underlying design.
FIG. 1 is a sectional view through a radial plane of the invented unit, with its components positioned as presented for use;
FIG. 2 is a view equivalent to the previous view, with the plunger at the end of its path and the safety device about to be fired;
FIG. 3 is a view equivalent to the above views, with the safety device being actuated;
FIG. 4 shows, in two details, indicated as A in FIG. 1, the behavior of the elastic membrane positioned in the needle guide and proposed as a complementary variant, together with the drainage grooves made in the frustoconical tip of the plunger;
FIG. 5 shows a syringe like the invented syringe, with a plunger which has a reduced diameter in its rear portion and a complementary air-escape orifice.
In all the figures, the same or equivalent parts or elements which make up the chosen unit as an example for the present explanation correspond to identical reference numbers.
As shown in FIG. 1, the unit is presented with the needle 1 projecting via the guide 2 of the cylinder 3, with its protective cap 4 and its connection ferrule 5 housed in the hollow 6, retained by the elastic tabs 7, of which only one is shown in the figure, capable of folding in the radial direction into the cavities 8. The plunger 9, for its part, is presented with its cover 10 locked by means of its perimeter groove 11 on the domed projections 12 and its attack front part resting on the elastomeric washer 13, the frustoconical tip 14, partially inserted into the opening of said ferrule 5, remaining in this position without being in contact with the ferrule or with the tabs 7. Between said cover 10 and the base 15 of the plunger is the elastic means 16, under tension.
Injection of the medicinal liquid having taken place by means of customary actuation, or the extracted material having been discharged into the relevant test tubes, the syringe returns to the initial position (FIG. 1) and, through the effect of an additional pressure in the direction F, as may be seen in FIG. 2, the elastomeric washer 13 is squashed, thereby allowing the plunger to advance until its frustoconical tip 14 is secured in the ferrule 5 by means of wedging, opening up the tabs 7 to release the ferrule at the same time as the cover 10 reaches the limit of its path, although its container tube is able to squash said elastomeric washer further, this counter-positioning of effects bringing about disconnection of the perimeter groove 11 from the domed projections 12, said cover being retracted through the action of the elastic means 16, entraining the needle 1 with it which remains housed definitively inside the tubular body of the plunger 9. During the rapid retractile actuation described, the mass of air contained between the head of the cover 10 and the base of the plunger 15 escapes via the grooves 17.
FIG. 3 shows the behavior of the cover in its backward movement, its escape of air and the distension of the elastic means 16, the unit being in such a condition that it may be disposed of and is risk free.
In the sequence illustrated in FIG. 4, it is possible to see the membrane 18 through which the tube of the needle 1 passes and which later seals off the guide orifice when the guide has moved away, the first diagram also showing the presence of the grooves 19 for draining off the minimal remains of liquid retained at the end of the path of the plunger.
The contents of both the preceding figure and of FIG. 5 show the complementary alternatives offered, the last figure demonstrating a plunger with an external section which is reduced over its distal portion, which reduces the friction surface between it and the cylinder of the syringe, forming, by addition, a cylindrical chamber 20 which can be used to allow more air to exit via the orifices 21 of the body of the plunger.
When implementing the disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle, which is described and illustrated by examples, it will be possible to incorporate modifications which must be regarded as variant embodiments included within the scope of protection of the present patent of invention, said scope being defined, fundamentally, by the text of the following claims.
1. A disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle of the type consisting of an injector plunger, a container cylinder with needle-carrier head and a needle with connection ferrule, wherein said ferrule is housed in an inner hollow of the head of the cylinder, wherein the tube of the needle has passing axially through it a guiding channel to the outside, said hollow having a plurality of elastic retention tabs and the rear face of the needle-carrier head of the cylinder being in contact with an elastomeric washer interposed in an annular manner between it and the plunger which is defined by a cover whose attack front part has a slightly conical circular crown coinciding with said elastomeric washer and which is equipped centrally with a frustoconical core coinciding in a closely fitting manner with the opening of the ferrule of the needle, said cover also having a perimeter groove on its surrounding face which can be locked in terms of position in a plurality of domed projections of the inner wall of the tube which contains it, thereby forming the shaft of the plunger, the head of the cover and the base of said shaft being joined together by a tensioned elastic means and comprising, in the rear zone of their surrounding wall, a plurality of grooves in the rear zone which link its inside to the outside space.
2. A disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide orifice of the tube of the needle has a transverse elastic membrane which can be perforated by the discharge tube of the needle.
3. A disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frustoconical tip of its plunger has a plurality of longitudinal grooves in its outer face, providing communication between the chamber of the cylinder and the opening of the ferrule of the needle when the latter comes into contact with said frusto-conical tip.
4. A disposable syringe with an automatically retractable hypodermic needle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tube of the plunger has an external diameter which is reduced over its rear portion and has at least one through-orifice, in its surrounding wall, positioned close to its distal end.
