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"God's Testimony: Eternal Life in His Son" (1 John 5:9-15) This week the Epistle reading once again is from First John. This has been the Epistle featured throughout this Easter season, and for good reason. The author, St. John, was … Continue reading
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"The Ascension: Past, Present, and Future" (Ephesians 1:15-23) Today we're having church on a Thursday. That's because we're celebrating the Ascension of Our Lord, a major festival in the church year that always falls on a Thursday. And that's because … Continue reading
"The Spirit and the Water and the Blood" (1 John 5:1-8) Our Epistle today from First John includes a section that at first glance may seem a little puzzling. But when we look at it a little more closely, we'll … Continue reading
"Abide in the Vine" (John 15:1-8) "Stay where you are!" "Don't move!" These commands sound rather restrictive. These imperatives can sound oppressive and limiting, like we're being told what to do, and it's to not do anything. The idea of … Continue reading
Five hundred years ago today, on April 26, 1518, Martin Luther presented and defended a number of "theological paradoxes" in a debate at Heidelberg. Coming less than six months after the Ninety-five Theses, the Heidelberg Disputation was an important step … Continue reading
"The Love That Lays Down Its Life" (1 John 3:16-24) "The King of Love My Shepherd Is." What a beautiful hymn to sing on this day in the church year known as "Good Shepherd Sunday"! How we need a good … Continue reading
"What We Are Now and What We Will Be" (1 John 3:1-7) Last week we began a series of six straight weeks of Epistle readings from 1 John. Our theme last week was "Fellowship through the Word of Life": We … Continue reading
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"He Is Risen: No Fooling!" (Mark 16:1-8) Alleluia! Christ is risen! (He is risen indeed! Alleluia!) Yes, it's true! This is no April Fools' joke. Jesus really is risen from the dead! Just like he said he would. Just like … Continue reading
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Adolescence brings changes. And those changes exacerbate the struggle to simply survive as a member of India's most impoverished castes. Sonia Faleiro of the New York Times reports on the struggles of one girl of the Mati Wadars caste whose story is typical of far too many others.
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Penalties for Marijuana Possession
Although the debate over legalization of marijuana continues, the state of Massachusetts continues to take these cases very seriously. Criminal defense lawyer James Powderly understands how important it is to be aware of the maximum penalties you may incur if you are charged with marijuana possession in Cape Cod. If you are charged with a drug crime, communicating with an experienced defense lawyer could be instrumental to the protection of your rights.
Marijuana Possession Penalties
Although penalties may vary on a situational basis, below are common punishments for marijuana possession:
- One ounce or less
- Viewed as a civil offense.
- Adults must pay a fine of $100
- Minors must take a drug awareness class
- More than one ounce
- Viewed as a misdemeanor
- Fine up to $500
- Jail sentence up to six months
In marijuana possession cases, the judge will oftentimes order probation instead of jail time for first offenders. The cultivation and distribution of marijuana warrants harsher penalties, but first offense possession charges still should not go ignored. The penalties are not as harsh as for harder drugs such as cocaine or heroin, but the advice of a skilled attorney could still diminish jail time or reduce fines.
Contact a Criminal Defense Lawyer in Cape Cod
If you or a loved one has been charged with possession of marijuana or another drug-related offense in Cape Cod, criminal defense attorney James Powderly can help protect your rights and ensure the best outcome in your case. Call 508-343-0676 for a free consultation.


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Stability of salt in the Permian salt basin of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico, with a section on dissolved salts in surface water
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The Permian salt basin in the Western Interior of the United States is defined as that region comprising a series of sedimentary basins in which halite and associated salts accumulated during Permian time. The region includes the western parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, and eastern parts of Colorado and New Mexico. Following a long period of general tectonic stability throughout the region during most of early Paleozoic time, there was much tectonic activity in the area of the Permian salt basin during Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian time just before bedded salt was deposited. The Early Permian tectonism was followed by stabilization of the basins in which the salt was deposited. These salt basins were neither contemporaneous nor continuous throughout the region, so that many salt beds are also discontinuous. In general, beds in the northern part of the basin (Kansas and northern Oklahoma) are older and the salt is progressively younger towards the south. Since Permian time the Permian salt basin has been relatively stable tectonically. Regionally, the area of the salt basin has been tilted and warped, has undergone periods of erosion, and has been subject to a major incursion of the sea; but deep-seated faults or igneous intrusions that postdate Permian salt are rare. In areas of the salt basin where salt is near the surface, such as southeastern New Mexico and central Kansas, there are no indications of younger deep-seated faulting and only a few isolated igneous intrusives of post-Permian age. On the other hand, subsidence or collapse of the land surface resulting from dissolution has been commonplace in the Permian salt basin. Some dissolution of salt deposits has probably been taking place ever since deposition of the salt more than 230 million years ago. Nevertheless, the subsurface dissolution fronts of the thick bedded-salt deposits of the Permian basin have retreated at a very slow average rate during that 230 million years. The preservation of bedded salt from subsurface dissolution depends chiefly on the isolation of the salt from moving ground water that is not completely saturated with salt. Karst topography is a major criterion for recognizing areas where subsurface dissolution has been active in the past; therefore, the age of the karst development is needed to provide the most accurate estimate of the dissolution rate. The Ogallala Formation-of Pliocene age is probably the most widespread deposit in the Permian salt basin that can be used as a point of reference for dating the development of recent topography. It is estimated that salt has been dissolved laterally in the vicinity of Carlsbad, New Mexico, at an average rate of about 6-8 miles per million years. Estimates of future rates of salt dissolution and the resulting lateral retreat of the underground dissolution front can be projected with reasonable confidence for southeastern New Mexico on the assumption that the climatic changes there in the past 4 million years are representative of climatic changes that may be expected in the near future of geologic time. Large amounts of salt are carried by present-day rivers in the Permian salt basin; some of the salt is derived from subsurface salt beds, but dissolution is relatively slow. Ground-water movement through the Permian salt basin is also relatively slow.
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Monday, 20 October 2014
Terribly Terrific Tigers
We are very sorry for the lack of posting recently but various tragic I.T. occurrences have made it very difficult. Rest assured that we have been wailing over keyboards whilst rending our clothes in a bid to communicate with you.
The letter shown above caused much hilarity in the searchroom a few days ago as it is possibly the poshest letter ever written. David Balfour is being alerted to the fact that his tiger heads have been left in the capable hands of one Mr Sanderson and his correspondent draws attention to the hard won (8 days of stalking!) tiger head of a Mr David Kennedy although " I consider that yours are specimens that are not easily equalled."
Read it do. It'll make you feel like a peasant.
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I've missed you guys. I sure hope your I.T. woes are over and done with. Welcome back.ReplyDelete
Well, now. I am amazed at the status of Mr. Balfour's tiger heads!!
I just read about an aurochs being found in West Orkney. That's something to write home about! ^_^
So...I hope you're not still having I.T. problems! I sent a reply a couple of days ago. I don't remember exactly what I wrote, but there was something about archaeologists finding an aurochs skeleton in West Orkney.ReplyDelete
Sorry, we have gotten a bit creaky lately.ReplyDelete
How strange, Orkney does not have badgers, squirrels or foxes, but we do have an auroch: http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/nessofbrodgar/2014/08/dig-diary-tuesday-august-19-2014/
- Paul Sutherland15 January 2016 at 00:33
The Servants Institution, of which James Drummond, the author of the letter, was Clerk, had the objects inter alia " to procure situations for Servants (Members) of irreproachable character" and "to maintain a home where Female Servants may be lodged while waiting for employment" (Oliver & Boyd's New Edinburgh Almanac for 1862). There is no mention of procuring tigers' heads. That must have been an extra. I am sure life-long nervous hypochondriac David Balfour never shot a tiger himself. The P.O. Directory lists Matthew Sanderson as a "bird-stuffer". I think the hunter mentioned must have been Lord David Kennedy, a noted sportsman in India and elsewhere. I found online extracts from a book "Seasons with the Sea Horses" by James Lamont (1861), which mentions that Lamont and Kennedy passed through Orkney on the sloop "Anna Louise" between 9th and 11th June 1859 en route to Spitzbergen, where they bagged 46 walruses, 88 seals, 8 polar bears, 1 white whale and 61 reindeer (another approximately 20 walruses and 40 seals were inconsiderate enough to sink after being shot). Sanderson the stuffer must have been busy!ReplyDelete
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55 Million Latinos in U.S., One-third Under 18
There are 55.3 million Latinos in America, nearly triple the 1980 population, and those under 18 years old are the largest group, a demographic fact likely to influence the future of the country, according to Census figures says the Washington Examiner.
A new analysis from the Pew Research Center, found that the vast majority are of "Mexican origin," and most of the younger Latinos were born in the United States to immigrants. Hispanics represent over 17 percent of the total U.S. population and 21 percent of all millennials, said Pew.
The new report helps to complete the picture of the U.S. immigration population, which previous reports pegged at 61 million. According to Pew, 35.3 million, or 64 percent of the total number of the Latino immigrant population are from Mexican. A 2008 Pew report said that more than half of the immigrants from Mexico were illegally in the United States.
A standout finding is the youth of the Hispanics. That population is far younger than whites or blacks.
Those under 18:
— 32 percent of Hispanics.
— 26 percent of blacks.
"For the nation's Hispanic population, youth is a defining characteristic. For example, among Hispanic eligible voters, 44 percent are millennial Hispanics — the single largest cohort of Hispanic eligible voters. And among the nation's millennials, Hispanics are a greater share than they are among all American adults — Hispanics make up 21 percent of all U.S. millennials versus 15 percent of all adults in 2014," said the analysis from Pew's Hispanic Trends division.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist
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The pringá is one of the most curious and succulent specialties of the Sevillian tapas. Its origin derives from a family custom and is an extended relative to the always magnificent stew (cocido or puchero) from this area, where there are many different versions. The usual rule is that the broth is served first with the chickpeas and vegetables. Then, as a second course, the meats and sausages, which are usually eaten without cutlery, simply crushing and mixing the meat with pieces of bread. That is, pringando. As a tapa, the pringá is usually presented as a hot montadito or little sandwich.
- ½ kg chickpeas, soaked and drained
- 150 gr of pumpkin, ¼ bacon, fresh and/or aged to taste
- 150 gr carrots
- 100 gr green beans
- 2 high quality chorizos (Iberian, Serrano)
- 2 morcillitas serranas (Spanish blood sausages)
- ¼ kg pork (loin or head)
- 2 medium potatoes, washed and chopped
- Salt
- Optional ingredients: tagarninas, chicken meat (breast), ground paprika, celery, thistles, chard, turnips, etc.
Place all the ingredients, except the sausages and the potatoes, cleaned and chopped, in a covered pot with water and salt for about an hour, then check on the degree of doneness.
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Implications and uses of cross price elasticities.
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The accompanying table lists the cross-price elasticities of demand for several goods, where the percent price change is
measured for the first good of the pair, and the percent quantity change is measured for the second good.
a. Explain the sign of each of the cross-price elasticities. What does it imply about the relationship between the two goods in question?
b. Compare the absolute values of the cross-price elasticities and explain their magnitudes. For example, why is the cross-price elasticity of McDonald's and Burger King less than the cross-elasticity of butter and margarine?
c. Use the information in the table to calculate how a 5% increase in the price of Pepsi affects the quantity of Coke demanded.
d. Use the information in the table to calculate how a 10% decrease in the price of gasoline affects the quantity of
SUVs demanded.
Good Cross-price elasticities of demand
Air-conditioning units and -0.34
kilowatts of electricity
Coke and Pepsi +0.63
High-fuel-consuming sport-utility vehicles
(SUV's) and gasoline -0.28
McDonald's burgers and Burger King burgers +0.82
Butter and margarine +1.54
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a. If two goods are substitutes, we should expect to see consumers purchase more of one good when the price of its substitute increases. Similarly if the two goods are complements, we should see a price rise in one good cause the demand for both goods to fall. Because the cross price elasticity measures the change in quantity demanded of one good, due to a price change of another good, we will have positive numbers if the goods are substitutes, and negative numbers if they are complements.
b. Butter and ...
Solution Summary
Implications and uses of cross price elasticities.


