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The dreamy sunset light at Lynch Park was so perfect for Sarah and Justin engagement session. They were so kind to travel for their engagement session, as this couple is having an amazing destination wedding. Sarah and Justin spent the day around the North Shore, seeing Salem and going to an authentic old-fashioned printing company in Haverhill. They loved the gardens and romantic stonework that makes Lynch Park so memorable, and suggested it as a good place to meet. I was swooning over this couple's adorable demeanors and cozy snuggles. Sarah wore a gorgeous blush skirt to match their wedding colors. She looked simply stunning with handsome gent Justin by her side, making her laugh and keeping her warm. These video game lovers met at college at University of Connecticut. Justin asked Sarah's dad for permission before proposing, which is super sweet!
We simply can't wait for their fairytale wedding in Vermont June 2018. Cheers, Sarah + Justin!


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Over the years Brill Mindz Technologies with their technolical expertise have successfully designed and developed compelling Mobile App for Public Sectors and Education Sectors.
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Over the years Brill Mindz Technologies with their technolical expertise have successfully designed and developed compelling Mobile App for Public Sectors. As a responsible Enterprise Mobile Application Development Company we have successfully carried out more than 500+ mobile projects, which are rich in diversity, functionality and achieved mainstream success.
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Maybe it's weird to think about buying dresses when it gets cooler, but it doesn't stop you from having events that require an amazing dress! With the holiday season quickly approaching, I am sure dresses are on some of your minds. We are here to help you find that perfect look–whether it's a new LBD, something sparkly, or maybe you don't even know what you're looking for.
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Business Permit and Licence Information
Q: Are all local governments participating in BizPaL?
A: Not all local governments are currently participating in the BizPaL program. However, all incorporated municipalities are listed in BizPaL, so even if yours is not yet participating, you can still receive pertinent provincial, territorial and federal information. You will need to contact your municipal office to determine the local requirements for your business.
Q: What should I do if the business I am searching for is not listed?
A: Try entering different search words (instead of 'cafe' use 'restaurant'), or select a similar business sector from the drop down list provided. If you are still having issues please go to the Contact Us link at the top of this page to seek assistance from the BizPaL office.
Q: How can my local government join BizPaL?
A: Your local government can request to join the BizPaL program by clicking on the Contact Us link at the top of this page.
Q: Will BizPaL provide me with a complete list of permits and licences that I require?
A: While every attempt has been made to ensure that the information is current and comprehensive, it remains your responsibility to obtain all required permits and licences before starting or expanding a business.
Q: Can I get my personal or professional certifications on BizPaL?
A: No. BizPaL provides you with business related permits and licences from all three levels of government, but does not provide any types of personal or professional certifications.
Q: I can't find my community online, what should I do?
A: Only incorporated municipalities are listed in BizPaL. If you live in an unincorporated area please enter the name of your regional district. If you are unsure which regional district your municipality is in please visit www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/statisticsbysubject/geography/referencemaps/RDs.aspx to find the correct regional district. This will provide you with the Federal and Provincial permit and licence information, however you will still need to contact your regional district for any additional regulations.
Q: Can BizPaL issue the permits I need?
A: BizPaL provides you with the contacts and resources that will lead you to the offices that issue the permits and licences you need. Our office does not issue permits and licences directly.
Q: Am I responsible for permits or licences that may not be listed on BizPaL?
A: Yes. While every attempt has been made to ensure that the information is current and comprehensive, it remains your responsibility to obtain all required permits and licences before beginning or expanding a business. If you are unsure that you have met all the requirements, you will want to contact each government agency to confirm that the list you have generated is accurate.


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Get VictozaCare™ support
The VictozaCare™ diabetes support program includes calls from a Certified Diabetes Educator, online coaching sessions, tools to track your progress, helpful videos, and more information on reducing your cardiovascular risk. Learn more about personalized diabetes support, and fill out the form below to become a member of VictozaCare™.
The benefits of personalized patient support
Personalized diabetes patient support, like what is available through VictozaCare™, can help you remember to take your medicine as directed and make it part of your daily routine. It may even help you improve your A1C. These benefits were shown in a study of 56 people with type 2 diabetes who received 14 coaching calls over a 6-month period.
In the study:
- Adherence (taking medicine exactly as prescribed by a health care provider) improved and was sustained after the coaching calls ended
- The proportion of adults with A1C less than the American Diabetes Association's suggested goal of less than 7% increased from 25% to 34%


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What is Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD)?
PTLD is group of conditions that may happen after a transplant. It involves the immune system and causes white blood cells called lymphocytes to multiply out of control. The seriousness varies from an overgrowth of the lymphocytes that is not harmful, to full-blown lymph node cancer (called lymphoma). PTLD is a complication of anti-rejection medicine; many cases are associated with infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (a member of the herpes virus family). You may already have this virus, or it may come from the transplanted kidney. This is one of the most serious complications of having a transplant.
There are four (4) main types of PTLD:
- Early lesions, which may often go away if your doctor can lower the dose of immunosuppressive drugs.
- Polymorphic PTLD, has a mix of different types of cells.
- Monomorphic PTLD, has 1 type of cell and is the most common type of PTLD.
- Other types, which are rare, such as Hodgkin's disease.
What are the chances of getting PTLD?
Very few people get PTLD after a transplant; it is more common in children and in the elderly. Your chances of getting PTLD are greatest during the first few months after your kidney transplant, when you are on the highest dose of immunosuppressive drugs. It can also happen later, even several years after your transplant.
If you do get PTLD, the outlook for your health depends on what type of PTLD you have and how well it responds to treatment. Talk to your doctor about your chances of getting PTLD and the outlook for your health.
What are the symptoms of PTLD?
Many cases of PTLD involve the transplant kidney itself. Sometimes a patient will feel a lump in the neck, armpit, or groin. This lump is a swollen lymph node (gland) where abnormal white blood cells (called lymphocytes) gather. However, lymph nodes can become enlarged in places deeper inside the body, so you cannot feel it from the outside, but it can be seen on tests (imaging studies such as a CT scan or an MRI). General symptoms may include fever and night sweats, unplanned weight loss, decreased appetite, or just not feeling well.
What are the tests for PTLD?
You will need a biopsy to find out if you have PTLD. Your doctor may also do other tests such a blood test for circulating EBV virus, as well as scans and possibly a bone marrow biopsy.
What is the treatment for PTLD?
If you have PTLD, your transplant doctors should work closely with your cancer doctors for the best treatment.
A first step is to slowly lower your immunosuppressive drugs, if possible. Your transplant doctor will do this carefully and watch your transplant closely to try to prevent rejection. Depending on the type of PTLD, you may need other treatments. A common treatment is antibody therapy with the medication rituximab. Many patients will also need chemotherapy. Some patients may need radiation therapy or surgery. Some of these treatments can reduce your white blood cell counts, which can increase your chances for infections. There is also the chance that your body may reject your transplanted kidney when the immune suppressive drugs are reduced.
How can I increase my chances of successful treatment?
Finding PTLD as early as possible can help give you the best chance of successful treatment. Pay attention to how you feel and talk to your transplant team if you are worried about your health.
The information shared on our websites is information developed solely from internal experts on the subject matter, including medical advisory boards, who have developed guidelines for our patient content. This material does not constitute medical advice. It is intended for informational purposes only. No one associated with the National Kidney Foundation will answer medical questions via e-mail. Please consult a physician for specific treatment recommendations.


