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The UNI-BOUND High School Program has been developed for partner schools to provide a sequential series of experiences and activities for their students in years 8 and 9.
The program builds better understanding of how university broadens your career options, increases your skills and expands your opportunities.
Year 8: Thinking About Uni
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Year 8 students take part in interactive workshops delivered at their school. Students meet with university staff and student mentors to investigate the benefits of higher education through presentations, games and activities designed to build knowledge, awareness and confidence around university concepts and career choices.
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- Banora Point High School
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Farsight had the ticket to gold in their hands, and they just sat on it instead of growing. They broke ground in licensed emulation, for sure, but they dug a shallow grave rather than a foundation.
Farsight had the ticket to gold in their hands, and they just sat on it instead of growing. They broke ground in licensed emulation, for sure, but they dug a shallow grave rather than a foundation.
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Personally, (and I say this a lot) TPA is my most cherished app on my PS4. And I am saddened that we may never see any more tables, or very few, released in the future. I do wish they would fix up some of the sound issues that still remain though. Tom Devaney was very vocal and was patching up the PS4 version for a few months, then he went completely silent. What happened?
3rd October for the physical Elvira table, so could well be then that the (assumed to be Elvira) TPA table gets released as well. Still a question if that will be the only table, doesn't seem to have been any information from Farsight in over a month.
Facebook post from TPA "We are planning on releasing new content. We hope to make an official announcement soon." That was made on 10th July, so "soon" has a flexible definition.
It's been 11 months since Farsight has added new content (Whoa Nellie and Big Buck Hunter). Why so long? I'm interested in what is this new content and what exactly is "soon". We'll see...
Hope it's not an "original" table. I want re-creations, not originals.
It's also been 11 months since Zen released the Solo pack for Pinball FX3. So, it's been almost a year since the last 'new' tables from either company... at this point I'd be happy if Farsight announced a Gottlieb 2-pack.
Maybe they will do a Halloween release? They always seemed to like doing that.
i am just reading this now, been looking at the forums less lately with the news slowing down... did they really post that something new is happening? i cant seem to find it on the TPA facebook, did they take it down? If some new stuff is going on with TPA that is awesome!!! Even if they couldnt get any licenced property tables there are still a ton of tables I would love to see happen. The entire Stern Electronics 1977-1982 batch of tables for example would be epic to see happen, they only gave us flight 2000 from that 20+ table line up.
https://www.facebook.com/pinballarca...2%3A%22R%22%7D - that was 10th July, so just over a month ago.
Even with all the disappointment from FarSight in the last 2 years, if they started putting out Stern Electronics and Gottlieb tables again, I'd buy. It's a real shame we didn't get more of those, especially the classic Sterns. As weird as it sounds to say when they haven't released anything for so long, FarSight is still the only chance we have at getting more classic Sterns. Even if Zen starts working with Stern as well, they won't touch those. They're too inaccessible and too old for the larger fanbase Zen targets.
Granted, it's basically just a 1% vs. a 0% chance. I don't actually really expect to see any more of them in TPA. And that's sad.
Yeah, I hate it when companies hold licenses hostage. Either do something with it or less someone else have a crack at it. My opinion is that Magic Pixel would be the perfect studio to do Stern Electronic and Gottlieb tables.
DMD tables in TPA anymore, but I love going back and playing Fathom, Jacks Open, Cenaur, etc. - Farsight got to a really sweet spot by the time they hit Season 4 where the SS/EMs were just outstanding.
But Magic Pixel also has proven that they really understand EMs and SS games, I'd love to see them take over the license.
Just wondering if they care at all. I mean, ACDC got pulled like what, 2 month ago? And on Nintendo Switch, the pack containing AcDc got removed and no other pack is present to buy, so the tables that were in the pack, if you dont have them, just cannot be purchased.
After near complete silence for a year other than tournament notifications it certainly appears that way. I know losing the license was a huge loss and they would need time to regroup but the complete silence certainly
doesn't give me any reassurance that they are commited to TPA whatsoever other than selling what packs they still are able to.
I need some DE or older Sega tables. ("Older" means 70's)
I can't imagine we'll ever see any company digitize any of the Sega Enterprises tables. It'd be cool though.
How is it SEGA didnt make a Sonic machine? Was it too obvious?
Honestly this is just my baseless guess but I think it comes down to three things:
1. Sega Pinball was just a little division of Sega of America that Sega of Japan probably didn't care about at all. They probably didn't have enough confidence in them to let them use any of the house IPs beyond having Sonic on the DMDs.
2. Vidya licensed pinball machines really just weren't a thing. I mean there had been a few like Defender and Space Invaders, but pinball largely didn't draw on video game licenses.
3. Gary was still in charge of Sega Pinball, and Gary being Gary, probably saw no reason to do anything other than what they had already been doing at DE, which was making tables with blockbuster film licenses.
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I, too, haven't checked in here for a while and was just curious on any news. It seems TPA is dying a slow death which sucks because it's been a big part of my entertainment for six or seven years.
I just wish they'd take advantage of the Gottlieb license (assuming they still have it for new tables which they may not - otherwise why do Spanish Eyes and Wild Card when all the EM enthusiasts wanted 70's Gottliebs). I understand they wouldn't sell as well as flashy 90's Bally/William's but it seems some allocation of resources could be put to that.
I wonder how much it would take to convince them. Knowing they would get some sales on EM's, how much would they need up front to be convinced to do say, Royal Flush, Spirit of 76, Atlantis, and Surf Champ? My abilities to realistically maintain actual machines are diminishing and I think I'd rather put my gameroom money towards preservations of these classics. I thought vpx might satisfy me as apparently it's an easier install these days but watching vids just showed me how many of the EM's have the rule sets implemented incorrectly. I trust Farsight to do it right.
How much do they need to do the above four tables? 25k? I'd kick in at least a 1000. I want these games done right.
Maybe still unrealistic.
I can tell you right now I doubt sincerely there will be any more tables in the immediate future for TPA. I asked today about the future of the tables and got told this:
"We are unsure of what the future holds for us and our licensing. We will make any official announcements as we have them."
I even said that they still had the Gottlieb licenses which meant they could do something like Mars God of War, but I haven't heard back about that.

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Away back in December of 2000 IBM's Lou Gerstner announced that IBM planned to spend a billion dollars on Linux. Great news then, but where did it go? There's no IBM Linux distribution, not many of their nickels went to the people behind the key technologies IBM relies on to make Linux work including Apache, mySQL, OpenOffice, and SAMBA. Their web sites offer Red Hat Linux for $799 or more, but I don't see the new Fedora Foundation getting any part of that billion bucks.
It's not going to hardware either: their hurricane chipset is designed for Windows on Xeon, not Linux. Instead it's Sun, not IBM, that's about to release a wave of AMD based products using a chipset and board design specifically tailored to boost Linux (and Solaris x86) throughput.
So where did the money go? Consider this from an interview Robert McMillan did with IBM's Jim Stallings just after the latter became responsible for IBM's Linux initiative in April of 2003:
I'd like to ask you a few things about IBM's Linux Technology Center. You have about 250 people working there. Can you tell me exactly what they're doing with their time? Are they helping customers or developing the kernel, or doing other work?
Stallings: They're making contributions. Their full time job is making contributions to the kernel. That's it. They don't have another job sweeping the floor or working on Websphere or anything like that. Another way to look at it is, IBM is making a real physical contribution to the open source community, both in terms of what we're doing with our products, but also what we're doing with the kernel. And these people are the ones who work on the kernel full time.
That's 250 people, many of them presumably experienced kernel level Unix developers, working on the kernel for over three years now. Sounds impressive, but what have they been doing? Has anyone seen results remotely commensurate with that level of effort?
Then too, 250 people, full time, seems like a big number, but actually only accounts for about thirty million a year -leaving almost $900 million unaccounted for.
So where did it go? Did you get it? I know I didn't.


