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There are all types of seminars informing us how to grow a new church. There are a very few designed to assist the church in the area of revitalization and renewal. Often, we attend general feel good conferences hoping that something that is shared will help our churches! It is high time the other side of the issue is considered. While I don't guarantee these easy-to-apply steps for church revitalization will always keep your local church from advancing and keep growing, they will with proper application, certainly increase the chances for it to either plateau or perhaps even die. In the field of church revitalization and renewal here are some successful ways to keep your church stalled, lacking any real vision, and not growing:
Many a church revitalizer wants what another church revitalizer or pastor already has! The idea of a stable relaunch is something we all as church revitalizers desire. Yet nothing could be more dangerous than relaunching a work with people who have not bought into your vision as a revitalizer, but actually have a vision of their own and seek to make you fit into their former ideal of a renewed church.
Revitalizing churches that are just beginning to emerge from the dead soil need to have such a desire to reach new people for the cause of Christ, that quality is developed as you go and during the relaunch time, perhaps your best is not going to be the final quality you would expect once your renewed work gets back up and re-running. Gathering is your highest priority and reaching some level of gathering capacity is essential for your church to once more become healthy. If you as a revitalizer spend all of your time trying to develop materials that are the equivalent of your model church, you are wasting valuable time that could be used for developing relationships with those who need Christ! Great resources and nice handouts come later!
If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten is the old adage. Today we have certainly the tried and true methodologies of the past that have worked for decades. Yet we are still in great need for new methodologies for reaching the various generations and people groups within our land! Wise church revitalizers know that it is essential to continue to reach a lost world for Christ. New methodologies are coming on the scene everyday and it is vital that church revitalizers keep current when it comes to giving an evangelistic witness for Jesus Christ.
If you want to remain in a state of stuckness and declining participation, just keep making your guests feel like they are intruding on your close-knit family! I am always amazed when I see a church revitalizer that is blind to his inability to build a crowd. If you personally as a minister are in need of a small close-knit group you might not be able to keep your church renewal effort growing and constantly expanding. Revitalizers who need a small group of people gathered around them often are not able to stretch their group to include new people coming on a weekly basis.
All of us at one time or another have failed to invite an individual to church! When a church revitalizer does this on a regular bases it is a quick road map towards failure. Inviting and telling people about your renewal story and the exciting things that are happening in your revitalization effort is key to re-growing a church.
I believe the Holy Spirit goes ahead of you as a witness and as a church revitalizer to prepare the field. Yet it is amazing to me today that there is a growing number of church revitalizers who do not believe that being an active witness brings results anymore. They just sit back and forget that they need to do their part for the growing of a church. Church revitalizers who can grow a work understand that they have a part in this effort of growth and that they should actively be seeking how to reach their communities for Jesus' sake.
One way to remain the same is to not set a goal for tomorrow today! I agree that most of us who have regrown a church are not totally sure how it happened short of God's anointing, yet a clear vision for a preferred future is vital. I use to say this little ditty all the time: "Always more than the year before!" Some revitalizers do not like that phrase, but it is a good one to remind us of the need to set goals for growth. Declare it. Declare it early. Declare these goals often! Set a personal goal and set a goal for you and your leadership. Then get moving.
.It is sad that many pastors and church revitalizers do not pray for real renewal growth. I always did. As I journeyed along it was critical that I prayed individually for growth. It is critical that others on your staff as a revitalizer pray for growth. Furthermore, you ought to keep this before your people to pray for growth daily. In a time with church revitalizers a while ago, one pastor who was attending shared he was scared to tell his church that he was praying for a certain number of new believers to be baptized and join the church. He voiced fear of what the church would think. I told my story of how when we were serious about reaching people, God would show up and more often than not do even greater things than we had set as a goal and began to display His power. Much of that I still feel would not have happened if it were not for us first praying for growth and then publicly declaring it! Keep it regularly before you and your people.
You will not have to worry about where you are going to put new people if you keep switching out the church revitalizer every two or three years. People will not stay around a renewal effort long enough for you to change out the parts. You usually only get one chance as a revitalizer to regrow a work so take it seriously, stay in place, and wait on the Lord to pour out His blessing in His time once more. My personal testimony is that if I had run when I wanted to, I would have missed God's miraculous blessings in my life and ministry. Your victory is just around the corner so enjoy the ride.
.New people want to belong and feel they are contributing towards something they believe in! If you keep them out of your ministry group or leadership group you will watch them come for about six weeks and then quietly disappear in search of something significant that is more inclusive. Put your new people to work. Even a brand new believer can give out a worship guide the following Sunday after his conversion!
There was a time when splitting up affinity groups helped a church continue to advance. People today are searching for significant relationships amidst their hectic schedules and churches that are keeping natural affinity groups together today are more successful. For a time it may appear that this is not so, but in a world where we are crunched with schedules finding a set of friends to do life together with is significant. I even know of couples that choose a church who are interested in keeping groups together instead of splitting them up.
It hurts your renewal efforts to saddle it with undersized facilities placed on small lots. It may appear logical, but if the church is going to grow, new property might not be available when you are ready to expand. You can always wait later to build a building, but you cannot always buy more acreage. Another challenge is when a new church builds its first phase, build it in the best place on the property. You have just handcuffed future leaders and budgets that will have to discover creative ways (expensive as well) to build around your mistake.
Always try to display generosity towards your church revitalizer as a church renewal leadership group. If you have the resources to send your church revitalizer to a conference or seminar it will not only help your church, but it will encourage him as well. Try to budget at least one training event of his choice each year and pay for his wife to go along as well. Remember to give him a little spending money for purchasing resources so your church will also profit from his experience.
Give your church revitalizer a book allowance! His reading will aid the work by stretching him personally and advancing your church publically. The more you can afford the better opportunity you will have to watch him lead your work further and with greater affectivity.
When you try to win everyone you usually win no one! Churches working on renewal that view the whole population of an area as theirs is not realistic. Revitalizers who assimilate well gather in pockets and fishing pools desiring to catch those with whom there is already an affinity. As God continues to advance the work new opportunities will open up and then you can enlarge your scope.
Most churches working in church revitalization are not known so anything they do to advertise is a plus. Just be careful not to waste funds on formats that bring you no return on investment.
Failure to plan for growth is dangerous. While there is a time to add staff and a time to wait, you need to begin planning for additional staff right away. Caution should be given towards not bringing on staff in areas where volunteers can still function. Far too many church revitalizers are looking for a pal when they need a key contributor. While laity are serving in areas where one day a staff member will serve, begin saving towards that first two years of expenses. You will be glad you did and the church will not feel a crunch in services due to being broke.
God desires your church to grow. He blesses those churches with a heart for reaching the lost of this world. Healthy revitalizing churches work while there is still time to touch individuals with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Pa. Turnpike's Dealings in Risky Swaps Has Cost Taxpayers and Motorists At Least $108 Million
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Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Pa. Turnpike's Dealings in Risky Swaps Has Cost Taxpayers and Motorists At Least $108 Million
Audit reveals six findings, offers 20 recommendations for improvement
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 8, 2013 – Auditor General Jack Wagner said that an audit released today of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has found that the turnpike's involvement in interest-rate swaps has cost Pennsylvania taxpayers and turnpike motorists at least $108.9 million. Wagner said the turnpike's strategy was to use the swaps to save money, but it has instead proved to further saddle the debt-ridden commission by not using conventional fixed-rate bonds to finance its debt.
Under Act 44, a Lease and Funding Agreement was entered into by the turnpike and PennDOT, which requires the turnpike to pay PennDOT $450 million a year, or nearly $24 billion, over a period of 50 years to provide funding for roads, bridges and transit. According to news reports, the turnpike raised tolls only five times from its opening in 1940 through 2004. Since Act 44 was implemented in 2007, there have been five annual toll increases, including one that took effect Jan. 6. Wagner reiterated today that the commission's long-term debt has increased by more than 200 percent, from $2.6 billion to $8.3 billion, since the General Assembly approved Act 44 of 2007.
"Given its precarious financial position relative to Act 44 payments, the turnpike should not use these complicated and risky deals," Wagner said. "The Turnpike Commission should terminate its swap deals and ban all swap use in the future for the sake of Pennsylvania taxpayers and the motoring public as soon as it is financially feasible to do so."
Interest-rate swaps are legal agreements between two parties – a debt-financing entity and an investment bank – on which way interest rates will move. The party that guesses correctly gets paid, and the party that guesses incorrectly must pay. The payments are determined by the amount of public debt financed with variable-rate loans.
A 2009 investigation completed by Wagner's office of the Bethlehem Area School District found that on a statewide basis, 107 of 500 school districts and 86 local governments had $14.9 billion in public debt tied to swaps. The numbers have since increased to $17.5 billion in public debt, encompassing 108 of 500 school districts and 101 local governments. In the process, millions of public dollars have been lost in interest-rate swaps deals.