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National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb's last day is next month after he resigned in March to take a job with The Weather Channel.
While speculation has been that his departure may have had something to do with concerns over the new administration and possible budget cuts, he says that's not so.
"Politics has absolutely nothing to do with it," Knabb said this morning at the National Hurricane Conference in New Orleans. "Administrations have changed many, many times in the history of the National Hurricane Center and during my decade and a half total working at the center we've had many different administrations and we have continued to do our job as we always do."
Related: The 2017 hurricane season approaches without two key leaders
See more of my interview with Dr. Knabb below.
Knabb said it was more an issue with not having to travel as much and spend more time with his family.
Former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate wasn't happy that Knabb resigned, but said both FEMA and the hurricane center are in good hands with experienced interim directors.
"They have a great batch of forecasters at the hurricane center, and we worked diligently in FEMA to build up the team so when we left, they were well-staffed and managed," Fugate said. "The big thing for Florida this time of year is if you live in Florida, you have a hurricane problem."


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Employee Stock Ownership Plans
One of the biggest challenges when running a business is motivating employees. This can be especially important in a smaller business where one employee can leave a large footprint. Giving employees a raise helps, but that can be costly and not practical for some small businesses. A better way is aligning long-term goals for both the company and labor. There is no better way to motivate an employee than offering skin in the game. In this case, skin refers to equity ownership. A growing way small and medium-sized businesses are choosing to award ownership privileges to workers is through an ESOP.
What is an ESOP?
An employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP, is a tax-qualified, employee benefit plan that allows employees to become shareholders in the company they work for. It is generally designed for privately held companies and requires the plan to invest a significant amount of the assets in the sponsored company, the employer. ESOPs are also utilized by publicly traded companies but these represent less than 3% of all ESOPs.1
While 'ESOP' is not a household term, it is widely adopted. There are around 10,000 ESOPs nationwide representing over 10 million working Americans.2 The largest ESOP in the country is Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets, with roughly 160,000 employees participating in the program.3
The largest ESOP in the country is Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Super Markets, with roughly 160,000 employees participating in the program.3
Setting up an ESOP
Creating an ESOP for your company may seem like a no-brainer but there are several factors that must be evaluated prior to implementation. How will the stock be allocated to employees? Who will buy the employee's stock when they retire? What about the vesting period?
There are a few requirements that a private company must meet when establishing an ESOP. First, an ESOP must be set up by a qualified consultant. Second, the company needs to be appraised by an independent valuation expert. Finally, the company must assess the impact an ESOP may have on current shareholders since an ESOP could result in substantial dilution for existing shareholders.4
Of course, the company must also prepare to meet redemptions by employees whenever they leave the company. This is known as the "repurchase obligation". Employees essentially have a put option when they leave the company-meaning they have the right to sell their shares at the current valuation (price).5
The company puts money away for future repurchases, either in the form of stock and cash contributions or the purchase a type of business insurance. An attorney typically finalizes the ESOP implementation.
Benefits of an ESOP
- Any employee benefit plan increases employee morale, allowing employees to share in the pride of business ownership.
- The majority of the companies on the Forbes 'Best Companies to Work For' list have broad employee benefits packages, such as ESOPs.6
- These plans unlock the productivity in their employees. A 2000 Rutgers study revealed companies with ESOP plans grow between 2.3% and 2.4% faster than their non-ESOP counterparts.7
- ESOPs provide an exit strategy for a privately held company. About 2/3 of ESOPs are used to buy out a retiring owner.8 It provides an alternative to selling the business completely.
- ESOPs are a flexible liquidity strategy that can use pre-tax, future earnings to buy shares from an owner.9
- Also, many ESOPs can borrow money in a very tax-advantaged manner, essentially deducting both principal and interest.
- So-called "leveraged ESOPs" can be used for mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions. One example is divesting a division within a company. The division will essentially be spun-off into a newly created shell company, which the ESOP will purchase.
ESOP Drawbacks
- Not feasible for very small companies since it typically costs at least $40,000 to initially set up.10
- Plans administrators may also charge annual fees of between $15,000-$30,000.11
- The repurchase obligation can also be quite expensive for private companies.
- The plans can be complicated and continuing to issue shares can dilute existing holders.
- ESOPs cannot be set up for partnership structures.
Who Implements ESOPs?
A small, regional investment bank will typically set up an ESOP for a company. They have the resources necessary (analysts with valuation expertise, attorneys on staff, experience) to implement an ESOP or use one to execute a particular strategy.
Investment Banking Degrees
The example above shows that while landing a Wall Street job in investment banking can be very challenging, there are different routes a financial professional can take to become an investment banker. An advanced degree such as an MBA or a Masters in Finance will be looked upon quite favorably by potential employers. Given the quantitative aspects of some investment banking positions, pursuing a Masters of Accountancy (MAcc) degree could also be helpful, especially given the detail and financial complexity that projects, such as ESOP implementation, can entail.
Finally, pursuing the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation could help any aspiring banker to get a foot in the door. Some Masters programs even prepare ambitious candidates for the CFA program whose curriculum follows the CFA guidelines.