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Here's How Much Money You'll Spend In The Pub During Your Lifetime
If you're partial to a few hours at the pub every week, you may want to quit drinking right now.
Adults who drink at pubs will run up a lifetime bill of £90,942.
Yup – £90,942.
On average, we spend just over three hours a week at the local, spending almost £28 each time.
This means a total of just under seven full days a year – the equivalent of more than one year and two months over the average adult lifetime, will be spent in the pub, The Mirror reports. And we'll have racked up a bill of nearly £100,000 on pints by then.
According to online market researchers OnePoll, which commissioned the research of 2,000 people, the average adult will drink around 13,104 alcoholic drinks and 3,276 shots between the ages of 18 and 81.
Kevin Smith, a spokesman for OnePoll, said:
The traditional pub is a British institution and are still a huge part of our culture.
Some see a trip to the pub as a way of winding down at the end of a long day at work, while for others, it's more about big nights out to celebrate a special event.
For many couples, it's just a way to escape the kids, tuck into some nice food and catch up with their other half over a cold beer or wine.
Either way, it seems we are still spending a large amount of our time and money in pubs.
Basically, if you want to save yourself a shit ton of money you may want to consider cutting down on the drinks or dodging a round or two by nipping into the bathroom when it's your turn to pay.


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When it comes to essays, there is a pretty standard structure from which to write that is used time and again for every essay assignment. It comes with a beginning where a topic is introduced and moves from general to specific. This is followed by a body section that comes in the middle and covers all the information about that topic introduced at the beginning. Finally, there is a conclusion or end to the essay that summarises the ideas and provides a place for your own opinions.
Over the course of your academic career, you will be writing dozens and dozens of these essays with this same pattern albeit with some variations on this theme. This chapter provides a guide for you on writing topics and how to focus on the right material as well as understand how various essay types use the same basic framework but offer slight deviations from this original formula. Finally, the chapter winds up with a number of essay strategies to consider to help you achieve toward your goal of essay success!
It would seem like the most basic part of the whole essay process to know what to write about it - after all, you most often get the essay question or prompt that is pretty straightforward in terms of what you have to write about. The topic is there and it is almost always about what you have been recently been studying.
For the tutor who has put the essay question or prompt together, they have spent a lot of time choosing just how to word it and make it as clear as possible for you. At the same time, though, they are trying to get you to think more deeply so it may not be as obvious as you first thought. To make sure you are focusing on the writing topic in the right context, here are some tips to help:
When looking at your essay topic, the first step is to focus on content. You can do this by taking the essay question or essay prompt apart and delineate the keywords that hold the content focus. Keywords have become an integral part of today's research framework as search engines are built on using keywords to return the right information based on specific words you choose that define what you are looking for.
It becomes tricky because words often have many meanings and interpretations, so part of understanding the essay topic is to determine what the tutor meant in each and every word they chose to make up the essay question or the essay prompt. You will have to look at these keywords for:
From taking keywords and studying them for meaning, then your next step is to consider how these keywords are activated to make the content come alive and offer instructions on what the reader should do with that content.
Now that you have learned how to dissect the essay prompt or essay question, it is time to move on to an overview of the different essay types and frameworks that are used that have slight variations in terms of how that basic introduction, body, and conclusion structure is used.
Here is where you must stick to a proven and expected formula to stay on course for great marks; there is no room for interpretation here on essay structure, but we will show you how there are some subtle differences in how you approach certain assigned essay frameworks.
Regardless of what framework you use as described in the rest of this chapter, there are some overall recommendations to follow that are tried and true when it comes to essays:
With an understanding of what is the same, now it is time to look at what is different by examining some of the essay types and frameworks in greater detail. Here are some of the most well-known essay types all of which are described below:
Each essay type has something that makes it unique and slightly different from the rest. We have tried to offer the most noticeable differences as well as tips on how to approach these types of essays should you be assigned one.
Simple essays follow that structure we have already introduced and tend to be around 1,000 words in length, which is approximately four pages based on spacing and font choice. The pattern is:
Not all paragraphs were created equal so we are not saying you have to evenly split the word count down to the very last word equally among paragraphs, but do try to provide similar length to each of the body paragraphs to balance the points you are making, which, in this case, would equate to three main points.
There are some essay assignments that will ask you to provide more than one argument and typically involve subject matter where there are two definitive sides to an issue or problem that should be addressed to illustrate your understanding of each side. In this case, the essay would become what is known as a two-sided essay. It looks like this:
The concluding section of this type of essay asks that you provide your opinion about both sides versus just summarising the main points. In this way, you are showing a for or against or the advantages and disadvantages component to your essay writing but does so in an organised manner.
The key here again is balancing the amount of words provided to each side and the value of focusing on the most important and convincing points for both sides of the issue. Up until the conclusion, it is best to stay as objective as possible and then put your viewpoint at the end, explaining why you believe one side is more credible than the other.
This structure can also be used for what is termed the statement and discussion essay in which you provide more than one side or issue related to that statement. Since it uses the idea of discussion, you need to talk about more than one side and again add opinions at the end of the essay. It may not necessarily follow the same exact pattern as listed above in terms of structure but it does come close in providing an objective section on each aspect of the statement.
The compare and contrast essay comes in two forms: block and itemised. The block model looks like this:
There should be balance in terms of the number of similarities and differences mentioned in the essay so as to not influence the reader toward concluding toward one way or the other. Because this is more about being descriptive, these essays do not necessarily ask for you to provide your opinion like a two-sided essay or a statement and discussion essay.
The second compare and contrast essay model is known as the itemised model and it looks like this:
This version of the compare and contrast essay focuses more on the three points than the other version, which put the emphasis on the similarities and differences. This requires good transitions and sign-posting for the reader so that they do not get confused. Again, the conclusion does not need to feature your opinion on the subject since this is more about a descriptive versus argumentative presentation.
From here, the types of essays only become more complex in the layers within their structure. This includes these two complex essay formats.
The 'to what extent' essays looks like this:
This essay format is used for those topics where there may not be a completely solid direction or side to take with a particular topic. The introduction and background sections provide the context where the issue or problem is established and offers reasons why there are no definitive answers related to that issue or problem. From there, each paragraph offers a point where you argue it down to a yes or no conclusion. This then leads to the conclusion where you tally the points toward yes or no and then offer a direction based on which side has the most points.
The multi-function essay means that there are many actions that the essay writer must take in the course of writing and presenting the essay. Its structure looks like this:
Each section becomes a functional item within the essay where the writer offers information and reasons related to that function. The conclusion ties it all together without spending too much time repeating what is already been functionally addressed in each section of the essay.
Now that you understand how to approach the essay title, subject, question or prompt and have a better sense of the variations on the essay structure theme, we have put together some quick essay strategies to use at this stage in the essay process:
Ask yourself these key questions related to the chapter:


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Saturday, May 30, 2009
When Revelation Becomes Your Reality by Robert Ricciardelli
When we see with the natural eyes upon these things, it really can breed fear, hopelessness, and even despair. My encouragement for those who are in the family of faith, and who are going through these challenges, Father is with you, and this has not caught Him by surprise. If you have been given a vision or dream from the Lord, it will be accomplished. Though it be delayed, continue to hold on to that promise. If you are bombarded by darkness, the light will come, and in the mean time remember that His light is within you, and He will never leave nor forsake you.
We must not rely on what we see, or even on what we may be able to do. We must rely on what the Father is seeing and what the Father will do. We are created in His image and because He is a creator, we are very good at creating. The difference is that Father designed us to be co-creators with Him. He wants to be acknowledged as partner in all of our lives and in the things He has planned for us.
This is a good season, a necessary season for all of us. He is causing some of the shaking, but is allowing all of the shaking for the good of all. Those who do not know Him, cannot rely on government as their Savior. For those who do know Him, he is stripping away all false foundations and bringing us to the only Sure Foundation, Himself.
Abraham had a promise from God and there were many years of waiting for God's timing before the promise was fulfilled. Abraham tried to manufacture his own way to fulfill the promise and it was not God's best. God's best is for us to be His people of faith on the earth. God's best is for us to believe Him, and His promises, no matter what we see around us, and how long we have waited.
We are all being disciplined, discipled into the reality of God. It is not fun, but it is what He is doing, and when we can understand the disciplines of God, and the rules of engagement in His glorious Kingdom, it is well and very well within our soul. There are challenges, and there is an enemy that makes things more challenging, but we who are of the faith shall not be moved by anyone, or anything, if we remain in Him, and hear His voice during this season.
We must live daily with the revelation of Father who loves, and who knows what is best for our journey. Our journey and our calling is not alike, so do not look at one person who may seem to prosper and wonder why it is not happening to you. You will not be moving objectively, if you are subjectively trying to figure out what God may or may not be doing in others. Rejoice in those who God may be bringing into a season of harvest, and also rejoice when He is weeding your garden.
I am not one who listens much to "blanket Prophecies" for the worldwide church. When I hear that this is a season of abundance for all of God's people, I cringe, because He is a personal God, and knows what is best, and the timing of what is best, for every individual. He would not be a good Father to give to one who has not learned to steward, and there are many other reasons for what God may do. His ways are so above ours, and why are we so consumed with figuring Him out, more than we are in obediently pursuing His will for our own lives?
We are looking for abundance in wealth and He may want us to be abounding in His joy. If our pursuit is wealth, joy will be hard to find. We may want abundance of fame and popularity, and yet He wants us to be abundant in humility. So if we pursue popularity and fame, humility will be far from us. The sadness of this last truth is seeing much in American branded Christianity, which now you can see in many nations, who looked to our leaders as examples. So the shaking continues until Father brings His alignment to us, so that through us, we can bring real hope to the world.
What is the revelation we need to become our reality to live by? Maybe we need to live as if everything we do daily is part of eternity, because it is. Father will show you if you seek Him and His Kingdom, but there are a few questions we must continue to ask ourselves. Here are a few of those questions followed by some potential answers, but the Lord will show you what He desires for you, if you seek Him through Jesus Christ our Lord...
Whose Are We? (Hint, we are not our own!)
Who Are We? (God's Kings and Priests, His children?)
What Are We Doing? (His will, or our own?)
Who Are We Pleasing? (God or man?)
What Will We Do? (Change and become more like Him, or remain unmoved?)
Now is a good time to live in His revelation, until it becomes our reality for daily living.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
It's about Who You Are more than Where You Meet
All of you who have known us through the years know how much we value relationships. We encourage everyone to pursue relationship with the Father and each other in ever increasing ways. Loving God with all that we are, and loving each other as the Body of Christ regardless of Race, Creed, or Expression. We have friends in many streams who love God, and follow after Him with their lives and yet are very different in how they may express their faith. We know some who meet regularly in a church building and we know some that gather in homes, some who meet in coffee shops and some meeting each week to honor God in a business environment.
We see people walking uprightly before God and man in all of these gatherings and actually the most healthy ones we have observed relationally meet in a variety of places regularly. We see conversation, ministry, prayer, healing,, and transformation take place as the Spirit of the Lord is concerned about the hearts of His people. Father is concerned about people more than He is about a building or structure. He uses structure at times to create context and a conducive environment for His will to be accomplished
We can have all kinds of reasons as to why our expression and methods are the best, and we can create every reason and find ever scripture to prove it. The bottom line is, God is much bigger than our pradigms, and He uses many things that do not fit within them. Jesus was a rebel to the established religious community of His day. The Disciples were radical in their ability to bring in the New Covenant in the midst of the old. The truth is, we all need to open up a bit more, without compromising plumb-line biblical truth of love, honoring God, each other, and in bringing the Gospel of His glorious Kingdom to the earth.
In years past, there seemed to be a wide gap between Catholics, protestants, house church, and approximately 36,000 Christian denominations .The gap seems to be closing as His Spirit is being poured out and the Lord is converging His people unto Himself and one another. Those hearing His voice cannot remain exclusive any longer, and are becoming more inclusive in relating to others and their differences. We must hold true to Fathers foundations while accepting those who have a worldview that may be just a bit different than ours.
Regardless of structure or preference, there are those who are walking obediently and humbly before God and man, and there are those that are not. There are those who have moved on to new expressions because they may have been hurt by a previous system. Anyone operating from hurt rather than from a progressively whole position need healing and need to move from bitterness to forgiveness of those who may have caused pain. Regardless of the reasons why people choose the community of faith that they do, we must try and work with those we can, and accept one another as family in order to fulfill the Lord's prayer in John 17 of being one in Him.
Last year I was part of the annual House Church Conference. It was a wonderful experience and yet Joyce and I were asked by some if we were house church people. I shared with them that we were not house church people, but that we were obedient to gather as the Lord led which meant, sometimes in homes, businesses, or coffee shops, and sometimes in dedicated buildings. The answer I usually give is this, "I am a Kingdom of God person that includes everyone who is pursuing Christ and His Kingdom, regardless of how they may be led to do so". Through relational and organizational community, we can bring accountability to one another that challenges us to live God honoring lives.
Tony and Felicity Dale, the Founders of House 2 House Ministries are friends of ours, and we will be involved once again at the annual conference on Labor Day weekend in Dallas. We will be facilitating the Marketplace portion of the conference. I was very excited to hear from Tony that this year includes some main stream church organizations and leaders. This was such a thrill to hear this and see how God's people are coming together to find dialogue, and ways to connect with each other while building community. As our friend Bob Mumford says, "It is not about the system or structure, but about His people moving in His Agape ways while moving towards the center, which is Christ, and the Kingdom of God".
There are many in every expression of Christianity trying to find ways to connect with each other and those around them towards Agape life-giving relationships. For those of you who would like to experience this unique opportunity of smaller relational gatherings within a larger faith community, this is one conference to consider. There will be several workshops that are heavy in the participation and dialogue of all those attending. I will keep you posted on these workshops as well as the marketplace sessions that I will facilitate. There is an early bird special rate until June 8th and here is the link with the information needed.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Everything Is Spiritual Because God Made Everything by Robert Ricciardelli
If you are a banker, it is spiritual because you are His in the day to day context of banking. If you run a business, Father is the Senior Partner of your very existence and therefore is the Senior Partner of your business. Are you asking Senior Partner for ways of bringing Him glory, and expanding His Kingdom family upon the earth? Whether it is music, or art, or whatever Father has called you to do and to be in everyday life, are you bringing Him glory? He is yours, you are His, and He cares about the whole of our lives. He desires that we acknowledge Him in all of our ways.
Thus everything is spiritual because the Lord made everything, and the Cosmic Christ wants to redeem everything back to the Father. Although full restoration will not come until Christ returns in the fullness of His glory, it is our calling to obediently bring restoration and Kingdomized influence to every sphere of life. And we do this "along the way" of every day living, understanding that His transformational presence is in us, and goes with us into every moment and every context of living.
This is a very tumultuous season we are in but we can confidently live, and move, and have our being, knowing we are loved. We are in fact His ambassadors and have a divine mandate of carrying His Agape love to the world. As we trust Him more and give over our fears, frailties, and imperfect ways to Him, He sets our path straight, and His glory is revealed through us to the world around us. Does fear or doubt come? Of course fears and doubts come; but we must remember that our life is in His hands, and that we have all the promises of His Word to stand on, not for just the future, but for today, and for every situation in life. Because we are His, we live to hear His voice and respond to Him as He navigates our steps for His will and purposes. He gives us the strength to overcome, as we disengage further from sin and other hindrances that can keep us from His best, and from His glory.
We must rid ourselves of the ancient mindsets of dualism that bring a false division of what we call sacred and secular. The worldview that limits the influence of God in all things is th primary reason the church has not been relevant to a creation that is eagerly awaiting the manifestation of God through His sons an daughters. It has kept God's people from the realization of a Kingdom coming upon the earth as it is in heaven. What gospel is on our lips? What gospel are we living?
Worldliness is seeing anything in life from a purely materialistic perspective - When we see the natural through natural eyes and not by His Spirit we can see why even believers have not been able to participate in bringing hope and transformational reality to others. Our worldview must be redeemed and enlightened by His Word to truly see what He sees, and to move as one with Him, and for His purposes. Father may your Kingdom come, and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, through your people, and in every aspect of their lives, their motives, and their interaction with you and with the people you call them to serve.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Almighty and Kids! by Robert Ricciardelli
God's intended purpose for each of His creation was to birth an extension of Himself. A family, with a family business in mind, called "Almighty and Kids". Can you imagine? From eternity past until now, God's desire was to have a family called to Himself. So let's break it down a bit and look at some of Fathers design for all of us who were created in His image.
• Father the Creator - Look all around and you will see a world full of creation by not only the Father, but by His children. A child of the living God created this computer I am using right now. Regardless of redeemed or not, we are not talking eternal family, that can only be accessed by Christ, we are talking about the Lord creating a wonderful family of creators in mankind, operating in the Fathers image to create…
• Father the Lover – Agape love in perfection, no agenda but love, and extending it to each of us. Look at creation, even in animals, and the nurturing that takes place in the animal kingdom. I remember when my sons were born, and how I would do anything for them. For my wife, my partner, the love is birthed in God and we can see glimpses of this love nature in most every nation and culture.
• Father the Redeemer – Forgiveness is a quality that comes from God. When we forgive, we operate in his nature, when we do not forgive; we operate against Him, His Kingdom family, and His design for humanity. This is an awesome quality and a necessity for those who want to be Kingdom of God dwellers with full inheritance rights. Of course Jesus, Big Brother to all creation, allowed us to have full rights and become full inheritance citizens in Fathers eternal Kingdom.
• Father the Giver – Father has given to His creation from the very beginning and called it good. What a wonderful world filled with amazing things the Lord has given us. It will be in His children's nature to be givers, and once again, when we operate in greed, or horde for self, we oppose His nature.
• Father the "Do Gooder" – God is always operating in the nature of doing good to the world. Prior to His ultimate "Do Good" in Christ Jesus, He gave us principles, and eternal ways of family living so that we could in turn "do good" to those around us, protect the innocent, and allow His justice to flourish upon the earth. Healing and many other resources are the children's bread and sustain us towards eternity.
These are but a few of Father's qualities that he predestined us to live by. What religion does sometimes is allow us to narrowly focus on segments of life rather than the whole of life. Father desires that we be wholly His, everyday, every moment, and in every aspect of living. Religion often gets in the way of seeing His eternal truths for all of life.
In other words, how are we being like Father in our work? How are being like Father to our wives? Our children? Our neighbor?
Jesus said the world would recognize the Father's family by our love for one another? Has our love waxed cold? Have we become so consumed with self that we have no tolerance, and even better than tolerance, real acceptance and love for one another?
We are all wired differently. Can we appreciate our differences, and see strength in our differences as part of the whole of "Almighty and Kids"? I have sought to do this, and failed many times, but continue to try and operate in Fathers love to all people. I ask the Father to continuously change me on the inside to be more like Him. I am maturing, so they say? Who are they that say so? Those who knew me when………….
Those who knew you when, can be very objective in seeing who you are becoming.
We must focus on God's eternal intentions for us in the NOW.. Yes there was a fall, but before the fall there was a wonderful Creator creating a family to Himself. Part of the trap of self- centeredness is we are blinded to God's perfect plan before, and His perfect plan now and for all eternity. Almighty and Kids bringing heavenly qualities upon the earth, to please the Father. The goal is to be Father pleasers through the transformational power of His Son to bring the lost of creation back to the loving arms of the Father.
Lord we want to become more like you, your nature, your ways, and we want to start today.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Getting Back to His Original Intent by Robert Ricciardelli
As we look back at the goodness of God and His original intent, we can see a God who desired to create a people in His image, His likeness, and His nature. Father's plan has always been to establish His Kingdom upon the earth, stewarded by a people who would manifest the goodness and truth of His intentions. We all know the story from Genesis where His plans became delayed. We chose our own way and rejected his original intent, and plans for mankind. The good news of eternal God is that His plans will come to pass with or without us, and thankfully He loved us to make a way for us to participate in the fulfillment of His plans.
As we seek to navigate through the times we are in, it is so important for God's people to engage like never before into the divine nature of Father. His ways are so pure and so clear that it shakes every foundation that gets in the way. Father's divine qualities test the intentions of every heart, and bring standards to the daily choices of every life regardless of whether they are conscious of His inescapable presence. As we discover through the Word of God the supreme qualities of God's divine nature, we see a God who is absolute truth, and absolute love, absolutely.
What I have noticed as I look at my own life and the lives of those around me, I notice that we are all over the board in what we call truth and in what we call love, and yet many times we feel we are absolutely justified in what we have defined as truth and love.
The mind justifies what the heart has chosen
Father desires for us to become a people called to Himself, and are to become reflections, representations, and co-creators to His divine will and nature on this earth. By the grace of God and His immeasurable love through Christ, He has paved the way for mankind to willingly choose to come back to the reality of His original design for us.
The challenges for those who have chosen to follow the Christ, who is the fullness of God's love embodied, is that as co-creators, we often create realities that fall short, and at times, in direct opposition to His divine nature and power to manifest His Kingdom reality upon the earth. In other words, we create a reality that is not often God's reality and yet call it God.
In our humanity and often with the best intentions we will utilize logic, religion, and the manipulation of Scripture to package and control our own reality. When we become aware of these tendencies, we begin to see this all around us in what we call, Christianity. We must begin to disseminate between the reality we have created, with the reality of Father's original intent and desire for us. It certainly is not easy, as we have become pretty good at creating the life we want and having our mind justify it by our religion and worldview. We often miss the Fathers worldview and plan directed by Him, and for Him, and with only His will in mind.
Even though we have found "The Way" we are often not living "His Way", because we have created "Our own Way", and put His name on it.
The best way to see if we have exchanged God's purposes for our own is to recognize what we are getting out of it. What is our motivation? Is He being glorified in our choices, actions, and modality of life? Is His love being expressed, or is it only our perceptions of what love and truth is?
The best assurance of living as Christ to the world is to live every moment consciously in His presence. To live in His presence more fully is to die to ourselves by exchanging our life for His Agape life. We must pursue Him with all that we are to partake of His divine nature, and get back to living in His divine intentions. As we do, we become co-creators with Him so that His Kingdom comes to the earth in powerfully relevant ways all around us. As His presence captures our own hearts for Him, and for others, we will begin to see the supernatural release of His glory.
As we pray for the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to overtake us, we will come to know the exceeding greatness of God's power and intention for us, according to the working of His mighty power through Christ Jesus our Lord. We must believe that the mighty power of Christ is ever present and working through us. We must yield to His will by faith and allow Him to draw us into His life on earth as it is in heaven as He transforms the environments He leads us into. As we believe and walk in His reality and trust Him for all things, HE Himself will make it our experience and His reality.
Beyond the limit of words and images that Scripture gives; they are meant by God to become actual realities for our daily life and walk. God has given us such favor through Jesus so that we begin to live a reality of life beyond human reasoning, and a supernatural life empowered by Almighty God. His power begins to transform our minds and false realities so that the subjective realm turns into the objective resources of God. Our life matters little because His life has consumed us. Our cares dissipate because His cares become ours. Father, I pray that we all can get back to your plumb-line truth, which is expressed so majestically by your love for all creation, and your willingness for us to be catalysts of your intentions to the world for your glory.