Wagner's audit, which covered the period Jan. 1, 2007 through Aug. 31, 2011, found that the turnpike's 23 active swaps had a negative book fair value of $29.3 million as of May 31, 2011. Furthermore, Wagner's audit revealed that the turnpike had paid $59 million in fees and interest for terminated swaps, and $49 million in fees and interest on active swaps, for a total of $108,972,133 paid out in swaps losses between Dec.16, 1998 and Aug. 31, 2011.
"Swaps may be perfectly acceptable for the private sector, where private citizens are free to decide how much risk they can tolerate when their own money is at stake, but swaps should have no role in government, where the taxpayers' money is at stake," Wagner said.
In addition to recommending that the Turnpike Commission terminate all remaining swaps as soon as it is fiscally responsible to do so and refinance, if necessary, with conventional fixed-rate bonds, Wagner also recommended that the Turnpike Commission promptly adopt a resolution unequivocally and permanently prohibiting the use of swaps in the future.
In all, Wagner's audit made a total of six findings related to the operation and maintenance of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and offered 20 recommendations to fix the noted deficiencies. The five other report findings are summarized as follows:
- Turnpike Commission let employees ride the turnpike toll-free, even for personal travel
- Turnpike Commission provided more than $4.1 million of toll free travel to nearly 5,000 consultants, contractors, and other state government officials
- Turnpike Commission is overly generous and permissive when reimbursing commissioners for expenses, and lacks transparency and accountability with regard to those expenses.
- Turnpike Commission actively monitored the E-ZPass system to ensure correct fares are charged
- Turnpike Commission monitored, maintained, and inspected its tunnels, but it has not implemented fire detection systems in two of the five tunnels (Allegheny and Tuscarora) and critical project management practices that would ensure recommendations resulting from tunnel inspections are not overlooked.
Wagner's auditors found that the turnpike's liberal and inadequate policy of providing toll-free rides to turnpike employees and vendors, not only for business but for personal travel as well, amounted to 7,000 free rides and at least $7.7 million in lost toll revenue between January 2007 and August 2011.
Traffic volume on the turnpike has remained stagnant for the past five years. During fiscal year 2010-11, traffic volume on the Pennsylvania turnpike totaled over 189 million vehicles, including 165 million passenger vehicles (87 percent) and 24 million commercial vehicles (13 percent). The total net revenue generated from tolls in fiscal year 2010-11 was $763 million ($436 million or 57 percent from passenger vehicles, and $328 million or 43 percent from commercial vehicles). An increasing percent of revenue (47 percent in 2011) goes toward debt service mainly due to the burdens of Act 44 – passed in 2007.
The turnpike's workforce consisted of 2,104 employees as of May 31, 2011. It is administratively headed by a chief executive officer and a chief operating officer. The Turnpike Commission manages/oversees 21 maintenance facilities, 5 tunnels, 64 toll interchanges, 17 services plazas, and controls a total of 546 roadway miles.
A complete copy of Wagner's audit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is available at www.auditorgen.state.pa.us.
Auditor General Jack Wagner is responsible for ensuring that all state money is spent legally and properly. He is the commonwealth's elected independent fiscal watchdog, conducting financial audits, performance audits and special investigations. The Department of the Auditor General conducts thousands of audits each year. To learn more about the Department of the Auditor General, taxpayers are encouraged to visit the department's website at www.auditorgen.state.pa.us.
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How well must a man know his neighbor before he sheds a tear? Does a man possess humanity merely because he walks upright and speaks well? What is the gauge, the calculus, the determining factor, as to whether human beings have advanced? Is it the extent of mechanization, how fast we can travel, how beautiful our technology is designed? If a man fails to shed a tear, is he more advanced because he possesses less of an ability to exhibit his emotions? When does a man stop representing humanity? Or, shall we alter the named designation, and perhaps reorder our self-conception of what it means for us to "be human"?
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Postal Workers hold a unique position in the workforce. While the timeless image of the postman walking with a friendly smile may be a fading memory, replaced by community mailboxes situated at the end of the cul-de-sac, curbside mailboxes (and various other methods to distance any intrusion into the antiseptic lives of each neighborhood), the daily contact with the U.S. Postal Service still pervades. Despite electronic methods of replacement, email, texting, tweeting, and multiple other means of communication, the letter which arrives is still sorted, processed, transported and delivered by people – those who work at the U.S. Postal Service.
The five minutes out of the week, month or year when the average person sees a Postal employee – perhaps the Window Clerk when tax time comes around; perhaps to send something overnight; or to renew a passport – whatever the reason, such limited contact fails to betray the extent and toll of how physical and stressful the U.S. Postal jobs are. Considering the medical impact upon one's neck, back, shoulders, knees, wrists, etc., it is important to recognize the type of positional duties that the Postal Clerk, Letter Carrier, Mail Handler, various Motor Vehicle Operators, Heavy Equipment Operators, Expediters, or Mail Processing Clerks, among many other craft employees, must engage in on a daily basis. The wear and tear upon the physical body; the daily stresses and mental toll resulting from time pressures, shortage of workers, overtime requirements, difficult interpersonal engagement between Supervisors, Managers and Craft employees; customer services communications; and the daily pressures of rigorous work in a fast-paced, competitive environment. Criticism abounds these days about the Neanderthal status of the U.S. Postal Service, and some of it may be justified. Yet, whether justified or not, it has nothing to do with the type of physical, emotional and psychological impact that the daily positional duties have upon individual lives.
Or, take the Postmaster of a small postal facility – the one who must fill in for the craft employees, work the customer service window, and perform the daily administrative duties in repetitive, unrelenting fashion on a daily basis, with reduction and attrition of the workforce, without replacement workers to fill in for absences, sick leave, annual leave, etc. Or the Rural Carrier who must twist and turn one's upper body, grasping, turning and reaching to place bundles of mail into mail boxes, mile after endless mile. It is, indeed, a miracle that the human body can withstand such repetitive wearing upon muscular tissue, bone structure, nerve endings, layers of cartilage, etc., and year after year, be able to allow the individual to perform the progressively deteriorating repetitive functions which are required by the Postal Service. We haven't even mentioned the constant walking, mile upon mile, of the letter carrier; the walking up and down stairs, steps; of entering and exiting a motor vehicle repeatedly throughout the day.
Federal Disability Retirement benefits are a needed benefit for all Postal employees, precisely because of the unique type of physical, emotional and psychological requirements of the craft, supervisor and managerial positions at the U.S. Postal Service. The human toll is something which the public, casual, limited and fleeting in its contact with the Postal employee, is unaware of, and unable to comprehend in its magnification of repetitive tasks throughout the course of processing, distributing and delivering of that piece of mail which arrives at the doorstep.
One might pose the query as to why the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, administered by the Office of Worker's Compensation Program (OWCP) under the aegis of the Department of Labor, is not sufficient to adequately compensate Postal employees when they are injured on the job. It may well be. But the problem is that not every medical condition can be causally proven to be related directly to the human toll resulting from the daily, repetitive, pounding deterioration by the type of Postal work and duties required. Consider the following hypothetical: A Mail Handler who is 48 years old and who has been working at his job for 25 years is moving a piece of furniture at the direction of his spouse. In the course of lifting, he feels a sudden "pull" in his back, and is forced to sit down. The piece of furniture remains in the middle of the room somewhat askew, evident that a job has been left incomplete. The MRI reveals a disc protrusion at L5-S1, with multi-level disc degeneration, chronic pain, and radiating pain and numbness extending to his extremities. The emergency room notes reflect the history of the medical occurrence: "…while moving heavy furniture…" But is that truly the causal connection? Did the 25 years of constant bending, lifting, reaching, pulling, pushing, grasping, etc., have no medical significance, no cumulative effect? The doctor could not relate the multi-level disc degeneration and chronic pain to his work. OWCP, in any event, would deny such a claim outright, asserting unequivocally: "No causal connection could be found between your medical condition and the nature, origin and type of medical injury from which you suffer."
In real life, the Postal Worker who suffers from the hypothetical as described above, would have no viable alternative means to securing a livelihood. The U.S. Postal Service, under the present National Reassessment Program, would refuse to accommodate such a Postal Worker, and would send him/her home, stating that, "After a full review, it has been determined by the District Reasonable Accommodation Committee that no suitable work can be found within the limitations imposed by your medical condition, and therefore the U.S. Postal Service is unable to accommodate you."
Such hypotheticals are not mere imaginary flights of fancy; they in fact occur, and all too frequently. That is why Federal Disability Retirement is a needed benefit for the U.S. Postal Worker. Federal Disability Retirement is a benefit, however, which must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, that the medical condition suffered by the Postal Worker, whether under FERS or CSRS (A) prevents him or her from performing one or more of the essential elements of the job, (B) that the medical condition is expected to last for a minimum of 12 months or more, and (C) that, whether suffered on or off the job, related to the job or not, the Postal Worker has a minimum of 18 months of Federal Service under FERS, and a minimum of 5 years of Federal Service under CSRS.
Federal Disability Retirement benefits pays a Postal Worker 60% of the average of his or her highest-3 consecutive years for the first year of annuity, then 40% every year thereafter, until age 62, at which point the annuity it recalculated based upon the total number of years of service (including the years one is receiving Federal Disability Retirement benefits). It is, however, a benefit which must be proven, and as such, is not an "entitlement", but a benefit which must be secured by sufficient medical evidence, adequate knowledge of the governing laws, and a clear nexus between one's medical condition and the essential elements of one's job.