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- "Maxxon Safety Syringe", prod3.htm en www.stockprofiles.com (http://www.stockprofiles.com/mxon/prod3.htm), pp. 1-2, Jan. 28, 1998.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 13, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 1999
Inventors: Daniel Alberto Yerfino (Mar del Plata), Aldo Luis Ducler (Buenos Aires)
Primary Examiner: John D. Yasko
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Application Number: 9/5,681
International Classification: A61M 500;


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After more than 25 years of service in the academy, Jan Asnicar began helping colleges and universities identify senior leaders for their institutions in 2007. Since beginning this work, she has assisted a wide variety of institutions in search projects ranging from chancellor/presidential and dean searches to executive staff and cabinet level positions. She has worked with both public and private institutions and regularly customizes services to meet the needs of this broad client base. Her client base is national and she has developed a loyal base of colleagues who represent liberal arts, professional, medical, and research institutions.
Jan began her career in higher education in student affairs at the University of Wisconsin System where her focus was in student governance and residential life. She joined an educational consulting firm that specialized in the development of programs for adult learners. For nearly twenty years she worked with colleges and universities throughout the country providing guidance and support in the areas of strategic planning, external compliance, staff development, enrollment management, communications, public relations, marketing and promotion.
Jan also served as Associate Dean at Baker University's School of Professional and Graduate Studies where she had responsibility for all academic and student services for the adult programs. In this role, she also assisted with research, staff development, new program initiatives, and had responsibility for the development, implementation and subsequent modification of the strategic plan for the School.
Jan has presented at regional, national, and international conferences on various topics including succession planning, program assessment, strategic planning and enrollment initiatives. She has also created and delivered workshops designed to prepare academic leaders for their next leadership opportunity.
Actively engaged in the community, Jan has served on the marketing committee for the Race for the Cure, in Kansas City. She has served as an adjunct faculty member teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels at institutions in the Kansas City area. She also serves as a volunteer for individuals with special needs as well as coordinating holiday meals with her local rescue mission.
A.B.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
M.S.W., University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
M.A., Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas
B.S., University of Wisconsin – Platteville, Platteville, Wisconsin


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Google cuts tax with 'Double Irish' scheme
Alphabet Inc.'s Google moved €15.9bn to a Bermuda shell company in 2016, saving at least $3.7bn in taxes that year, regulatory filings in the Netherlands show.
Google uses two structures, known as a 'Double Irish' and a 'Dutch Sandwich', to shield the majority of its international profits from taxation. The setup involves shifting revenue from one Irish subsidiary to a Dutch company with no employees, and then on to a Bermuda mailbox owned by another Ireland-registered company.
The amount of money Google moved through this structure in 2016 was 7pc higher than the year before, according to company filings with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
"We pay all of the taxes due and comply with the tax laws in every country we operate in around the world," a Google spokesman said in a statement. "We remain committed to helping grow the online ecosystem."
Google is under pressure from regulators and authorities around the world for not paying enough tax.
The Government here closed the tax loophole that permitted 'Double Irish' tax arrangements in 2015 but companies already using the structure are allowed to continue employing it until the end of 2020.
According to US financial filings, Google's global effective tax rate in 2016 was 19.3pc, which it achieved in part by shifting the majority of its international profit to the Bermuda-based entity. Total foreign earnings Google held overseas were $60.7bn at the end of 2016, the SEC filing said. US tax changes mean Google and other multinationals have an incentive to repatriate much of that cash at a one-time 15.5pc tax rate. (Bloomberg)
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On any given day you probably have a thousand errands to run, put in an eight hour workday, chauffeur kids to activities and sports practices, all the while playing catch up from yesterday and the day before…
Who has time to study and translate the crazy, ever-changing fashion trends into Real Life Fashion for the Rest of Us. Let's be honest, who's really wearing the blinding fluorescent colors head to toe?
We all want to look put-together, feel good about what we're wearing, and be comfortable without spending a fortune and time you just can't spare running from store to store to store. If this sounds like your life, then keep reading. You need key information that you can apply right now.
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Electronic health records (EHRs) are meant to store the latest healthcare data, but much of the information is copied or pasted, which decreases accuracy and leads to clinical error. In a study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco evaluated how data are documented with EHRs.
Many medical professionals have become accustomed to the "copy and paste" technique of EHR documentation. Researchers were able to use an updated EHR tool to differentiate between manually entered, copied and imported data to reveal the exact statistics on how data is documented in patient EHRs.
Evaluating inpatient progress notes within the Epic EHR system at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, researchers used the software update to differentiate rates of manually entered data, imported data and copied data that had been pasted from a previous note. The study covered 23,630 notes taken by 460 residents, medical students and direct care hospitalists from January 10, 2016, to August 31, 2016.