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The awards for the 2017-2018 Part-Time Lecturer Professional Development Fund have been announced!
Next year's deadline is likely to be Friday, December 14, 2018; however, we are negotiating a new Agreement with Rutgers administration, so union members getting involved now can help advocate for more funds in this PD Fund and also for a timely settlement on the terms of the new Agreement!
Read letter from the Office of the Senior VP for Academic Affairs to Chancellors, Deans, Directors, and Department Chairs:
PTL Professional Development Fund, 2017-2018
The most important criterion to keep in mind when writing a proposal as a PTL seeking funds for your professional development is:
You must demonstrate that the professional development activity will have direct subsequent benefit to Rutgers students in the classroom(s) where you, the Part-Time Lecturer, are teaching. Each award letter in the past has carried the same phrase: This PDF award is for a professional activity "which is related to the courses you are teaching." The award letters also said that "the Fund was established to assist PTLs in pursuing professional development activities related to their instructional role at Rutgers."
PTL leadership encourages as many PTLs as possible to apply. We want to be able to use the entire $60,000 fund allocated for each year because this will continue to demonstrate that the fund amount is still too small.
FAQs on the PTL Professional Development Fund process
How much is available in the Fund? $60,000.00 for each academic year under the contract (2015-2018). This amount will need to be negotiated in order to put new money into the fund for the years ahead. All funds negotiated have been awarded under the 2015-2018 Agreement.
What is the purpose? To reimburse PTLs for money spent in professional development activities specifically related to their pedagogic needs in connection with and related to their professional activities at Rutgers. Your proposal should demonstrate that the professional development activity will have direct subsequent benefit to Rutgers students in the classroom(s) where you are teaching.
Who administers the Fund? The Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research (CTAAR) administers the PTL Professional Development Fund. The Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research supports teaching and learning through a variety of areas: pedagogy and faculty development, assessment programs, instructional technologies, classroom technologies, and faculty and staff information technologies. Here is the contact info:
Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research
Rutgers University
116 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(848) 932-7466
Who is eligible to apply? PTLs in the bargaining unit (i.e., teaching during the semester the funds are expended) are eligible to apply for money from this Fund: For example, funds may be reimbursed for activities that have already taken place or that are planned for a future date. This time frame also includes activites during the summer as well.
How can funds be claimed? Save all receipts as necessary supporting documentation. Funds are only reimbursed based on the proper receipts being presented.
What types of activities are eligible for professional development funds? A sample includes the following: attending conferences or presenting a paper at a conference; purchasing materials for teaching (e.g., films, books, software); research expenses; expenses when conducting workshops; training in professional skills related to your teaching assignments at Rutgers; preparation of teaching materials (e.g., producing your own DVD for student use).
What types of activities or things are NOT eligible? The purchase of laptops is definitely not an eligible item for professional development funds. The Rutgers University Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research has stated that departments should make laptops available to Part-Time Lecturers. Also not eligible for reimbursement are general professional development activities. For example, no PTL will be reimbursed for activities that are part of graduate school studies, whether that PTL is a Rutgers graduate student or a graduate student at any other higher education institution. If the activity furthers your development as an academic in your field of study, this reason alone is not enough. You must show how it directly helps students you are teaching right now at Rutgers.
As stated above, Rutgers administration has only agreed to reimbursement of professional development funds to PTLs who demonstrate that the activity directly relates to that PTL faculty member's classroom teaching with Rutgers students.
How will PTLs be notified about their request? The award results for professional development funds are announced via letter to each PTL from the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, currently Barbara A. Lee. Nancy Carvalho in the Office of Academic Labor Relations (OLR) at Rutgers University will be in touch with each PTL awardee regarding how PTLs will be able to receive the award. The RU administration must also notify the PTL Faculty Chapter and we post the list in a News Item on our website as well as sending out an announcement to PTLs in the bargaining unit via email.
GUIDELINES on the format for making requests for funds in the PTL Professional Development Fund:
- PTL Employee's Full Name
- Department/decanal unit/campus
- Amount of funding requested
- A detailed budget outlining the use of funds
- Semester during which funds will be expended
- Project statement, including how the project relates to professional activities directly related to improving the PTL's service as an instructor teaching courses at Rutgers (limited to one page)
- Endorsement by Department Chairperson or Program Director
- Approval by the Dean (Note: This is a new requirement in the 2015-2018 Agreement)
- After endorsement by Department Chair or Program Director and approval by the Dean, the request for funding should be sent via email to Nancy Carvalho at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Three critical steps for submitting a request:
First, submit your request proposal to the Department Chairperson or Program Director for review and endorsement.
Second, seek approval from the Dean. Only applications that are endorsed by the Department Chairperson or Program Director and the Dean may be submitted.
Third, after receiving endorsement at the department/program level as well as the decanal level, send these endorsements (approvals) along with your request to Nancy Carvalho via email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Other important information:
The Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research reviews all requests for merit and relevance. The Center will award funds only for those proposals that it determines to be meritorious and is not required to award the entire fund amount of up to $60,000.00, if it determines there are not sufficient meritorious proposals warranting funding. Unused funds are not rolled over to the next year.
Decision Announcement:
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs generally makes the announcement of the awards in the spring semester.
Distribution begins with submission of the appropriate receipts. We have $60,000 available in the fund for each year under the current contract--and we have agreed that all $60,000 are available for distribution but will not be rolled over, if any funds remain.
Funds for the future depend on a vigorous showing of PTLs submitting proposals for professional development activities for which they desire reimbursement. Armed with the data from a strong demand for reimbursement, we will be well-positioned to advocate for more funds in the next round of negotiations for a PTL successor Collective Negotiations Agreement when the current contract expires on June 30, 2018.
Click here to jump down the page to see the lists of awardees by year (PDF format).
If you have any questions about PTL Professional Development Funds (or any other matter related to your status as a Part-Time Lecturer at Rutgers), please contact your union at 732-964-1000 or write email@example.com.
For Professional Development Fund questions you would like to address to RU administration: Contact Nancy Cavalho at Old Queens (in the Office of Academic Labor Relations) via phone: 848-932-7174 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
PTL Professional Development Awardees By Year:
Read short descriptions of the activities that have received funding for each year:
- Spring 2018
- Spring 2017
- Spring 2016
- Spring 2015
- Spring 2014
- Spring 2013
- No awards given out in 2011 or 2012
- Spring 2010
Importance of Applying for Professional Development Funds:
PTL faculty who receive a Professional Development Fund award obviously benefit from applying, but there is a way in which not receiving an award has benefit for future rounds of the PD Fund: The more requests submitted, the stronger the message sent to RU administration that PTLs need and deserve professional development funds. Apply!
The PTL-AAUP-AFT chapter successfully negotiated an increase in the funds available for professional development--we tripled the total amount available (now $60,000 per year) from the previous contract. We want to defend the Professional Development Fund and have strong evidence that PTLs are applying in ever-increasing numbers. In other words, if you apply but do not receive funding in any given year, do not give up! Apply again the next year and the next.
Union Right to Monitor PDF Funds: The University administration is required to provide the Union with copies of all PTL Professional Development Fund award and denial letters.