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Breaks Aren't All Bad
Before we terrify you into heading to the gym right now, know that it's actually good for you to skip workouts from time to time. In fact, if you train hard, taking a break can actually help improve your strength, muscle development and aerobic fitness, says certified strength and conditioning specialist Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D., assistant editor-in-chief of the Strength and Conditioning Journal.
Days off can also improve your mental fitness. "Your body and mind both need time to recover for overall health and in order to achieve optimal performance," says Ting. "Failing to recognize this and training too hard can lead to fatigue and, ironically, underperformance, the so-called overtraining syndrome."
If you're sore more than 72 hours after a workout, you're feeling ill, or your fitness progress is stalling, it may be time to back off. How long should your break last? "There's no hard and fast rule for how long a 'break' from exercise should be," Ting says. "It may be as short as a few days, but it's important to realize as well that it can also be up to one to two weeks without any significant detriment or loss in previous fitness gains."
Just remember that taking a break from exercise doesn't (and shouldn't) equate to gluing your butt to the couch and Netflix-binging. "Taking up some light activity that isn't part of your typical training regimen, such as yoga or even a long walk or leisurely bike ride, can all constitute a 'break,'" Ting says.
How to Jump Back Into Your Workouts
Depending on how long you took off — and lazy you were — you might not want to jump back into your workouts, but rather ease into them. If you've taken any more than a couple weeks off, you'll probably notice some differences. After a month or more, you'll definitely want to get started with a less-intense version of your regular workout, Ting says.
"The most important thing is to back off a little for the first week," Schoenfeld says. "Choose a weight where you will be able to stop several reps short of failure on your sets. The following week you should be able to train at your previous level, assuming the reason for stopping wasn't an illness or injury." Meanwhile, if you're getting back into running, start at a pace at which you can run comfortably and are able to speak in short sentences. After a week, try turning up the speed.
It can be frustrating to exercise at anything less than your max effort, sure, but gradual is the way to go to prevent injury. The last thing you want is to walk into the gym after a month off, try to squat your "usual" load, and throw out your back. (Hello, another month off.)
Luckily, when it comes to getting back into your pre-break shape, you do have muscle memory working for you, Schoenfeld says. There are two aspects to muscle memory. One involves your ability to carry out movements in a coordinated fashion. Wonder why your first rep on the bench press looked so sloppy? It's because your body was learning which muscle fibers it needed to recruit, and which ones it didn't, to properly perform the exercise.
The second component of muscle memory involves your cells. "Muscles have satellite cells — basically muscle stem cells — that help to drive protein synthesis. Resistance training increases satellite cells and these changes remain for years," he explains. "So even if muscle is lost from taking time away for many years, a person can regain the lost muscle much more quickly after an extended layoff." Score.
Exactly how long it takes will vary from person to person, but by and large, you can expect to be back in fighting shape in a few weeks.
This story originally appeared on Life by Daily Burn.
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OK I'm obsessed with Christmas baking at the moment. Usually I'm a die-hard chocolate fan, but at Christmas you just can't beat all those delicious mixed spices and dried fruit. Any other time of year and I just wouldn't be interested, but come December and I'm all for it.
These vegan Christmas tree Chelsea buns are no exception. With cinnamon infused dough and a divine mix of mixed fruit, nutmeg and more cinnamon, you'll be fighting over who gets the last piece. The best part is that you put them in the shape of a Christmas tree, so they make the perfect center piece for your Christmas meal, or just as an afternoon snack with friends. And hey, who says you can only have this at Christmas? It's so good you'll want to make it all year round, maybe just skip the Christmas trip shape.
As always, it's easy to make and completely worth it. Whilst you do need to let it rest (so it takes a while), the outcome is worth the wait. It should last a few days in an air tight container if you don't end up eating it all in one go.
Finished with a drizzle of icing for that extra dash of sweetness, gather your family and friends round and get eating!
Vegan Christmas Tree Chelsea Buns
- 350g 00 flour
- 7g yeast
- 200ml almond milk (or other dairy free milk)
- 40g vegan butter + extra for greasing
- 70g brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 60g glacé cherries
- Pinch of salt
- 300g mixed fruit (e.g sultanas, raisins, currants)
- 20g icing sugar, sifted
- Step 1 Begin by making your dough. In a large mixing bowl, add your flour, yeast, almond milk, 30g butter, 50g sugar, pinch of salt, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and vanilla extract.
- Step 2 Mix together with a wooden spoon until it forms a wet dough.
- Step 3 Using an electric whisk with a dough hook (if you do not have one, knead by hand) knead the dough until it firms up. You will know when the dough is ready if you take a piece and hold it to the light
- Step 4 when lightly stretched you should be able to see the light through the dough. This will take roughly 10 minutes with a dough hook, so do not loose heart!
- Step 5 Shape the dough into a ball, and put back into the bowl. Cover with cling film and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until double in size.
- Step 6 Whilst the dough is rising, make the mix for the inside. Combine the mixed fruit, 20g brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp mixed spice, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, glacé cherries and 10g melted butter. Stir to ensure everything is covered in the sugar and butter. Set aside.
- Step 7 Preheat the oven to 180 degrees fan.
- Step 8 Once the dough has risen, roll it out into a large rectangle shape.
- Step 9 Pour the mixture onto the dough and lightly spread it out to completely cover.
- Step 10 Starting from the bottom of the rectangle, carefully roll the dough into a log shape.
- Step 11 Cut the ends off the dough to ensure clean edges.
- Step 12 Now cut your roll into 11 equal sized pieces
- Step 13 On a large baking tray, lightly grease the tray with butter.
- Step 14 Place your 11 rolls onto the tray, swirl side up, into a tree shape.
- Step 15 With a clean plastic bag (or proving bag) place the tray into the bag. Allow to rise again for 1 hour.
- Step 16 After 1 hour, remove from the bag. Place in the oven for 18-20 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
- Step 17 Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Step 18 Whilst your Chelsea buns are cooling, make your icing. Mix the icing sugar with warm water, 1 tsp at a time, mixing as you go, until you get a smooth pouring consistency.
- Step 19 Once completely cool, drizzle the icing over the Chelsea buns.
- Step 20 Serve!