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David Barton's long list of Christian Nation lies seems to be getting even more brazen. As Right Wing Watch reports, it is now a standard part of his presentations that many of the provisions in the Constitution are "literal, direct quotations out of the Bible." In this video, he makes very specific claims about the provisions that are "exact quotes" out of the Bible:
Here's Exodus 18:21:
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
And Deuteronomy 1:13-16
And Deuteronomy 16:18
Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you."
You answered me, "What you propose to do is good."
So I took the leading men of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them to have authority over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens and as tribal officials. And I charged your judges at that time, "Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.
Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
Uh, yeah. Those are "exact quotes" and "literal, direct quotations" from the Bible. Except, of course, they aren't. At no time during the writing, explanation or ratification of the Constitution does even one of the men who wrote that document refer to any of those verses, or the Bible in general, as a source for those ideas. The Federalist Papers were written specifically to explain and defend every provision in the new Constitution, written to a predominately Christian populace; surely if they had based those provisions on the Bible, they would have said so because that would have been viewed as a strong argument for passing the Constitution. But no, the only people quoting the Bible during the ratification debates were the anti-federalists, who cited the Bible in opposition to the passage of the Constitution.


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Cannabis smokers can be identified in a number of different ways, and one of them is their unique cannabis vocabulary.
There is an endless supply of terms used to describe the drug: some of them you are probably familiar with, others could sound new and weird. Along with the classic terms that everyone has heard at least once in their life, such as "marijuana" and "weed," there are some edgy words that may sound like a secret language although even these words become more and more common even among laypeople.
Slang terms for cannabis can be seen as a kind of illegality and illegitimacy index of this substance. The use of these words reflects social disregard. It conveys a casual attitude to everything about cannabis culture. At the same time, the phenomenon of the cannabis slang is evidence that the drug is rapidly entering our everyday lives and starts to occupy an important place there. As the cannabis industry started bringing billions of dollars into the American economy, the American culture has begun to form new slang terms defining the rising success of marijuana-related businesses.
If you one of those people who confuse with the terms like "Buddha" or "bud" while coming to the nearest dispensary, this crash course in cannabis vocabulary can come in handy.
Bud—one of the most popular terms for the cannabis flower. Buds are those fluffy, sometimes colorful, parts of the cannabis plant that are used for recreational or medicinal purposes—they contain the highest concentrations of active cannabinoids, including psychoactive THC and non-psychoactive CBD. Cannabinoids are considered to have a plenty of potential medical applications.
Chronic—a term popularized by the rapper Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. The word entered the language as a term used to describe high-quality cannabis. After Snoop had started using this term in the 1990s, it got picked up by another musician, Dr. Dre, who used it as a name of his album "The Chronic." According to Snoop, the term "chronic" was born after he misheard the dealer who said that cannabis had been hydroponically grown at a party in 1991. The rapper said the word "hydroponic" in the wrong way calling the cannabis plant "hydrochronic."
Fire—a generic term for an incredibly great-looking plant, so great that all you can do is light it on fire and enjoy the smoke. The word "fire" refers to the bright red or orange hairs that speckle the buds in certain cannabis strains. "Firing it up" describes the process of smoking marijuana.
Buddha—another urban term for high-quality cannabis plants. The slang word "Buddha" is derived from the term "bud." Some marijuana lovers think that "Buddha" makes a cannabis smoker feel like a real Buddhist.
Bunk—an antonym to "fire." Bunk is used to describe low-quality cannabis product. "Bunk weed" means that the plant is less potent, brownish-colored, or has an abundance of seeds and stems. If someone says that they bought "bunk weed," they mean that marijuana they paid good money for is bad marijuana.
Hookah—a smoking device originating from India. It looks like a big bowl with multiple hoses attached to it. Initially, hookahs were designed for vaporizing and smoking flavored tobacco, or shisha, but many people also use hookahs smoke cannabis. Hookah is usually filled with water or other liquid that reduces the harshness of the smoke and its temperature.
QP—a quarter pound of cannabis (approximately 113 grams). This is something like the amount of cannabis your college friend might have bought from a drug dealer and then shared with you and a couple of other roommates.
Zip—an ounce of cannabis. This term is derived from the fact that it should fill up a Ziploc bag. So, when someone says that he want to get "a zip of the kush," they mean that they need one ounce of cannabis flowers.
Re-up—a word used to designate the moment when the time comes to buy more cannabis. This phrase is used mostly by dealers who need to replenish their drug stocks, get more weed before selling another batch.
ISO—an acronym of isopropyl hash oil. When isopropyl is used as a solvent to strip trichomes from the plant material, the resulting hash oil is often called "iso." While making BHO or CO2 oil, it is important to remove all of the residual alcohol from the extract—some patients fear that vaporizing alcohol sugars may cause lung impairments.
Reefer—marijuana. The slang term comes from the early 1990s' movie trend: A character smoked some weed and went so crazy that he was ready for everything. The word "reefer" refers to a joint, a bowl, or the plant itself.