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text: Hines Creek Home of the World's Largest Railroad Spike! The Village of Hines Creek is nestled in the picturesque northwest corner of Alberta, 115 km west of Peace River and approximately 130 km east of Ft. St. John, British Columbia. The Beaver Indian Band named two local creeks after a man of the fur trade, Jack Hines: Hines Creek and Jack Creek, hence the Village's handle of Hines Creek. The coming of the railroad brought many changes to the area. The first was the moving of Hines Creek from south of Many Islands Lake, now known as George Lake, to the north, placing it at rails end, hence the Village's motto "End of Steel". The Village erected the world's largest spike in 1992, measuring 13 feet high and 15 inches wide, developing "Spike Park". This is a beautiful spot for taking pictures with the spike, wooden train and telegraph line. The End of Steel Museumwas developed around the theme of homesteader life and the coming of the railroad, featuring pioneer homes, churches, store, community hall, rail caboose, and antique cars along with many historical artifacts. Hear and see the story of the last railroad spike being driven into the ground and of the legends which surround this thriving community.Visitors can tour the museum May 1 to September 1, Monday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and noon to 6 on Sundays. Hines Creek is home to the World's Largest Railroad Spike, a must see & do on any visitor's list! Visitors can also enjoy annual special events like the Father's Day Pancake breakfast and Heritage Day celebrations. Visitors can also enjoy the mural that was constructed in 2005 promoting the talents of many residents, both young and old, which has inspired several community beautifications projects throughout the Village. The mural is located on the Hines Creek General Store at the end of main-street. Category: Communities & Municipalities Where to find us 212 10 Street Hines Creek, Alberta T0H 2A0 Canada No Records FoundSorry, no records were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again. Google Map Not LoadedSorry, unable to load Google Maps API. Photos Related Listings No listings were found matching your selection.