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How to Train Your Dragon star Jay Baruchel's FXX comedy series 'Man Seeking Woman' debuts in 2015
This Is The End star and lead voice actor of the How To Train Your Dragon movies Jay Baruchel is now set to become a TV star. FXX ordered his pilot Man Seeking Woman to series. The comedy-centric FX offshoot greenlighted 10 episodes of the half-hour show based on Simon Rich's book The Last Girlfriend On Earth: And Other Love Stories. Baruchel plays Josh Greenberg, a naive romantic looking for love. When he's dumped by his longtime girlfriend, he reenters the dating scene with the help of his best friend Mike, played by comedian Eric André. Rich, who served as a writer at Saturday Night Live from 2007-2011, penned the script. Man Seeking Woman will debut in 2015.
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It is true that "in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28). And in the very next verse we discover one of the major benefits of any form of suffering and struggling. God's big plan for our lives is that we "be conformed to the image of his Son" (Romans 8:29).
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This article offers a brief critique of the movement known as queer theology, by analysing two of its main distinctive features. The two distinctive features we will analyse are firstly the broadness of queer theology and its unity of purpose and secondly, its aim of blurring boundaries in the areas of sex and gender.
Some people with same-sex attraction would like their sexual orientation to change. But is being 'straight' a godly goal? For the Christian, exchanging one set of sexual temptations for another set is not really progress towards living a life that gives glory to God. Rather, God calls every Christian to behave within the sexual boundaries set out in the Bible. And God does not promise to take away our struggles - in the Bible, Paul's experience was that God gave him the grace to endure his "thorn in the side" (2 Cor 12:8-9).
Jesus came to give us life in all its fullness (John 10:10). So, obeying his will on sex and relationships should not lead to a miserable life. We do, however, live in a very sexualised culture. A culture where the very notion of forgoing sexual relationships is considered at best strange, and at worst harmful. We must, therefore, honestly ask ourselves; when it comes to our views on sex and celibacy, are we being influenced by God's Word, or by the prevailing view of our culture?
God knits each of us together in a unique and individual way. Praise God, we are each 'fearfully and wonderfully made' by our perfect Creator! (Psalm 139:13-14). In a fallen world, this means of course that a person's experience of same-sex temptations will be – at least to some degree – unique to them. Inevitably, then, there is no 'one size fits all' approach to supporting people.
The easy answer is that the Bible is silent on this issue, because the word "masturbation" itself doesn't appear. For such a subject, we must be careful of laying down burdensome rules (Col 2:16-23), but the Bible says "don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature" (Gal 5:13), so we need to be deeply honest with ourselves what is driving a desire to masturbate.
The act of masturbation usually involves one or more of the following:
This book explains the orthodox reading of the Bible on sexuality and is engaging, biblical, well-balanced and relevant to our culture.
This book covers a range of issues, including what God thinks of homosexuality, sexual identity and changing orientation.
This book is aimed at helping same-sex attracted believers to hold on to a biblical, orthodox view of sexuality, and to walk that narrow way.


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Pearl Party business owners and addicts will love these 3 important tips.
On how to make better profits while running their live streaming party.
Real and amazing information, directly to you.
Information that business consultants or mentors charge to teach.
After you read below 3 tips you may realize how real and helpful they are.
Today, all this information is given to you for free.
Scenario: "You have started your Pearl Party Company."
What next?
As routine you would:
1) Buy a webcam
2) Open account on facebook for live streaming, and
3) Research what others are selling on their Pearl Party page, hunt down exactly same models for a cheaper price to beat your competition.
Text in red reflects your thoughts, isnt it?
No, we are not fortune tellers and neither we have a crystal ball to read your mind.
We have simply experienced; experienced first hand, with customers who have now closed down their Pearl Party businesses just because they exactly followed the red text formula above as their first big-time mistake. Which is, to buy exactly same models as their competition, from online stores in China at cheaper price, just to beat their competition.
They did not care about the material and the quality. All that mattered to them was "What can you do best in your price?"
Now, read facts below, on exactly how "Not to make a loss buying wrong jewelry designs for your pearl party business".
Rule no. 1
Never buy or sell same designs as your competition.
This means, never buy what others are selling. Go for other creative pearl cages or something creative that will entice your customers to always keep coming back to you for more beautiful stuff you offer.
Old classic pearl cages
Research report: 80% of pearl party businesses sell these same designs
Research shows, 80% of pearl party owners are selling same jewelry designs because they have not thought of being creative.
You may ask , Why cant I sell the same designs as my competition but for a cheaper price?
The answer is, this is the first mistake and one of the serious mistakes that many pearl party companies are making. Independent consultants just buy designs right away from online trading companies (through alibaba or ebay or amazon) because they see what others are selling in their pearl party live streaming and then go ahead to buy the same stuff.
They never realize, or sit down and ask themselves, "Whats the difference between me and other independent consultants that are selling same jewelry designs?"
The answer is "No difference".
"Its like offering the same burger everyday to your customers.
Your customers will slowly disappear because they will
get tired or not want to buy same jewelry that their
friends are wearing too.
Such Pearl Pearl Party owners create a price war for themselves
but little do they realize at the same time they are increasing
their own stress as there are cheaper priced
Pearl Parties offering same designs.
Sad fact, isnt it?"
Mr. Li Hao Wen, Director, Donny J China
Rule no. 2
Offering exclusive designs is a winning formula
This is where you make real money for your business.
Its no rocket-science-formula.
When your customers start seeing new designs which they cannot find elsewhere. They will make sure to enroll or come to see your stuff every time you go live streaming. How lovely is that!
Quality jewelry in stainless steel
(anti-tarnish, anti-rust, anti-allergy)
Once you see your customers booking your events in advance. Thats when you can truly sit back, relax, have a glass of red (white or a beer).
Rule no. 3
Know the difference between quality jewelry Vs cheap priced jewelry.
We have genuine cases where customers were told they were buying 925 silver jewelry but instead were sold cheap "silver plated" jewelry.
Anxious to know what happened to those customers?
They did not go bust in business, but they lost quite a big chunk of dollars to scamming suppliers who sold them low quality jewelry for fine jewelry price.
Dont get tempted with low prices.
Buy samples, check for true quality by wearing the samples yourself to see how long they last.
Check how quick do they tarnish or change color.
Check if any skin irritation or allergy.
Finally, "test-drive" those samples by wearing them on yourself. Use them in every possible way. These precautionary measures will help you know the result before you start selling the same jewelry pieces from your Pearl Party business.
Want to start with a small new collection of new jewelry?


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AT&T's Genus satellite/cellular phone still hasn't hit the market, but at CTIA Wireless today I got to see some previously unseen details of the phone's packaging and UI.
The Genus is a Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone that works on AT&T's 3G network when it has cellular signal, and flips to satellite service when there's no AT&T coverage. Unlike most satellite phones, it doesn't have a giant antenna; it looks like a regular cell phone.
Before you mock its Windows Mobile 6.5 OS and non-super-high-end specs, understand that this $799 phone will initially be sold to large government, corporate and public safety clients. Microsoft's Charlie Kindel said at last week's MIX conference that Microsoft isn't primarily targeting those sorts of clients with Windows Mobile 7, so it looks like Windows Mobile 6.5 may live on for a while in the enterprise sphere.
Click through to the jump to see what it looks like to make a satellite call on the Genus, or check out our earlier story for full specs and details.


