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Over the past month, Eve tried NomNomNow, a new fresh-made dog food. NomNomNow is delivered in prepackaged individual portions, ready to eat. It is fresh food, made with human-grade ingredients sourced in the US, and is certified by Veterinarian Dr. Justin Shmalberg, who is a top pet nutritionist. This is a cooked fresh-ingredient diet.
Signing Up
The first step in the process was signing up. This was really simple. I just went to the NomNomNow Website, filled out a profile, picked the food, and it arrived about a week later. The site guides you through ordering, and you can account for weight loss goals and your dog's activity level. I chose the chicken formula for Eve because it is grain free. Grains of any sort tends to mess with Eve's sensitive tummy.
NomNomNow is normally shipped weekly to nine Western states, but national shipping is in beta. I am in Illinois, so they sent me a full month's worth of meals. I put the first week in the refrigerator and froze the rest. When ordering, a delivery date is provided, and I was sent regular tracking updates. It is easy to set the delivery for recurring shipments or to cancel at any time.
Delivery and Transition
Delivery was right on time. The food arrived cold packed with no problems even though it was summer. Eve was very interested in the box, which I'm sure smelled like delicious chicken!
Here is an obligatory corgi butt shot!
I pulled the packets out of the box and sorted them in to weekly groups. NomNomNow provided one week of transition meals in which a certain percentage of Eve's old food would be mixed in. That first week went in the refrigerator and the rest went in in the freezer packaged in shopping bags containing one week's worth of food. Because they are packaged flat, they took up very little freezer space.
Here is a look at the well-marked transition packets.
The full size packages are easy to store. Each package tears opens easily without the need for scissors. From there, just puff it out at the sides and empty it into a bowl (this is easier than squeezing it out). It makes feeding super easy.
Eve transitioned easily. She had no tummy issues and loved the food.
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I love that carbs account for only 14% of the formula. I am a fan of higher protein and fat diets for dogs and like to see carbs limited to a few vegetable sources if possible. You can view the other formulas and their nutritional information on the NomNomNow Website.
I also love that you can see that this is real food. Eve's old food, which, while I do still consider it to be good quality, looks like a green mess. NomNomNow looks like this. I like this look much better. You can tell that there isn't a ton of processing going on with this. It is simply real food.
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Eve's response to the food was phenomenal. Eve loved the taste and always devoured it. It was also easy to add her powder and oil supplements to it. I simply put them on the food with a splash of water and stirred.
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Installous is one of the most important and popular third party app downloaders for the iDevices. And if you have been getting continuous invalid IPA or API errors, then we bet you are really frustrated. But relax, in this article, we have brought the perfect alternatives for Installous and these alternatives work absolutely fine. Let us check out the options available and learn more about them.
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This is one of the best Installous alternatives and the primary feature of this app is that it comes along with a desktop app. This makes it really easy for use. This is not at all complicated and you can search for the IPA files within this application and you can also search them somewhere else. You can download iFunbox even without jailbreak. This is iFunBox alternatives for iOS 9, 9.2 and iFunBox Alternative for Mac, Windows also.
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Next on our list is the vShare application which is also known as the AppVV. It offers similar usage like Installous. The UI offered by vShare is better than the Installous with a few changes within the user interface. With this app, you have to download AppSync from Cydia.
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This is one of the finest Installous alternatives which has become popular recently. It comes with the iPhonecake repo that is liked by a lot of people. One of the major reasons why Appcake is so much popular is this one offers similar functionality like Installous.
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Shaped to easily fit into the palm of one hand, this body Dermaroller contains three roller heads that are each packed with around 480 tiny needles which create minuscule tunnels in the surface of the skin, to aid the penetration of any serum or lotion applied afterwards. The act of creating tunnels in the top layers of skin also triggers the synthesis of collagen, correcting uneven texture and firming slackness, making this an ideal treatment to use to perfect skin on the tummy post-pregnancy. To ensure the best results with every use, this kit contains everything required to complete the treatment at home, including the Genuine Dermaroller Beauty Mouse device (0.3mm) and the Dermaroller Roller Cleaner, which ensures the needles are be kept free of bacteria and potential irritants.
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Before the holidays I went to Israel for a week to check out the Contemporary Art scene and of course not pass up an adventure offered to me by Kinetis in a part of the world I knew very little about. Not knowing what to expect, I ventured towards the Middle East and started off my travels along with 4 other Bloggers and Editors in Jerusalem where we got to see the oldest church in the world and witnessed a crazy snow storm, the most intense since 1953. Culture shock sunk in after looking outside and seeing the palm trees covered in heavy snow.
After a couple days in Jerusalem we moved on towards Tel Aviv. Thinking it was going to be a similar old world experience as I had in Jerusalem I was surprised at how cosmopolitan and modern the city was with so many details in landscape and architecture. In a way it reminded me of being in New York, but strangely it was in the Middle East. Gone were the stereotypes and fears that were ingrained in my brain by news outlets on television regarding that part of the world. One distinctive thing that really stuck out in my mind was the fact that even though it was close to Christmas I did not see one decoration for the holidays around; a detail I must say that I found quite nice. Through our great coordinator Adi, who assisted us on our trip, we had the great opportunity to meet artists of different disciplines, curators, collectors and have private tours of various contemporary galleries in the heart of the city. It was an incredible experience and I came back feeling enriched in more ways than one.
After going on a week long art filled vacation to Tel Aviv I have compiled my favorite Contemporary artists and galleries worth checking out in Tel Aviv. Enjoy!
5 Contemporary Galleries in Tel Aviv:
Dvir Gallery:
(New work by American artist Lawrence Weiner that he made exclusively for Dvir during his residency with the gallery)
(Yudith Levin at Dvir Gallery)
Open for more then 30 years Dvir has been specializing in contemporary art, exhibiting artists from in and outside of Israel. While we were in Tel Aviv, the gallery inaugurated a new modern space combining their 3 separate locations in the city into a 5 story building, opening with new work by American artist Lawrence Weiner that he produced during a current residency there.
Adel Abdessemed, Miroslaw Balka, Mircea Cantor, Latifa Echakhch, Claire Fontaine, Douglas Gordon, Jonathan Monk and Lawrence Weiner are among the artists represented by Dvir Gallery and who create exclusive projects for its spaces.
Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery
(Installation view of Wolfgang Tillmans show at Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery)
(Art work by Gregor Hildebrandt was showing at Sommer Contemporary Gallery upon our visit with the curator/ founder Irit Sommer)
Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery opened its doors 15 years ago in Tel Aviv. The gallery is ran by Swiss born Irit Sommer who is the founder and owner of the respected gallery. The gallerist is committed to promoting Israeli artists in the international art scene, as well as bringing leading international artist to be exhibited and represented in Israel. Irit is active in the art community in Tel Aviv, a member of Muzot High School For The Arts, and is also the founder if Art TLV, the first Israeli Art Biennial.
Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery represents incredible international artists such as Wolfgang Tillmans, Darren Almond, Sharon Ya'ari, Karl Haendel, Michal Helfman and Tom Burr.
