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Commodity Trading – A few thoughts about Pepper
I have recently been inundated with e-mails offering various commodities for sale – sugar, soybeans, gold!! and I have to admit that it is rather seductive. I mean, anyone can sell sugar and gold. The markets for both at the moment are very profitable.
However, I would caution anyone thinking of trading in commodities to be wary. If it were as simple as it appears then everyone would be doing it. In fact, there is nothing to stop anyone purchasing a commodity in one country and selling it in another (as long as the local laws in those countries allow) but making a success of, and profit in, the transaction is another matter altogether. There is also the matter of fraud. Commodity trading, by its very nature, attracts a rather large percentage of fraudulent deals.
Some of these deals can be very convincing, but the way to avoid being cheated is to know your market. For example, a group in Kenya recently advised one of my clients that they were able to supply 20 kgs of gold on a monthly basis. My client immediately got suspicious because there are no gold mines in Kenya, so the question was raised, where is this gold coming from and who actually owns it? Unfortunately, someone else, who was less savvy about gold mining decided to investigate further and travelled to Kenya to see the gold. They were taken to an Assay office in Nairobi where it was proved that the gold was real and that it weighed 20 kgs. For anyone in the know, this should have rung another alarm bell, since all the official Assay offices in Nairobi are actually based at Jomo Kenyatta Airport (well outside Nairobi City limits). The agreement was that the gold would be paid for on arrival by Documentary Credit, but that because of the nature of the product, the sellers wanted to be responsible for the freight and goods in transit insurance. There is nothing wrong with this, except that they wanted this to be paid upfront, direct into their account (not that of a shipping company and/or insurance company) and at a cost of USD 100,000. At which point the potential buyer decided to call it a day and retreated home without any gold, having spent about USD 10,000 on flight and hotel costs, not to mention their time.
Even without the added problem of fraud, getting involved in commodity trading can be risky. Not only does the commodity trader need to have extensive knowledge of their chosen commodity from supply to delivery, but excellent (and trusted) contacts in the industry, the ability to extensively check their whole supply chain on a continuous basis, and access to the necessary funding. Getting all these different factors right is quite complicated and getting it wrong can cost a fortune.
I should mention there is a big difference between actually physically trading commodities and getting involved in, for example, Commodity Futures Trading. A Futures Contract is an agreement/contract to buy or sell a specific commodity today, through a commodity/futures exchange/broker, at a specific price, for delivery on/by a specific date in the future. The profit is achieved either by "going long" (buying low and selling higher) or by "going short" (selling high and buying back lower). The business of Commodity Futures Trading is speculating and making a profit on the price, not by taking delivery of the product. It is complicated, requires specialised knowledge and can lose the practitioner life-changing amounts of money.
So what is commodity trading and how does it vary from other international trade transactions? The definition of commodities can be applied to raw or primary products, such as oil, gold and other precious metals and agricultural items, such as wheat, sugar, rice and the subject of this article – pepper. The objective of this article to to provide basic information about pepper trading and shipping, but also to give an indication of some of the problems that anyone dealing in an agricultural commodity such as pepper might face. Please note that this is not designed to be a complete or comprehensive guide to pepper trading and should be treated as a general information source only.
Pepper (also known as black gold) originated in India and has been exported for over 3000 years. Traces of black pepper have been found in Ancient Egyptian New Dynasty graves. Today pepper comprises over 25% of the world trade in spices. However, it is only grown in certain countries, mainly because the plant requires a wet tropical climate situated preferably within 15 degrees on either side of the Equator. One of the largest providers is Brazil, who are part of the International Pepper Commodity, an intergovernmental organisation of pepper producing countries. The other full members are India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The associate members are the Hainan Province of the Peoples Republic of China and Papua New Guinea. Pepper is also grown in Thailand, Madagascar and Cameroon as well as other parts of China. In some of these countries the pepper trade is vitally important. For example, pepper accounts for 91% of Vietnam's spice exports to the USA.
The Characteristics of the Pepper Plant
The pepper plant (Piper Nigrum belonging to the Piperoceae family) is a tropical climbing vine, usually supported by a tree or other support, which fruits by producing berries that grow in grape-like clumps of up to 150 florets and hang down in a spike. It starts to bear fruit after 3-4 years from implantation. Technically the pepper fruit is a drupe (fruit consisting of outer skin, pulpy middle layer, hard and woody inner shell enclosing a single seed), measuring about 5mm in diameter.
The bite and pungency of pepper is primarily due to the nonvolatile alkaloid piperine, the element that creates the heat felt in the mouth rather than the nose and sinuses. The level of piperine in the peppercorn is directly linked to where it is grown and how mature the berries are when harvested. Generally the piperine content of peppercorns lies within the range of 3-8g/100g. Pepper also has an essential oil content, which (with black pepper) is typically 1% – 2.5%, with some reaching as high as 5%. The higher the levels of piperine and essential oils, the more prized the peppercorn. However, judging when to harvest can be difficult because the maximum essential oil content is reached very early in the maturity of the berries and declines with age, whereas the piperine content continues to increase as the berries mature.
Like wine grapes, the flavour and aroma of peppercorns is determined by the local terroir – the set of special conditions that the geography, geology and climate of a certain place, interacting with the plant's genetics, determine the quality of a crop. Top-ranked peppercorns are named after the regions they are grown in, or the ports from which they are shipped. The most valued peppercorns (and highest grades) come from the Indian regions of Tellicherry and Malabor. Tellicherry peppercorns normally have a piperine content of 6.6 and a volatile oil content of 4.7, while Malabor's piperine content is about 7 with a volatile oil content of about 4.5. Lampong pepper grown on Sumatra is the most sought after Indonesian pepper. Indonesia also produces a white pepper known as Muntok, named for the port it is exported from.
Black pepper varieties obtained from other countries are usually less valued, partially because they vary in heat and are less pungent, but mainly because they lack the complex aroma found in Tellicherry and Malabor peppercorns. Generally speaking, Brazilian peppercorns are less hot than the Asian varieties.