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Happy 2018 everyone! Yes, I am slightly late but really, it's an achievement I even made it out of bed to write this post.
Since coming back to London from my wonderful home in Kenilworth after seeing family for Christmas, I have felt super sorry for myself, hence why I have gone back into hiding and not written for a couple of weeks. I can't believe I ever hated my home town so much, it's quiet, calm and there's nothing to do but go for dog walks and drink tea – IT'S LITERAL HEAVEN.
But, in an attempt to pull myself back together and into the real world, today I did the only thing that I thought could cure it – brunch.
I wasn't feeling too adventurous so I just went down the road from Wimbledon to Kingston upon Thames. After a long walk bypassing about 3 Costa's and 4 Pret's, I luckily came across Local Hero – a coffee shop cool enough for me to sit in with my brand new Mac. Yes, I am officially a Londoner, I sat in a coffee shop with my Mac out looking as if I was busy concentrating on some heavy work – I hate myself.
Being the generic white girl I am, I ordered poached egg and avocado on sourdough bread. I'm not going to lie, if I go on to review my food it will literally just be identical to my last brunch post because really, every avo on toast tastes the same. Anyway, it was good and healthy which is the main thing considering the amount I have consumed over the past few weeks. I also had a hot chocolate which I will rate, because everyone deserves to find the best hot chocolate in the world and I want to make that happen for you. Overall, the bev was nice. A 7/10. Could do better. (I actually grabbed a Mcdonald's hot chocolate before coming home and it was far preferable but obviously not as pretty).
Speaking of Local Heroes, whilst walking through Kingston and trying to avoid the Topshop sale *control yourself Abs* there were a group of guys busking. Obviously this isn't out of the ordinary but I happened to read the sign they had written and it said they were busking for 24 hours in order to raise money for the charity Calm, an organisation dedicated to preventing male suicide. I really admired what they were doing, and being a cause close to my heart, it made me happy to see there is some good left in the world.
Now, I am going to go back to my cold, sad, little flat in hopes of mending my broken window and making the wifi actually work so I can continue pitying myself whilst watching Parks. Wish me luck!
Hugs and wishes,
Abbie x
P.S. Someone please tell me to snap out of it.
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Silver Linings
9 comments:
- Karina Bliss said...
Oh Vicki, I'm sorry. Any comfort that I enjoyed this blog post. Kudos to the hotel. See if they've got weekend packages AND rebook your trip immediately.
- February 8, 2013 at 7:19 PM
- mary sullivan said...
Vicki, I'm so sorry that your flight was cancelled, but I love that you've found so many 'pros' to ease the disappointment. Love what the hotel did for you!!!
- February 8, 2013 at 7:54 PM
- Kaelee said...
Vicki ~ Sorry the blizzard wiped out your holiday. I hope your husband's back isn't so bad that you don't get to celebrate the New Year with your family.
Gong Xi Fa Cai or Gong Hei Fat Choi (I have no idea if either one of these is right) or just Happy New Year (which I know is right)!
Last year my brother turned 60 so it was a great dragon year for him. My sister turns 72 this year and oddly enough she is scared of snakes. I'm a rat. My husband is a rooster. We are going to my husband's sister's place with my brother and then we are all going out for Chinese food on Saturday. I know it's a day early but it works for all of us.
We probably won't have any chicken balls. If you have read Vicki's book Back to the Good Fortune Diner, you will know why I mentioned this. I really enjoyed the book Vicki. Loved Daniel's sub story as well.
We have a dish in Western Canada called ginger beef which started in Calgary. My nephew who lives in Ottawa has to get some every time he's back in Alberta. We do enjoy some of the Dim Sum items which are probably closer to true Chinese fare then most of the items on the menu.
Hopefully all the snow is under control in Toronto by Sunday so you can enjoy the day.
- February 9, 2013 at 12:10 AM
- Lisa W said...
I hope your husband feels better and isn't too upset about his birthday trip being canceled. The Fairmont Royal York serve amazing food, I was there for a wedding several years ago and can't wait to go back some day.
I know what you mean about the snowmaggedon. I'm in London, ON and and a lot of places, including all schools, were closed today. It's almost midnight and I'm still waiting for them to plow our road.
- February 9, 2013 at 4:55 AM
- Linda Henderson said...
I'm so sorry all your plans got disrupted by the bad weather. I hope his back gets better soon.
- February 9, 2013 at 6:08 AM
- Mary Preston said...
I'm a big believer in looking for silver linings!!
- February 9, 2013 at 7:25 AM
Silver linings. My neighbors set off fireworks at their front and back door at midnight Chinese New Year. They walk around all their vehicles with Roman Candles. And while I'm standing in the street enjoying it, they bring me really good wine to toast the new year. Happy New Year.
- February 9, 2013 at 8:32 AM
- Snookie said...
Oh I love this blog Vicki! Sorry on your missed trip, but hey if you had made it there prior to the storm hitting, you might be having a miserble time there instead of a fun birthday bash :). That last pro really made me smile. Hope you can reschedule your trip later, may not be on the birthday, but hopefully it will be nice weather. Kung hee fat choy!
- February 9, 2013 at 9:48 AM
- Vicki Essex said...
Thanks all! Hubby is getting better, slowly but surely. We're waiting to see what the X-rays show. Meanwhile, good food and being home safe have provided me with some modicum of comfort. Will have to reschedule the trip and blog about it later. 8 )
- February 11, 2013 at 5:16 PM