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|To correct the genetic code and allow the production of a partially functional dystrophin.
|The genetic code of genes is dispersed over so called exons. When a protein needs to be made, genes make a temporary copy (called RNA). Before this RNA can be translated into protein the exons first need to be joined and the intermittent pieces that do not contain the genetic code (introns) need to be removed. This is a process that is called "splicing".
|In Duchenne patients the genetic code of the dystrophin gene is disrupted, meaning that the code become unreadable, which results in premature truncation of the translation from gene into protein. In Becker patients mutations maintain the genetic code, allowing for a protein that maintains the functional domains.
|Exon skipping aims to restore the genetic code from Duchenne patients, so a partially functional, Becker-like dystrophin protein can be made, rather than a non-functional Duchenne protein. This is achieved by AONs (antisense oligonucleotides). AONs are small pieces of modified RNA that recognize a target exon, bind to it and hide it from the splicing machinery. This results in the skipping of said exon and restoration of the genetic code.
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus explains exon skipping in this movie.
Exon skipping is also explained in this 'Dance your PhD' video.
|AON treatment has induced exon skipping resulting in the production of Becker-like dystrophins in patient-derived cultured cells and the mdx mouse model. In the mouse model, this was accompanied by functional improvement.
|There are different types of AONs (chemistries).
|For different mutations and types of mutations different exons need to be skipped to restore the genetic code. As most patients have a deletion and these cluster in a hotspot, the skipping of some exons applies to more patients than others. An image representation of the exons in the dystrophin gene is available here. A much more comprehensive discussion of exon skipping, including images that help to visualize the way it works, is available here. Finally, the DOVE tool helps assessing which exon needs to be skipped for which mutation.
|While exon skipping would be beneficial to the majority of mutations, there are some exceptions.
|Exon 51 skipping:
|Since exon 51 skipping applies to the largest group of patients, AONs targeting exon 51 have been developed furthest. One exon skipping AON of the morpholino (PMO) chemistry called eteplirsen has received accelerated approval from the FDA. Evaluation by EMA is pending: the committee for human medicinal products (CHMP) of the EMA gave a negative opinion in June 2018, after which Sarepta filed an appeal. Reevaluation is ongoing.
|Clinical trials with Eteplirsen:
|The PMO AON targeting exon 51 is currently called Eteplirsen or Exondys51. It needs to be administered by intravenous infusion. Etepliresen was tested in 19 patients at different doses up to 20 mg/kg. Since not all patients in this trial responded equally well, a follow up trial testing two higher doses was done in a small trial involving 12 patients. In this study, dystrophin was restored for all patients after 24 weeks of eteplirsen treatment. Patients have now been treated for over 188 weeks and for the 10 patients who are still ambulant the 6 minute walk distance declined less than would be anticipated from the natural history (although this should be interpreted with caution given the small group size).
A phase 3 trial where weekly intravenous dosing with 30 mg/kg Eteplirsen is tested for 96 weeks in ambulant patients is currently ongoing in the USA. This is an open label study, where patients with mutations amenable to exon 51 skipping are treated, while patients with non-amenable mutations are used as controls for functional tests and safety. In addition, open label trials have been initiated in the USA in young patients (less than 6 years old) and in patients with limited or no ambulation. In the trial in young patients, again a group with non-amenable mutations is used as a control.
FDA announced September 19 2016 that Eteplirsen was granted accelerated approval. This was based only on small increases in dystrophin observed in muscle biopsies of treated patients. FDA specifically specified that functional effects are not yet confirmed. As such, Sarepta will have to confirm clinical benefit by 2021 in additional clinical trials that are currently ongoing.
Eteplirsen induces only small increases in dystrophin expression. As such there is room for improved AON compounds. Sarepta is currently testing a form of eteplirsen that is linked to a peptide-conjugate that should improve AON uptake by tissues (so called pPMO). In addition, Wave therapeutics has initiated an exon 51 skipping trial with a new AON modification.
|Mutation specificity:
|AONs to skip different exons are considered different drugs by the regulatory agencies. This means that developing AONs for different exons is very costly and time consuming, as each has to go through all stages of preclinical and clinical development.
|Hopefully, AON development will become faster after the first 2 or 3. TREAT-NMD is coordinating a discussion about this with regulatory agencies on behalf of exon skipping scientists, clinicians and industry and the patient community. The most recent meeting was held on April 29 2015. The resulting publication is now available (free copy can be found here).
|Clinical development for AONs targeting other exons:
|Sarepta has completed a trial for PMOs targeting exon 53 (golodirsen, collaboration with Francesco Muntoni in London). After 48 weeks of treatment an increase in dystrophin expression of ~1% was observed. Based on this, Sarepta will apply for FDA approval for golodirsen in Q4 of 2018. Sarepta has initiated a placebo-controlled, 96 week phase 3 trial to evaluate exon 45 (casimersen) and 53 AONs.
Nippon Shinyaku (Japan) has conducted clinical trials with PMOs for exon 53 skipping in Japan and in ambulatory patients in the USA. ongoing in ambulatory patients in the USA. After 24 weeks of treatment with high doses (40 and 80 mg/kg) up to 5% dystrophin was observed in a muscle biopsy. Daiichi Sankyo also is evaluating and with AONs with the ENA chemistry for exon 45 in Japan.
|Clinical trials with drisapersen (discontinued):
|The 2OMePS AON targeting exon 51 is called Drisapersen or Kyndrisa. All patients involved in an early subcutaneous trial were enrolled in an open label extension study where they receive weekly treatment with Drisapersen. Patients were treated for more than 6 years (including treatment breaks). For 8/10 patients still ambulant at the start of the extension study the 6 minute walk distance has stabilized, while the natural history would predict a decrease. However, lacking a placebo group, these results should be interpreted with caution.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) had in-licensed Drisapersen, from Prosensa and has coordinated several trials. In all trials using subcutaneous injection of Drisapersen injection site reactions and proteinuria were more frequently observed in Drisapersen treated patients than placebo treated patients. A trial comparing different dosing regimens has been completed in patients who were at a relatively early stage of the disease. This study involved 54 patients receiving either placebo, weekly subcutaneous treatment with Drisapersen or an intermittent regimen for 48 weeks. Both treated groups walked ~35 meters more than placebo-treated patients in the 6 minute walk test.
A trial comparing different doses has been completed in patients who were in an early disease stage (able to rise from floor in 15 seconds). Patients received placebo, 3 or 6 mg/kg Drisapersen for 24 weeks. Patients treated with 6 mg/kg walked 27 meter more than patients treated with placebo or 3 mg/kg after 24 weeks.
A Phase III placebo-controlled trial was initiated in 2011, to assess the safety and effectiveness of treatment with Drisapersen in 186 ambulant patients. No significant difference in the distance walked in 6 minutes was observed between placebo and Drisapersen treated patients at 48 weeks. Meanwhile, GSK has returned the license to develop Drisapersen to Prosensa and Prosensa has been acquired by BioMarin.Prosensa/Biomarin have analysed the compiled data of the systemic trials and extension studies. Results are suggestive of a slower disease progression in treated younger patients but also older patients who are treated for 24 months. Based on these data they have filed for Accelerated Approval with the Food and Drug Administration and for Marketing Autorization with the European Medicine Agency in 2015. Furthermore, they have started the phased redosing of patients in open label extension studies with Drisaperson (which were stopped after the phase III trial results were reported). The FDA reported on Jan 14 2016 that Drisapersen is currently not ready for approval.
On May 31 2016 BioMarin announced withdrawal of their application with EMA. They have discontinued the development of drisapersen and also other AONs that were in clinical development targeting exon 44, 45 and 53. They are currently working on the development of more effective and more save exon skipping compounds.