Pepper berries on a single spike don't mature at the same time, so when harvested will usually have a variety of colours. Whether the final pepper product is black, pink/red, green or white depends on its ripeness when harvested and the way it was processed. These processing methods can further affect the taste and fragrance of the peppercorn and there are different international quality standards. For example, peppercorns which have undergone Irradiation Sterilisation can be consumed in the USA, but not the EC (European Community). The EC will, however, accept pepper that has undergone steam sterilisation. It is interesting to note from their website that Vietnamese pepper growers don't appear to offer steam sterilisation at the moment – this might be an interesting business opportunity for someone.
All peppercorns start out as green, unripe fruit on the vine. Some are harvested before maturity, treated and preserved while still green to retain the colour, and sold as green peppercorns. Most of the early harvested green fruit, however, is dried (which is when they turn black) and sold as black peppercorns. Fruit which is allowed to mature on the vine turns a deep red colour. Some are sold as red/pink peppercorns, but usually only in local markets, mainly because apparently pink peppercorns are toxic in large quantities. The majority of the mature fruit is harvested, dried (they turn black) and then processed (a process known as ratting) to remove the dark outer coat and reveal the light beige colour which is then sold as white peppercorns. Consequently, white pepper has a higher content of piperine and a hotter taste than black pepper whilst fresh peppers contain approximately 5%-9% of piperine.
Various types of pepper will have different characteristics. For example,
White peppercorns are yellow to dirty yellow in appearance
Tellicherry and Malabor are dark brown to black, netted, spherical, hard and heavy
Lampong, Sarawak (Malaysia) and Cambodia are brownish to black, uneven, not markedly netted and spherical.
Different areas have different harvest periods. In Brazil this runs between July and September: in Vietnam between January and May. Provided that recommended storage facilities are maintained, black and white pepper may generally be stored for a period of up to 24 months. Ground pepper can only last a few months in storage.
General Export/Import Information
The main HS Commodity Code for pepper is 0910.99. However, the full codes vary from country to country – some examples are detailed below. (Please note that these codes can change at short notice, so should always be double checked prior to shipment).
EC, Russia and Hong Kong – 0910.99.9900
Canada – 0910.99.9000
Australia – 0910.99.0015
China and South America (generally) – 0910.99.00
Japan – 0910.99.9191
India and the Far East – 0910.99.90
Nigeria – 0910.99.0000.
Import taxes also vary from 30% in India and Turkey to 12.5% in the EC, 3% in Canada, 1.9% in the USA and 0% in Norway, Macao and Malaysia. However, there are other taxes, such as VAT, which also needs to be taken into consideration. Another cost to be calculated are any export taxes from the country of export. However, please note that as of May 2013, in order to promote their Peppercorn exports, both the Brazilian and Vietnamese Governments are waiving export taxes on Pepper exports.
Export Documentation
As well as the normal export documentation (invoice, packing list, Bills of Lading and in some cases Certificates of Origin), special documentation relating to agricultural commodities are also required. This includes, but is not limited to, the following. Please note that some of these documents are automatically included in the price of supply. Others may be supplied at extra cost. Always check with the import authorities what documentation they require and then check with the supplier to ensure that these are supplied (either as part of the normal price or at additional cost):
Analysis of Salmonella Certificate
Other Micro biotic certificates (if required by the importing country regulations)
SGS Certificate
Phytosanitary Certificate
Fumigation Certificate (usually 72 hours with Aluminium Phosphate)
Quality and Weight Certificates.
Food imports, whatever they are, are strictly regulated in most countries. In the UK, for example, the relevant department is the Food Standards Agency. Anyone importing food stuffs must know about the regulations that apply to a specific product and the more general rules concerning labelling and additives. The latter is not normally a problem with pepper, but some of the chemicals used in the processing stages may be problematic. Failure to comply with such regulations could cause serious delays to the customs clearance of the shipment (and for pepper this can have dire consequences as will be seen under shipping conditions) and may require action by enforcement agencies.
Transport Considerations
Pepper is not an easy cargo to transport.
Although the peperine in peppercorns is non-volatile, the essential oils are readily volatilised, a process primarily dictated by temperature. However, when transporting pepper, it is vital to retain the content of essential oils to the greatest possible extent, since this (along with other constituents) determine the odour, flavour and quality of the peppercorn.
Pepper has certain other characteristics which need to be taken into consideration when planning a shipment. Peppercorns are extremely odour-sensitive and so must never be stored or shipped together with any strong-smelling products. Even after being processed pepper corns continue to ferment, so this can result in increased CO2 concentrations in ship's holds. Therefore, real care should be taken when accessing the hold to ensure that the O2 levels are adequate. Pepper is also moisture-sensitive, so must be protected from any moisture during the packing, handling, loading and shipping process. However, because peppercorns continue to ferment this means that they release large quantities of water vapour during shipment. Black pepper releases more vapour than white and fresh pepper releases more vapour than dried so they should never be shipped with moisture-sensitive products i.e. itself. Also, due to this natural process, and especially with fresh pepper, weight losses of up to 7% may occur due to evaporation of residual intrinsic moisture content. Normal values are, however, between 1%-2% for white pepper and 2%-4% for black. Although pepper does not cause contamination, it is sensitive to contamination by dust, dirt, oils and fats
This means that when transporting pepper it must be kept cool, protected from moisture and contaminants and very well ventilated. It also has to be kept very secure because it is a highly valuable commodity and particularly at risk from theft.
Pepper should be packed in double layered bags or flat jute fabric bags. During the handling and loading process it is vital that the cargo is protected from moisture which can lead to mold, spoilage and self-heating (due to the essential oils). No hooks should be used with the bagged cargo, to prevent damage to the bags and a loss of volume.
I will probably mention this a few times, but proper and correct ventilation is very important during the whole shipping process. Consequently, the containers used to ship the goods are not the usual general purpose (GP) containers that are normally used to ship goods. The following types of containers are suitable.