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Pink Heart Shape Musical Jewelry Box
Our Musical Heart Shaped Jewelry Box in pink ballet theme is part of our Music Boxes collection. The outside is delicately embellished with pointe shoes, hearts and ballerinas. Perfect to store precious items.
Pink Heart Shape Musical Jewelry Box
Price: $ 15.55
130LD Heart Shaped Musical Jewelry Box
Our ballet themed heart shaped jewelry box is here to delight your young ballerina--or anyone!.
- The outside is delicately embellished with pointe shoes, hearts and ballerinas, and it opens to reveal a beautiful ballerina, twirling and spinning in her pink tulle tutu to ballet music.
- A compartment for your little one to keep her jewelry safe and secure.
- Unique, original design makes a beautiful addition to her desk, or bureau.
- Round mirror in the interior allows her to see how pretty she looks in her new locket or earrings
- Ample interior space allows for her to store her jewelry and keepsakes for years to come!
Visions of sugar plums are sure to dance in the head of your favorite tiny dancer with this one of a kind jewelry box. Makes a perfect companion gift with any of our jewelry.
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Last week, I was very lucky to be able to attend a one-man production of 'A Christmas Carol'.
Yes, you read that right, a one-man production of A Christmas Carol.
Chris Matthewman is a very talented local youth pastor. I believe that he had written the script, as well as performing it.
The play told the classic story of A Christmas Carol, adapted for a modern audience, and with a biblical twist.
The three spirits were portrayed as a rapper (accompanied by the 'This is Your Life' theme), someone from Eastenders, and a Jamacian hoodie (who originally came from Poland). We were also encouraged to sing (and dance) along, panto style.
The most amazing thing, however, was the fact that each character had a totally different voice and way of moving (remember this was all done by one man). They were all totally convincing. There was even one moment where Bob Cratchett taught Tiny Tim a song and they sang alternate lines to each other.
It was absolutely fantastic! If you have a chance to see any of Chris' work then please do!


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This California court awarded a 20% reasonable royalty on defendant's infringing sales of a switchblade-style divot repair tool. With the Georgia-Pacific factors lined up solidly with the plaintiff, the judge notes several factorssupporting the royalty rate: (1) defendant earned gross profits of 70% (substantially above average), (2) unrebutted testimony by plaintiff's expert, Randall Smith, that gross profits are more important than net profits (which were 5% here), (3) defendant was President of plaintiff Divix and was thus uniquely positioned to undercut Divix's pricing, (4) almost half of Mohr's sales came from Divix's customers, (5) Mohr threatened to ruin Divix before leaving its employment, and (6) the patented product was highly important to plaintiff, as it made up 96% of their sales.
The court also rejected plaintiff's lost profits claim, where the plaintiff apparently sought lost profits on all the infringing sales, despite the existence of non-infringing alternatives in the market. The judge notes: "Although the expert testified that forty-six percent of revenue [defendant] received from plaintiff's former customers would have gone to plaintiff but for [defendant's] infringement, plaintiff put forth no evidence to demonstrate that it would have received [defendant's] remaining fifty-four percent of revenue in light of the existence of other companies that sold a similar, non-infringing product." This doesn't sound like a particularly surprising lost profits ruling, as a market share approach (or some paring down of the remaining 54%) would seemingly make more sense where there are significant competitors selling similar products.
Case: Divix Golf Inc v. Mohr, et. al., 3-05-cv-01488 (S.D. CA, August 19, 2011, Order) (Houston)


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The Pentecost beat goes on—and on, longest season of the church year. It's Hers, the Holy Spirit's—all of it. (The Nicene Creed was written using the pronoun "he" for the Spirit, but revisions have toppled this unappealing three-men-on-top arrangement—to the good of humanity and divinity.)
I wrote a book about this Spirit back in 2001: The God Between Us: A Spirituality of Relationships. The God Between is energy, alive and vibrant in the spaces between us, relational spaces we imagine to be empty but which are really crackling with divine connective energy, pulling for healing and wholeness in a relationship or set of relationships.
Now you don't imagine that all these women were silent, do you? They were women. They talked!—with humor and varying perspectives, about how they will get into the tomb, and further, how they will convince the men about the truth of what God has revealed to them—mere women, Godde help them. She does.
The principal character of the Bible isn't God or humanity, it's their relationship. They fall in love, they break up, they come back together. That's the biblical pattern.
When couples came to see me for counseling, they usually arrived, each with a sharp, invisible finger pointed at the other: J'accuse! I listened to all the flak, trying not to take sides—not so easy. I could usually tell which relationships were going to make it, and they were not always the ones in which both people reiterated, "We love each other." There was always a BUT, either before or after the love. Its volume and size told me how much work we all had to do to find the buried "love." It was spade work.
As soon as I could, I told the couple that neither one of them was the client here. This was a show stopper. I told them that the client was their relationship—wounded and in need of healing. The deal was that we all would work together on it. We made playful metaphors of their relationship. What did it look like? Some relationships were suffering from too much distance—malnourished, a starving child. Others looked like roadkill, beaten down and bleeding because too much anger and blame was dumped upon them all the time. Some were simply lop-sided:one side deflated as if one person had stopped holding up their end—flat tire. Both people let go: orphaned.
It helped if the couple had a sense of humor. It also helped if they were willing to pray for their relationship, rather than simply for self or other to change, i.e. be more this or that—or less.
My book is out of print, but my idea is not dead. Recently, I was thrilled to see it repackaged by no less than an Oxford scholar, John Hare, theology professor at Yale, in an essay: "The Third Life: The Life that is Between Us." He wrote about unity in Christ and cited a John Donne (17th century metaphysical poet) poem called "Ecstasy" in which love with one another interinanimates two souls. Now that's no typo; it's my type of word.
Hare writes: "The central idea here lies in this word which Donne made up, 'interinanimates,' which means, 'puts a soul, or anima, into, in, the space between, inter, two people, inter-in-animates, so that there is not just my life and your life but the life that is between us, and this third life is stronger, abler than either of our lives on its own." (Italics mine)
I was delighted to see my God Between again—reincarnated and clothed with a grand new word: interinanimator. My couples would cringe at such abstraction, of course. They would say that their therapist had gone nuts. They would be right, and we would have a hearty interinanimating laugh together—thanks to the God Between Us.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
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iiamo go is our self-warming feeding bottle made in Denmark. The first feeding bottle in the World that warms milk up to the recommended 37°C (body temperature) in about 4 minutes. No electricity, no cord, no limitations.
iiamo go can be disassembled completely making it very easy to clean. This reduces the risk of leftover or bacteria from the previous feast.


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These cookies. O.M.G! Sooooo good! John Paul is OBSESSED with chocolate chip cookies, so I was determined to find a healthier, cleaner recipe for him to enjoy and here ya go! Thanks to the Detoxinista's recipe, I've managed to bake these cookies for a lot of our friends and family and they are a HUGE hit across the board! These are a MUST TRY!
2 cups of almond meal or almond flour
1/2 cup of coconut oil
3 tbsp. of pure maple syrup
1/4 tsp. of sea salt
1/2 tsp. of baking soda
2 tsp. of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips
1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the almond meal, salt, and baking soda, then add the coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract and mix well.
3. Fold in the chocolate chips, then round off about a tablespoon of batter onto a baking sheet lined with
parchment paper.
4. Bake at 350F for about 8 min until the edges are golden brown.
5. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then serve warm or allow to cool to room temperature.
Adapted from this recipe.