Results showed only 18 percent of the data was manually entered, 46 percent was copied and 36 percent was imported. Residents copied 51.4 percent of data and manually entered 11.8 percent of data. Medical students manually entered 16.2 percent of data and copied 49 percent of data. Direct care hospitalists copied 47.9 percent of data, manually entered 14.1 percent of data and wrote the shortest notes.
"Future analysis will examine how copied and imported text is used to fulfill the various functions of a note, such as billing or clinical history recall," concluded Michael D. Wang, MD, first author on the study, and colleagues. "This finding could spur EHR design that makes copied and imported information readily visible to clinicians as they are writing a note but, ultimately, does not store that information in the note. For example, copied text used as a hospital course record to facilitate the creation of a discharge summary may represent an opportunity for the EHR to provide an alternative space for discharge information. Alternately, copied text that represents a belief that more text leads to higher billing suggests an opportunity for educating clinicians in how notes are coded."


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Westwood (subdivision), Houston
Westwood is a residential subdivision in Southwest Houston, Texas. The subdivision is bounded by the 610 Loop, the Union Pacific railroad tracks, Stella Link Road, and Willowbend Boulevard. It has about 800 houses.[1]
Sergeant J. W. Collins of the Houston Police Department (HPD) Southwest Patrol Division and the head of the Beechnut Police Station's Tactical Response Team, stated that according to an HPD study of the crime statistics comparing those of January to May 1989 to January to May 1988, after the Link Valley complexes closed, Class 1 and Class 2 crime decreased in several neighborhoods.[note 1]In Westwood, Class 1 crime decreased by 3 percent and Class 2 crime decreased by 23%.[2]
In 2009 the civic club founded a Citizens on Patrol program.[1]
The Houston Independent School District operates area public schools.
All houses are zoned to Shearn Elementary School and Pershing Middle School.[3][4] Pershing-zoned students have the option to apply for the regular program at Pin Oak Middle School in the city of Bellaire.[5] Houses north of West Bellfort are zoned to Bellaire High School, which is also in the city of Bellaire.[6] Houses south of West Bellfort are zoned to Westbury High School.[7]
In 1970 Westwood, along with some other White communities, was rezoned from Westbury to Madison High School because of a court ruling. By 1990, Westbury was about 50% Black, 25% White, 15% Hispanic, and 10% Asian while Madison was 1% White. In 1992 an attendance boundary shift occurred but Westwood was still in the Madison zone. The residents wanted to be rezoned to Westbury. Rod Paige, then the board president and HISD trustee for district 9, and board member Donald R. McAdams attended a meeting at a house of a Westwood community leader on May 12, 1992.[8]
McAdams, who authored Fighting to Save Our Urban Schools-- and Winning!: Lessons from Houston, recalled that the Westwood residents said "Westwood is an integrated community. Whites, blacks, [sic] Hispanics, and Asians live happily together in almost perfect balance. ll of us want to be rezoned from Madison to Westbury. Westbury is our neighborhood high school. It is closer than Madison."[9] McAdams wrote that the demographics of the community meeting confirmed the statement about ethnic diversity.[10] According to McAdams, HISD superintendent Frank Petruzielo initially did not adopt the recommendations from himself and Paige because he feared black administrators in HISD would not support the move, so McAdams and Westwood community leaders made a presentation to the HISD board explaining the merits of the case. The board unanimously rezoned the community to Westbury.[10]
- McAdams, Donald R. Fighting to Save Our Urban Schools-- and Winning!: Lessons from Houston. Teachers College Press, 2000. ISBN 0807770353, 9780807770351.
- ^ a b Jackson, Kim. "Westwood Civic Club forms Citizens on Patrol program." Houston Chronicle. August 25, 2009. Retrieved on November 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Cobb, Kim. "HPD reports less crime near Link Valley." Houston Chronicle. Friday July 1, 1989. p. A32. Available from NewsBank, Record Number: 07*21*638242. Article available from the Houston Public Library website with a library card.
- ^ "Shearn Elementary Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Pershing Middle Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Pin Oak Middle School." The Southwest District. Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Bellaire High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Westbury High School Attendance Zone," Houston Independent School District
- ^ McAdams, p. 55.
- ^ McAdams, p. 55-56.
- ^ a b McAdams, p. 56.
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If you need to make a complaint, please contact your clinician first of all. They will try to see what went wrong and how they can help. In areas as emotive as sexuality and gender, issues can arise simply due to miscommunication and hopefully things can be straightened out so you are heard and your point understood. Even with more complex issues, we hope we can understand together what went wrong and try to fix it.
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Business Development Manager
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|Dublin City Centre
|€55,000 - €65,000
|Anet Burke
|Bonus, Permanent Health Insurance
My client, a leader in their field, is seeking a candidate who will be responsible for the business development activities of company through a chosen panel of Intermediaries.