– Open-sided with tarpaulins which can be rolled up during transport, so ensuring active ventilation
– Passively ventilated containers
– Thermally insulated refrigerated containers.
If the ventilation is inadequate, vapourisation of the essential oils may occur, which can cause moisture damage by sweating. Therefore, stowage space should always be cool, dry and easy to ventilate and preferably below deck. By stowing the containers below deck, this keeps them away from potential risk of high solar heating, which could cause self-heating (where the pepper becomes wet, swells and heats up so much it begins to steam and can become totally worthless) and, particularly for white pepper, a risk of post-fermentation. Before shipping, the water content of the pepper should be analysed and should always be less than 15%. An ideal moisture content on loading is 10-11%, which is enough to prevent moisture damage and the breeding of insect pests.
Pepper also requires a particular temperature (between 5 and 25 degrees centigrade). If the temperature exceeds 25 degrees then essential oils may be lost through self-heating. If it exceeds 40 degrees then the pepper will dry out by 0.5% and exposure to direct solar radiation can cause the pepper to dry out by 2% or more in weight.
Ventilation is therefore very important. The containers in the hold must be arranged such that a 'chimney' effect is achieved with the air blown in from beneath and rising upwards through the layers of containers continuously removing warm, moist air.
Another important consideration to be borne in mind when shipping pepper is the difference in temperatures that usually occurs between the ports of loading and unloading. Incoming cold air can cause sudden drops in temperature which, especially in the container interiors, may result in an increase in the relative humidity and so problems with condensation.
In order to prevent condensation, care should be taken to leave a clear gap between the cargo stack and the ship's side or container wall. Pepper shipments should also be covered with mats or cloths capable of briefly absorbing any condensation which may drip onto the cargo. It is also possible to apply an 'anti-condensation' film or coat the inside of the container with moisture-absorbing paint (which provides protection for only a limited period).
It is also very important to unload containers quickly on arrival at the port of destination or at least ensure the containers are placed in protected storage from temperature and humidity changes immediately on arrival. This can be difficult if there is a problem with the import customs clearance due to incorrect paperwork or disallowed trace elements.
Most agricultural commodities are challenging items to ship globally and this brief description about pepper and some of its particular idiosyncrasies may illustrate why. Trading in commodities is big business, and in various countries some types of commodity are limited to government trading only. The complications of commodity trading is linked to the extraordinary amount of information required by the trader to ensure that the commodity they are purchasing is worthwhile in the market place and can be shipped in a manner that guarantees the cargo arrives in good condition. There is also the small matter of proper due diligence. All these different elements might help everyone understand why I think commodity trading should come with big warning notices.


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ANAHEIM -- Could baseball's longest-tenured manager be in the midst of his final season with the Angels?
It's all up to Mike Scioscia himself.
Scioscia signed a 10-year extension that runs through 2018 in January 2009, but that contract gives him the ability to opt out after this season. If he does, Scioscia would leave $18 million on the table to hit the proverbial free-agent market. If he doesn't, he'll stay in Southern California for at least an additional three years.
The decision can't officially be made until the end of this season, an industry source said.
"I would never comment on anything regarding the details of my contract," Scioscia said when approached about the subject prior to Friday's game against Detroit.
Scioscia, 56, is easily the most successful manager in Angels history.
Since taking over in 2000, eight years after his final season playing in the Majors, he's led the franchise to its only World Series championship and six American League West titles, including five from 2004-09. Entering Friday, Scioscia has compiled 1,355 wins -- 29th most all time -- and a .547 winning percentage. And in an era dominated by managerial turnover, he's been a rare constant.
In the 16 years Scioscia has been with the Angels, 20 teams have gone through at least five managers and seven of them -- Marlins, Nationals, Cubs, Reds, D-backs, Astros and Mariners -- have had at least eight.
Scioscia's deal was ironclad, his job security unwavering -- but his opt-out provides a window for change.
Scioscia refused to address the matter, though people familiar with his thinking say he has no plans to retire after the season and continues to enjoy managing the Angels. He is forever appreciative of the opportunities the organization has given him and loves working for an owner, Arte Moreno, who spends to field a competitor every year.
But things can change, especially with four full months still remaining in the regular season.
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Volume 1 No. 9The Tiny Book Revisited
It has finally arrived! Miss Ruancie Longste has completed the transcription of The Tiny Book.
"I'm so excited the work is done," Miss Longste informed me. "The hardest part of the work was deciphering the glyphs. Determining the direction of the words and learning the language's semantics and grammar was very intriguing."
In a previous interview, Miss Longste had eluded that the glyphs reminded her of a language she had seen before, but she knew it was neither human nor fairy. When I reminded her of this she said, "Well, yes, of course. The size of the book indicates it could have been a large fairy book, but the glyphs did not match. The glyphs reminded me of Groundhog, but there were differences."
Miss Longste had decided to study palaeography after unearthing a strange book while preparing to plant a tree when she was only eight years old. Looking at it, she felt it was written in Groundhog, but she could not explain why she felt this to be true. "When I looked at it, the book felt like it had a lot to say in a jittery way. When I managed to transcribe it, it read like an angry gopher. Let's face it, gophers are miniature groundhogs." I will have to speak more with Miss Longste regarding that matter. But I digress.
Interestingly enough, Miss Longste informed me that The Tiny Book is written in an old form of Mouse. "The author's name was written on the final page of the book, in the lower right hand corner." The author's name is Graeme Mouse.
The Tiny Book is not a storybook and does not possess any title. However, it does tell a tale. It is the tale of one particular mouse. He is concerned with his country and exhibits philosophical ideas on life. He seems to be on a quest.
This journal of Graeme Mouse will serve as a great story, according to Miss Longste, while, at the same time, enable further research and insight into the lost communication among humans and other creatures.
Who would have thought there was once a mouse who was worried about the world around him? I wonder what type of problems existed? I wonder what a mouse considered to be a problem?
I look forward to having a chance to read The Tiny Book and learn what Graeme Mouse had to say.