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Brief Profile of the Department
The Women's Studies Centre, Tripura University is a UGC sponsored Centre under Tripura University, established in 2011 dedicated exclusively to research and advocacy on women's issues. The Women's Study Cell functioning under the auspices of Tripura University since 2006, engaged in carrying out these activities is now empowered to act as full-fledged research centre.
Objectives :
- To generate awareness about the role of women in society and civilization as a whole
- To assess women's contribution to the social processes
- To find out women's own perception of their lives, the broader social reality and their struggles and aspirations
- To assess roots and structures of inequality in the society and their struggles and aspirations
To facilitate research in areas relating to women and gender studies with special emphasis on issues related to women in Tripura
Functions :
- Research
- Advocacy
- Documentation
- Training
Dr. Paramita Saha
Contact Details:
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E-mail: director_wsc[at]tripurauniv.in,
Office Staffs & Contact Details
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Email:shilashim86[at]gmail.com, ashim.wsc[at]tripurauniv.in
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Members of the Advisory Committee, Women's Studies Centre:
- Chairman ,Vice-Chancellor, Tripura University
- Prof. Ishita Mukhopadhya ,Member Director, Women's studies centre, Calcutta University
- Prof. Archana Sharma ,Member ,Ex-Director, Women's Studies Centre, Gauhati University
- Mrs. Shyamalima Banerjee, IAS Rtd., Member ,State Information Commissioner, Govt. of Tripura
- Mrs. Panchali Bhattacharya, Member , Rtd. Secretary, State Social Welfare Board
- Dr. Paramita Saha , Member Director, Women's Studies Centre, Tripura University
Members of the Standing Committee:
- Chairperson, Director, Women's Studies Centre, Tripura University
- Dr. Paramita Saha Member Associate Professor, Department of Economics
- Dr. Anjana Bhattacharya, Member Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
- Smt. Parmasree Dasgupta, Member Assistant Professor, Department of Bengali
- Mr. Rajiv Dubey , Member Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Director of the Centre:Dr. Paramita Saha
Contact: director_wsc[at]tripurauniv.in
Course Curriculum of Post Graduate Diploma in Women's Studies:
- Course Curriculum: Download
Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Refresher/Orientations/Lectures etc. Organized
- National Seminar will be organised on 'Violence against Women', 6th-7th April, 2017
- Observance of International Women's Day, 8th March, 2017
- Lecture on Gender Issues in the Works of Tagore, 8th August,2016
- Two-Day Legal Awareness Programme, 29th - 30th March, 2016
- Orientation Programme on 'Women's Studies as an Emerging Discipline', 3 - 5 September, 2015
- Interaction programme on 'Police-Public Relation', 8th April, 2015
- Workshop on Self Defence & Yoga for Health, 10-12 February, 2015
- Interactive programme on 'Violence against Women' , 25th April, 2014
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|Seminar/ Workshop
|Duration & organised by
|Computer Literacy Program for rural girl students; Coordinator of the Programme- Prof. Barin Dey
|11-11-2006 to 30-11-2006 & 1st March to 20th March,2007
|State Level Seminar on 'Magnitude of the Problems of Elderly Persons in Tripura' in collaboration with the Dept' of Political Science , Tripura University
|15th December, Tripura University
|Awareness Generation Programme on 'Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
|1st Feb'2008, Library Building, T.U.
|Training Programme on Diversified use of jute material ; Co-ordinator- Smt Supriya Sengupta
|5th March ,2008 to 14th March,2008
|Awareness Generation Programme on Constitutional Rights and Right to Information
|14th Nov,2008
|Interactive Session on 'Women Empowerment and Scope of Centre for Women's Studies' - Main Speaker: Prof. Jasodhara Bagchi, Former Director,School of Women's Studies, Jadavpur Universities
|14th Nov,2008 16th February,2009
|Workshop on 'Ensuring Gender Justice' in collaboration with Tripura Commission for Women
|12th September,2009
|A talk on ' Recent Initiative for Gender Empowerment ' Main Speaker: Prof. Jasodhara Bagchi, Former Director, School of Women's Studies, Jadavpur Universities
|6th August ,2010,Gandhighat, City Centre
|Workshop on "Empowerment of Women as a transformative strategy for poverty eradication" in association with Tripura Commission for Women.
|18th November 2011, Conference Hall, Library Building , Tripura University
|Prof. Manjari Choudhuri Memorial Lecture on 'Tagore and Women' Speaker: Prof. Malini Bhattacharya, Department of English, Jadavpur University and former Director, School of Women's Studies, Jadavpur University.
|1st March, 2012 Organised by: Women's Studies Centre
|National Seminar on Women Rights as Human Rights
|5th-6th March, 2012 Organised by Department of Political Science in association with Women's Studies Centre
|A talk on 'Women and Health' by Dr. Ela Lodh
|2nd August 2013
|Workshop on Sexual harassment of Women at workplace
|27th November, 2014
|Seminar on 'Contribution of Sri Subramania Bharati to the Empowerment of Women '
|11th December, 2014
Paper published:
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|Intimate Partner Violence Against Women During Pregnancy-A Hospital Based Study Among Women Admitted in the Maternity Ward of Agartala Government Medical College
|Durba Deb Page Nos. 82, Year of publication 2012, Published by Women's Studies Centre, Tripura University
|Nature and Extent of Disability among Women and their awareness level regarding the Rehabilitation Measures: A study in Tripura (West)
|Subhasish Saha Page Nos. 56, Year of publication 2012, Published by Women's Studies Centre, Tripura University
|Paper presented in the National Seminar on, 'Women rights as Human rights' held on 5th -6th March, 2012.
|To be published


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This is for Toffee the cat!
As seen on kickstarter! (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itamals/ita-mals-backpacks/description) We are now open for preorders! Choose from 9 adorable styles and customize your backpack how you choose! Delievery is estimated for January 2019. Show off what youre into!
All bags are faux leather style backpacks with two zippered sections. The front has the transparent vinyl (regular on all the bags except for sparkle on the pink fox and purple bat) to display whatever you'd like, or just to use as a normal pocket! There is an bigger zipper pocket which has a small zipper pocket inside for storing valuables. They stand at 16" tall, 10" wide at cheeks, and 8" wide at the belly, depth is 5". The straps are adjustable for any size person! The hardware is matching the faux leather color color with two zippers on the outside. Bags are big enough to fix school books, iPads, small laptops, so they are made for any age!


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Every summer since I became a dad, I have taken advantage of Regal Cinemas Summer Movie Express. For the price of $1 a person, you can sit inside an air-conditioned building. It doesn't matter to me what movie is playing as long as I can soak in a few minutes of cool air on someone else's electric bill.
The Regal Cinemas, located throughout the United States, do a great job at making the experience easy on parents too. The sound isn't as loud as normal and they keep the lights dim in some areas of the theater. If you're expecting a nice quiet morning at the movies, you'd better stay home. The audience is full of kids talking, babies crying, and parents yelling, "Get back here!" My family fits right in.
Regal Cinemas Summer Movie Express Schedule
- Week 1 – Hotel Transylvania, The Smurfs 2
- Week 2 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, The Pirates: Band of Misfits
- Week 3 – Arthur Christmas, Despicable Me 2
- Week 4 – The Lego Movie, Free Birds
- Week 5 – The Adventures of Tintin, Rise of the Guardians
- Week 6 – Kung Fu Panda 2, Madagascar 3
- Week 7 – The Croods, Epic
- Week 8 – Turbo, Walking with Dinosaurs
- Week 9 – Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Rio 2
*For the week of 7/13/14, NYC is on week 2
Editor's Note: A version of this first appeared on One Good Dad.