Center for Contemporary Art
(Michal Helfman gives us a tour of her solo exhibition called 'Change' at Center for Contemporary Art- Sculpture by Michal Helfman)
(Video by Michal Helfman at Center for Contemporary Art- Photo courtesy of Or Kaplan)
The Center for Contemporary Art is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1998 to promote time-based and contemporary artistic practices in Israel. The building that the Center is located in contains an auditorium, an editing room and 3 exhibition spaces which enables the CCA to curate and produce its projects and exhibitions on its own premises. The establishment was founded by Sergio Edelsztein who also is the director and chief curator. Currently the gallery is hosting an incredible solo show by Michal Helfman and has had shown various local and international artists such as Marina Abramović, Rebecca Horn, and Nir Evron.
The Shpilman Institute For Photography
(Founder and collector Shalom Shpilman gives us a tour of his well archived collection)
(Shalom Shpilman shows us his David Hockney photo collage)
(Portrait of Dora Marr artist/ and muse of Picasso- photographed by Man Ray (1936)-The Years Lie In Wait For You)
The Shiplman Institute for Photography was founded in 2010 as a non-profit philanthropic organization by collector Shalom Shpilman. The institute operates in an international format, hosting exhibition and lectures by leading figures in photography. The SIP focuses on combining educational-academic research and museal exhibitions on their premises. The foundation is ran by professionals in the field engaged in curatorship, research, planning, and coordinating its varied activities.
The institute organizes occasional tours of their incredible collection for the general public. These visits are part of the 'Saturday in Focus' activities, which include a guided tour of the exhibition followed by a tour of the institute's collection highlights. The 'Saturday in Focus' events are guided by Mr. Shalom Shpilman and Dr. Aya Lurie, the institute's Chief Curator.
You can see photography work in The SIP collection by artists such as Ryan McGinley, Jeff Wall, Man Ray, Azoulay Ilit, Gerard Richter, Rodney Graham and David Hockney.
The Tel Aviv Museum
(Sharon Ya'ari exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum-Photo courtesy of Or Kaplan)
(A Jeff Wall retrospective was one of the main shows exhibiting at The Tel Aviv Museum upon our visit-Morning Cleaning Mies Van Der Rohe Foundation- Barcelona 1999-Photo courtesy of Or Kaplan)
(Jeff Wall exhibition at The Tel Aviv Museum-photo courtesy of Or Kaplan)
Tel Aviv Museum of Art is a municipal museum, one of Israel's leading artistic and cultural institutions. The museum comprises various departments: The Department of Israeli Art, which holds a comprehensive collection of local art from the beginning of the 20th century to the present; the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, which encompasses international works from the mid-19th century to the present; the Department of Prints and Drawings; the Department of Photography; the Department of Architecture and Design; and the Old Masters Department, with art from the 16th to the 19th century.
The museum is currently situated in three main buildings: The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art, was the museum's abode for twelve years and today showcases mainly temporary exhibitions; the Main Building on Shaul Hamelech Boulevard, and adjacent to it, the new Herta and Paul Amir Building. Designed by American architect Preston Scott Cohen, this innovative building is an international landmark at the center of Tel Aviv, Israel's cultural capital.
Currently, the museum has appointed Suzanne Landau as the director and head curator. Previously Landau had been the chief curator of fine arts at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem for the past 34 years.
Recent exhibitions at the Tel Aviv Museum are: Andy Warhol, Jeff Wall, and Gilad Ophir
5 Contemporary Artists from Tel Aviv
(Michal Helfman sculpture at The Tel Aviv Museum)
Michal Helfman (b. 1973) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Tel Aviv. Holding a BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Helfman has had solo shows in the Israel Museum (Bat Dor, 2007), and in Tel Aviv Museum of Art (The Lesson, 2009). She has exhibited in numerous international exhibitions including the 50th Venice Biennial, as well as solo shows in San Fransisco's Institute of Visual Art and in Cardi Gallery, Milan. Helfman is a recipient of the Anselm Kiefer Award of the Wolf Foundation and was a 2008 runner-up for the prestigious Gottesdiener Award. She is currently a lecturer at the BFA and MFA programs of Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem.
Michal Helfman's works constantly challenge our perception of space and movement. The worlds of nightlife, dance and theater appear as recurring themes in her works, which the artist discusses in a 2009 interview to Flash Art: "What disco clubs, dance and theater sets have in common is the performance they entail. These are places where the physical experience happens in real time in front of others. The club, the stage and also the desert landscape define an area of happening that demands a total sensual presence from those who attend. Art's space is cooler, more reflective, and I test how it can be considered in relation to the inverted totality of performance-sites." (VIA Artis)
(Gilad Ratman gives us a preview of his new video work in progress-photo courtesy of Or Kaplan)
Gilad Ratman's films and installations, in the artist's own words, "aim to deal with untenable aspects of human behavior by exploring the appearance of pain, struggle, and the wild." His narrative sequences are dark explorations of political and social subject matter, frequently employing disorientation, discomfort, inversion of cause and effect, and confusion to provoke their viewers. Themes in Ratman's work have included social power structures, mass media, and collective understanding. The sources of his inspiration, the artist says, lie within his own identity, wrapped up in the politics and history of Israel. Representations of nature recur in Ratman's work, frequently as a hotbed for human activity.
Gilad Ratman currently represented Israel in the 2013 The 55th Venice Biennale, and has had a solo show at Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.(VIA Artsy)
(Work by Sharon Ya'ari, Route 6, 2010 showing currently at the Tel Aviv Museum)
At first glance, Sharon Ya'ari seems to be a documentary photographer, yet his work is not as neutral as it initially appears. Ya'ari's photographs contain an ongoing tension between nature and culture. He chooses to photograph ordinary places, whose cultural meaning is implicit in Israeli collective consciousness, and which inevitably engage the Israeli viewer. The place he captures in his work each constitute a kind of no-man's-land, a miniature form of limbo. Ya'ari charges these banal and desolate spaces with his personal reality and with the mental state he is in while taking the photograph; he simultaneously disconnects us from, and connects us to, our own biographies, awakening in us an uncanny feeling of both familiarity and estrangement.
Ya'ari appeals to his viewers on an emotional level, evoking feelings of pain and nostalgia and undermining conceptions of time and place.
The fierce cold that metaphorically emanates from his photographs is intermingled with suffocating heat, thus awakening ambivalent responses in the viewer.
Ya'ari conducts a compelling dialogue with art history. The ostensible neutrality, empty space, and sparseness of his images can be read as references to modernism (perhaps even going as far back as nineteenth century Romanticism); at the same time, the charged context of his images, and the presence in them of the human body – even when it is absent from the frame – are themes of contemporary art.
This diptych is made up of two photographs of cars situated within the same landscape. The identical background in both photographs emphasizes the ephemeral quality of the events taking place against a permanent backdrop. Yaari explained that he chose cars whose colors blended into the photographic background. Indeed, while the cars function as independent entities, they do not attract unnecessary attention. The photographs were taken in winter, and the weight of the cars and the heavy rains stands out in contrast to the banal surroundings. The tranquil atmosphere that pervades the images is nevertheless imbued with drama – hinting, perhaps, at events that transpired here in the past or that will transpire in the future.(VIA Tel Aviv Museum)
(Dor Guez gives us a preview of his solo show at the Jewish Museum in New York at his studio-photo courtesy of Or Kaplan)
Dor Guez is an artist and the founder of CPA(Christian Palestinian Archive). Guez's CPA based project is heavily interlinked with his art. Guez's CPA based projects involve writing on the archive and art exhibitions. He has shown these projects in various galleries including Contemporary Art- Berlin, Beursschouwburg Art Center- Brussels, Rose Art Museum, Boston-The Mosaic Room- London, Palais de Toyko-Paris, The Jewish Museum, New York.