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Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan was named head of the women's section at the General Authority for Sports, which acts as the kingdom's sports ministry, the official SPA news agency said. It did not specify what her responsibilities would be.
Princess Reema is the daughter of the once powerful Prince Bandar bin Sultan, who was the Saudi ambassador to Washington for 22 years until 2005. She was educated in the United States.
"I am honoured to serve my nation," SPA quoted Princess Reema as saying.
Women face significant obstacles to competing in sport in Saudi Arabia, where women are deprived of certain rights, have to cover from head to toe and not allowed to drive.
Four Saudi female athletes are however taking part in the Olympics this year in Rio, where they were due to arrive with seven Saudi men on Monday.
However, they were not present at the Saudi welcoming ceremony at the athletes' village as the country's National Olympic Committee confirmed the women were yet to arrive.
Saudi will take 4 female athletes to #Rio2016. But they're not at the #KSA Welcome Ceremony. Yet to arrive, say NOC. pic.twitter.com/DiB1IVSHWI— Gary Meenaghan (@GMeenaghan) August 2, 2016
Those sportswomen include marathon runner Sarah al-Attar, judoka Wujud Fahmi, fencer Lubna al-Omair and 100m runner Cariman Abu al-Jadail.
Both Attar and Fahmi were returning to the Games after they became the country's first female Olympians in London four years ago.
In a first in 2014, a Saudi state school introduced sports for girls, after a call for lifting a ban on women in sports.
Saudi authorities shut down private gyms for women in 2009 and 2010, and women are effectively barred from sports arenas by strict rules on segregation of the sexes in public.
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PTSD and capacitance:
When you experience the original trauma, the capacity of your nerve cells expands. At a cellular level, you now have an ability to contain new trauma. Nerves are elastic-like and now, after the trauma, have an increased capacity to expand.
So years later, when someone hollers at you, or an everyday type trauma happens- traffic, weather, news- this PTSD patient feels something like the original trauma, re-experiencing it at least at a nerve cell level, because the cells open up and expand to accommodate a new influx of a large amount of trauma.
So even though the two incidents are very different, the second one a minor everyday trauma that most people just tolerate, it can cause this PTSD patient to re-experience the same feelings experienced during the original trauma, at a nerve cell level. I open up and experience all the horrible physical stuff all over again, just I guess, from memory, sense memory?
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How To Manage A Naughty Kid At A Mall?
Are you a desperate mom or dad of a kid or kid(s) who are famous tantrum throwers at malls? Well, then you are not alone in the struggle. I have a little one who practically sleeps on the floor while passersby stare from kid to me and me to kid! And then with utter disgust on most of their faces turn back on their own business. It is as if I have voluntarily made my kid lie on the ground and lose all hell on me! Oh! It was a period of extreme embarrassment! But thanks to some very useful tips that I have been able to now be a mom of a well-discipline kid!
Reward rather than punishIt was common belief in the past, that kids can be disciplined through punishment. But it is a well-known fact now that punishments have rather failed miserably in moulding the kids into better people. Rather it has done quite the opposite. Kids became more rebellious and uncontrollable than ever before! You will be able to see a huge difference in the kids by rewarding and appreciating their good deeds however simple they may be. For instance, you can give then a candy at a store and tell them that they are getting the candy for being good and nice since you all arrived at the store.
Divert attentionAnother easy way of getting the kids to behave is to keeping their thoughts occupied o something else. For this you can get the kids involved in chatting about something that interests them the most. I used to talk to my kids about how there might be dinosaurs hiding in the shops and then we each create stories on how to capture them! When kids' minds are occupied on other things they forget to throw the tantrum! So even if you so many products for a pallet delivery service you need not worry about the kids!
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Tea and coffee major Tata Global Beverages Ltd (TGBL) has reported a jump of over two-fold in its consolidated net profit after taxes (PAT) at Rs 144.54 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2016.
"The consolidated net profit of the company stood at Rs 65.94 crore during the same period a year ago," Tata Global Beverages Ltd said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
It's consolidated total income grew marginally by 2.9 per cent to Rs 1,758.16 crore during Q3 2016-17, as compared to Rs 1,708.95 crore during the same period last year.
Commenting on the performance, Tata Global Beverages Ltd, MD and CEO, Ajoy Misra said, "The company recorded significant profit growth last quarter despite higher spends behind brands. Tata Global Beverages is leveraging consumer insights to create magical beverage moments for our consumers. Whether it is capturing white spaces in target markets or strengthening our key brands further, our product and marketing initiatives aim to break clutter and enhance the consumer experience. Along with our tea portfolio, we are focusing on steadily scaling our coffee and water portfolio by creating differentiated brands in these categories."
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An INLD member today demanded slashing of the price of packaged water, saying such water was being sold at places at rates as high as Rs 180.
An INLD member today demanded slashing of the price of packaged water, saying such water was being sold at places at rates as high as Rs 180. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Dushyant Chautala (INLD) asked the government to cap the price of packaged water at Rs 20. He also said that the price of packaged water should be brought down as it is very high and was being sold at Rs 180.
Chautala also demanded to fix of the minimum support price for milk at Rs 40 per litre, saying the government should help farmers to promote White Revolution. A P Jithender Reddy (TRS) urged the government to consider the demands of EPS-95 pensioners. Their major demands include Rs 7,500 pension plus Dearness Allowance and medical facility for their spouses.
He said the government should consider their demands and give an assurance on them. Ajay Mishra (BJP) asked the government to ban the packaging of food material in plastic and set up units for recycling plastic waste as it impacted health and environment.
Anupam Hazra (Trinamool Congress) raised the issue of Vice Chancellor (VC) incharge of Visva Bharti central university in West Bengal. He alleged that the current VC incharge should not be selected for the regular VC post as there were charges of corrupution against her.
Chandrakant Khaire (Shiv Sena) said the Maratha community was holding peaceful protest in Maharashtra but certain anti-social elements were taking advantage of this and destroying properties. "This is an act to malign the peaceful protest," he said while seeking investigation and action against the culprits.