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|Start with 4 pieces of 1 1/2" x 4" inch pieces of paper,
then but them diagonally as you see below. Cut your card
the normal sized card or whatever size you are going to make.
Cut an extra top piece that will fit your card so that you can attach your pieces together and layer that one on top of the base card.
Starting in the center piece your pieces of paper making a fan working to each side til complete.
|Today I am going to introduce to you our new! Burlap Ribbon!
Besides adorning packages and decorating cards with it. Why not jazz it up a bit and decorate those mini muslin bags!
Here up close you can see each bag that I used the burlap on:
This one is plain burlap
|Not only did I decorate with them, I made rosettes and polka dotted them.
I have a video at the top of my main page under videos showing you how to make the rosette.
|Of course I had to make a Halloween one. This one is also polka dotted in black.
See below on how to polka dot your ribbon
|These are the spools of Burlap Ribbon, you get 5 yards of 1 1/4" for $7.95. You will need 10 inches for each rosette. Starting with your sponge dauber and some black or white craft paint. Take and lightly dip the dauber into the paint and apply directly to the ribbon. You may need to reapply paint to the same dot twice.
Below is how it looks as your working on it. I just put the two together for you to see the difference in the colors. Once dried you will use our adhesive circles to create your rosette. Again, the video on how to make the rosette is on my main page under videos.
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|How about a Halloween candle to make? I purchased one of those 12" high skinny candles from the Dollar Tree and covered it with our Witches Brew designer paper #132185
I took one of those plastic black spiders I had laying around and added some of our orange stampin glitter # 132206.
|Here it is all done.
|The spaghetti squash looks like regular pasta
|This is where you put the tomatoe mixture on the squash.
|Looking for a fall craft to whip up this weekend? Here's a quick and easy one for you. Fall Birch Candles!
I used some glass jars I had around the house and wrapped them with our new Birch paper that is in the new Thankful Tablescape kit (see below)
|I'm showing you today some more ways to decorate the mini muslin bags I showed a few days ago. In light of Halloween, let the treat giving begin! I used the new Build a Banner stencil kit on these bags. You just use your classic ink pads and sponge daubers to create these bags. Above I just added ribbon to them and they look so cute! below I added some stamped images to them and they look even better!
|Have you seen our new mini muslin bags? I made these to give to my online customers with their thank you's this month. They are stamped with our Classic Basic Black ink, then I took a Only Orange glimmer brad and pushed it right through the image. I found these glitter spiders at a store and glue gunned them to the bags. So Fun and easy and these bags are so cute, so versatile!
Use them as easy treat bags, or create a unique gift bags with them.Set. 8 bags. Stampable 100% cotton with drawstring closure. 4 "x 51/2"is the size of them.
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|Good morning! thought I would show you another idea for the White Chalkboard marker. I used some glass jars I had around the house and covered them with our Witche's Brew designer paper and added black cardstock, then wrote with our Stampin White chalkboard marker on them. Filled them up with caramels (or you could put a candle in them as well) there you have it!
Below, I found these mini adorable kleenex boxes and just added one of our stamped images from the Hallween Bash stamp set to create this cute little give away.
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|Today I'm showing you what you can do with our NEW! Stampin White chalk marker. Do you love the chalkboard look? well look no futher cause you can now order the chalk marker! I took a chalkboard easel I had and drew with the marker to create this welcoming fall sign for my front door.
|Halloween washi tape clothespins. Add washi tape to your clothespins and some stamped embellishments to them and look how adorable these become. Use them to close your halloween treat bags.....


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For 51 young women from across America, beauty came to (figurative) blows Sunday as they competed for the Miss USA crown.
When the (figurative) biting and the scratching was over, Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton, followed in the footsteps of her state's NCAA basketball champions, the UNC Tar Heels, and won the big dance.
The 22-year-old aspiring motivational speaker and entertainer from Wilmington, N.C., edged out first runner-up Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, of San Diego, and second runner-up Miss Arizona USA Alicia-Monique Blanco, of Phoenix.
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"It feels really natural," Dalton said of her win. "I've worked so be here and this has been my lifelong dream and it's finally here. And whoever knew you could win in a turquoise gown?"
Contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia were judged by their performance in a swimsuit and evening gown modeling contest and their responses to questions asked onstage. Unlike the rival Miss America pageant, the Miss USA contestants do not perform a talent.
Miss California, Carrie Prejean, was the first runner up, but may have been hurt by her answer to a question by judge Perez Hilton on gay marriage.
"We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage," Prejean said. "And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."
Some in the audience cheered, others booed. The answer sparked a shouting match in the lobby after the show.
"It's ugly," said Scott Ihrig, a gay man, who attended the pageant with his partner. "I think it's ridiculous that she got first runner-up. That is not the value of 95 percent of the people in this audience. Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men there are."
Charmaine Koonce, the mother of Miss New Mexico USA Bianca Carla, argued back. "In the Bible it says marriage is between Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve!"
Dalton dethrones Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart, a 27-year-old Texan who worked to raise awareness for breast cancer as she traveled the globe promoting the beauty contest.
The title comes with a year's use of a New York City apartment, a public relations team, a two-year scholarship at the New York Film Academy and an undisclosed salary.
Dalton will also go to the Bahamas in August to compete in the Miss Universe pageant, where American beauties haven't been lucky in recent years. Both Stewart and predecessor Miss USA Rachel Smith wiped out on stage during the evening gown competition, becoming accidental YouTube stars.
Stewart had avoided the foibles and scandals that have followed other recent pageant winners. Earlier this month, Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza was skewered for a blog posting from a trip to Guantanamo Bay. The entry described having "aloooot of fun" at a base that houses the notorious military prison and was later deleted from the pageant's Web site.
The contest, which is owned by NBC and reality TV mogul Donald Trump, was hosted by "Access Hollywood" co-anchor Billy Bush and Nadine Velazquez of the NBC sitcom "My Name is Earl." This year's judges included "Saturday Night Live" cast member Kenan Thompson, "Dancing with the Stars" winner Kelly Monaco and gossip blogger Hilton.
Miss Wyoming USA Cynthia Pate, of Casper, Wyo., was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants. Jessi Pierson, of Milton, W.Va., was voted Miss Photogenic through an online contest on the Miss Universe Web site.
Organizers said Sunday's show kicked off "Green Week" at NBC. As part of the environmental awareness campaign, the Miss USA crown was designed by a jeweler that specializes in conflict-free and eco-friendly jewels. The crown from Diamond Nexus Labs of Franklin, Wis., is worth $202,000.


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Well, we did it. We found a '84 Six Pac pickup camper to remodel. It was located in Durango, which meant we had about a five-hour drive from where we're at.
We were up at four and on the road by five. I was pretty proud of our kids. They were a lot more excited than I expected them to be that early in the morning.
Because I wanted to avoid Red Mountain due to construction right now, we ended up driving through Moab. It was drizzly all weekend, and it was lovely and rainy when we reached the town at about six-thirty.
The weather cleared up by the time we reached Durango. It took about an hour to load the camper due to a jack that didn't want to work, but we were finally on the road again just after noon. Because we didn't want to go home the same way we came, we went over Lizard Head on the way back. It clouded up again on the way and started to rain again, which was awesome because it kept the drive nice and cool.
I'll post some pictures of Telluride tomorrow, which was absolutely stunning in this weather.
When we got home, we found some water damage, which we had expected with a camper that old. Because we're eager beavers, we've decided to rip out all the old paneling and ceiling, replace all the insulation and damaged structure pieces. It's a serious project. Insane, actually, but Jake's loving it. I'll post pictures when we're done with the main living area.