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Warning: this is a post about hair, but boys don't stop reading just yet!
My absolute pet-hate is having dry and split ends (boys who are lost already: imagine that Pantene advert with the conditioner that wraps its magic formula around each splitting hair). Every few months when start to that my hair is dry, I have a compulsive urge to get a hair cut! The only problem is that I don't know how to cut my own hair, and going to a foreign hair salon is no doubt going to result in a surprising result! Yet a few time whilst I've been abroad my hatred of split ends always outweighs my rationality and I still search out a salon and surprise a poor hairdresser with my request. Here's what's happened
The first time I had a haircut abroad was in a small town in China called Pingyao. I'd been travelling for three months and my hair was feeling worse for wear. So when I saw an inviting-looking salon, I walked in. The salon seemed empty but as soon as I walked in, a whole school of trainee hairdressers appeared from behind curtains and from upstairs rooms to see the foreigner! None of them spoke enough English to understand that I 'only wanted a trim', but I pointed at the Hair page in my Chinese phrase book and they seemed to understand. I was led to a chair…
I'm not sure how they decided who was going to cut my hair, but it fell on one young-looking man, who had a gravity-defying hair. I also remember he had a cold, as after a shampoo, I distinctly remember him sniffing loudly as he cut my hair. The other eight or so trainee-hairdressers were standing round me and watching his every move. I didn't know if all this pressure on him was a good thing or not, but I found the situation with all the tension and excitement in the room quite funny!
Fifteen minutes later he stood back and said something which I thought was "Is it ok?" I nodded happily in agreement, happy that my locks had been reshaped in a satisfactory way and I no longer had dry ends. But then he picked up the scissors again and started cutting my hair so more! "What's going on?" I thought, and I looked shocked as people around me were smiling at me. I looked at the phrase book again, he was actually saying "Shall I cut some more off?" I walked out with curls around my ears, and immediately had to buy a clip to hide my less-than-satisfactory new hairstyle. I remember my travelling-friend enjoying the moment when I walked in with my hair tied up, "It didn't go well then?", he laughed.
Now that I live in Japan, I have no choice but to have my hair cut here. My host mum, Mayumi, offered to take me to the salon she's been visiting for twenty years, and I agreed to go. You see, I am not over-protective about my hair, as even the worst haircuts grow out within a month or so. I always think:
So we went along to the salon and I was seated facing a mirror. A hairdresser put a large cushion on my lap and a fluffy blanket over it. "What's this for?" I whispered to Mayumi, "To make you feel relaxed" she replied, and we laughed together at the randomness of it!
The first time I had my hair cut at Kiree (meaning beautiful), the owner who Mayumi calls Kiree-san gave me exactly what I asked for and just trimmed my ends. Firstly, and by far the best part of the whole experience, is the shampoo. The chair automatically reclines so there is no neck ache involved, then they lay a flannel over your face and spend 10 minutes caring for every inch of your hair. It could be utterly blissful, but as the cut was still to come I couldn't completely relax.
Secondly, my hair was blow-dried by two young assistants, making me feel like a poodle having a perm. Whilst the girls straightened it poker-straight, they acclaimed how thin my hair is! Yes, this is the crux of the problem of having your hair cut in Asia. Caucasian hair is typically much thinner, weaker and slower-growing hair than Asian hair. Therefore cutting Western hair is completely different from cutting Asian hair. Asian hair often is thinned by razors and happy-go-lucky chopping at the ends, where Western hair needs a more delicate approach.
The second time however, I ambitiously requested a re-style: two layers and graduation around the front. Kiree-san hadn't heard of 'layers', but understood I wanted it shorter around the sides. As Kiree-san was cutting my hair, she became engrossed in conversation about her favourite hobby, watching Western TV shows and movies. I assured her that Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Kate Winslet are indeed from England and yes, Colin Firth is handsome in an older-man type of way. It is always at the moment where the hairdresser is chatting away amiable, when I get worried about what she is doing to my hair. As she was in deep in thought trying to remember the name of a celebrity, she went a bit scissor-happy, like a six-year-old girl cutting their dolls hair! But I couldn't ask her to stop, in case it made my hair look more uneven than when she started! So I just sat there waiting for her to remember the celebrity's name and to stop snipping at my hair!
She never did recall who she was thinking of, but thankfully she did put the scissors down. Then, she put a large dollop of apple-smelling gel into her hands and scrunched it in to my hair, smothering my freshly washed hair into a dripping-grease state that took three washes to get out! Yet I paid the 3200 yen and thanked her for the haircut. It's a bit shorter than I expected, but I can deal with it.
On reflection, I may just have to live with having a few split ends here and there. Western hair is just too different from what Eastern hairdressers are used to cutting. I'll wait until I'm back in England for my next cut!


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In slam poetry, words become music without ever losing their meaning. That is its beauty, and few slam poets are more powerful or more charismatic than Kealoha. An Indigenous Hawaiian, he honours his heritage while speaking as a citizen of the modern world. It's a world that gave him hip-hop, science, and the chance to travel the globe, but at what cost—to his people, to nature, and possibly, to life itself? It is those questions he grapples with in his captivating live performances, and to hear him speak is to grapple as well. It's a struggle born out of love for humanity and love for the planet that sustains it, and it makes for thrilling and provocative art. Kealoha wants you to think, to feel, and to act.
Hawaii's first official poet laureate, Kealoha graduated from MIT's Applied Nuclear Physics program with honours. After a short career in consulting, he dropped out of the corporate world, and its loss has been our gain: in his life as a slam poet, this Honolulu native has brought the art form to international audiences, fostered a thriving local scene in his homeland, and touched the lives of countless aspiring young poets through his workshops and outreach.
Cost: Refer to website for ticket details
Location: Chan Shun Concert Hall, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC Campus
- Wednesday October 03, 2018