In a series of videos, Dor Guez offers perspectives on ethnic identity, citizenship, and prejudice from three generations of a Christian Arab family. Originally from the multiethnic, multifaith city of Lod—or al-Lydd as the municipality is known among Palestinians—the Monayer family members include Jacob, the family patriarch who recounts the expulsion of al-Lydd's citizens after the 1948 war; his son Sami, who describes growing up among Jews as an Israeli citizen while simultaneously claiming a Palestinian identity; and Jacob's granddaughter Samira who recounts her experience of prejudice as she is mistaken for being Jewish. Counted among 125,000 Christian Arabs in Israel, the Monayers consider themselves a minority within a minority with respect to the Muslim population. To further complicate matters, a branch of Guez's family is Jewish.
When asked to define his identity, Guez responded in an online interview for Artis, "I have been dealing with this for years, and the truth is that I'm not sure I'm looking for an answer. It depends on the place, time, and context. What does it mean to label oneself? My ID says I'm Jewish. Is this my main reference? . . . I have the right to choose and the right to decide, as well as the right to re-examine what those definitions say about me." (VIA Jewish Museum)
(Photo by Orit Raff-Freedom, 2013 currently showing at The Tel Aviv Museum)
The art pieces Orit Raff produces evoke feelings of intimacy within the viewer, feelings often attributed to the realm of the personal. By way of her photographs, installations, and videos, The stark imagery aesthetically in the art links her work to the minimalist genre. However, her references to common objects and everyday life also suggest a pop sensibility requires that viewers carefully examine the spaces of repetition and accumulation, in order to blur one's vision and fill one's ear. Orit Raff wants each viewer to let vertigo hit, by looking at her pieces long enough, until eventually, nothing becomes recognizable. She wants each viewer to experience the moment, however short it may be, where one reaches the point of 'riding the mobius'.(VIA Noga Gallery)


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Preparation of diazobenzene nitrate (benzenediazonium nitrate)
Owing to the highly explosive nature of the diazobenzene nitrate, its preparation should never be undertaken in large quantities.
20 g of aniline are placed in a beaker, well cooled, and "boiled-out" nitric acid, previously diluted with half its volume of water, carefully added till the mixture sets to a thick crystalline paste – aniline nitrate. The crystalline mass is filtered off at the pump, and washed with a little cold water. 5 g of the moist salt are finely powdered and placed in a small flask with enough water just to cover the substance. The flask is now well cooled in ice-water, and nitrous fumes are led in with frequent agitation until all the aniline nitrate has disappeared. At no time must the temperature of the flask rise above 10°C. Should there not be sufficient water to keep all the diazobenzene nitrate formed in solution, its crystalline form will easily enable it to be distinguished from the aniline salt. When the reaction is finished the content of the flask are poured into 3 times their volume of absolute alcohol, and ether is added to this mixture as long as crystals separate. If too much water has been added to the aniline nitrate from the beginning, a thick aqueous solution of diazobenzene nitrate separates out in place of the crystals. If this occurs, the ether-alcohol is decanted off, and the residue redissolved in absolute alcohol, and reprecipitated with ether. On no accation must large quantities of the preparation be allowed to dry. If it has to be preserved it must be kept moist, or, better, in aqueous solution. The usual diazo reactions can be carried out with the latter. Diazobenzene nitrate forms colorless needles ; extremely explosive in the dry state ; Very soluble in water ; insoluble in ether ; on heating decomposes explosively.
Systematic organic chemistry, by W. M. Cumming, 375-376, 1937.


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Remember the scene from the movie Coming to America with Eddie Murphy "And, baby, when I tell ya the boy has got his own money, I mean the boy has got his own MONEY!" and the father shook the money bill with a portrait of Eddie Murphy's character. I bet every one of us at some point thought how awesome it could be to make your own money. Well, Blakely Dadson went beyond wishful thinking and DID MAKE HIS OWN MONEY that he later exchanged for US dollars.
The story goes like this; Blakely was a graduate Fine Arts student at TCU, a private college in Fort Worth, Texas back in 2004. He just got engaged to his sweetheart and began to think about financial responsibilities that family life entails. At that time he was working on a painting of big heads of Native Americans on a panoramic canvas and just watched a documentary on printing new money. All these things came together as cooperative components and transformed into the money idea. Blakely says, "I didn't have any money, really. I was a student, just supporting myself. I liked an idea of when I made something it was translatable into the means of supporting myself and my family… That show happened in the spring and we were able to move to New York with my wife." The money paintings were sold for about $5,000 to 7,000 a piece at that time.
Now Blakely is represented by two galleries: Chambers @ 916 (Portland, OR) and The Public Trust (Dallas, TX). His prices range between $2,000 and $14,000 per piece. He currently lives in Portland, OR with his lovely wife and does art full-time.
I asked Blakely how he entered the galleries and what advice he can give to artists who are looking for a gallery representation.
His first gallery partnership happened when he still was in a grad school. Gallery owners toured students' studios. Talley Dunn, a co-founder of Dunn & Brown Contemporary (a prestigious gallery in Dallas, TX) offered to represent him at her gallery in Dallas. Later, when Blakely moved to Oregon, it took him almost a year to find a gallery that was a good fit with his art. His representation in Texas changed recently: the Public Trust gallery offered him a better exposure and he moved from Dunn & Brown Contemporary to the Public Trust.
Blakely advices to get familiar with preferred format and submission instructions before you send your portfolio to a gallery. Blakely said, "Submitting something without asking how they want it to be submitted will just get your staff put in a pile." It sounds like a no-brainer, but it is amazing how many people fail to do that. Every gallery is different, and the review committee wouldn't even look at your work if it is not in a right format.
Second advice is to get an artist wing-man. Often, an exhibiting artist who has an established relationship with a gallery owner recommends a new artist with fresh ideas and a selling potential and helps to get his fellow artists' foot in a door.
And finally, don't underestimate a power of networking. Networking, networking, and networking!
Even if you don't like the art exhibited in local galleries, it is still beneficial to visit art show openings and to mingle with gallery owners, curators, artists and other art professionals in your area.


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Biking Across America: Day 5, Pain
This post is one in a series of video blogs about biking across America with WE ADD UP to raise awareness about how to stop global warming. Check out more posts in this series here.
Another day of harsh weather and heavy head winds left muscles Carson didn't know he had sore. Day 5 of the bike trip across the country led us, somewhat ironically, to Wellsboro, PA. Everything wasn't exactly well in Wellsboro! It took nearly 8 hours to bike 90 miles - You do the math! In attempts to recover quickly (what would turn out to be one of the more challenging aspects of the bike trip) and reverse the pooling of blood in the legs that happens over long periods of biking, Carson elevated his legs. An encouraging Eric was quick to remind Carson that holding on to moving cars for help is probably "Plan Z" and that every day could be the "best day." Stay tuned for videos from upcoming days to see if that's true!