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For #ThrowBackThursday we are sharing a post with you from 1995. Steve Reynolds, now World Vision's Director of Advocacy Mobilization, brought to life Moe Moe's struggle with polio in Myanmar. This was just three years after global leaders pledged to eradicate polio by 2000. Though this goal was not fully met, polio has been reduced by 99 percent and only survives in the most marginalized places. Immunization is one reason that this disease is nearly eradicated. For World Immunization Week, we look at where things were 23 years ago.
As 8-year-old Moe Moe Lwin and her mother sit in the doorway of their home in Mandalay, Myanmar, it's clear that she is a stricken child. Moe Moe contracted polio when she was 10 months old. Unable to fight the disease with available medicines, the virus infected her body and could have killed her. "She developed a high fever and diarrhea," said her mother. "There was nothing we could do. The doctor gave her some painkillers to ease the pain." They just had to let the dreaded viral infection run its course.
According to the United Nations, approximately 200,000 children suffered permanent paralysis resulting from polio in the year 1990. Polio can be fatal, especially when it infects the respiratory system, as is sometimes the case. Though it spared her life, the disease left Moe Moe's right leg deformed and crippled. Unable to learn to walk, Moe Moe had to drag her limp leg around with her arms and hands.
Children can be cruel, and Moe Moe said she was often the object of ridicule from the other children. "Mostly the boys would make fun of me," she said shyly. "They would whisper to each other, but I knew they were talking about me."
Because polio attacks the neurons in the leg, Moe Moe's undeveloped tendons had to be lengthened and her leg needed straightening. World Vision provided the reconstructive surgery she needed to begin her rehabilitation in December 1993. Since then a community volunteer, trained by the project, has visited Moe Moe twice a week for physical therapy lessons. It has taken her almost two years of hard work, but now Moe Moe can walk.
With her leg brace, another gift from World Vision, she moves slowly and methodically across the room as her therapist, Chit Ngwe, looks on. Chit seems just as pleased as Moe Moe does! Since the growth mechanism in her leg has been damaged, the doctor says Moe Moe will need at least two more operations as she grows taller and before she is an adult. Chit Ngwe still visits Moe Moe at least once a month. He says she is a good learner and a very, very brave little girl…
Many of the world's leaders pledged to eradicate polio by the year 2000 at the World Summit for Children in 1992. As the old saying goes, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Polio and several other common childhood diseases are totally preventable with a vaccine developed in the 1950's. But eradicating polio is a daunting task. The U.N. booklet The Progress of Nations explains that "polio cannot be eradicated anywhere until it is eradicated everywhere." Among the world's least developed countries, Myanmar is one of 15 countries in the world considered by the U.N. to be among the most difficult in which to eradicate polio due to the poor state of its health care system and the presence of armed conflict.
Without World Vision's help, Moe Moe Lwin would still be dragging herself around on her hands. Today, as she walks unaided across the floor of her house, her mother and physical therapist look on with pride.
Until polio is eradicated in Myanmar, children like little Moe Moe Lwin will need special care and equipment to lead a normal happy life. World Vision's Urban Integrated Health project is doing just that for many children like Moe Moe.
Myanmar's last new case of Polio was in 2015, but due to poverty and conflict the country remains at risk for the disease. Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria are the only three countries remaining where Polo cases are regularly found.
Photo: Mothers bring their children to Kyikube Health Center IV, Hoima, for immunizations and oral polio vaccine. World Vision is increasing support for health care in Hoima District, Uganda. ©2016 World Vision, photo by Jon Warren


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Dean Graziosi states that it has become more common for homeowners to track the value of their home. This can partly be attributed to the recent housing crisis, in which many homeowners saw the value of their home decrease dramatically. With this extra knowledge, many homeowners are curious as to whether they should increase their home insurance as their values increase. If you are one of the homeowners who are wondering the same thing, I thought you would benefit from my experience.
To help you understand how real estate prices and home insurance values relate, I thought it would be a good idea to explain each one. Real estate prices are primarily established by the demand in that particular market. The higher the demand is for a home, the higher the price a seller can ask. The price of the home also depends on a number of other factors, such as, location. In the real estate market, location is probably the most important factor that goes into deciding the price of a home. If you are selling a home in an up and coming neighborhood, this popularity can affect the price of a home in that area. If a home is located in a great school district, this can also be a factor for buyers who have young children. But just as with all fads, popularity and the demand for homes in a particular area can decrease. When this happens, the value of homes in that area can decrease dramatically.
When it comes to purchasing home insurance, homeowners typically base the amount of coverage they purchase not on what was paid for the home, but by purchasing sufficient dwelling coverage. This will allow you to rebuild your home in the case that it experiences damage from fire or other natural disasters that are covered by the policy. Insurance agents decide on this amount by taking certain information into account. Some of the factors that are used are known as replacement value of your home. This includes the size of the house and what it would cost in your area to rebuild the home.
Insurance companies will also take into consideration how big of a risk is presented by the home and the homeowner. Once again, location is an important factor in deciding the insurance coverage you should purchase on your home. The area in which your home is located can determine the most common types of threats that your home is vulnerable to. If your home is located near a forest or a tornado prone area, you will likely end up paying more for insurance than in other areas.
The best way to determine if you should purchase additional home insurance is whether there has been a change in the replacement value of your home. This can be determined by finding out if there has been an increase in building costs in your area; and if you have made any recent renovations to your home, states Dean Graziosi. If either of these factors relate to your home, you should consider purchasing additional home coverage.


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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is SKEA?
- What goes on at SKEA?
- Can I rent the SKEA building for an event?
- When is SKEA's Art Camp?
- Where is SKEA?
- Can I rent the SKEA building for an event?
SKEA is located in Honaunau, in South Kona on the Big Island of Hawai'i. You will find us on the Hawai'i Belt Road (HWY 11) in Honaunau between Mileposts 106 and 105, Heading Ka'u (south) we are makai of the highway just past the intersection with Middle Ke'ei Road.
SKEA has classes and workshops for adults and children, provides studio space for artists, and hosts events such as movie and dances. In the sprint and summer, SKEA runs Art Camp for kids.
Yes! See Renting SKEA facilities for fees and more information.
Spring and summer art camps are offered for children ages 5 through 12. Please see SKEA Art Camps for more information.


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Soundcraft expands digital console range with Si Compact 32
Already a success worldwide with its Si Compact 24 and 16 models, the Harman Soundcraft Si Compact range expands with the release of the Si Compact 32. With 32 recallable mic preamps plus four stereo returns, the new Soundcraft model is capable of delivering 40 inputs to mix, while maintaining the no-compromise power-packed DSP functionality and layer-free analog feel of its smaller brothers.
The Si Compact 32 features 14 main busses (all with dynamics, delays and BSS graphic EQs), four matrix buses, four dedicated FX buses, four full-time Lexicon effects engines and a range of option cards to interface with other systems such as Aviom, CobraNet, AES/EBU and MADI. All Si Compact models can connect via MADI to the new compact stagebox, adding remote connectivity to the value equation.
"This very cost-effective, powerful mixer will be a natural choice for larger install or medium tour sound and house of worship systems," said Soundcraft Studer's marketing director, Keith Watson.