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DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Technology company NCR Corp. said Monday that it has agreed to buy Radiant Systems Inc., a company that makes hardware and software systems used to manage restaurants and hotels, for $1.2 billion in cash.
NCR will make a cash tender offer of $28 for every share of Radiant Systems. At that price, the tender offer represents a 28 percent premium over the Friday's closing price of Radiant System's stock at $21.95.
Shares of Radiant Systems, based in Alpharetta, Ga., gained $6.52, or 30.4 percent, to $27.97 in aftermarket trading, after slipping 50 cents, or 2.3 percent, to $21.45 during the regular session before the purchase agreement was announced.
NCR, a maker of cash registers, automated teller machines and other technological devices, saw its stock add 41 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $19.50 in aftermarket trading. The shares fell 36 cents to $19.09 earlier.
The Radiant Systems acquisition is part of NCR's strategy to broaden its mix of software and services. The acquisition will give Duluth, Ga.-based NCR a foothold into the $8 billion hospitality and specialty retail markets.
"Radiant Systems is a logical and strategic extension for NCR, moving us into attractive fast-growth adjacent markets," said NCR Chairman and CEO Bill Nuti in a joint statement.
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It also sells technology that allows customers in retail locations to check out without the assistance of a cashier.
NCR said it plans to take advantage of Radiant Systems' established position in quick-service and table-service restaurants, specialty and convenience retailers and entertainment venues by combining Radiant's offerings with its own.
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It said it will raise about $1.1 billion of new funded debt to finance the transaction.
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Big Bill's Die Cast
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Big Bill's Die Cast is a collectibles store located off San Marco Avenue in historic Uptown St. Augustine. Here you can find a wide selection of scale models of cars, planes, trucks, military vehicles and more. Big Bill's Die Cast offers something for every scale model collector. Stop in and enjoy the great selection of scale models, replicas and more at Big Bill's Die Cast in St. Augustine.
Big Bill's Die Cast is located next to Firestone.
Model Paradise!
James on December 7, 2018 - 10:40amAs a history geek, this place is paradise for models of WW1,WW2, Vietnam, etc. I only went there once and I always want to keep coming!5
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Wish I was in FL.
Ken Mccarthy on June 24, 2017 - 5:48pmI wish I had money to go from CA to FL to meet Bill and see his shop. Thank you5
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David Scott Harris on June 28, 2016 - 5:20pmMy 9-year-old son really enjoyed this place. So many different types, I think it blew his mind (in a good way). Big Bill is a nice and knowledgeable man.4
Most Underrated Experience in Town
Jose on May 16, 2016 - 7:45pmWe walked by the store and were intrigued by the items in the window. We walked in and were amazed at what was inside. Cars, trucks, and planes of all sizes and shapes! Bill was very helpful and seemed interested in what brought each of his customers into the store. He was more concerned with making sure I enjoyed my visit than he was about whether or not I bought something; this just made me want to buy something even more. Great shop, great guy! Definitely a must!5
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James g Paul on April 2, 2015 - 10:10pmBill is a tru gentleman with a great passion and knowledge of his business. He knows everything in stock, he is amazing. My son and I have come in twice now on our visits to St Augustine, and we will keep coming. The hardest thing is.. What to choose!5
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Roger Bansemer on April 2, 2015 - 2:38pmLove this place. Hundreds, maybe thousands of fabulous dye cast models. Recently purchased on there of a Micro Midget racer. I visit there often.5
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Paul Rees on February 11, 2015 - 11:18am...I live in South Wales in Great Britain,and every time I visit St Augustine,its a must to visit Big Bill's.....my wife loves the shops,I just call in to Bills,and am always spoilt for choice.....we are back in March '15....and a visit is a must.....just hope my suitcase is big enough.....this will be my 4th trip to Big Bills,just wish we could get over more often...5
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Loneliness can be compared to a thick winter's fog.
It stifles and strangles you, pulling you under a heavy blanket of depression, pervading all that you see. Loneliness causes you to filter life through a lense of desolation and deep despair. Your spirit becomes so heavy with the weight of your isolation that you often feel like laying down, and dying.
I know. I've been there many times.
Whether you feel loneliness in a crowd, in your marriage, in your workplace, friend circle, religion, culture or simply by yourself, there is hope.
I've felt alone for many years of my life, either because of my temperament, or the religion that was imposed on me since birth, which taught that outsiders were "evil", causing me to distance myself from everyone. Since then, I've left religion, but still find it difficult connecting with people.
While I still feel like an Outsider, in the year prior to meeting Sol, I discovered how to be alone but not feel lonely.
I want to share with you today how exactly I did this.
Today, I want to share with you how I turned my desert of loneliness into a garden of Solitude.
How to Survive Loneliness
I hope these 10 recommendations will open some new doors for you:
1. Learn to have fun by yourself again
This was perhaps the most important method I used to overcome my loneliness.
When we lose friends or family members, or simply drift away from everyone around us, we tend to lose all sense of fun and playfulness, preferring to wallow in our misery instead. Realize that you can have fun alone, and that you don't need to rely on others to make you happy. The person who can enjoy life alone can never have happiness taken away from them – to truly understand this is liberating!
I started by sticking flyers about diarrhea all over the walls and mirrors of a woman's bathroom. I never knew fecal matter could be so freeing! Start by doing something small that you enjoy. If you used to like being wacky, be wacky. If you used to like being reckless, be reckless. Take small steps first.
Regain what you have lost, by yourself. You will be a stronger and better person that way. Why? Because you won't rely on, or use, other people for your entertainment.
2. Learn to laugh again
As you may know, laughing has been scientifically proven to benefit your health. But what happens when you're lonely? Well, chances are, you don't laugh. At all. I didn't.
When you really think about it, it's pitiful how much we rely on others to make us happy. That's why learning how to laugh again, by yourself is so important. It empowers you, and once again, it allows you to not use other people for your entertainment. They're not vending machines after all!
If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, try putting on a funny film. Not only does it take your focus away from yourself and your misery, but it reboots those endorphins in your brain again. Funny pictures can also help, like those found on this website. Thank god for LOLCats.
3. Have intimate time, alone
I realize how intimidating that sounds. Don't worry, I'm not suggesting you have a downstairs rendezvous or anything (although that could help).
My definition of intimate time is spending quality time with yourself, just like with a friend, or someone you love. I did this by spending a few minutes every day looking at myself in a mirror. I understand how bizarre that sounds, but staring deeply into your eyes and smiling every day really makes you feel happy.
One result of this strange practice of mine was increased self-acceptance. Every day we tend to look at ourselves in mirrors to pamper and preen, but only superficially. But have you ever stopped to stare at yourself – earnestly? Try it, and you may be blown away at how much self-awareness you develop.
4. Become your own best friend
I'm sure you've had a best friend in the past that now, for one reason or another, has drifted away. How did they treat you? Most people would say something along the lines of "nicely", "considerately", or "kindly".
Is that the way you treat yourself? If not, why? Why can't you be your own best friend? What is it about yourself that you're so insecure or hateful about? Don't you deserve love and respect just like everyone else? Exactly.
But many people falsely believe that a best friend can only be someone else. This is an absurd idea, because how can you learn to love and appreciate people truly, if first you don't love and appreciate yourself?
Treat yourself kindly. Compliment yourself. Be considerate towards yourself, and show respect. This is the foundation of self-love.
5. Become your own counselor
This is extremely important if you want to learn how to survive loneliness.
One of the most irritating things in the world to me is listening to people who moan and complain about their problems but don't stop to question why they're happening, or what they can do to solve them. For god's sake, you have a brain, so use it! It's natural for us to complain – it can be therapeutic – but constant whinging is a mental disorder that needs to be diagnosed.
Becoming your own counselor is invaluable because it allows you to explore your problems, rather than wallowing in them. Think: why are you lonely? When did it start? How are you feeling? Why are you feeling that way? What can you do to solve your loneliness? By the way, cudos for checking out this article, because in a sense, you're being your own counselor now.
Analyzing your problems really does help put them into new perspectives. When I experienced loneliness I read self-help books, wrote in journals and mapped out my issues on pieces of paper to give them a visual perspective. The more I analyzed them and looked at them with different perspectives, the easier I found it to address my inner turmoil.
6. Be near people
By nature, we're social beings – it's hardwired into us to crave the physical, emotional and psychological company of fellow human beings, hence the existence of loneliness. So go out and be near people.
If going out with your so-called "friends" alienates and depresses you, like it did with me, go and sit anonymously in a public space. This way you can entertain yourself by people watching, and be in close proximity with other people. Although this doesn't necessarily cater to your emotional and psychological needs, it's a start, and was something I found useful in my loneliness.
7. Volunteer
Volunteer or join an interest group. Get out of your comfort zone.
There are many beautiful, kindred souls to be found in volunteering circles and interest groups. In fact, if you're looking for a friend, this is the perfect way to meet new people. Loneliness tricks you into thinking that everyone is alike and that you won't ever be able to find a kindred soul. Well, you're wrong. I had immense, horrifically mammoth expectations of people and managed to find someone who complimented me perfectly (Sol), after creating a meetup group of my own.
There is a kindred soul out there somewhere who understands your plights, who can echo your thoughts and who can connect with you in ways you wouldn't think were even possible. I'm a testimony to that.
8. Take care of yourself, physically
Neglecting yourself when you feel down is tempting. Of what consequence are you when the whole world is dark, dreary and crumbling into a void of emptiness? None. But taking care of your body is the beginning of recovery. So be playful. Lighten up. Your body deserves comfort, grooming and pleasure.
Have a bubble bath. Lie on a soft pillow. Buy yourself a nice treat. Get a massage. Do your hair. Drink some tea or fine wine. The more I respected my body, the more I found respect for myself in honoring my comfort and taking care of my needs.
9. Listen to calming music
Don't make the mistake of listening to depressing, dark music to match your mood. It can be extremely tempting to do this, and I gave into the temptation many times.
However, in the end, I found that listening to soul-soaring music was the healthiest, and wisest choice. Whether it be pop, classical or ambient, listening to upbeat music actually increases the endorphins (the happy chemicals) in your brain.
Personally, my favorite thing was to get up YouTube and listen to ambient music playlists. If you want some keyword suggestions for YouTube, try "ambient music", "harp music", "dulcimer music", "hang drum music", and "singing bowl music". All of these instruments are beautifully ethereal and will quickly take you beyond yourself.
10. Learn to love joy more than misery
It's quite possible that you're in love with your misery at this very moment in time.
I know this sounds bizarre, but see this article which explains this concept more in depth.
Unconsciously, I realized that I was accustoming myself too much to a miserable way of life. After a while, when all we know is isolation and depression, we tend to grow accustomed to this way of living. It becomes the norm. And in a sickly way, it even provides us with comfort. This means that when we try to break our "norm" of isolation and depression we become uncomfortable, suddenly thrown out of our comfort zone. This can lead to self-sabotaging behavior, and to unconscious decisions to find excuses to be comfortable in our misery again. Becoming aware of this can truly liberate you when learning how to survive loneliness.
I hope these suggestions were, and continue to be helpful to you.
If you have any tips on how to survive loneliness, please feel free to share them below.