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Nokia 3310 has made a splash in the feature phone world. We couldn't type it with a straight face though. The feature phone world is nearly finished and we know it is the time for smartphones. The smartphone users are increasing exponentially. So why would a company who has bared losses at the hands of an incompetent management be willing to make a big mistake again?
We have the answer to your raised eyebrow. Just think of how Nintendo has made waves by launching its old NES system in a new casing and banked on nostalgic value. This is one of the most successful strategy. The consumers spend money on such things since it is not that much, while the cost to manufacture such a product decreases significantly in the current day and age. So the profit margins are very good. The nostalgic feeling is at its peak knowing you are getting one of the most prized gadgets of your life in a new form at a cheap price again (€49), plus it is a reminder for the world, what made the company so great.
Enough with the technicalities, we are really looking forward to one of the best devices that ruled phone world back in the day, the phone that made you cool, Nokia 3310 that had an epic design language for its era, the phone on which you played the epic game of snake for hours and would want to play more, the phone with most iconic ringtones and if we keep on going this article would never finish.
The phone has come with an improved design language, a colored screen, reinvented buttons, and slimmer design and we don't know if the new phone would be able to put a hole in your wall if you throw you phone at it but given Nokia's built quality, it seems like one of the best phones ever built.
The Nokia 3310 sports a 2.4 inch QVGA color screen which is quite moderate. The phone also has a 2MP camera moreover they have included a microSD card slot as well. The new snake games is something to look forward to as well. It is refreshed and yes, it is as addictive as it was.
Here's to hoping that Nokia helps us celebrate the world of phones with one of the most amazing phones ever to be built in history of this planet.
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Grasslands dominate both tropical and temperate areas. Types grasslands include prairies, savannas, steppes, and pampas. Grasslands can also be found on every continent in the world. Compared to trees, grass might not be the most popular ecological cause, but many scientists still work to preserve these areas!
Tennis is home to the most expensive lawn in the world, and that's the Centre Court at Wimbledon in England. Even though players only use this court during the two weeks in July when the championship is going on, the club spends a lot on lawn care. Compared to the All England Lawn Tennis Club, you don't have to spend a fortune to have a well maintained lawn.
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John Henry Brock purchased a tract of land here in the early 1870s. A gin and mill were constructed near Grissom Springs in 1880 by Brock and partner Willie Brannon. Brock's skills at carpentry were exercised by constructing many of the town's first buildings.
A post office was granted in 1888 and by the early 1890s the community had several essential businesses, including store, gin and blacksmith.
Brock's population was estimated to be around 100 in 1900. The post office closed its doors in 1919 and the population more or less stood around 100 through the 1940s. It dropped to a low of just 25 but doubled to around 50 for the 1980 and 1990 census. Today, Brock is a vibrant small town community with excellent neighborhood appeal.
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Watrevir posted a topic in Training & educationHi all I'm torn between two courses - the Arb Association's Intermediate Tree Inspection and Land Skills' 2 Day Tree Inspection. I need a stepping stone between the Lantra One Day basic course and the Professional Tree Inspection course. I'm thinking the Land Skills one as it's being run quite a lot sooner and is a bit cheaper, and seems to have the same basic material. Any help or suggestions, especially from anyone who's done the courses, would be great. Thanks!
Do you need to update your First Aid training? Our Emergency First Aid at Work short course includes additional topics recommended by the Forestry Commission, including severe bleeding, crush injury, hypothermia and Lyme disease. One day short course - multiple dates available. Only £80! For more information and to book, please visit our website - https://www.merristwood.ac.uk/CourseInformation/ShortCourseDetails.aspx/727000234066894/Arboriculture & Forestry
Course: Tree Surgery for Craftsmen Start date: Monday 7 January 2019 Duration: 9 weeks (part-time) Cost: £3895 (plus registration fee and advisory costs) Ideal for those looking to develop a wide range of tree surgery knowledge and skills, to launch or further develop their career. Accommodation is available onsite - if required. Course modules: General (e.g. tree work teams, job appraisal, trees and the law etc.) Tree work operations Tree removal Pruning Preventative and remedial work Ground work Tree biology Soils Pests, disease and other tree problems Tree knowledge Tree work machinery Chainsaws Specialised tree machinery First Aid at Work (including First Aid for Forestry) Practical work is carried out in woodlands, on the adjoining golf course, and the ornamental grounds of the College's 400-acre estate. You will also carry out work on outside worksites, giving a good range of realistic working situations. Several renowned gardens and arboreta, such as Kew, Wisley and Winkworth are within easy reach of the College. You will be taught by skills and experience tutors who make full use of the well-equipped workshops, laboratories and machinery during the course. The diverse range of tree and shrub species in the woodlands, ornamental grounds and plant nurseries provide a resource for developing plant knowledge. For more information, and to apply, please visit: https://www.merristwood.ac.uk/CourseInformation/ShortCourseDetails.aspx/727000234066644/Arboriculture & Forestry Alternatively, please contact us for more information - Tel: 01483 88 40 40 or Email: email@example.com
Merrist Wood College still has places available on it's Tree Surgery for Craftsmen course! This 9 week courses, starting on Monday 17 September, consists of two theory days and three practical days per week. Topics include: Tree work operations Tree removal Pruning Preventative and remedial work Ground work Tree biology Soils Pests and diseases Tree knowledge Tree work machinery Chainsaws Specialised tree machinery First Aid at Work (including First Aid for Forestry) And more! For more information (including fees) or to apply, please visit: https://www.merristwood.ac.uk/CourseInformation/ShortCourseDetails.aspx/727000234066644/Arboriculture & Forestry Merrist Wood College in Worplesdon, Surrey (near Guildford) is celebrating 50 years of teaching Arboriculture!


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One time Bond girl and star of 'Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman', Jane Seymour has been opening up about her love of Pilates and the home-grown food which helps to keep her fit and seemingly ageless.
Jane, who was once a ballet dancer, has recently given us all a glimpse of how easy it is to stay fit and healthy without succumbing to gruelling Hollywood diets. The Hollywood actress does not believe in extreme diets and has never been worried if she happened to gain a few pounds because, she says, being healthy is the most important thing.
Thanks to regular Pilates classes and a healthy diet, much of which is taken from her home garden, Jane claims that she is in much better shape now than she was when she made her memorable appearance as Solitaire in 'Live and Let Die'.
Jane told the LA Times that she was always active as a child – taking regular ballet classes, although she hated sports. After injuring her knees at the ages of 17, she had to give up dancing and she did little exercise other than walk after that. Then, in 1976, she discovered Pilates and the exercise has been a huge part of her life ever since.
As well as Pilates, Jane enjoys beach walks, golf and tennis – all of which are enabled thanks to regular Pilates sessions which help her manage a back condition. She also grows organic fruits and vegetables at home and makes sure she eats her own produce each day.


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From its beginning, the Common Core State Standards initiative has flown under the radar. Its funding, its implementation, and the substance of the standards it proposes have received little public attention, but all of them are questionable.