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Square One Purely Fun Zentangle Facebook Group---Hearts with Ixorus Variations
These are the two Zentangle groups I have joined on Facebook. I have been welcomed very warmly.
The first tile is for the Purely Zentangle group, black and white only. The tangle for the week was Ixorus. I had never tried that tangle before so I kept my tile pretty simple. There have been so many beautiful tiles this week it's amazing still to me how each persons tiles are so different.
The second tile I posted in the Purely Fun Zentangle group, this group allows color and some quirky variations if you are so inclined. I thought if I put some hearts on the tile I could drum up a little more enthusiasm for the next 2 days. Maybe helped a little.
Hope all of you whatever holiday you are celebrating or not are have a happy time.
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I am so excited about my list of projects for this quarter! I have a tendency to overshoot and I think I may have this time as well with 18 on my list but I'm really excited about them so it should go pretty well. Many of these are for swaps or presents.
I am excited about this list. I usually finish half or maybe a little more. There are some that I know I will finish because of their swap deadlines. Otherwise, it should be fun to see what I work on from this pile. Thanks for stopping by! Check out other people's links here.
|#1 Hazel Hedgehog Quilt - My eldest daughter is in love with all kinds of animals and wanted an animal quilt. She was so excited when this finally came off the on deck pile and I started it. I hope to get this finished this quarter. You can find the Hazel Hedgehog pattern here.
|#2 Color Dive - I have been obsessed with the Color Dive pattern since I first saw it. I love so many things about it. Then one night it hit me that I could do the Color Dive with V. and Co. prints and it would be amazing. I have every line Vanessa has ever made and she has such great value and prints that I knew it would be so fun! I'm going all out and making the King Size version. It will cost an arm and a leg to get it quilted but so so worth it! This will probably bump all other projects.
|#5 Mini House Quilt - My partner loves Carolyn Friedlander and the Outhouse Pattern is so fun I think I'll go that way for this mini swap.
|#7 Yellow Baby Quilt - I found this random yellow fabric and charm pack while I was cleaning out my closet and thought they would make a perfect baby quilt. I have no plans for it yet other than to whip it up and see how I like it.
|#9 Charity Quilt - I found this charm pack I got at Quiltcon and thought it would make a perfect quilt for the quilt drive my local church group is doing. It looks like a bunch of fun prints and they would stand out nicely with this Kona Snow.
|#10 Preppy The Whale Mini - I won this kit on an Instagram giveaway and I'm excited to add it to my growing collection of mini quilts.
|#11 Riley Blake Challenge - I got the fabric for the MQG challenge and I've been struggling with a plan. I'm thinking something to do with hexies, maybe this tutorial here.
|#12 Dottie Mini - This was a total impulse buy at my LQS. I usually don't do that. It should be fun though. I think I'll try the pinwheel one in the middle. Another one for my mini wall.
|#14 Scrumptious Baby Quilt - I've had this fabric all cut out and ready to piece for over a year now. It just needs to happen. I'll be using this Pinwheel Baby Quilt tutorial.
|#15 Flamingo Mittens - It gets kind of drab here during an Iowa Winter and I love fun pops of color to liven me up. This Flamingo Mittens should do just the trick. I found the pattern and yarn on Knit Picks.
|#17 Portland Hat - I spent most of my youth in the Portland, Oregon area so when I saw this hat I got so excited. I love knitting color work and this looked great. I'm having fun with it already and should have no problems finishing it.
|#18 Big Owl - I'm knitting my first animal. The Big Snowy Owl from the Purl Bee. It's pretty giant and is going really fast but I haven't been really motivated to finish it. I'm also worried about how I'll get the stuffing to stay in as it's not incredibly tight. I may have to line it. Honestly I debated even poking it on the list but you never know.
I am excited about this list. I usually finish half or maybe a little more. There are some that I know I will finish because of their swap deadlines. Otherwise, it should be fun to see what I work on from this pile. Thanks for stopping by! Check out other people's links here.


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1947 – 2016
It does not seem possible that our friend, mentor, colleague, leader, and passionate supporter of Children of Promise has left us for eternity. We are deeply grieved, but equally deeply grateful for the life that was lived with and before us in Sharon Skaggs.
Sharon passionately served the children around the world that we all serve. While employed at Church of God Ministries in the Global Missions department (now Global Strategy), Sharon served on the Children of Promise Board of Directors for 15 years! She served with humility and a determined spirit to give children the best possible assistance. She loved and deeply appreciated the work of the COP Directors, staff, and volunteers.
During the last year, Sharon worked as an office associate at Children of Promise. She processed all the countries' financial reports. She also served as a receptionist at COP, answering phone calls, greeting people, and answering questions. She worked closely with Vicky Creamer in processing the applications for new children, as well as creating the profile folder for each child that eventually goes to the sponsor. Sharon was a committed advocate for Children of Promise, telling people about the program and encouraging them to sponsor.
Sharon believed in the Children of Promise program sincerely and deeply. In 2013, she, along with Dorothy Hampton, arranged for, set up, and served the meals for two weeks (3 meals per day) for the Children of Promise directors from around the world during the Director's Conference. She loved doing that! She told me so many times how wonderful it was to serve the directors who worked so tirelessly on behalf of the children.
Sharon had moved to Oregon in September 2015 to be near her sisters and other family members. She loved her new life. For that, we are so grateful.
We have lost a friend, a supporter, a leader, an advocate, and a role model. She worked tirelessly for the sponsored children.
Please join us in thanking God for her life, and in praying for her children, Jamie Skaggs Nachtigall (Germany) and Byron Skaggs (Egypt), and their families. She loved them so deeply and proudly.
Dr. Paul Maxfield, Executive Director
Children of Promise
Sharon E. Skaggs
Sharon Elaine Skaggs passed away unexpectedly in Salem, Oregon on Friday, January 8, 2016. Born to Ed and Marilyn Gossen on January 9, 1947, she lived a full life characterized by her service to others. Sharon grew up on a farm in South Dakota and, after graduating from Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon, financially managed The Double K Ranch, a non-profit organization providing alternative care to troubled teens in Washington State. From 1981 – 1991 she and her family lived in Cairo, Egypt serving the church community throughout Egypt.
She was a loving caretaker and primary support for her late husband, Russell Skaggs, in his battle with cancer from 1988-1993. After his passing, Sharon continued serving others, working in missionary care through Global Missions (now Global Strategy) of Church of God Ministries in Anderson, Indiana. She served in many roles in Global Missions, including Living Link Coordinator, Director of Personnel and head of Finance and retired in 2011, having served the organization and the greater church for 30 years.
Sharon served on the Children of Promise Board of Directors for 15 years. She also served on the staff of Children of Promise for much of 2015. Even in retirement, Sharon was actively involved with the local food pantry and traveled internationally as a volunteer for Children of Promise. Sharon recently moved to Salem, Oregon to be closer to family. She had already begun to serve in another local food pantry and anticipated more international travels.
Sharon is preceded in death by her husband, Russell Skaggs, parents, Edwin and Marilyn Gossen and in-laws, Wilbur and Evelyn Skaggs.
She is survived by her son and wife, Byron and Jennifer Skaggs of Cairo, Egypt and daughter and husband, Jamie and Patrick Nachtigall of Badenweiler, Germany as well as three grandchildren, Jonathan and Aubrianna Skaggs, Marco Nachtigall, five sisters and brother, spouses, sister-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Tribute to Sharon Skaggs by Patrick Nachtigall – This tribute was written by Sharon's son-in-law and posted to FaceBook on January 19, 2016.
Memorial Services
Occasions to celebrate the life and legacy of Sharon Skaggs:
Memorial Service: Saturday, February 6, 1:00 pm at Mt. Scott Church of God, 10603 SE Henderson Street, Portland, Oregon
Memorial Service: Monday, February 8, 1:00 pm at Park Place Church of God, 501 College Drive, Anderson, Indiana. Visitation will follow the service in the Bessie Byrum Lounge of Park Place Church of God, 5th Street & College Drive.
Cards for the family may be sent to: 1416 Cunningham Ln S, Salem, OR 97302 USA
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorial gifts to the organizations Sharon loved and to which she committed her own time and resources:
Children of Promise
Designate: Sharon Skaggs Memorial Contribution
P.O. Box 2316, Anderson, IN 46018 USA
Park Place Church of God
Designate: Park Place Food Pantry
501 College Dr, Anderson, IN 46012 USA
Global Strategy, Church of God Ministries
Designate: Sharon Skaggs Memorial Contribution – for the sending of new missionaries
P.O. Box 2420, Anderson, IN 46018 USA
Give Online At drop down menu at bottom of the page, select "Sharon Skaggs Memorial Contribution (42.20010).