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Smile SMART effort seeks to encourage patients to stop smoking, tobacco use
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU's Center for Health and Human Services has received $30,000 from the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Community Grants Program to provide training to area dental providers on best practices for smoking cessation.
Smile SMART is a patient-centered smoking-cessation training program for dentists, hygienists and dental assistants, according to a March of Dimes news release. It is an adaptation of the highly successful and award-winning SMART Moms – Smart Mothers Are Resisting Tobacco, a program that trains providers who provide services to pregnant women in smoking cessation best practices.
The Smile SMART project will be piloted with Rutherford County dental providers and the Hamilton County Health Department's dental program, though other providers who express an interest are welcome to participate.
The goal of Smile SMART is to empower dental professionals to use the evidence-based five A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) to encourage their patients to quit smoking or decrease tobacco use, and to reduce women's and infants' exposure to secondhand smoke, ultimately reducing tobacco-related preterm birth, low-birth weight and other adverse birth outcomes.
"Dental providers have opportunities to connect with their patients about the impact of smoking on their oral health as well as the impact of exposure to secondhand smoke of those around them, including children," said Cynthia Chafin, interim director of MTSU's Center for Health and Human Services and Smile SMART project director. "We are very excited to expand the initial pilot project to include dental providers."
Joining Chafin will be Andrew Owusu, Ph.D., associate professor in the MTSU Department of Health and Human Performance Department, who will serve as project evaluator. Maria L. Geisinger, DDS, assistant professor in the University of Alabama-Birmingham's Department of Periodontology, will serve as a project consultant, as will Dr. Lynne Goebel of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
In the research article titled "Tobacco Cessation Education for Dentists," results found that "dentists with tobacco cessation training perform more interventions, report increased self-efficacy, preparedness and fewer barriers than those without training." Dentists with cessation training were "more likely to discuss the personal relevance of quitting, roadblocks and setting quit dates, identify triggers, discuss pharmacotherapy and provide follow-up."
Smile SMART will partner with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Periodontology to research changes in provider behavior in Tennessee practitioners who implement the program. The initial SMART Moms pilot project trained over 400 providers and reached over 13,000 women with one-on-one smoking cessation counseling. Results of the project were published in the Journal of Allied Health and indicated successes that exceeded programs offered in similar settings.
Founded by the Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services in 1993, the MTSU Center for Health and Human Services collaborates with public agencies, private not-for-profit organizations, and MTSU faculty and students to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans. Since 2001, CHHS and the Adams Chair have received over $7 million in grants and contracts.
For more information on CHHS and the Smile SMART provider training program, or to learn how the center can help meet your organization's research, training, or education needs, contact Chafin at 615-898-5493 or firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the Center's website at http://www.mtsu.edu/chhs/.
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https://www.amazon.in/ Amazon.com, often referred to as simply Amazon, is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. It is the largest Internet-based retailer in the United States. Amazon is truly one of India's most valuable brands
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Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, later diversifying to sell DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, video downloads/ streaming, MP3 downloads/streaming, audio-book downloads/streaming, software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys and jewelry. The company also produces consumer electronics— notably, Amazon Kindle e-book readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire Phone—and is the world's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services (IaaS). Amazon also sells certain low-end products like USB cables under its in-house brand Amazon-Basics. Its one of the top brands in India.
Amazon has separate retail websites for United States, United Kingdom and Ireland, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Australia, Brazil, Japan, China, India and Mexico. Amazon also offers international shipping to certain other countries for some of its products.
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This salad is inspired by one that I had at a beach club in Mallorca, which was so beautiful and delicious it seemed to inflict food envy on the people feasting on nachos and chicken goujons next to me. It's always hard to recreate something you had on holiday as no doubt the sun, sea and sangria enhanced the taste of that salad! However, I think my attempt is a very tasty recreation, all be it a little more rustic and slightly less pretty.It's also…Continue Reading "Leftover chicken pesto salad"


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SJACO is committed to better health through better care and lower costs.
San Juan ACO (the "ACO") is a collaborative organization serving the rural region of Western Colorado, including the communities of Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, and smaller outlying communities in the region. Its participants include three hospitals, their employed physicians, solo and independent practices, a rural health clinic, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). The ACO participants share similar challenges associated with mountainous geography, limited financial and human resources, and navigating the transition from volume- to value-based reimbursement.
The San Juan ACO's primary purpose for the ACO is to provide its participants with the opportunity to develop the competencies and the capabilities to effectively manage cost and quality. The ACO is undertaking every possible means to achieve efficiencies through collaboration among its multiple medical communities, and through the utilization of CCA's strong and efficient centralized infrastructure, which has even greater scale. The ACO evolved from their participants' and provider stakeholders' mutual interest in pursuing similar initiatives that promote quality care, drive care efficiencies, and engage patients in coordinated care.


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Authentic replicas: Buddhist art in Medieval China
Prof. Hsueh-man Shen (New York University)
Date: 5 October 2018Time: 5:30 PM
Finishes: 5 October 2018Time: 7:00 PM
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As belief in the Buddha grew and his teachings were transmitted across Asia, Buddhist images, scriptures, and relics were duplicated and reduplicated to satisfy the needs of increasing numbers of the faithful. Yet how were these countless copies of sacred objects able to retain their authenticity and efficacy? Authentic Replicas explores how Buddhists in medieval China solved this conundrum through the use of traditional methods of replication to create objects that fulfilled the spiritual aspirations of those who possessed them. I will show that the Buddhist concept of a replica as an extension of its source imbued the object with credibility, and rendered replicas as "authentic," possessing the same degree of efficacy as the original.
Hsueh-man Shen is Ehrenkranz Associate Professor in World Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Her research on Buddhist art and material culture focuses on the transmission of ideas and technologies across time and space. She is author of the book, Authentic Replicas: Buddhist Art in Medieval China (2018), and editor of Gilded Splendor: Treasures of China's Liao Empire (2006, German version in 2007). In 2016 she co-curated the special exhibition, Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road, for the Getty Center in Los Angeles. She is currently working on a book manuscript, tentatively titled Art, Space, and Mobility, to explore how maritime connectivity reconfigured the cultural boundaries of East Asia during the long twelfth century.