What troubles me the most is how fast these standards were adopted and how little transparency there was in the process. Not one state legislature voted on the Common Core standards. In the forty-five states where they have been adopted, it was by an act of the governor, the state secretary of education, or the state board of education. The people most affected by this enormous policy change—parents and teachers—never had a chance to weigh in.
We have seen the failures of No Child Left Behind. Why would we hastily embrace a new set of national standards that further complicate education with little promise of improving our children's chances at success?
The Home School Legal Defense Association points out that the U.S. Department of Education enticed states to jump on the Common Core train quickly by offering early adopters federal funds from the Obama administration's Race to the Top program.
Diane Ravitch of NYU, a historian of education who has served as a policy analyst in both Republican and Democratic administrations, is a stern critic of Common Core. In a speech last January she voiced her concerns, which include the following:
- "From the outset, the Common Core standards were marked by the absence of public participation, transparency, or educator participation. In a democracy, transparency is crucial, because transparency and openness build trust. Those crucial ingredients were lacking."
- "Some states—like Kentucky–adopted the Common Core standards sight unseen. Some—like Texas—refused to adopt them sight unseen. Some—like Massachusetts—adopted them even though their own standards were demonstrably better and had been proven over time."
- "Early childhood educators are nearly unanimous in saying that no one who wrote the standards had any expertise in the education of very young children. More than 500 early childhood educators signed a joint statement complaining that the standards were developmentally inappropriate for children in the early grades. The standards, they said, emphasize academic skills and leave inadequate time for imaginative play."
- "There is something about the Common Core standards and testing, about their demand for uniformity and standardization, that reeks of early twentieth century factory-line thinking. There is something about them that feels obsolete."
While some states are beginning to retreat on implementation of these standards, many are not, and many more Americans don't even know what the Common Core standards are since there was so little public debate in their adoption. I want to lend my voice to slowing this process down and stopping any more top-down, nationalized education standards.
If you want to stop Common Core, here's what you can do right now:
- Read up on Common Core. Visit the Heritage Foundation and HSLDA websites, which offer lots of valuable information about Common Core.
- If you are a parent, call your school district administration and ask them if they are implementing Common Core standards. Ask for a copy of their Common Core standards policy.
- Attend a school board meeting in your community and ask about Common Core.
- Write to your state and federal legislators and tell them you oppose funding Common Core.
If you think Common Core is too big to stop, consider the story of two moms in Indiana—Heather Crossin and Erin Tuttle—who noticed a change in the difficulty of their children's homework. They started paying more attention and took action—action that ultimately led to Indiana's retreat from Common Core. Check out Hoosiers Against Common Core to learn more about their efforts.
We all know that our country's public education system isn't working, and we all want to improve opportunities for our children, but more government intervention is not the answer. Instead, parents, teachers, school districts, and local communities should be making the important decisions about education.
Our children need to finish school with the values and the knowledge to work hard, serve their communities, and prosper. Those values and that knowledge won't be instilled by the federal government, Common Core, or No Child Left Behind. They won't be instilled even by standards set at the state level. They come from parents, who should have control over the education of their children.
Let's start a broad movement to put parents back in charge of the educational system. Fighting Common Core and other top-down education reforms is a good start.


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ALPINE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Lists of creative ideas for reusing Pringles cans are all over the Internet – from arts and crafts projects to solar hot dog cookers – but one thoroughly illegal reuse got a man into serious trouble in New Jersey this past weekend.
Rasheed Jerimine, 38, of Rockland County, was arrested Saturday in Alpine, N.J., after he was caught hiding $2,500 worth of cocaine in a Pringles can, according to a published report.
Jerimine was pulled over while driving a 2000 BMW down the southbound Palisade Interstate Parkway near exit 4, according to an NJ.com report. The car had tinted windows and unclear plates, the newspaper reported.
After searching the car, Palisades Interstate Parkway police found the Pringles can, which had a false bottom and contained 48 grams of cocaine in two sandwich bags, the newspaper reported. A yellow bag with more than 100 aluminum foil wrappers and a pair of digital scales were also found, the newspaper reported.
Jerimine was charged with drug possession and distribution, the newspaper reported.
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Hometown: Madras, India.
Why I chose this specialty: I chose Internal Medicine because I love the challenge that comes with the specialty. It almost feels like I am solving a complex puzzle to help my patients feel better.
Hobbies and interests: Gardening and traveling.
What I like most about Wichita: I love Wichita the most for its friendly people, amazingly low travel time and good quality of life.
What I am most proud of: Is that my patients trust me to take care of them.
Most rewarding thing about being a doctor: Able to cure my patients and make them feel better about their medical issues after they visit with me.


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Alexa Rae
aka Alexa Ray / Alexa / Alexa Raye / Alexa Malano / Alexa Brown
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- Age: 39 years young
- Born: Wednesday 10th of December 1980
- Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Profession: Porn Star
- Hair color: Auburn
- Eye color: Blue
- Height: 5'7" (or 170 cm)
- Weight: 114 lbs (or 52 kg)
- Body type: Slim
- Measurements: 34D-22-34
- Bra/cup size: 34D
- Boobs: Fake/Enhanced
- Tattoos: Rose on right arm; small butterfly on right foot; small angel bird on small of back; Chinese character near underside of right wrist; small star on inside left wrist
- Piercings: Tongue; navel; clit; both nipples
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Bournemouth first, then Burma … it's been a week of Bs. (Yes, there's one more next week as well: Blackpool beckons.)
I've been trying to work out why Gordon Brown's speech to the Labour party conference was so flat. I've heard a dozen of these set-piece orations from Mr Brown, and most of them have had at least a bit of old-time religion, a bit of Labour passion to get the delegates' blood running.
Not this time, though, and I think there may be a simple explanation. It wasn't Brown we were listening to, it was anti-Blair. Blair was flash; Brown isn't. Blair was an orator; Brown isn't (not any more, at any rate). And the political calculation is obvious: if David Cameron wants to be the "heir to Blair", just when voters seem to have had enough of Blairism, well, what better person to turn to than anti-Blair (and, of course, by implication, anti-Cameron)?
And I'm indebted to Daniel Finkelstein of The Times for pointing out why parts of the Brown speech may have sounded vaguely familiar to any Americans who happened to be listening. "Sometimes people say I am too serious," said the Prime Minister. "I know that sometimes people say I'm too serious," said US presidential candidate Al Gore in 2000.
"This is my pledge to the British people: I will not let you down," said Mr Brown in Bournemouth. "I pledge to you tonight … I will never let you down," said Mr Gore in 2000. Could it be, as Finkelstein suggests, that veteran US consultant and speech-writer Bob Shrum had a hand in it?
My last reflection from Bournemouth relates to something I remarked upon when Tony Blair announced he was standing down in May. He spoke then of Britain ("open-minded about race and sexuality, averse to prejudice and yet deeply and rightly conservative with a small 'c' when it comes to good manners, respect for others, treating people courteously") in terms which sounded exactly as if he was talking about himself.