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There is an exhaustive list of things to do in Queenstown and the Central Lakes, and our job is to help you to pinpoint the best locations and experiences to fit your desires. Check out the list below and mentally tick off anything that strikes a chord with you. This list is only the beginning of the possibilities that await you. Call us to discuss ideas, we love to create new itineraries.
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Milford Sound is known for being an area of stunning natural beauty. On this one-day experience you'll enjoy Milford Sound in luxury from Queenstown
Private four-hour sightseeing tour of Queenstown, Arrowtown & the Gibbston Valley, this a great way to see the best of Queenstown at a relaxed pace.
Private six-hour sightseeing tour of Glenorchy and Paradise, this a great way to see the best of Glenorchy at a relaxed pace from Queenstown.
Private seven-hour sightseeing tour of Wanaka, this a great way to see the best of Lake Wanaka at a relaxed pace from Queenstown
Please be waiting at the front of your pick up point 10mins prior to the departure time arranged.
Minimum charter time is 3 hours
We can cater for groups of 2-11 people. Larger groups of up to 17 people can be accommodated with at least 3 days notice
We provide a driver/guide for door-to-door pick up and drop off
We can make bookings for you for activities where required although these will be subject to availability. We will follow a pre-approved itinerary
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Air travel has turned into a nightmare ordeal these days with frequent delays, long check-ups, all sort of crazy rules to what to carry blah blah blah... the list can go on and never end. But here's one airport that I would die to be stuck or stranded in transit. The new Richard Rogers (of the Pompidou Centre fame with Renzo Piano) designed Barajas International Airport in Madrid is open for the likes of the transit imagination of travellers.
And it has won the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) prize (the equivalent of the architecture Oscar). Makes it one of the best gateways into Spain. All the more reason to head to Madrid and revel in its glory.


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Launched in 2012 our CPD programme allows Get Active staff and school staff to work together to improve the standards of sports provision across the school.
Who is it for?
We have programmes in place to up skill and support the following staff:
- Class Teachers
- Learning Support Assistants
- Break and Lunch Time Staff
- Sports Subject Leaders
The Benefits
Coaching side by side our staff will help with planning, delivery and assessment of all aspects of the programme.
Up skilling of teachers includes an easy to manage self evaluation tool, teachers can track their progress as they gain more independence and confidence in delivering PE lessons.
Our experienced coaching and management staff are on hand every step of the way, helping with behaviour management, progression, differentiation and most importantly confidence in delivery.
We aim to have all teachers confident in planning, delivering and assessing all PE lessons in under a term. Our staff and management are always on hand to assess at any stag of the school year. Having successfully trained over 500 members of staff in a variety of schools we are confident we can make a real difference in your school.
Sports Premium
We're committed to ensuring schools receive the very best sport and physical activity provision. The government has pledged over £450 million on improving PE and sport within primary schools from 2013-2016 through the Schools Sport Premium. This funding is ring-fenced and therefore can only be spent on provision of PE and sport in schools. Through our online portal, internal assessments, advise of sport specialists, pupil assessment and high quality coaching, the criteria of this fund will be met and the work is all carried out by our professional deliverers.
This funding – provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport – has been allocated to primary school headteachers.
"From September 2013, schools will be held to account over how they spend their additional, ring-fenced funding. Ofsted will strengthen the coverage of PE and sport within the 'Inspectors' handbook' and supporting guidance so that both schools and inspectors know how sport and PE will be assessed in future as part of the school's overall provision.
Schools will also be required to include details of their provision of PE and sport on their website, alongside details of their broader curriculum, so that parents can compare sports provision between schools, both within and beyond the school day."


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Irma is an intimate musical portrait of Irma Gonzalez, the former world champion of women's professional wrestling.
Filmed in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl – a notorious district of Mexico City – Irma contradicts everything we have come to expect from stories reported from Mexico.
Featuring music written and performed by Ms. Gonzalez, Irma's story surges with love and deceit, masculine strength, feminine charms, and an extraordinary sense of humor.
camera, sound and editing: Charles Fairbanks
music by: Irma Gonzalez
Eileen Maitland Award - Ann Arbor Film Festival - 2012
SHORT:DOX Prize - CPH:DOX -
Best documentary – Honorable Mention - Carolina Video Festival -
Special mention of the jury - Videomedeja - Novi Sad, Serbia
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Lola Rose was founded by Nikki Gewirtz MBE in May 2000 with just one design, the tumble stone bracelet. It was snapped up by several high-end London stores and the company went from strength to strength, now making a regular appearance on the red carpet. Nikki has a philosophy of 'affordable luxury', making her customers feel wonderful by bringing colour, glamour and a smile with every purchase.


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Shaped by SCCM's commitment to meeting the needs of each individual customer, the PFCCS course pricing structure is designed to be both fair and flexible. The Society offers two options: single-course licenses and unlimited annual course licenses. Pricing options are tiered, based on a country's Gross Domestic Product at Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita as reported by the World Bank in its most current World Development Indicators database. This allows SCCM to accommodate ranges in needs
Licensed course pricing is designed to be fair and flexible by providing tiered options. Tiers are based on a country's gross domestic product (GDP) ranking based on purchasing power per capita (PPP) as reported by the World Bank in its most current World Development Indicators database.
If you plan to hold four or more courses in one year, you should consider an unlimited license.The Society offers discounted course pricing for volume purchases—the more courses you purchase, the larger the discountand available financial resources.
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Financial Insolvency
Sometimes, because of many unforeseen reasons a person becomes unable to pay his lenders. In Canada we have a law to help those people to overcome trouble and start fresh. The purpose of bankruptcy legislation is to infuse new financial life in one who is in a very difficult financial state. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada
Mortgage for Low or no credit
Bad Credit Loan
Many lenders are not so comfortable lending money to a person who does not have a AAA credit history. Fortunately there are some who are ready to lend money to individuals who are credit challenged. Most of the time a lender wants the loan to be CMHC insured. The underwriters guidelines requires the person to have a discharge from Bankruptcy for at least two years prior to mortgage application. Some lenders allow waivers to that requirement. Every case is unique.