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John Adams, writing of the remembrance of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, said, "It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."
Small town parades! Nothing like them! Some of my favorite moments from our town's.
Then it was on to Walter's parents' home for a barbecue, some grandbaby cuddling, and luscious summertime desserts (none of which I can take credit for).
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As for those who have been using Facebook over couple of years now are lesser frequent visitors to the portal against who are just hooking up. And lot of reasons are cited for it......
People have realized more and more that the attraction Facebook carried is diminishing. The experiment that Facebook did years back has been very good and has given many reasons to people to stick to it. However, now the flavor of uniqueness is fading and the sticky session of users hanging out on it is also diminishing. We all know and there are many articles that talk about the disadvantages of Facebook. But thats OK because, people will go the way they want to go, unless they themselves figure out a reason that hurts them and decides to either move out or reduce the usage.
Things that use to go in favor of FB, still holds true but as always in the world of technology - new and more better things keep coming up. Let us do a mining of different factors:
# Facebook is free and it's one of the best medium for communication (chat / image sharing).- The first part is still right, but 2nd not any more. Lot of people (that i know, like me and many more) are hooking up to messaging services like WhatsApp, flickr,instagram which is much more personal and links with the mobile number giving a very high likely hood of being connected and have the flavor of one to one + group! Also, FB Mobile App may not be compatible with all phone due the difference in internet plans but WhatsApp is a humble app that works on any platform with cheapest plan!
# With Facebook you can connect to any type of people from anywhere in the world because almost every people around the world use Facebook. - Not true any more. Per many papers and series of data published Facebook is seeing many dropouts and are no longer with FB or are active enough to give a reliable communication platform. FB is banned in many places which is also giving though time to the stickiness of users.
# We can share our feelings an what's happening around in our daily life through Facebook. - A complete circle has been made and now more and more people feel its an intrusion and would be staying away from this and will not invite more trouble.....
# Facebook has good privacy setting which gives you the option to customize according to your wish. - One can only laugh and as things gets more complicated - people don't find it appealing enough to adopt to it.
# Facebook has thousands of application, quiz, games etc which is increasing it's popularity day by. - This is right, but as the "android" and tablet makes inroads to common house hold, not many people need the platform to play games a separate item in their plate. Plus lot of tablet don't support flash which makes it hard to go long.
# Facebook is well designed! There is no fancy color or design available which distracts people. This is an old fact now. In order to push more ads, the real estate of the screen has been compromised and things have been made complicated.
There are a plethora of reasons why we see dip in the usage of FB and increase in the usage of image services, communication services, gaming services - FB still has value which will take time to be replaced but its also not an easy fact to ignore that FB is losing its charm, usage and something new and big could again on the cards.


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Understanding the PATH Act's Impact on Immigrants
The PATH Act, which the House has already passed and the Senate will consider, along with the omnibus appropriations for FY 2016, would make many existing tax breaks permanent, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Importantly, the legislation would alter eligibility requirements for some immigrants.
The EITC is a refundable tax credit that supports low-income workers. The size of the credit varies based on income, marital status, and number of dependents; the maximum credit amount is $6,242 for workers with three or more children. One must have a valid Social Security number to claim the credit. The CTC provides tax relief for working families by offering a $1,000 tax credit per child, a portion of which is refundable based on a formula that takes into account the family's earned income. Under current law, the credit is available to individuals, including unauthorized immigrants filing with an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), who have a "qualifying child" who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
The proposed bill would make permanent several reforms that made the EITC and CTC temporarily more generous under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Specifically, the ARRA increased the EITC for individuals with three or more children, and increased the credit's phase-out range by $5,000 for married couples who file jointly. Regarding the CTC, the ARRA made more generous the formula that guides what portion of the credit individuals can receive in their tax refund.
Another major change in the proposed legislation is an effort to clamp down on overpayments, which have been a recurring problem under the EITC and CTC. Overpayments occur when ineligible individuals receive these credits; according to the Treasury Department, 24 percent of EITC payments—or $14.5 billion—were paid in error in 2013. The proposed legislation would work to reduce overpayments in a number of ways:
- Review time. IRS would be provided additional time to review refund claims made under the EITC and CTC—to weed out improper payments and reduce fraud.
- Retroactive claims. The proposals would no longer allow individuals to claim the EITC and CTC retroactively for any prior year in which the individual did not have a valid Social Security number (or ITIN, in the case of the CTC). Under current law, all workers with valid Social Security numbers—including recent recipients—can file an amended tax return (or newly file if they failed to in previous years) and claim the CTC and EITC for up to three previous years.
- ITIN requirements. The proposed legislation would amend the system of issuing ITINs. By 2020, the Treasury Department would be required to adopt a system in which individuals have to file for an ITIN in person. Furthermore, individuals who were granted ITINs prior to 2013 will be required to renew them between 2017 and 2020. If an individual fails to pay taxes for three years, their ITIN will expire.
Impact on Immigrants
Some of the changes will alter eligibility requirements for some immigrants. New and future recipients of deferred action through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), or other similar programs receive Social Security numbers and are eligible to claim the EITC. Under the new proposal, these new holders of Social Security numbers would be ineligible to claim the retroactive EITC credits that other workers will still be eligible to claim. Unauthorized immigrant parents of CTC qualifying children would also be ineligible to claim retroactive credits if they had only recently received an ITIN.
New proposals to amend the system of issuing ITINs or requiring renewals are also seen as potential barriers to individuals that do not qualify for a Social Security number but currently file tax returns with ITINs. These individuals often include nonresident aliens who are required to file a U.S. tax return and unauthorized immigrants who pay taxes.