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Heather's Big Mama was a spitfire. She was all of 5 feet tall and was filled all the things a classic Southern grandmother (or great-grandmother, in this case) is supposed to be filled with – and some extra stuff, too. After Big Daddy died, she lived alone until the ripe old age of 95. She was a master fisherman and skilled squirrel hunter. The woman could can anything, grow anything, and cook anything. It's been rumored that the meringue on her banana pudding was the highest in 3 counties.
I was fortunate enough to know her and Jack was lucky enough to meet his great, great grandmother before she died. That in itself is something most folks never get to do. Her house was always warm and comfortable and an afghan was always close enough to grab if you got a chill. She loved her flowers and the bright colors of bandanas – or lantana as the rest of the world knows it. She was precious. Absolutely precious. And was the glue that held the family together. And we miss her.
But one of the amazing things that food can do is keep us connected to folks like our sweet Big Mama when we keep their recipes on our tables. This recipe for Sweet Potato Pudding is one of the many amazing dishes that she made and one that I'm now fortunate enough to be able to share with y'all.
It's a lot like sweet potato casserole, but she called it pudding, so that's what we're calling it. Her recipe didn't call for the marshmallows on top, but I think the combination is a match made in heaven, so I added them. Feel free to be authentic and leave them off if you wish. Y'all enjoy.
Big Mama's Sweet Potato Pudding
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 3 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into 1-inch (or thereabouts) cubes. Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Heat to boiling and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Drain the potatoes, allow to cool slightly, and mash well.
- Preheat the oven to 350° and lightly spray a 2-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix the mashed sweet potatoes with the sugar, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and bake for about 45 minutes or until slightly set.


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To facilitate the choice of mechanical (cut) protective clothing, both the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the European Union (EU) have developed cut standards for selection criteria.
With a global reputation for innovation and development in inherent, multi-hazard protection for a variety of thermal hazards, DuPont Nomex® MHP fabric will be on display on the DuPont booth at this year's A+A (Hall 05-A40). This fabric represents the next-generation of protection against heat and flame, arc flash and small molten metal splashes for industrial areas.
Garments made of Nomex® fibre have helped protect firefighters for decades. Continuous exhaustive testing proves that they excel in the long-term retention of their heat and flame protective qualities.
Today's firefighters need to be able to optimise budget vs. performance, without compromising on safety. For decades DuPont™ Nomex® fibre has demonstrated lasting protective performance, while helping to minimise repair and maintenance costs.
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The new plant near Charleston, South Carolina, together with our other global assets, helps DuPont meet strong and growing global demand for Kevlar®.
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Travel Date: July 23rd 2016 / Afternoon
Copenhagen is located in such an accessible place to Sweden; with easy connections to Malmö in less time than it takes to get to Central Copenhagen, it's no wonder we took a trip up.
After spending a few days in Copenhagen exploring it's Freetown, tasting Danish treats, walking lots and seeing the magical Tivoli Gardens, we set off to our next destination; Malmö in the South of Sweden.
From Copenhagen Central we flashed our passports at the security border men and boarded an afternoon train, (this train stops by Copenhagen Airport too) within about 10 minutes we were crossing a view not to be missed – cameras at the ready – The Oresund Bridge.
This bridge is iconic and is the road and rail connection between Denmark and Sweden. It is approximately 16km in length and will be the view for most of your 25 minute (approx.) journey from Copenhagen to Malmö via train.
You can also get the 029 Bus across – however your view is of an underground tunnel.
Tickets for trains can be purchased at Ticket Machines or Desks from Copenhagen Central or the airport. Alternatively book in advance with Voyages, where single tickets cost 11 GBP. We bought our tickets from a ticket machine, just make sure you have enough Danish Krone to do so.
Our train was clean and spacious and we had a seat. Our accommodation was located nearest Hyllie St. Station, (the first main stop on this journey) from the airport it took less than 20 minutes to get to. To get to Central station stay on the train and allow another 10 minutes of journey time.
Have you got everything needed to cross the border?
- Passport / Visa Documentation? Check out if you need a Visa from Do You Need A Visa?
- Camera with enough battery and memory?
- Correct Currency? Swedish Krona if travelling to Sweden, Danish Krone if travelling to Denmark!