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Case Studies (Conjugation)
The following examples show how we have been able to satisfy our customers' needs – technical challenges, regulatory demands, urgent timelines – across a range of technologies.
Bulk Antibody Purification & Conjugation
Photoactivation Conjugation
ADC Development
DNA Conjugation
Bulk Antibody Purification & Conjugation
A UK-based diagnostics customer required purification of over 2 litres of crude monoclonal antibody by ammonium sulfate precipitation and ion exchange. A test sample of the purified antibody was then conjugated to horseradish peroxidase, before the bulk product was dispensed and tested to confirm that it met the customer's bioburden specifications. In 2 weeks, we had submitted a test sample of the conjugate. After a further 3 weeks we had delivered the full consignment of around 10 grams of purified antibody, including the full GMP-standard documentation required by the customer.
Photoactivated Conjugation
A UK-based diagnostics customer had been unable to successfully conjugate a small molecule to a large protein due to the absence of any accessible functional groups on the small molecule. We were able to solve their problem by employing a "niche" photoactivation conjugation technology.
ADC Development
A customer requested that a method for the selective reduction of a monoclonal antibody be developed so that a specific number of free thiol groups were present in the antibody. After successfully completing this task, the reduced antibody was reacted with a maleimide activated prodrug to yield the antibody drug conjugate in good yield.
DNA Conjugation
A Canadian customer required a 99mer oligonucleotide to be conjugated to each of two proteins. Less than 100 micrograms of each of the proteins was available. The sequence of the oligo was provided by the customer, but its custom synthesis had to be arranged by Fleet as part of the project. Despite the limitations of the scale, the conjugates were successfully formulated and the customer was very happy with the results.
Fleet were a partner in the PreventIt consortium, an EC Framework 7 project aimed at perinatal detection of HIV and Syphilis to reduce neonatal infection rates in the developing world. Fleet's role involved the conjugation of a variety of fluorescent labels to antibodies, antigens etc.


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As it will take some time to update the website here a preview of my final design of the wall shelf called 'Console Rigid'.
It is designed to mount my own plinth OR any other turntable using a transfer shelf.
Please stay tuned for further information the next few days.
Update (May2017) - no also with a first view of the brand new rack series 'Eloquens' presented first time at the HighEnd in Munich.
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We love cars here at Digital Trends, but we don't love everything about them. Something that's right at the top of every car owner's list of things they despise about car ownership? Defrosting a vehicle's windows on cold winter mornings.
Fortunately, researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland are on the case — and their solution involves some pretty darn cool tech. What they have developed is a solar-activated nanoscale-thick coating consisting of two different materials, gold and titanium dioxide. Together these materials have a unique sunlight-absorbing property, rendering them capable of defrosting frozen windows rapidly. The combined material can do this without affecting the transparency of the glass in the windows.
"Our so-called 'metasurafaces' can inhibit or remove frost by absorbing sunlight, a renewable energy source, and heating," Efstratios Mitridis, a PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, told Digital Trends. "By tuning the coating thickness, we can render them transparent at the same time. These metasurfaces can be deposited on a variety of commercially important substrates, including glass and acrylics. Balancing transparency and absorption is the key to effective icing prevention and deicing for applications requiring visibility."
The researchers have so far tested their ultra-thin absorbent nanocoating on commercial materials. However, Dr. Hadi Eghlidi, another researcher on the project, told us that commercializing the coating will pose additional challenges going forward. "[This will require] large-scale and cost-effective fabrication of the coating, a milestone which we are currently working hard to achieve," Eghlidi said. "In parallel, we are working on new designs and materials to improve the performance of the coating — for example, to achieve more transparency or a higher temperature increase."
ETH Zurich isn't the only research lab working on a solution to this problem. Last year, we wrote about another innovative research project coming out of Virginia Tech, where investigators developed a special water-repellent aluminum surface that traps millions of tiny air pockets underneath a sheet of frost growing on the surface. This also speeds up the rate of thawing significantly.
A paper describing the new ETH Zurich work, titled "Metasurfaces Leveraging Solar Energy for Icephobicity," was recently published in the journal ACS Nano.
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Customer Service Jobs in Wilmington
Your success is just a train ride away.
Amtrak has over 40 years of rich American history — and we're proud of the efforts we've put into rail passenger service. Since our formation in 1971, we've worked ceaselessly to transform a classic form of transportation, preserving those aspects of train travel that are timeless, and modernizing those that are ripe for it. Record ridership is proof, if any is needed, that America's longstanding love of travel still embraces our classic and storied mode of transportation in its modern form.
Why apply for Customer Service Jobs in Wilmington at Amtrak?
Amtrak trains connect businesses and communities across the country and move America's workforce toward the future. We seek qualified, dedicated professionals with demonstrated work experience and/or relevant skills to join our team. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority and the success of our railroad is the result of our employees.
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Main Street Approach
The Main Street Approach is a proven comprehensive approach to downtown commercial district revitalization. This approach has been implemented in over 1,800 cities and towns in 45 states across the nation with the help of the National Main Street Center and statewide downtown revitalization programs. The success of the Main Street Approach is based on its comprehensive nature.
We are not in this alone. The State of Oregon provides support and money to counties to foster Main Street Programs. Clackamas County is a participant and, as such, provides the Estacada Development Association (EDA) with organizational support, technical assistance, training and other resources.
The Main Street Program "Four-Point Approach®"
As a unique economic development tool, the Main Street Four-Point Approach® is the foundation for local initiatives to revitalize their districts by leveraging local assets—from cultural or architectural heritage to local enterprises and community pride.
The four points of the Main Street approach work together to build a sustainable and complete community revitalization effort.
The four-points are: Organization; Promotion; Design; and Business Development.
Main Street Committees
Organization involves building a framework represented by business and property owners. Everyone works together to renew downtown.
Promotions involves marketing an enticing image to shoppers, investors and visitors.
Economic Restructuring or Business Development Committee analyzes current market forces to develop long solutions.
Design enhances the business district by creating an inviting atmosphere.


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The 1800Recycling.com iPhone app (formerly known as "My Recycle List") makes it easy to accomplish your recycling goals in the least amount of trips. Quickly find recycling locations nearby that accept items you pick from a list. Easily organize locations you want to use by adding them to your list.
Version 2.0.2 is fully optimized for iPhone 5s/5c/iOS 7+
Features at-a-glance:
- Find nearby recycling locations using GPS or ZIP
- Search for multiple materials at once
- Organize and save your list for future use: It's like a grocery list for recyclables.
- Share your recycle list with others via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter or text.
- In-app interactive maps and Web browser
- Covers the entire U.S. and parts of Canada.
- Call recycling locations directly in-app, or add them to your contacts to call later.
- The app works directly with our flagship site, 1-800-RECYCLING.com, to search more than 145,000 locations.
- The most commonly recycled materials are grouped into nine categories for quick selection: Electronics, Plastic, Metal, Paper, Glass, Household, Hazardous, Automobile and Yard Waste.