These provisions are forecasted to generate savings, as the Joint Committee on Taxation projects that they will bring forth $4.5 billion in savings over a 10-year window.1 However, immigrants also generate billions of dollars per year in tax revenue, often through filing with ITINs. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that "between 50 and 75 percent of unauthorized immigrants pay federal, state, and local taxes." The Social Security Administration also estimated that unauthorized immigrants contributed about $13 billion in payroll taxes in 2010 alone. As such, the aggregate budgetary effects of these provisions ultimately remain unclear.
1 The 4.5 billion figure includes savings from preventing retroactive claiming of the EITC and CTC, as well as the new ITIN requirements.
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Over the past few years, an alteration has been stirring in the gold arena, and this seems to set to continue as the recession continues to deteriorate and extent around the financial world like a fast moving virus.
Furthermost the global gold production is used to make jewelry. With global residents and wealth growing yearly, demand for gold used in jewelry production should rise over time as well.
On the contrary, gold jewelry buyers are shown to be somewhat price complex, buying less if the price rises suddenly.
When this happened larger investors, who demand to have direct contact to the price of gold, prefer to invest in gold directly through bullion.
Now the SPDR Gold Shares holds more gold bullion than many of the central banks. It is the world's largest gold exchange traded fund, additionally it is reported to hold over 1280 tons of bullion.
In 30 years, this substantial buying has caused in the sale of gold bullion overhauling the gold jewelry market for the first time.
Furthermore, the other main change in the gold market is growing trend of central banks to currently buy gold bullion.
For 20 years banks were the sellers of gold. But that trend has now reversed as banks in Europe slow down their gold sales and banks in south Americas Russia, India and China increase their gold buying suggestively.
For investors who are a bit more destructive, futures and options will certainly do the trick.
Futures are probably the most effectual way to invest in gold, excluding the fact that contracts must be trolled over occasionally as they expire.


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As if online merchants didn't have enough to do, m-commerce now appears to be a profitable sales channel. You might not be ready for mobile-commerce but a recent survey indicates it might be ready and waiting for you.
The study, performed for Sterling Commerce and Demandware, Inc., found that 15 percent of consumers have used mobile devices to make purchases and nearly a quarter of shoppers use their phone while in a store to comparison shop.
Of the 3,600 U.S. consumers surveyed, 25% of shoppers said that receiving specials and coupons would be an important use for their mobile phone when shopping.
Would-be m-commerce shoppers are still concerned with security and nearly half surveyed would like the option of using PayPal.
Other barriers to the use or increased use of m-commerce included the small screen posing challenges, making it difficult to visualize products. Slow load times and difficulties in completing checkout functions due to a small keypad were also cited as common concerns.
The online survey was performed by SmartRevenue in June/July 2010 and surveyed consumers aged 18 and older. Nearly all consumers surveyed own a mobile phone and just under half owned a smart phone. I seem to remember reading statistics somewhere that said cell phone users change their phone every 18 months on average, so smart phone adoption will no doubt continue to rise sharply.
A mobile version of a web site appears to be rapidly moving from being a gimmick to a gotta have sales and marketing tool.
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'Simply unfair' to drag loved ones into political arena, says Boris Johnson
The leadership candidate refused to discuss the incident.
Boris Johnson has again declined to discuss in detail the late-night quarrel at his home, saying it was "simply unfair" to "drag" his loved ones into the political arena.
The Tory leadership frontrunner was involved in a spat in the early hours of Friday morning, which saw police called by worried neighbours after his partner was heard screaming and shouting "get off me".
Mr Johnson held out on making any statement about the row in his partner's flat for three days, but has finally answered questions in an exclusive with the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg.
When asked what happened that night by Kuenssberg, Mr Johnson said he did not want to "drag" his family and loved ones into the political arena.
He said: "I…would love to tell you about all sorts of things Laura, but I've made it a rule over many, many years and I think you've interviewed me loads of times, I do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones.
"And there's a very good reason for that. That is that, if you do, you drag them into things that, really is, is, in a way that is not fair on them."
The minute you start talking about your family or your loved ones, you involve them in a debate that is it is simply unfair on them Boris Johnson
Mr Johnson was asked whether privacy meant more to him than public trust and responded: "Yes I get that, I totally get that.
"But my key point though is that the minute you start talking about your family or your loved ones, you involve them in a debate that is it is simply unfair on them."
The issue of a photograph of the couple that emerged at the weekend was raised, with Kuenssberg suggesting the former mayor of London could be "trying to have this both ways".
Mr Johnson dodged the question, saying "I just do not go into this stuff" and referring back to "innumerable statements I gave when I was mayor".
He said: "Actually I think what people want to know is what is going on with this guy, does he, when it comes to trust, when it comes to character all those things, does he deliver what he says he's going to deliver?
"And that is the key thing."
Kuenssberg agreed trust was key and suggested the Tory membership would be looking at his record when deciding whether to vote for him and warned "there are plenty of people even in the Conservative Party who worry that you do not stick to what you promise".
But Mr Johnson dismissed this, saying: "Well I think they're talking absolute nonsense.
"When I was mayor, when I became mayor of London, when we said we would do something, we, I may say delivered not just X but X plus 10."


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La Foresteria di San Leo: reviews and guests' comments
Vickie Ware from United States posted this comment about La Foresteria di San Leo on 03/06/2017
Score: 10/10
Period of stay: May, 2017
REVIEW: If you stay in one bed and breakfast, make it this one!!!! Even if you are miles away, make a change and stay here. We so wish we could have stayed longer. Absolutely perfect in every way. We just loved the owners, the room, the grounds are amazing. The weather was a bit cool when we were there, so we did not get to use the beautiful pool. DO NOT MISS!!!
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Dougal from Australia posted this comment about La Foresteria di San Leo on 23/09/2011
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REVIEW: Friendly staff. Warm welcome - with a coffee Very clean rooms - comfy bed. Yummy breakfast - with plenty of choice Delightful dining room Delicious dinner, not expensive, excellent service Wonderful location - a bit of a challenge to find Happy to recommend.