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What is an eDay?
An eDay is a day in which students receive their classroom instruction electronically. These days require students to work at home and will not require physical attendance in school buildings. eDay instruction is linked to grade level standards, is real-time learning and linked to in-class learning. It should reflect a normal school day and is a valuable day of instruction.
These days have been designed as professional learning days for teachers and the vast majority of our staff will be in training all day. Students will have access to online instruction by way of teacher websites, grade level or department websites, or teacher Moodlerooms.
Approximately 96% of our students have access to the Internet at home. In addition, the Emmet O'Neal Library provides computer access for students until 9:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, until 6:00 PM on Wednesday, and until 5:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. However, if Internet accessibility is a concern for any Mountain Brook student, parents should contact the student's teacher for other arrangements.
We will accommodate families with specific needs.
Our teachers communicate with parents and/or students in greater detail as the specific eDay draws near. eDay assignments will be posted prior to the eDay to assist in accommodating family schedules.
Questions about an eDay, should be directed to the student's teacher or principal.
For any technical issues, please email a member of our technology team. Contact information is available by clicking on the "Technical Support Information" link to the right of this message.
If we can assist in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Students participated in real time lessons while at home.


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French, U.S. Forces Train for Afghanistan
In the most recent display of French-American military cooperation, the Task Force La Fayette, one of France's Brigade Combat Teams, has just completed a Mission Rehearsal Exercise in Fort Riley, Kansas. The group will be deployed to eastern Afghanistan in mid-April.
Once in the field, Task Force La Fayette will join the French 2nd Armored Brigade, whose history includes combat action during the D-Day invasion of France's Normandy coast in 1944.
Leading the French contingent will be 1st U.S. Infantry Division commander, Major General William Mayville. Brigadier General Éric Hautecloque-Haysz will head the Task Force La Fayette. Under French and American leadership, more than 2,000 French soldiers will be deployed to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with their American brothers-in-arms from the 1st U.S. Infantry Division.
The U.S. division has its own distinguished history, having served as the oldest continuous division in the U.S. military. Informally called "The Big Red One" and "The Fighting First," the division fought in Meuse-Argonne, France in World War I, where a monument now stands in its honor. The division was first based at Fort Riley in 1955.


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A Cardiff VAT fraudster has been told to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) almost £135,000, or serve 32 weeks in jail.
Andrew Allen, 52, had admitted his role in a £145,000 VAT fraud where he produced false invoices showing non-existent sales between an insolvent company he owned and another he had set up. He must pay the money by the end of March.
Colin Spinks, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigation, HMRC said:
"Andrew Allen thought he could commit fraud easily by falsifying invoices within his own businesses. In doing so he defrauded not just HMRC, but honest businesses who pay what is due, when it is due.
"Anyone who thinks they can operate outside the law should be warned that we are investing more time and effort that ever to identify and investigate tax cheats."
Allen had previously admitted making false statements to HMRC. He returned to Cardiff Crown Court on Monday (3 March) where he was sentenced to 32 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. He must pay compensation of £134,875 to HMRC by 31 March 2014, and prosecution costs of £2,800, and is subject to a three-month, electronically-monitored curfew between 19:00 and 07:00.


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Loogabarooga Festival (24th October 2015)
Write and Illustrate your own story with Loughborough School of the Arts, English and Drama, Loughborough University.
Very enjoyable day learning new skills, not just about how to present a story but how to actually print wonderful illustrations too. We were taught about screen printing and binding and given helpful advice on illustrating and writing our stories. Many different mediums were on offer and we managed to produce something to be proud of by the end of the day. I would like to thank all the staff and students that helped with our experience.


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Correlation Ventures Funds 26 New Portfolio Companies in 2012
January 17, 2013
Correlation Ventures, the venture capital industry's predictive analytics pioneer, announces 26 new portfolio company additions in 2012, including 10 in the fourth quarter. These new additions bring Correlation Ventures' portfolio to 39 companies in a diverse set of industries, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, SaaS, semiconductors, consumer and business services and energy. The firm plans to make approximately 75-100 investments from its $165 million inaugural fund. As of year's end, Correlation's portfolio – as measured by capital invested and reserved – was comprised of 43% enterprise IT and technology-enabled business services, 34% life sciences, 19% consumer and 4% energy/cleantech.
Correlation Ventures added three professionals to its team in 2012: Alexa Fischer (Associate, San Diego); Collin West (Associate, Palo Alto); and Moiz Saifee (Principal, Analytics). Among other duties, Alexa and Collin work closely with entrepreneurs and other venture capitalists to help source investment opportunities and ensure a positive experience throughout the investment decision process, while Moiz adds further depth to Correlation's industry-leading predictive analytics team.
During Q4, Correlation demonstrated its commitment to investing in the most promising U.S. startups regardless of location. Correlation made initial investments in Distil, Inc. (Arlington, Va.), Galera Therapeutics (Malvern, Pa.), Mirna Therapeutics (Austin, Texas), Retrofit (Chicago, Ill.), Stray Boots (New York, N.Y.) and Urjanet (Atlanta, Ga.), as well as four companies located in California.
"Correlation Ventures has been a great partner," said Sanjoy Malik, CEO of Urjanet, a leading provider of power-usage data that helps enterprises manage consumption and evaluate long-term energy investments. "Grotech Ventures led our B Round, and we were looking for a fast and reliable VC to help top off the fundraise. Correlation was exactly as advertised – the firm's unique, analytics-based approach delivered an investment decision in less than two weeks with no hassle to me or my team. That helped Urjanet finish the fundraising and refocus on our rapidly growing business."
"We continue to be impressed by the commitment and ingenuity of the many management teams we've backed," said Trevor Kienzle, Managing Director of Correlation Ventures. "We are pleased to offer this unique value proposition of fast, low hassle co-investment decisions to teams that have already chosen at least one new VC for the syndicate. Our unique offering is giving us access to many great opportunities."
Correlation Ventures, a $165 million venture capital fund, leverages world-class analytics to offer entrepreneurs and other venture capitalists a dramatically better option when they are seeking additional co-investment capital to complete a financing round. The firm makes investment decisions in two weeks or less and offers reliability and transparency about reserves and its intentions to follow in future financings. Correlation Ventures invests across all industry segments, U.S. geographies and investment stages – from seed through late stage. Current portfolio companies include Aldea Pharmaceuticals, Bunchball, Crossbar, edo interactive, Framehawk, Getaround, Mirna Therapeutics, MOGL, Retrofit, SAY Media, Telly, Urjanet, and Virsto Software. Correlation Ventures has offices in Palo Alto and San Diego, CA. For more information, visit http://www.correlationvc.com and @correlationvc.


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UNITED PHOTO PRESS HAS THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATE No. 776543.
The International Association UNITED PHOTO PRESS, manages this global portal, without speculation business, nonprofit or political in English language, and a Magazine www.unitedphotopressworld.org translated over 52 languages, with the aim of disseminating culturally from its members throughout the world and communities in general information about its activities initially identified with the areas of photography, photojournalism, audiovisual, multimedia, art and culture, environment, documentary as well as other related matters.
Makes the promotion of books and drawings, as well as promote voluntary action in the various sectors of the media where it belongs, aims to value the arts as a cultural image and, therefore, promote exhibitions, workshops, roundtables, lectures, reading portfolio, projections, photography and literary issues and urban domestic and international.
For the artists, everything counts. Nothing goes unnoticed by them nothing is contemptible. In its relentless production of images only have the discretion to escape the consensus of what is said from the images produced by all other non-artists.
The art are the construction of a counterculture, not exactly in the sense of radical rupture with the social reality but in a sense that, precisely, from that fact, supposedly domesticated and wickedly indifferent, if your claim to look ironic, critical, or redeemer .
In case this look can be very subtle, concealed within a framework of a side gable; at attention on an object moved, in the restlessness that can not be seen by a siding, or on a generalized sense of inaction.
Overall attention to objects and spaces that are not necessarily dysfunctional, nor strive to express meaning. This reading is reinforced by the absence of people which also contributes to a departure from the traditional composition between figure and ground. In terms of these images it becomes subject.