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If you haven't gotten a chance to meet the mayoral candidates and hear their views on the issues facing our city, then you'll want to attend the Old East Dallas Mayoral Candidate Forum on Wednesday. The forum is moderated by Jim Schutze of the Dallas Observer and Mary Mapes of the Swiss Avenue Alliance Against Crime, and hosted by Jeff Bryan, Vice President of the Swiss Avenue Historic District.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Cesar Chavez Learning Center
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Art in the Park
The Pinckney Putnam Hamburg Hell Chamber of Commerce
The Pinckney-Putnam-Hamburg-Hell (PPHH) Chamber of Commerce annually hosts Art in the Park. Pinckney's Art in the Park, always the first weekend following Memorial Day, will take place in the Putnam Township Square in Downtown Pinckney, minutes from our very own unique and quirky Hell, Michigan. This iconic event brings over 15,000 spectators into our village and into Putnam Township Square for two days of art, entertainment, food and more. Call 810-227-5086 for more information.
Artist information and applications will be posted at this link in the near future.
For event information please contact Sophia Freni at 810.227.5086 or via e-mail at email@example.com


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Mail Services
Purpose | Pacific University Mail Services is committed to providing customer service in a caring and welcoming atmosphere. We aim to provide professional, knowledgeable and technical support to assist the departments, faculty, staff, and students with all of their mailing and shipping needs.
Mission | Pacific University Mail Services is a versatile campus operation dedicated to providing mailing expertise and resources for your convenience. Our services include departmental mail and package delivery, student mail management, outgoing shipping services, automation mailing services and address update services. We do our utmost to encourage sustainability in both Forest Grove and Hillsboro. Our staff maintains a vast knowledge of the ever-changing mail industry and regulations and we are always happy to help.
Contact Us
Forest Grove
Washburne University Center | 503-352-2192 | email@example.com
Fax: 503-352-2242
Customer Service hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m
Health Professions Campus
503-352-7379 | firstname.lastname@example.com
Fax: 503-352-7380
Customer Service hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.