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REVIEW: A very spacious, spotlessly clean room. Excellent evening meals,including traditional family recipes made from local ingredients, some produced on the farm, and good breakfasts. Our hosts made us feel very welcome and were very proud of their accommodation and food. We hope to return.
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Among the many cloud storage services available today, Dropbox is easily one of the more prominent and popular one due mainly to its apps. Apple users are well covered as Dropbox has apps for OS X, iPhone/iPod touch as well as an app tailored for iPad.
Dropbox is one of the essential and convenient tool for transferring and sharing files on your desktop with your mobile devices. For example to photoshop the picture that you have just taken with your iPhone's camera, you can use Dropbox app on the Phone to upload the picture to your Dropbox account, and then access the same file on your Mac. You need to register as an user in order to use the service, and the basic free account comes with a 2GB of disk space.
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Today's readings: Ecclesiasticus 27,33 - 28,9; Romans 14, 7-9; Matthew 18, 21-35.
St Matthew's gospel today, like last Sunday, continues to highlight the essentials of community building and the importance of relationships that bind solidly the communities we belong to. If we lack compassion and are hard to forgive, we cannot receive forgiveness. The gospel is not saying that if we fail to forgive, then the heavenly Father will deal with us accordingly. It opens our eyes to the fact that forgiveness will be received as inner healing if it is given.
The first reading, very much on the same wavelength, sounds like a vademecum, a handbook to be kept at hand for consultation about things to remember and that make life more liveable. We do not seem to cherish so much today the idea of having a handbook at hand that can set rules, parameters, and above all, that can keep us alert to things easily forgotten.
But many a time it is what we actually and urgently need to learn how to live rightly. Life with our own selves, with others, in society, even in our inner circles of friends is becoming more and more difficult. In her book Alone Together, Sherry Turkle argues that internet use has as much power to isolate and destroy relationships as it has to bring us together. We spend so much time together, we invent ways how to entertain ourselves, yet solitude is one of the predicaments of modern living.
Pope Francis has just faced one of the most challenging journeys abroad in Columbia, a country that was the victim of a spiral of violence that seemed unending. A nation victim of wounds hard to heal, that still hurt, and that for more than half a century have generated physical and spiritual death all over the place. The Crucifix of Bojaya' in Columbia, mutilated and wounded, was a powerful image because, as Pope Francis said: "Christ no longer has arms, nor is his body there, but his face remains". It is when the face is distorted that we lose connection with who we are.
St Peter in today's gospel asks Jesus a very pertinent question: "How often must I forgive?" As if forgiveness can be quantifiable, or choosy, or looking at faces! To a certain extent we are all carriers of resentment and anger, as the first reading says. Resentment and anger are in themselves sentiments that are provoked, just like all other very human sentiments. But when they remain unattended, they hurt, they generate further resentment and anger, they harden the heart, and they fester like open wounds.
That is why Ecclesiasticus urges us to remember that life is worth living if attended to. Forgiveness is not simply a faith issue. One need not be a Christian to grasp the depth of what the first reading is saying. For both believers and unbelievers, wisdom is a must, and living wisely is a choice that gives the right perspective and strengthens us to maintain it, come what may.
As long as we do not renounce to what ultimately safeguards our humanness, there is always the possibility of giving and receiving forgiveness, of healing the wounds and hurts that otherwise would make life hell on earth. Just as happened with the fellow servants in today's gospel parable, there is so much around us that makes us feel deeply distressed. Yet beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The standpoint from where one looks at life and at what comes across, can change everything radically.
For the sake of our mental sanity it remains imperative for us all, while our feet remain grounded, to have an eye for what is beautiful, for what refreshes the heart, and for what elevates the spirit.


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Easy swing mk 11 bungee harness.
Just a quick question to ask for some advice plesae, i am considering buying the Easy Swing mark 11 bungee harness. Now being a guy that likes to kneel when retrieving my targets because of back problems what i want to know is when kneeling with the detector still attached to the bungee does this restrict movement when rummaging around or do you find it no problem, i can't help thinking that having to detatch and re-attach to the detector on every hole would be a pain. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Hi Batman, I've got the easy swing II harness fitted to my Makro Multi Kruzer, and find it very good. When I detect a find I merely swing the detector to the side, squat down to dig and let go of the detector. It stays out the way, and doesn't touch the ground. Keeps your handle/control box mud free. Also stops the detector tipping over onto its side. You don't need to detach it during search and recovery. I personally find it very good.
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Ive got 2 , one in each vechile so I don't forget them... . The only issues I have with them with the 3030 it gives me a bit of a neck ache but could just b me or my build ...and when u un strap them u loose the strap..99 % of time I keep it strapped and have adapted my detecting to suit a few niggles ...but on the odd occasion i forget it I miss it ....mate uses one on a dues...
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And so I do...
#441 for the mystery of prayer and of praying
#442 big brown eyes batted up at me
#443 the stillness of a moonless night
#444 waving until he's out of sight
#445 grace to sleep in
#446 grace to wake and count gifts
#447 sirens that break the Sabbath's silence
#448 resources that help me pray what I would not know how to pray otherwise -- I have been using Stormie Omartian's books and others like them for years. Dates recorded inside span 15 years. So grateful for this woman's gifting.
#449 the great hymns of faith
#450 a January sunrise and a prayer to accompany it -- Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world, grant that Your people may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that He may be known, worshiped and obeyed to the ends of the earth.
#451 the sounds of a world waking up
#452 children's Christmas pageantry -- as told by kids at St. Paul's Church in New Zealand -- if you're interested, you can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zduwusyip8M
#453 that God gave me a love for early morning
#454 for the way He speaks to me there
#455 the way God places just the right resource in my hand ... at just the right time
#456 the gift of hope -- for without it, there would be no faith
#457 for the miracle of existence
#458 a God who sings over me in the darkness
#459 a young girl in Uganda whose life challenges me to live more awake to those around me
#460 seasons of loneliness
Thanks, big God!