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Carla Luna is a writer of young adult fiction, a mom of two, and a former archaeologist who still dreams of traveling to far-away places and making exciting discoveries.
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
GUTGAA Meet & Greet
I'm excited to be participating in the Gearing Up to Get an Agent blogfest/pitch contest (also known as GUTGAA), hosted by the generous YA witer Deana Barnhart. For this week's post, the participants are doing a meet & greet. Bio I'm … Continue reading
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In the 17th century a popular theory held that God had marked plants with the nature of their usefulness. Brain-shaped walnuts were good for headaches; liverwort, with leaves spotted like a diseased liver, was good for liver problems. I remember the Signature of All Things theory when I see waratahs lighting up the bush. Skip the anthropocentric elements of and just look at how the waratah from afar looks like a fireball exploding, or up close like myriad red flames leaping from a grass fire! The nature of the plant is in its signature.
Waratahs love fire like vampires love blood – it rejuvenates them.When fire burns everything to the ground, the waratah responds by germinating long-dormant seeds, and sending new shoots from the heart of the plant, the lignotuber, buried beneath the surface. The new shoots flower in the second spring. They might continue to produce their fireballs of flower unless the canopy grows up and shuts out the sunlight. If that happens the waratahs close down and bide their time until the next fire.
Waratahs demand a perfectly drained site (mound up if necessary) on the acid side of the scale. Plenty of morning sun encourages flowering, but afternoon sun can scorch the foliage. A large container will do, as long as it is never allowed to dry out. Waratahs respond well to feeding with native plant fertiliser in spring and autumn. New plants need to be kept watered until established. For best flowering pray for rain in spring when they put on new growth, and again in late summer when they start to form buds.
Choose the right hybrid and the chance of success is much improved. First, meet the family: the Sydney waratah, Telopea speciossima is the showy star. The Braidwood waratah, T. oreades, has smaller, but more plentiful flowers on a bushier shrub, as does the Gippsland waratah, T. mongeansis. The big sister is T. truncata, the Tasmanian waratah, which is at least 30 million years old. The parent of all four siblings, found as a fossilised pollen grain in Victoria, is dated to 70 million years ago, back when dinosaurs were walking around.
(I learnt this from reading Tim Low's book about the inter-related evolution of Australian plants and birds, 'Where Song Began' (Viking). The real 'der' moment in the book for me was when Low mentioned in passing that Australian flowers like waratahs, banksias, grevilleas are so big and tough because they have to withstand the weight of the big honey-eating birds that pollinate them. Having seen what wattlebirds do to the cannas in my garden I felt a bit thick for not having put the two things together before.)
Anyway, when the showy Sydney waratah is paired with the less dramatic, but bushier and more prolific Gippsland or Braidwood waratahs, the resulting hybrids are dazzling. Look for Shady Lady cultivars, developed by Proteaflora Nursery in Victoria. Untrimmed, these make dramatic shrubs three metres high and wide. The best one I have ever seen is this one, at Cloudehill in the Dandenongs in Victoria. Jeremy Francis has it glowing against copper beech, with spires of Echium candicans (Pride of Madiera) highlighting the blue tones of the blood-red waratah blooms.
There are a couple of reds, and a white, in the Shady Lady range. Only one white waratah has ever been found in the bush, and every white cultivar in cultivation stems from it. Maintenance men working for the Sydney Water Board stumbled across the freak of nature in 1967. They kept its position a secret until convinced by Sydney botanist Thistle Harris to reveal its whereabouts. She successfully propagated cuttings, which she passed on to enthusiasts. This plant is known as 'Wirrimbirra White', after the wildflower sanctuary established by Harris in Bargo, near where the original was found. Hybrids of this white waratah are easier grow than the one Thistle had success with.
If your garden can't take a waratah, get out into the bush in the next few weeks to marvel at those brilliant fiery heads. Try Manly Dam Reserve; the Waterfall end of the Royal National Park, Audley; the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah and Muogamarra Nature Reserve, Cowan.


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Hi friends! Hope everyone is having a great day. We are only a few hours away from the weekend! Woohoo! 🎉 This week flew by. So today I'm going to be showing you a look that is COMPLETELY GoJane ! I've blogged about them before but I'm serious when I say they have everything. Ah I love them. Such cute stuff and it is SO affordable.
Sometimes what I like to do is go on Pinterest and find some fashion inspiration. I've had a look pinned for a while now and when I teamed up with GoJane I was able to finally find every piece of that look. The best part was is I found it all at one place!
Top, shorts, bag and shoes all from one place. It's the best.💗 I love the off the shoulder trend (maybe too much) so of course I needed another! And these shorts!!! Ok ladies I know you can relate to this. Shorts are the worst. They ALWAYS ride up and you are constantly having to pull them down. Well I don't have to do that with these. They are perfectly snug that they just stay in place! I don't have to sit and mess with them every 10 steps.
And lastly these heels and bucket bag! I love a good cross body bag. It's so cute and simple. The blush color and tassels make it adorable. You all need it in your spring and summer wardrobe! Lastly these heels. Let me tell you I can't walk in heels to save my life. But since these have a shorter heel AND it's a thick heel they are soo easy to walk in but also comfortable! Once again the tassels on the side sold me. I think I'll buy just about anything with tassels or fringe. Duh 💁🏼 *dash of FRINGE and flight suits* we've come full circle haha.
If you haven't signed up for Liketoknow.it yet you really should! It makes shopping my looks so much easier. If you follow me on Instagram (and if you don't, do.😉) you can just screenshot my picture and it will save in your liketoknow.it app and you will see all the items from the look that I have linked! It makes shopping so much easier.
Love you all and thanks so much for your support and kind words💗
Exact heels // Exact bag (sold out in pink) // Exact top// Exact shorts
*Thank you GoJane for gifting me these items*


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Although there are several types of essays that exist in the academic life of most students, there are a few basic rules and regulations that directly contribute to the general structure of the paper and in turn, cannot be disregarded. The cause and effect essay is no different in that it has to adhere to these basic guidelines but it also has some rules unique to this type of literary assignment that also shapes the paper.
The list below will contain fifteen fresh, interesting and exciting topic suggestions for cause and effect essays. Please do not simply attempt the ones easiest to you for you would not gain anything new from this practice exercise. Check with your school board to find out if any of these titles or the actual method violates any unknown or unorthodox student guideline before embarking on this academic journey.


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In a letter to Clinton's lawyer David Kendall, the committee says Clinton should give her server to the State Department's inspector general or to a neutral party in order to determine which of her emails were work-related and which ones were personal. (The New York Times, 3/20/2015) Several day later, Kendall replies that turning over the server would be pointless since no emails remain on it. (The New York Times, 3/31/2015)
Clinton will keep her server until a copy is given to the FBI in August 2015. It will later be reported that the FBI recovers most if not all of the deleted emails on the server.