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Suseki Shihan GoHo Wonho Chong 8th Dan is officialy the Kaicho of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Ohgokai. He is a direct student of Grand Master Kimura HekiHo of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Heiho Honbu, Nagoya Japan and he also has a Dan qualification in Hokushin Itto Ryu Kenjutsu. In 1986, he received a Sandan qualification from the Zenkoku Iai-Do Renmei (The National Iai-Do Federation of Japan).
He has established branch dojos in Australia & New Zealand and South Korea is committed to the promotion of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Iai-Do, the true arts of swordsmanship in other part of the world.
A major high point of his life has been as organiser of a 1988 event "The Grand Masters" commemorating Australia's 200th Anniversary, which was endorsed by Australian Bicetennial Authority.
For over forty years Shihan GoHo Wonho Chong and his family have worked tirelessly to promote and teach Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Iai-Do. The students of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Ohgokai appreciate the time Shihan has put into teaching them Iai-Do and are proud to have him as their teacher.
Following are details of Suseki Shihan GoHo Wonho Chong's Qualifications
8th Dan Shihan 1985
1985 Martial Arts Name GOHO
Hokushin Soke Menjou 1997
1991 Hokushin Itto Ryu, Shodan
1986 All Japan Iaido Fed. 3rd Dan
Suseki Shihan 1997
Hokushin Shinoh Ryu Ohgo-Kai
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Chancery Court HUDC En Bloc SOLD for $401.78 million
Chancery Court on Dunearn Road which is a privatised HUDC estate, sitting opposite the Anglo-Chinese School on Barker road has been sold through en bloc sale for S$401.78 million, 6% up from its reserve price fixed at S$390 million, according to a statement issued on Thursday by Orange Tee Advisory who acted as the sole marketing agents.
The winning bidder for Chancery Court is paying about S$1,610 psf ppr, after accounting for lease upgrade premium and differential premium amounting to about S$182.4 million.
The property is to be redeveloped with a GPR of 1.4 on the basis of maximum GFA that is permissible, which is estimated at 362,788 square feet and the lease is to be topped up to a new 99-year lease.
Chancery Court presently comprises of a 16-storey tower block as well as seven blocks containing four-storey maisonettes on the site area of nearly 259,134 sq.ft.
Present owners of the property comprised under 8 commercial units and 136 apartments will receive between S$1.8 million and S$3.5 million (apartment owners) and S$934,000 to S$4.7 million (commercial unit owners).
Chancery Court Location, Redevelopment Plan and PAFS
Chancery Court in Prime District 11 is only 5 minutes walk from the Newton MRT station while other Good Class Bungalows and landed estates are just about 1 km from St Joseph's Institution and about 2 kms from the Chinese Primary School for girls.
According to another statement from Orange Tee Advisory, subject to approval from the authorities, the site is fit to be redeveloped as a 5-storey residential development having 481 units on the basis of an average of 70 square meters per apartment.
A spokesperson from the firm also added that a traffic impact feasibility study was commissioned by them which has provided certainty to the developers during the process of bidding.
The spokesperson added further that recent activity in collective sale along Dunearn Road, Bukit Timah Road and Balmoral Road have instilled confidence among developers regarding this prime locality.
After concluding the sale of Chancery Court, only five from the erstwhile HUDC estates remain today and they are – Pine Grove, Ivory Heights, Laguna Park, Lakeview and Braddell View. All these five properties are also indifferent stages of the en bloc sale process.
Chancery Court En Bloc Stats
Marketing Agent: OrangeTee Advisory
Tenure: 99-yr Leasehold | Status: SOLD
Buyer: Far East Organization
Chancery Court HUDC En Bloc Sale 2018
The 37-yr old Chancery Court condominium in District 11, one of the prime districts in Singapore's Core Central Region, has been put up for collective sale.
The owners of this 8-block property are asking for a minimum price of S$390 million, and the public tender closes on May 15.
Chancery Court is one among six properties formerly owned by HUDC that are yet to be sold en bloc, so if the current tender succeeds, there will be only five of those remaining.
Originally, HUDC properties managed as public estates were 18.
The site on which Chancery Court sits is 259,134 sq ft, and it is situated along Dunearn Road. It holds 144 units – 136 apartments and eight commercial units fitted within a tower block and seven 4-storey maisonettes – and it is on 99-yr leasehold.
Fortunately, it has potential to be redeveloped into a 480-unit property, the unit average being 750 sq ft.
This information was disclosed by the property marketing agent, OrangeTee Advisory.
Chancery Court Estimated Land Rate Is Attractive
The Chancery Court site is zoned residential in the 2014 Master Plan, and its gross plot ratio is 1.4.
As such, the successful developer can utilize a gross floor area (GFA) of up to 362,787.6 sq ft, resulting to a land rate of S$1,572 per sq ft per plot ratio (psf ppr).
This rate, according to Alex Oh, OrangeTee's executive director, is attractive compared to the rates of other properties in the neighbourhood recently sold en bloc.
This is one of those properties that require a pre-application feasibility study (PAFS) to determine the development's impact on traffic, and according to OrangeTee, a traffic consultant is already at work for that purpose.
OrangeTee's managing director, Marcus Oh, added that the firm proactively commissioned the study so they can know before the close of the public tender the maximum housing units the site can legally hold.
This, he said, will put developers' minds at ease as they tender their bids.
Besides Chancery Court being in a prime district, it is also well connected to other parts of the country. It has two active MRT stations within a kilometre distance, the NS21 Newton and the NS20 Novena.
For a property on sale, it is always alluring to have schools around, and for Chancery Court, there are three of them within a kilometre distance – the Anglo-Chinese Primary, Anglo-Chinese, Barker Rd and Anglo-Chinese Junior School, Newton.


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I lived with my God parents when I was a little girl as my parents moved to a new area and had no one to take care of me. My Dada in particular adored me & I went everywhere with him, sitting in the front seat, like a little princess.
Every Friday, we would make our way to the Victoria Street market. Everyone knew me there 'cause I was quite a little chatterbox, asking questions and absolutely loving the attention I got. At the the tender age of 4, I was quite a little street smart kid and I remember the events of this day as if it was just yesterday despite it being more than 30 years ago. I was walking with my Dada in the first isle and as we passed the flower stall, I stopped to look at the pretty flowers and got talking to the uncle who sold them.
When I looked around, my Dada wasn't there so I walked along the isle, looking for him but I couldn't find him. I was worried that he will be looking for me so I decided that I needed to get to the car because he will have to go there. I knew I couldn't cross the street by myself so I looked for someone to help me. I saw a lady in a scarf with her son. She looked nice so I went to her and told her my name, where I lived, what my telephone number was and what had happened. I asked her to please take me to the car to see if my Dada was there. I described the car and where we had parked.
When we got there, my Dada was already talking to a traffic cop reporting me missing and she told him of the story I told her. This story was told to all the kids even years later of how brave I was.
In this day and age, with so many horrible things happening to our children, we need to equip them on how to react. Of course things are different now and we are more mindful and aware but if they are equipped with a mindset of finding a way, they will not say that they can't!!
There will always be situations that we think is too big but if we look hard enough, we will find a way to win, its called the WINNER's Way mentality
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Yesterday, hubby and I met my brother at Maquoketa State Park to explore the caves. I admit, I was a little nervous because I'm not a big fan of caves. Prior to this, I had only been in one cave, and it was a guided tour—nothing like what we saw at Maquoketa! I took TONS of pictures. I'll share a few here with you!
First off, this was the road that our GPS took us on to get to the park….you can't rely on GPS! But we had fun in our new Jeep!
And here we are before:
Going down in to the Dancehall Cave. It's hard to capture how massive this is. This was the largest one.
The other caves were much smaller and I was a lot more uncomfortable in them! But I pushed my limits and did what I WANTED to do. I did not crawl into any small spaces that I was afraid I would get stuck in.
The guys were a lot more adventurous.
While I didn't climb like the above picture, I did climb up inclines like the one below.
And here is my death grip on hubby at the top of such cliffs. lol
We did a lot of hiking from cave to cave. It was absolutely gorgeous. We were glad we invested in some good quality hiking boots! We plan on doing more hiking. It was amazing how much we worked our arms and legs, such a great workout.
There were nasty spiders all over in these caves. They didn't move, but shine a flashlight on the walls and you'd see them everywhere. I was hoping to see a bat, but didn't see any.
And mosquitos hanging down from the cave walls. I'll admit, it was so gross. lol But totally worth the experience.
But there were beautiful natural sites along the way:
Some of the caves were just gorgeous inside. They are pitch black. Absolutely no light. Hence the flashlights. So when taking pictures, you can't see anything. It was so cool to see what you would see after the flash!
Some caves were MUCH smaller than others, so that you had to kneel down to get in, or crawl in.
The caves stay the same temperature all year round. They are slightly chilly. This picture is just freaky looking…you can see your breath in some of them, but doesn't it look like ghosts? haha
Like you're on Mars or the moon or something.
I'm always intrigued by finding random things. Don't ask. lol I just always wonder what the story is…some kid lost his toy!
The balancing rock:
This dog came to visit us while we were eating lunch. The friendliest dog you'd ever meet!
This cave was called the Wye Cave and it totally freaked me out. I about had a panic attack while inside and had to get out of there. I was mostly worried because hubby and my brother crawled into a very small enclosure to get to another part of the cave, and they couldn't hear me and I was so worried! This was the cave where someone got stuck earlier this year. This is how you had to get in…literally climbing down a hole.
But once you climbed in, you could literally stand up.
But I just can't shake the feeling that I had in there! Such fear! And my imagination goes a mile a minute. Thankfully there was a group of experienced spelunkers in there and they asked if I wanted to get out of the cave and helped me back up. Thank you, whoever you were!!
In this cave, they literally climbed through a 4' space a little over a foot tall, with water below. Hubby was able to hold himself up and he shimmied through, but my brother got soaked. They were feeling pretty hard core after this one.
Love those pictures! You can see the excitement written all over their faces.
This was also the cave where a 13 year old boy wanted to take his picture with me (on my camera) and he kissed me!! OMW. What a weird experience. I have the picture, and you can see my brother laughing his head off… I don't want to post the picture of the kid, but I have to show you my brother and hubby's faces…
And my brother dancing a little dance on the trails.
Me trying to be tough…I'm not sure what I actually look like. LOL
I didn't even attempt this one…
But ultimately, it was a good experience. And beautiful.
And here we are at the end. I don't look nearly as dirty as the guys, but I was dirty!
What a fun day! I can't wait for more adventures like this one!


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Klaus Mueller has 27 years of international experience in aerospace; airlines; maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO); and leadership. He also has deep expertise with engine original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and MRO strategic planning, and his background experience includes international corporate development, business development, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and post-merger integration, and market intelligence and research.
Previously, Mr. Mueller was a senior vice president of corporate development at MTU Aero Engines where he advised the CEO and board in strategic and market issues and developed corporate goals, strategy, and implementation roadmaps. He was closely involved in the foundation of MTU's Chinese subsidiary and led JV projects and feasibility studies of multiple Chinese opportunities. Prior to MTU, Mr. Mueller served as a senior manager at Lufthansa Technik where he held leadership positions in engine MRO and strategy.
Mr. Mueller also serves as an advisor on the board at SLM Solutions AG and Laserzentrum Nord, Institute for Laser Technology.