Mr Brown did the same this week: looking back on the summer's various crises – attempted suicide bombings in London and Glasgow; floods; foot and mouth disease – "Our response was calm and measured. We simply got on with the job. Britain has been tested and not found wanting." Just like you-know-who.
And so to Burma. Tens of thousands of protesters out on the streets; and a sclerotic military regime responding the only way it knows how. I've been trying to imagine how it looks to Burma's two giant neighbours: India on one side, China on the other.
Both have major economic and strategic interests in Burma. Each is anxious to prevent the other gaining too much influence. Beijing wants to ensure that nothing gets in the way of a successful Olympic Games next year (although I hear whispers that preparations are not going well on that front). Delhi wants to ensure that in the race to become Asia's undisputed economic super-power, China doesn't gain too much of an advantage by tying up valuable energy deals with the Burmese generals.
So who can pull the levers to influence the generals' response to the most serious challenge they've faced for nearly 20 years? And if the answer is India and China, then who can pull the levers to influence their response to the Burmese crisis? China has already shown in both North Korea and Sudan that it knows how to use its diplomatic muscle when it chooses to do so; perhaps the current crisis will provide another opportunity. As for India, which wants desperately to join China as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, perhaps it'll conclude that a bit of skilful diplomacy in Burma is just what's needed to burnish its credentials. I wonder …


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Millions of Australians have received notice that their private health cover premium is increasing from 1 April, 2018 and the question on everyone's lips is 'why?'
At nib, we're all about transparency, so here are the main reasons why your premium has changed and what we're doing to keep it as low as possible – without all the long-winded descriptions and corporate jargon.
1. The cost of healthcare is increasing
The first reason is all down to inflation, which is the sustained increase in the price of general goods and services. For example, that soy latte you bought for $3.75 in 2012 is probably selling for closer to $5.50 now, your electricity bill has gone up and the car insurance that once cost you $600 is now charging you $699.
It's not just you and nib affected by inflation, it's everyone from doctors and nurses to chiropractors and dietitians. Because health providers have to pay more money for things like medical equipment, medication and staff (as well as rent, electricity, etc.), they may need to increase the prices that they charge for their service.
To break things down into a real-life example; in financial year 2012, the average amount of benefits that nib paid per hospital episode was $2,247. By financial year 2017, this figure rose to $2,683, which is an increase of 19% in only five years. Therefore the amount we pay providers to keep you at your healthiest is constantly rising.
2. More people are claiming
Australia's ageing population coupled with a rise in chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes means that more and more Australians are using healthcare services than ever before. With these trends set to continue, it means more pressure is put on the healthcare system, including claims made through private health insurance.
Throughout 2017, more customers than ever before turned to nib to make a claim and that's exactly why we are here – so you can access and afford the healthcare you need.
The total amount of benefits we paid out for financial year 2017 was a huge $1.4 billion. That's a 5.4% increase from the previous year. The more benefits that we give back to customers, the more we have to charge to cover the costs; however, we know that sometimes little changes in lifestyle can mean big changes in health.
To help manage the increasing trend of expensive and serious surgeries like knee and hip operations, we offer Health Management Programs to our customers1 – helping them avoid invasive medical procedures - it really is a win-win for everyone!
3. Reduced Government contribution
For many Australians, the Federal Government helps to cover the cost of your health insurance premiums through the Australian Government Rebate on private health insurance (AGR); however, each year the contribution the Government makes to your premium is adjusted. From 1 April, the AGR will decrease which means if you are eligible for this rebate the Government will contribute less to your overall premiums and that means you'll be contributing more.
It is difficult to predict any future premium increases, as this is largely dependent on claims expenditure and any relevant government incentives and reforms. Because the health industry is heavily regulated, the Federal Minister for Health must approve any changes to your premium – and that can only happen once a year. So, you won't see any other price changes until April, 2019.
In 2018, nib worked hard to offer our customers the lowest premium increase in 15 years. This year nib's average increase is 3.93% while the average increase across the industry sits at 3.95%2. We know health insurance affordability is a key concern for our customers, and we will continue to work hard to keep health insurance affordable and provide value.
Campaigning for prosthetics reform
Throughout 2017, we represented to the Government that appropriate reform would ensure Aussies who use their private health insurance in private hospitals no longer have to pay excessive prices for medical devices like prosthetics when compared to public hospital patients.
Mark Fitzgibbon, nib Chief Executive Officer said,
"Patients in private hospitals have been paying wildly inflated prices for medical devices; we're sometimes paying up to five times what it costs in the public system for exactly the same device."
And the inflated prices don't just affect those who require medical devices. Mr Fitzgibbon explains,
"By introducing prosthetics reform, we'll be saving money each time a patient requires one of these devices and we've made an iron-clad commitment to pass on every single dollar of savings to our customers – meaning all policy holders will benefit from this."
After months of lobbying, in October 2017, the Federal Government announced it had struck an agreement with manufacturers of pacemakers and prosthetics to reduce the current pricing of these medical devices. And as promised, we passed on every cent in expected savings from the prostheses reforms reducing pressure on premium increases.
We've made an iron-clad commitment to pass on every single dollar of savings to our customers
Focusing on getting our customers better, before they get sick
Throughout the financial year 2017, we paid claims towards 314,126 hospital admissions; with an average benefit paid of $2,683 per episode. We know that no-one enjoys going to hospital, so we're committed to giving nib customers access to a range of Health Management Programs that are delivered by qualified health professionals and can be tailored to your specific health concern – from weight management to mental wellbeing.
These intervention programs aim to help at-risk Aussies get healthy before they need to visit hospital and are available at no additional cost to eligible customers with Hospital Cover who've served their waiting periods1.
Negotiating with hospitals and healthcare providers for fair fees
nib has agreements with most of Australia's private hospitals and we're negotiating new contracts regularly. These agreements limit the fees that nib will be charged on your behalf by hospitals for an admission to hospital. They also limit the out-of-pocket expenses you may be required to pay when you need to go to hospital.
We work hard to eliminate any out-of-pocket expenses for nib customers, which is why we have nib MediGap. When a specialist chooses to participate in MediGap, it means they've agreed to accept a higher benefit from nib as full payment for service – and not to charge you an out-of-pocket expense. You can find out more about nib MediGap online.
Our First Choice Network is a way to give our customers a better deal when it comes to visiting an optometrist or dentist. We negotiate and lock in lower costs with each of our First Choice providers, meaning you can rest easy knowing you're in the hands of a trusted health professional who'll charge you a competitive treatment fee.
13.95% is the industry average premium increase for all private insurers as reported by the Australian Government Department of Health. Industry averages are not indicative of what every customer may experience, and some products may offer either a lower or higher increase. A range of nib premiums will increase, some will stay the same, and some will decrease. Excludes any adjustment for the Australian Government Rebate. 2Available to eligible customers with Hospital Cover who've served their waiting periods. Selected locations only. For more information visit our Health Management Programs page


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What's The Young Carbon Farmers project all about?
YCF is about educating young farmers to enable them to adapt to and be sustainable within an increasingly variable climate. It's showing next-gen Australian agriculture professionals the latest information and cutting edge research into carbon farming. It's about showing you real, practical ways that can reduce carbon emissions and improve sustainability and profitability through better land management
Young Carbon Farmers is a national project created by rural communications specialists Sefton & Associates, with the Future Farmers Network, and supported by funding from the Australian Government.Discover more
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- See here how some of Australia's most innovative producers are using best management practices to reduce the impact of climate variability, reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and improve productivity.