This will typically involve exploiting new business opportunities by building deep relationships with Intermediaries and additionally with a small number of corporates that have a national profile, a presence in the Southern Region, and have the ability to distribute the company's products. The delivery of agreed medium to long term new business income and service targets as well as attaining an appropriate business mix in a compliant and professional manner will be most important. The key to this will mainly be to implement a successful strategy for winning and retaining intermediaries.
- Grow and enhance existing intermediary relationships
- Develop new intermediary relationships
- Introduce a pre-agreed quantum of new funds and new income from new schemes in addition to the existing schemes in the area.
- Achieve product sales targets for new products as they come on stream. e.g. investment platform
- Provide a high level of technical knowledge and support to the Intermediary panel to help in the sales and marketing of schemes.
- Engage in formal presentations to a small number of Corporates and their distribution teams to educate on the benefits and features of the company's products. The aim is to raise their skill level to enable them to complete business with end user clients.
- Engage in marketing initiatives, e.g. seminars, mail shots, articles and client meetings.
- Work closely with the CPE teams to manage and ensure the highest level of service is delivered to clients and intermediaries at all times
- Ensure that the Company's business proposition and brand integrity are maintained at all times
- Provide pre-agreed management information
- Provide details of interviews and meetings held
- Undertake sufficient Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours to maintain/attain relevant qualifications as required
- Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the Company's compliance requirements at all times
- Learn and adhere to the Service Standards of the Company, especially the core processes, philosophy and beliefs.
- The company has over 50 employees, most of which are based in Dublin.
- Working closely with Intermediaries and sometimes their clients typically in intermediary offices.
- Liaising with Sales Director/Head of Advisor Services and Sales Support on a daily basis.
- Working as part of a Sales Team
- You will be given support from the CPE Team, the Technical & Consultancy team, and the Marketing Team and be given full details on each product that we offer.
- Technical Skill Development.
- Providing service excellence in everything that is done.
- Client / Intermediary relationship development and management and networking capability.
- Delivery of New Business Sales Targets.
- Compliance Management.
- Three years experience in Pensions environment is required, preferably in front line business development.
- Ideally CFP Qualification attained (we will also consider candidates with QFA who are progressing towards CFP qualifications).
- A relevant business, financial services or accountancy qualification is also beneficial.
- Experience of building business through intermediaries is important.
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The Terry FLX Saddle offers the latest evolution in saddle technology. We recommend the FLX to elite riders who prefer a lightweight, minimally padded saddle but need pressure relief. The FLX has a complete cutaway front to back for added comfort and flexibility. Slim profile.
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I recently read a book entitled "Jesus Untangled", by Keith Giles. I was offered the chance to download this book free of charge if I would review it on my blog, so here goes.
I believe that this book addresses a very real problem in the evangelical Church today. The issue is that of national pride and Christianity merged together, resulting in what we see today. For many American evangelicals, God and country are on equal ground. They view America as God's chosen people, and advancing the kingdom of God is equated with doing whatever makes America great and prosperous. This is why we see so many Christians active in politics, just as concerned with the constitution as they are with the Bible, and pledging allegiance to the flag of an earthly kingdom.
This book really steps on toes as it confronts these issues, but it is something that needs to be "shouted from the roof tops" in my estimation.
There is a radical difference between the Kingdom of God, and any of the world's kingdoms, including America. While some nations may operate on better principles than others, the fact remains that they are still earthly kingdoms. None of them, including America, are founded upon the teachings of Christ. The truth is, they operate on selfish principles. As Christians we are called to separate our selves from this and to unselfishly follow Jesus Christ. His teachings go against the grain of those of this world. While nations strive and struggle for wealth and power, we are called to love, and give, and to turn the other cheek. Sadly the type of Christianity that so many follow today explains away what Jesus commands us to do, and embraces the policies of America instead, in the name of God and country.
The first Christians were not politically active, they were not caught up in the affairs of the state, and rejected national pride, considering themselves instead strangers and pilgrims upon this earth. This changed with Constantine, who declared Christianity the national religion of the Roman empire, and thus began the merger of Church and state, which has been an entanglement that has plagued the Church ever since.
As a result we now have Christians embracing war and military might, something that Jesus never taught, and the early Church rejected. We have resorted to politics and legislation to set the moral tone of our country instead of spreading the gospel and seeing people changed from the inside out. Now our worship is divided between Christ and the flag, and our allegiance is divided as well, between God and the nation. The modern Church has become entangled in the affairs of a secular kingdom, and has forfeited Christ and His kingdom.
Once again, I believe this book is right on target with its message. It will surprise many who read it. It may offend many, and step on some toes, but if it gets your attention and causes you to take a look at how far we have fallen from truly serving Christ, it will be worth the read.