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Intro & Welcome
The Annual Stan Mac race is her., Come down to the Club at 1.30pm on Sunday. Every year, our club has around 100 of its members down on the beach to support our 20 swimmers as they take on Norths in the annual relay. Meet in front of the Club and we will walk over together, just before 2.00pm.
Our surf sports team improved yet again in results, more than doubling their total point score from last year and moving up a number of places in the total point score. Excitingly, the diversity of the disciplines that Bondi competes in is broad, with points in R&R, Boats, Champion Lifesaver, 2.5km swim, 2km run, sprints and water events.
See you on the beach!
Jacob Waks
Events & Reminders
Key Dates
- Last day of Nippers and SRC celebration – 25 March
- 76th Stan & Basil McDonald Relay – 25 March, 2.00pm
- Final Gold time trial – 25 March, 2:00pm at Icebergs
- Bottles with our last new Bronzies of 2017-18 – 25 March, 6.00pm
- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS EASTER SUNDAY, 1 April, 2:00am
Clocks go back one hour.
- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS EASTER SUNDAY, 1 April, 2:00am
- Easter weekend Patrols – Friday, 30 March – Monday, 2 April
- Jack Cox Memorial Event – 8 April
- Australian Championships, Scarborough, Perth – 14-22 April
- Emergency Medicine Lecture for Lifesavers – 17 April, 8.00-9.00pm at North Bondi Surf Club
- Gold Medallion Course at Cronulla SLSC – 28 April
- Surf Races – Each Sunday at 10:30 am
- Pilates – schedule in the Mind Body App
Find more information on the club Facebook page.
Vale Vincent Walsh
Long Service member Vincent Walsh, 87, passed away after a short illness on Sunday 18 March 2018. Vincent was born on 20 December 1930 and joined Bondi SBLSC in 195, gaining his Bronze Medallion in April 1954. He held numerous committee positions from 1955 onward, including Vice President between 1964 and 1966.
Vincent was also Patrol Captain (1956-61) and received many awards for boxing, swimming, patrol efficiency and R&R. Funeral services will be held at the St Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, Rose Bay on Tuesday 27 March, 11.00am.
Upcoming Patrols
Saturday, 24 March
8:30am – 1:15pm – Douglas
12:45pm – 6:30pm – Fletcher
Sunday, 25 March
7:30am – 1:15pm – Hutchings
12:45pm – 6:30pm – Fullwood
GOOD FRIDAY, 30 March
7:30am – 1:15pm – Baisingthwaite
12:45pm – 6:30pm – Jeppesen
EASTER SATURDAY, 31 March
8:30am – 1:15pm – Craven
12:45pm – 6:30pm – Besomo
EASTER SUNDAY, 1 April – DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS SUNDAY 2.00AM
8:30am – 1:15pm – Douglas
12:45pm – 4:30pm – Fullwood
EASTER MONDAY, 2 April
8:30am – 1:15pm – Meagher
12:45pm – 4:30pm – Walsh
Below are links to the patrol rosters and a swap document where you can swap patrols with other members if you are unable to make a particular patrol.
Marketing & Sponsorship
Member Benefits
Special access on private health
Emergency Services Health, providers of private health insurance for Australia's emergency services community, offer Bondi Members access to a restricted not for profit fund. Call 1 300 703 703 to learn more.
Bronze Courses
Turtle Strangers
Twelve graduated on 12 March with one more on the 17th – Turtle Strangers were already making rescues by last weekend. Well done to you all and your trainers.
The Bronzed and the Beautiful
This team is taking their screen test this weekend… Come along to bottles at 6.00pm on Sunday to celebrate with our last new Bronzies for the season!
If you know anyone interested in joining the Club, please ask them to email email@example.com for the next course in September!
Higher Awards
Last First Aid course this season
Check when your certificate expires now for next season, as they are valid for 3 years. Our course is aimed at any member who is seeking proficiency after 3 years, or non-members who would like to gain First Aid for work or family. It's ideal for parents.
Final date: (please note this is a full 1-day course)
- Sun 15 April – North Bondi Surf Club
Advanced Resuscitation Training (ARTC)
Please send expressions of interest to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Gold Medallion
Our final Gold time trial is this Sunday 25 March 2:00pm at Icebergs. Assessment on 28 April.
For any questions on prerequisites or details on our courses, please contact Damon Somerfield: email@example.com or 0414 571 448.
Surf Sports
Photo: Courtesy Surf Live Saving NSW
Bondi regains Masters status
MASTERS POINTSCORE: Bondi 453 points, North Bondi 316, Redhead 224.
Bondi won the Masters pointscore in the NSW Surf Life Saving Championships at Swansea-Belmont, Newcastle, for the the second time in the past three years.
Our team won 27 Masters title events and had 75 top-three placings to amass 453 points and clinch the pointscore ahead of defending state Masters champion North Bondi, which finished runner-up on 316 points.
Other highlights were the brilliant wins by 19-year-old Cormac Guthrie in the men's open 2.5km ocean swim and Kirsty Beattie in the women's under-17 2km beach run. Dori Miller capped off a hugely successful week, finishing second in the women's open 2.5km ocean swim and third in the over-24 restricted surf race. She also collected five gold medals from Masters events, including the women's 45-49 years surf race.
These outstanding results have boosted our confidence for further Club success in the Australian championships at Scarborough, Perth, 14-22 April.
Top-three placings
GOLD (27): Robert Chapman (men's 60-64 years surf race). Quinn Darragh, Dean Gladstone, Simon Nothling (men's 110 years combined minimum age surf teams race). Dean Gladstone (men's 35-39 years rescue tube race). Robert Chapman (men's 60-64 years ironman). Fiona Nay (women's 35-39 years surf race). Dori Miller (women's 45-49 years surf race). Laura Thurtell (women's 50-54 years surf race). Robyn Hill, Dori Miller, Fiona Tschaut (women's 110 years minimum age surf teams). Christie Krenkels, Louise Santos, Laura Thurtell (women's 150 years minimum age surf teams). Robyn Hill (women's 40-44 years rescue tube race). Dori Miller (women's 45-49 years rescue tube race). Christie Krenkels (women's 50-54 years rescue tube race). Leah Trebilcock (women's 30-34 years ironwoman). Laura Thurtell (women's 50-54 years ironwoman). Dori Miller, Fiona Nay, Fiona Tschaut (women's 110 years minimum age taplin relay). Christie Krenkels, Louise Santos, Laura Thurtell (women's 150 years minimum age taplin relay). Robyn Hill, Samantha Wolf (women's 35-39 years board rescue). Dori Miller, Louise Santos (women's 45-49 years board rescue). Christie Krenkels, Laura Thurtell (women's 50-54 years board rescue). Harvey Barrett (sweep), Alexis Bell, Amanda Cuss, Elisha Single, Elyse Yardley (women's 120 years minimum age surfboat race). Emily Gillies (women's 30-34 years single ski). Fiona Tschaut (women's 35-39 years single ski). Emily Gillies, Robyn Hill, Louise Santos (women's 110 minimum age single ski relay). Emily Gillies (women's 30-34 years board race). Fiona Nay (women's 35-39 years board race). Robyn Hill, Fiona Nay, Leah Trebilcock (women's 110 years minimum age board relay). Emily Gillies, Louise Santos, Laura Thurtell (women's 130 years minimum age board relay).
SILVER (27): Ryan Jenkin, Simon Nothling (men's 35-39 years board rescue). Blake Francis (men's 40-44 years single ski). Calvin Brodie (men's 45-49 years single ski). Greg Byrnes, Will Hardman (men's 40-44 years double ski). Calvin Brodie, Rob Harvey (men's 45-49 years double ski). Ryan Jenkin (men's 35-39 years board race). Iain Macfarlane (men's 35-39 years beach sprint). Calvin Brodie, Iain Macfarlane, Jason Taylor, Simon Watkins (men's 140 years minimum beach relay). Fiona Tschaut (women's 35-39 years surf race). Robyn Hill (women's 40-44 years surf race). Christie Krenkels (women's 50-54 years surf race). Jan McCloskey (women's 70 years and over surf race). Rozanne Green, Fiona Nay, Samantha Wolf (women's 110 years minimum age surf teams). Emily Gillies (women's 30-34 years rescue tube race). Fiona Nay (women's 35-39 years rescue tube race). Laura Thurtell (women's 50-54 years rescue tube race). Emily Gillies (women's 30-34 years ironwoman). Robyn Hill (women's 40-44 years ironwoman). Louise Santos (women's 45-49 years ironwoman). Emily Gillies, Fiona Nay (women's 30-34 years board rescue). Leah Trebilcock (women's 30-34 years single ski). Laura Thurtell, Leah Trebilcock, Fiona Tschaut (women's 110 years minimum age single ski race). Louise Santos, Laura Thurtell (women's 45-49 years double ski). Jan McCloskey (women's 70 years and over beach sprint). Jan McCloskey (women's 70 years and over beach flags). Jan McCloskey (women's 70 years and over beach run). Kristy McIntyre (women's 30-39 years champion lifesaver).
BRONZE (21): Alex Nothling (men's 30-34 years surf race). Chris Wight (men's 35-39 years surf race). Cyril Baldock (men's 70 years and over surf race). Grant Baldock, Will Hardman, Simon Watkins (men's 130 years minimum age surf teams). Robert Chapman, Mark Jackson, Darrin Jones (men's 150 years minimum age surf teams). Cyril Baldock, Gary Emmerton, Blake Francis (men's 170 years minimum age surf teams). Darin Jones (men's 50-54 years rescue tube race). Rob Harvey (men's 45-49 years single ski). Calvin Brodie, Robert Chapman, Rob Harvey (men's 150 years minimum single ski teams). Blake Francis, Ryan Jenkin (men's 35-39 years double ski). Ryan Jenkin, Simon Nothling. Chris Wight (men's 110 years minimum age board relay). Grant Baldock, Greg Byrnes, Rob Harvey, Colin Thackeray (men's 140 years minimum age beach relay). Iain Macfarlane (men's 35-39 years beach flags). Keiran Speed (men's 70 years and over 1km beach run). Mark Fabik (men's 40 years and over champion lifesaver). Emily Gillies (women's 30-34 years surf race). Fiona Tschaut (women's 35-39 years ironwoman). Emily Gillies, Robyn Hill, Leah Trebilcock (women's 110 years minimum age taplin relay). Louise Santos (women's 45-49 years single ski). Robyn Hill (women's 40-44 years board race). Louise Santos (women's 45-49 years board race).
GOLD (3): Cormac Guthrie (men's open 2.5km ocean swim). Jack Armitage, Oliver Hackers, Karli Musarra, Alex Schacht (under-17 mixed patrol competition). Kirsty Beattie (women's under-17 2km beach run).
SILVER (1): Dori Miller (women's open 2.5km ocean swim).
BRONZE (3): Dori Miller (women's over 24 restricted surf race). Chris Cooper (men's open champion lifesaver). Lucinda Alder, Katharina Arms, Madigan Fray, Sam Walsh, Maisie Wilmer (under-15 five-person R and R team).
Photo: Courtesy Surf Live Saving NSW
Blue Room Surf Races
Week 26 – 18 March
Two weeks running we have had a fantastic morning. It was still a little crowded: with Nippers, board riders and body surfers who were catching waves everywhere (oblivious to the lateral rip that was really moving like a runaway train).
The Club has given me some long service leave! For the next couple of weeks, Raewyn and Tony will run the races. Come down in your numbers and support them. Like you, they are volunteers.
I have been multi-tasking the last couple of Sunday mornings by doing a Patrol and helping out with a Bronze squad. The squad is comprised of a really great team of instructors, with an equally enthusiastic gang of potentially great patrolling members, who taught me so much, for which I thank them. I hope they invite me back next season.
On the Patrol side, this has always been my first love and I still enjoy it so such, probably because (erroneously) it makes me feel so much younger. An old mate celebrated his 84th on Patrol, which is certainly an achievement. As we were starting to return to the Patrol, he found that his uniform was missing (taken off to get into the shallows). He located it on a 6 foot, 20 stone Leb, who reluctantly returned it, to the hilarity of his mates. Talk about David and Goliath.
Jon McGuigan came down for his second swim of the season & brought his usual hi-jinx that we so enjoy. He had to be pointed in the right direction once the race started.
A Grade
What a close race, with half a dozen competitors all hitting the shallows with a chance. Cyril turned back the clock and, pumping his legs at full throttle, cleared the water and beat the younger Ziggy inches behind him. Patrol Captain James showed off his surfing skills and beat out an ageless Mr. Bondi into fourth.
B Grade
Another tight race with Allison pipping Cate and Beth, who made up a lot of ground to fly into third place.
C Grade
Anthony swam against Jana and had to settle for second place, with her following in Allison's footsteps and winning the day.
Tube Race
Not held due to the prevailing conditions.
I look forward to hearing and reading the results next week under an old oak tree. Make it interesting and come down and enjoy the best that Bondi has to offer.
Cheers, Doc
Club Memorial Events: remaining rounds
8 April – Jack Cox (round three)
Something for everyone in our Summer Training Schedule
Nippers needs you
Our Nippers programme has a number of voluntary committee positions becoming vacant next season (2018/19), and would like to hear from anyone interested in getting involved behind the scenes.
Please contact our Nippers office – firstname.lastname@example.com – as soon as possible if you are interested in any of the following roles:
EDUCATION – supporter to current education lead
An Unreliable History
Unreliable Histories will return soon.
Al's blog is a collection of fuzzy memories by Al Scott. All errors are the result of an ageing memory and are unintentional. All members are welcome to submit their stories, recollections and tidbits. Please do email any entries to email@example.com or email@example.com
Community News
Managing traumatic events from rescues
At the Australian & New Zealand Search & Rescue Conference, Superintendent Cameron Edgar from NSW Ambulance Rescue Helicopters will offer insights from his personal perspective, with his presentation "One of your own: Lessons from an incident".
Cameron's presentation will provide an insight into how people can react and discuss practical considerations for managing traumatic events.
23 May 2018
The Star Gold Coast
Early bird registration by Monday 9 April receives a $100 discount and a chance to win a Mavic Pro Platinum Drone (worth $1699).
Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-3:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am-12:00pm
If you have an interesting article concerning a member, past or present, please direct them to firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com
Photo submissions: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: +61 2 9300 9279
Fax: +61 2 9300 9596
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Office Bearers 2017-2018
- President Jacob Waks
- Deputy President Josep Font Sadurni
- Director of Administration Jim Kornmehl
- Secretary Marissa Saunders
- Deputy of Administration Leo Hyde
- Director of Education Brent Jackson
- Deputy of Education Kristy McIntyre
- Director of Finance Alex Nothling
- Deputy of Finance Jonathan Fyfe & Manuel Vlandis
- Director of Junior Activities Scott Ryan
- Deputy Director of Junior Activities Jason Juma-Ross
- Director of Lifesaving James Rogers
- Captain of Life Saving
- First Aid Officer Shauna de Launey
- Gear Steward Mason Kemeny
- Radio Officer Dan Gillespie
- Director of Mkt & Sponsor Siobhan O'Toole
- Deputy of Mkt & Sponsor Andrew Hoggett
- Surfer Editors – Thrusie Maurseth-Cahill & Barclay Rabbidge
- Director of Surf Sports Dave Auckett
- Deputy Surf Sports Nick Nezval
- IRB John de Launey
- Handicapper Peter Quartly
- Member Services Holly Joshi
- Welcoming Officer Gary Emmerton
- Masters Captain Gary Emmerton
- Ski Captain Greg Byrnes
- Board Captain Ryan Jenkin
- R & R Captain Scott Ryan
- Swim Captain Dori Miller
- Surf Boat Captain Alexis Bell
- Beach Events Iain MacFarlane
- Ocean Events Organiser Dori Miller
- Archives Officers Allan Scott & Leo Hyde
- General Manager Helen Jenkinson
- Senior Club Office Admin Louise Santos & Mac Navarrate Balart
- Facilities Manager Pat Moore
- Youth Captains Steven Hackers & Louise Santos
- Nipper Secretary Narelle Moore
- Nipper Finance Manuel Vlandis
- Nipper Admin Netra Maharaj
- OH&S Officer Leo Hyde
- Publicity Officer John Blanch
- Higher Awards Damon Somerfield
- Social Secretary Joanna Robinson
- Chaplain Marty Nezval