- If you want to learn about the CFI, discover how to commence and manage a project, see what projects are already happening and get in touch with people and organisation that can help you, click here.
- The Department of Agriculture's website is another great source of information about the CFI program. Read more.
YCF Resources
1. Head to the Young Carbon Farmers YouTube Channel to watch the Carbon Bus Tour videos, Climate Change, CFI and what it means for farmers webinars, Primex panel session hosted by Pip Courtney.
2. Expert presentations from the webinars, Carbon Bus Tours and Primex
YCF Case Studies
Check out what some of Australia's most innovative producers are doing to reduce the impact of climate variability, reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and improve productivity by clicking here.


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Adrienne Robins has been telling the world about sustainability for more than 20 years. Starting out as a journalist in the 80s writing about green roofs, she moved into PR and communications working extensively in the construction, energy, recycling and innovation sectors. Almost three decades on, the stories have changed and the technology has evolved, but the frustration that we are still behind the curve remains.
During her career, Adrienne has considered and written about many different aspects of sustainability, from construction materials made from energy from waste bottom ash and household recycling efficiency to textile exporting, clothes leasing schemes, solar energy and storage, smart cities and autonomous vehicles. Two factors are consistent regardless of the project or technology: no one aspect works in isolation; and messaging needs to be simple and relatable.
For these reasons, Adrienne has spent much of her career unravelling and demystifying complex topics so that key audiences will not only bother to read past the first paragraph but also care about the outcomes. Clients have included Kingsway Group, Balfour Beatty, Conway, Covanta Energy, Yorkshire Water, The Recycling Association, Saica Group and a number of local authorities.
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At Mary Esther UMC, we offer a variety of worship styles, including contemporary and traditional services. The length of the service is usually kept within one hour to accommodate other church activities of education and fellowship on Sunday.
Come as you are!
At Mary Esther UMC you'll see blue jeans and three-piece suits alike. Be sure to bring the kids. Nursery services are provided during worship.
Who We Are
In the spring of 1965, the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the Methodist Church recognized the need for a new church in the community of Mary Esther. The conference appointed the Reverend Jack Taylor to organize this effort. On August 3, 1965, Reverend Taylor met at the home of Dorothy and Kermit Laws with a group of concerned and dedicated people to discuss forming the Mary Esther area Methodist Church. Those in attendance elected the first officers of the church: Carol Livingston, secretary; Kermit Laws, treasurer; and Ray Tumlin, Sunday School Superintendent.
Within two weeks of this organizational meeting the first service was held at the Annette P. Edwins Elementary School. Thirty-two persons signed as members on Charter Sunday, October 31, 1965. The church continued to meet at Edwins Elementary until 1966. Then, the congregation worshiped in the newly built Mary Esther Elementary School thus fulfilling the annual conference's vision for a Methodist church in the community of Mary Esther. In March 1966 the church acquired four acres along Highway 98 to build a permanent church building. After plans were drawn, the Methodist Board of Missions loaned the church $55,000 to build a new church, which began in the fall of 1966.
In July 1967, the congregation of 80 moved into the completed church building. The original structure consisted of eight classrooms, a kitchen, and a fellowship hall that also served as the sanctuary. In six short years the church was overcrowded. So, in 1973, church leadership burned the first mortgage and secured a second loan for $134,715 for offices, a new sanctuary, a choir room, and three classrooms. The church focused on meeting the needs of its diverse community – military, tourists, and snowbirds – as well as serving families with activities such as the men's barbeque, Easter eggs hunts, fall festivals, camping trips, and retreats to Blue Lake.
The church paid off the 1973 mortgage ahead of schedule and continued to grow steadily. Members focused on the needs of the youngest members of the church in their vision for growth. Accordingly, they drew a plan to build a 5,000 square foot education and youth building with five classrooms, a nursery, and an expanded kitchen area. By selling 5-, 10-, and 15-year bonds to members and interested friends of the church, members self-financed the $322,572 cost. The bonds were all redeemed on time. The youth building was named in honor of Mary Esther member and loyal benefactor, Sybil Smith Lebherz.
As the church continued to grow, so did its ministries at home and abroad. Disciple Bible studies, fellowship groups, support of Sharing and Caring, delivering Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to the needs, sponsoring a Cub Scout and Boy Scout Pack, and taking part in mission trips to Mexico and Russia, strengthened the congregation. The church began to participate in the Emmaus Walk, a spiritual renewal and retreat designed to bring pilgrims closer to Christ and develop church leadership.
From the mid-1990s, the church held 8:30 a.m. worship services, Wednesday evening fellowship dinners and Bible studies. The church added to its staff a full-time youth director, part-time children's director, and a church administrator. This enabled the former music minister/youth directory to concentrate solely on the music ministries of the church who then expanded the music ministry with a children's choir, youth choir, and an adult handbell choir. Many lay persons in the church participated in short-term missions once an annual mission's conference was begun; prayer and accountability groups began; and a 24-hour prayer vigil for the church and its congregation was inaugurated. In 1995 the largest capital funds campaign in the history of the church was undertaken providing the funds for building a new kitchen, large fellowship hall, offices, and classrooms. The new fellowship hall and kitchen enable the entire congregation to come together in one place for many events – Women's Conferences, the Jingle Bell Craft Fair, and the Vacation Bible Experience.
Today the Mary Esther congregation strives to serve the needs of the surrounding community. When asked about their impressions of Mary Esther UMC, visitors overwhelmingly remark on the kindness, friendliness, and warmth Mary Esther members share with newcomers and one another. The way the congregation reaches out and literally embraces (the Mary Esther "handshake" is more than not, a hug) its members and visitors demonstrates the love of Christ. As the church looks to the future, it remains committed to serving the Mary Esther community and sharing the love of Christ in all its endeavors.


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Birthdays: Edwin S. Porter, Charlotte Bronte', John Muir, Freiderich Froebel the inventor of kindergarten-1782, Anthony Quinn, Patti Lupone, Iggy Pop, Charles Grodin, Anna Magnani, Andie MacDowell is 59, Tony Danza, Elaine May, James McAvoy is 38, Rob Riggle is 47, Queen Elizabeth II is 91
1910- Mark Twain died of congenital heart failure at 75 as Haley's comet appeared overhead. He once wrote: " When arriving in Heaven feel free to ask all the questions you want of Saint Peter. You may ask for his autograph, however don't take any Kodak photos or bring your dog. Admittance to Heaven is based on favor, not merit, else the dog would be allowed to go in and you kept out."
1918-THE RED BARON SHOT DOWN- In the wild duels in the air above the World War I trenches Baron Manfred Von Richtofen was the best of the best. The Red Baron had shot down more planes than anyone -80 confirmed kills. On this day, von Richthofen got onto the tail of one plane and was about to add #81, when Canadian Roy Brown got behind him and filled the back of his plane with machine gun bullets. And no, Snoopy didn't do it first.