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Optional packages and related set authoring
Optional packages contain content that can be integrated with a main package. These are useful for downloadable content (DLC), dividing a large app for size restraints, or for shipping any additional content separate from your original app.
Related sets are an extension of optional packages -- they allow you to enforce a strict set of versions across main and optional packages. They also let you load native code (C++) from optional packages.
- Visual Studio 2019 or Visual Studio 2017 (version 15.1 or later)
- Windows 10, version 1703 or later
- Windows 10, version 1703 SDK or later
To get all of the latest development tools, see Downloads and tools for Windows 10.
To submit an app that uses optional packages and/or related sets to the Microsoft Store, you will need permission. Optional packages and related sets can be used for Line of Business (LOB) or enterprise apps without Partner Center permission if they are not submitted to the Store. See Windows developer support to get permission to submit an app that uses optional packages and related sets.
Code sample
While you're reading this article, it's recommended that you follow along with the optional package code sample on GitHub for a hands-on understanding of how optional packages and related sets work within Visual Studio.
Optional packages
To create an optional package in Visual Studio, you'll need to:
- Make sure your app's Target Platform Min Version is set to: 10.0.15063.0 or higher.
- From your main package project, open the
Package.appxmanifestfile. Navigate to the "Packaging" tab and make a note of your package family name, which is everything before the "_" character.
- From your optional package project, right click the
Package.appxmanifestand select Open with > XML (Text) Editor.
- Locate the
<Dependencies>element in the file. Add the following:
<uap3:MainPackageDependency Name="[MainPackageDependency]"/>
[MainPackageDependency] with your package family name from Step 2. This will specify that your optional package is dependent on your main package.
Once you have your package dependencies set up from Steps 1 through 4, you can continue developing as you normally would. If you would like to load code from the optional package into the main package, you will need to build a related set. See the Related sets section for more details.
Visual Studio can be configured to re-deploy your main package each time you deploy an optional package. To set the build dependency in Visual Studio, you should:
- Right click the optional package project and select Build Dependencies > Project Dependencies...
- Check the main package project and select "OK".
Now, every time you enter F5 or build an optional package project, Visual Studio will build the main package project first. This will ensure that your main project and optional projects are in sync.
Related sets
If you want to load code from an optional package into the main package, you will need to build a related set. To build a related set, your main package and optional package must be tightly coupled. The metadata for related sets is specified in the .appxbundle or .msixbundle file of the main package. Visual Studio helps you get the correct metadata in your files. To configure your app's solution for related sets, use the following steps:
- Right click the main package project, select Add > New Item...
- From the window, search the Installed Templates for ".txt" and add a new text file.
The new text file must be named:
- In the
Bundle.Mapping.txtfile you'll specify relative paths to any optional package projects or external packages. A sample
Bundle.Mapping.txtfile should look something like this:
"..\ActivatableOptionalPackage1\x86\Release\ActivatableOptionalPackage3_22.214.171.124\ ActivatableOptionalPackage3_188.8.131.52.appx"
When your solution is configured this way, Visual Studio will create a bundle manifest for the main package with all of the required metadata for related sets.
Note that like optional packages, a
Bundle.Mapping.txt file for related sets will only work on Windows 10, version 1703 or higher. Additionally, your app's Target Platform Min Version should be set to 10.0.15063.0 or higher.
Known issues
Debugging a related set optional project is not currently supported in Visual Studio. To work around this issue, you can deploy and launch the activation (Ctrl + F5) and manually attach the debugger to a process. To attach the debugger, go the "Debug" menu in Visual Studio, select "Attach to Process...", and attach the debugger to the main app process.
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Quality Management System now fully accredited to ISO 9001:2015
Massive congratulations to all of the team here at QuTec for the successful staging and achievement to our new QMS accreditation; ISO 9001:2015 This process has been 15 months of hard work in its delivery and positions us perfectly to continue to provide products and services that meet all of our relevant customer needs and […]Read more
What 95% of Structural Steel Fabrication Companies don't want you to know!
The below blog will potentially enlighten a number of structural and construction manufacturers and service providers, who really should be aware of the below required accreditation, their chosen and preferred suppliers should be able to demonstrate In July 2014 a new EU regulation came into force which meant there was a legal requirement for all […]Read more
Our new signage is up!Following our re-brand earlier this year, we're pleased to share a few images of our freshly painted workshop complete with new sign. Read more
Temple Plinth Fabrication
Latest Fabricated offerings from the team…….3mtr diameter Temple Plinth Fabrication produced from pre and galvanised steel for brand new customer.Read more
Triple Weight Gym Station
QuTec produce their first Triple Weight Gym Station for local Worcester company!Read more
QuTec – Welcome new Power Press Setter
QuTec would like to announce the appointment of Gavin Seager who has joined the team as an additional "Power Press Setter" in our busy Press shop. Gavin brings with him 13 years experience at Worcester Bosch Thermotechnology and also has achieved NVQ levels 1-3 in Business Administration, Performing manufacturing Operations and Business Improvement Techniques.Read more
QuTec launch new look website
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website, redesigned with a fresh look and feel, with improved navigation to help you find the information you require or get in touch with us more easily. The new website is mobile device ready and will be much easier for you to use on your […]Read more


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I met my partner at a conference in Berlin, Germany, in October 2010. He was smart and funny. And taken. Also, he was American, and an Atlantic Ocean apart, we lived separate lives with nothing but a distant memory of each other for more than two years during which I lived in 3 different countries and had started working as a freelancer. It felt like a lifetime had passed when we eventually reconnected in March 2013. And have been inseparable ever since.
We spent 16 months dating across continents, skyping daily and organizing visits as often as our schedule would allow. During my stay in the US during Christmas/New Years 2013, we decided that we wanted to try "the real thing" of living together to see where this would take us. After a few months of planning and sleepless nights ("What am I doing???"), I resigned from my job in Hamburg, packed up my apartment and flew to the US. He had just bought a house (house hunting via skype is one of those fun skype experiences for long-distance couples) and we settled in nicely. I renovated the house from smokey eggshell to antique white, I networked to make connections as a freelancer and started working on a project that I had put off for half a year. We had talked about marriage, in the abstract. He had been married before and to me, it was the big unknown. One that I wanted, no doubt. But still unknown. At some point I had decided that he would know when the right time was and anyway, we had so much going on: the new house, contractors going in and out, a dog, his son who lived with us half the time etc.
After 2 months in the States we flew back to Berlin to the very same conference we had first met at 4 years prior, and he popped the question. I said yes straight away. We returned to the US in mid-October, the question of what would happen after my tourist visa ran out forever looming over our heads. As my planned departure date drew closer I started panicking – naturally. We spoke to friends and lawyers about fiancee visas (a whooping 8 to 10 months process), re-entering as a tourist in 6 months or so, and marriage.
I remember that very Monday morning at Panera. He looked at my over the table while I fought back panic tears – naturally – and said "Let's just do it!" A crazy idea at first, I was game. Besides, i had had my eye on a dress at a shop down the road for weeks and was missing an occasion to wear a cream-white knee-length dress in January on the East Coast… I called the courthouse and within 10 minutes, we were scheduled to receive our marriage license and get married that Friday.I had previously looked into getting hitched in Germany where my folks live and we abandoned the idea quickly once figuring out all the documents you need to marry a foreigner in Germany:
•birth certificate
•non-marriage certificate
•proof of residency
•proof of income
•certificate of no impediment to marriage
•partner's authorization to organize the wedding
All of these were to be in English, accompanied by an official German translation, and notarized. Talk about taking the romance out of a wedding…
We had looked at rings the Saturday before and I had found just the one. Came. Saw. And fell in love. So by Monday afternoon, I had the dress, the rings and some shoes (easy for an experienced shoe-shopper). We were good to go.
Contrary to German legislation, all you need to get married in the US is valid photo id, and in case this is not your first wedding, your proof of divorce. By the time Friday came around, I had stocked up on some old, new, blue and borrowed accessories and met my husband-to-be and his son at the courthouse. We each filled in the one-page-questionnaire to obtain the marriage license and 20 minutes later we met our celebrant in a car park. Yes, car park. We were going to have the ceremony outside. 6 degrees Celsius and sunshine – perfect.
Afternoon tea at the old Jefferson hotel was followed by dinner at a French restaurant that I had been meaning to try out. We were home by 9 and got out the playing cards. Happy wedding day to us! I loved it.
Two days later I was on a plane back to Europe where I will be organizing our European "real" wedding. I hope you come back and check in with my wedding planning over the next 6 months!