1921- The Coconut Grove nightclub opened in Hollywood.
1938- Disney animator Bill Tytla married artists model Adrienne LeClerc.
1961- Two British teenage rock bands meet each other for the first time- The Beatles met the Rolling Stones.
1964- British TV viewers double their pleasure- BBC 2 goes on the air. Their first program is Play School.
1997-The first Intergalactic Funeral. The ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and 1960's drug guru Dr. Timothy Leary were shot into space.


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HA NOI (VNS)— The US and Australia will import Vietnamese lychees, but local businesses must bear the high cost of meeting these countries' irradiation requirements, officials said at a meeting earlier this month.
At the meeting on finding more markets for local products, Le Van Anh, head of the vegetable and fruit export-import joint stock company No. 1, said it would not be easy to make Vietnamese lychees compatible with US and Australian markets.
The US and Australia also opened their markets to dragon fruit, rambutan and longan, but they must also undergo irradiation to eliminate pathogens and diseases.
Participants at the event agreed to enhance the quality of Vietnamese agricultural products to meet requirements from high-end, competitive markets. So far seven firms are licensed to do so.
This year's lychee crop will be transported to southern Viet Nam for irradiation treatment until a northern centre for irradiation becomes operational at the end of this year.
Businesses will have to bear the cost of transporting products to the south. Then the irradiation itself will cost between 80 cents and $1 per kg.
Hoang Trung, deputy head of the Department of Plant Protection, said it would be difficult to expect Viet Nam to export a large number of lychees to these new markets this year.
Officials estimate that domestic consumption will account for about 60 per cent of the total production of lychees, and farmers and businesses will still have to rely heavily on China.
At the same time, Anh said authorities should work on clearance procedures to make sure lychees won't be caught up at the border.
But officials say they hope Viet Nam won't have to rely so heavily on Chinese buyers when it enters more high-end markets like the US and Australia.
The Australian Department of Agriculture approved the importation of fresh lychees from Viet Nam on May 12. The announcement came just in time for Viet Nam's 2015 lychee harvest, which will last until the middle of July. — VNS
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On the Effective Use of Quoted Material
Effective quotations add immeasurably to your historical writing. Quotations are the evidence that prove your thesis, and they give your writing an air of immediacy and authenticity. A well-chosen quotation can put the reader in the shoes of your historical actors, making your account more compelling and readable. The examples that follow are taken from this excerpt from Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River by Alexander Ross:
When we reached the Walla Walla on the 30th of May, as already mentioned, we were at a loss to account for the unusual movement and stir among the Indians, who seemed to be assembling from all quarters in great haste. The mystery was, however, soon cleared up when Mr. Clarke joined us, and related the affair of the silver goblet at the Catatouch camp. What did Stuart and M'Kenzie say? What could any man say? The reckless deed had been committed, and Clarke's countenance fell when the general voice of disapprobation was raised against him. The Indians all along kept flying to and fro, whooping and yelling in wild commotion. At this time, Tummeatapan came riding up to our camp at full speed. "What have you done, my friends?" called out the old and agitated chief. "You have spilt blood on our lands!"
This is a wonderful passage, full of color and drama. How to incorporate some of that excitement into your own writing? It is easy if you know the rules.
- First of all, know when to use quotation marks. These should enclose any words that are not your own. Failing to put quotation marks around phrases or sentences written by someone else is a kind of theft known as plagiarism. Plagiarism is bad.
- Also, know where to put the quotation marks—at the end of the sentence, enclosing all punctuation, even if that punctuation is not part of the original quote.
- To be effective, the quoted material must be both colorful and relevant. Don't quote pedestrian passages, paraphrase instead.
- Always identify who is being quoted in the text of your paper, as well as in a footnote. The first time someone is quoted, a short phrase should accompany their name to tell who they are: Alexander Ross, a clerk for the American Fur Company, described the "general voice of approbation" against Clarke's actions:
- An identifying phrase can be as short as one word: Astorian Alexander Ross described . .
- If the name of the person being quoted is irrelevant, you might omit it in favor of a generic identifier: One Astorian described the "general voice of approbation" . . .
- Vary the position of the identifier. Nothing is more boring than to introduce every quote with "Ross said . . ." or "Ross wrote . . ." Your identifier can go at the beginning, middle, or end of your quotation:
- Ross described the scene: "The Indians all along kept flying to and fro, whooping and yelling in wild commotion."
- "The Indians all along kept flying to and fro," Ross marveled, "whooping and yelling in wild commotion."
- "The Indians all along kept flying to and fro, whooping and yelling in wild commotion," Ross remembered.
- Vary the verb you use to identify the quote as well. Replace said and wrote with action verbs like exclaimed, declared, marveled, excoriated, demanded, and rhapsodized.
- Don't be afraid to manhandle your quotations, to use a part of a sentence rather than the whole to make your point economically:
- The Astorians noticed an "unusual movement and stir" among the Indians.
- The natives continued "whooping and yelling in wild commotion."
- Clarke's actions met with "the general voice of disapprobation" of his fellow traders.
- Ellipses ( . . . ) should be used to indicate where something has been left out of a quotation:
- Ross reported " an unusual movement and stir from the Indians . . . assembling from all quarters in great haste."
- Or you can avoid ellipses by inserting a connecting phrase:
- Ross reported "an unusual movement and stir from the Indians" who were "assembling from all quarters in great haste."
- Ellipses are necessary when something has been removed from the middle of a quotation. Overly fastidious writers also employ ellipses to show that what might be mistaken for a whole sentence is actually an excerpt. I am against it:
- Ross rued how "the reckless deed had been committed . . ."
- Remember that an ellipse consists of three periods with spaces before, between, and after them ( . . . ) not three periods in a row (...).
- You may alter the case of words in the beginning of your quotation to satisfy the rules of grammar, as has been done in the following:
- "Yelling in wild commotion," the Indians drove away the Astorians.
- Ross disapproved of "the reckless deed" of M'Kenzie.
- Some writers try to evade learning these rules by using block quotes. Avoid block quotes, readers tend to skip over them and they disrupt the natural flow of your writing. Try to use just a few lines or phrases from the text you want to quote. If you absolutely must use a block quotation, remember: introduce it carefully; use a colon for the transition; indent the block on the left side only; don't use quotation marks; and follow it up with an explanatory phrase to reestablish your authorial voice. As I did at the top of this page.
- Quotes within quotes call for special treatment. Use double quotation marks for the first quotation and apostrophe marks for the interior quotation:
- Ross remembered Tummeatapan's outrage: " 'What have you done, my friends?' called out the old and agitated chief."
- Or better yet, peel off the inner quotation to stand by itself:
- "You have split blood on our lands!" cried Tummeatapan.
- And remember that a single sentence can contain quotes from a variety of sources:
- Though Alexander Ross described the Indians as "whooping and yelling in wild commotion," another observer recalled the natives as "solemn and serious" when they met the party.
- Article titles appear in quotation marks, book titles in italics or underlined.
For further reference:
Strunk and White, A Guide to Style.
Turabian, A Manual For Writers.
Gibaldi and Achtert, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
Hodges and Whitten, Harbrace College Handbook.
- Larry Cebula, 2015