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Pictured: Kaitlin Spurling notched the game-winning goal
with 1:22 remaining in the second period.
Photo courtesy: Kevin Burns Photography
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Four different Crimson players found the back of the net, as the sixth-ranked Harvard women's hockey team extended its win streak to four games by topping Brown, 4-1, Friday evening at Bright Hockey Center. Josephine Pucci, Kaitlin Spurling, Kate Buesser and Randi Griffin each lit the lamp, while Laura Bellamy continued her stellar play in net, making 22 saves.
With 1:02 remaining in the first period, Harvard (14-5-4, 10-5-2 ECAC Hockey, 5-2-2 Ivy League) notched the game's first goal, coming on a slap shot by Pucci from the left faceoff circle. Buesser battled two Brown defenders in the corner, before passing the puck in front. Jillian Dempsey got her stick on the puck, but it bounced past her directly to Pucci. The Crimson freshman defender wound up and fired the puck into the top left of the net.
After Brown (2-16-4, 0-14-3, 0-6-0) got on the scoreboard with a shot from the point by Victoria Smith at 16:50, Harvard scored another goal late in the second to give the Crimson a 2-1 lead. Kathryn Farni slid a pass to Spurling in the Crimson zone, and Spurling skated hard down the right side. Spurling moved in on goaltender Katie Jamieson and rifled a shot over Jamieson's right shoulder at 18:38.
Early on in the third, Buesser received a long outlet pass from Cori Bassett and fired a shot on net. The puck bounced off Jamieson's shoulder and went several feet in the air before hitting Jamieson's head and rolling behind the goal line, as Harvard increased its advantage to 3-1 at 2:26. Midway through the period, Harvard received back-to-back penalties, giving Brown a 5-on-3 chance for 53 seconds, but the Crimson defense stood tall, allowing only three shots on goal during the two-skater advantage. With 32 ticks left in the frame, Harvard capped the scoring as Griffin netted a power-play goal after receiving a pass from Leanna Coskren.
Harvard, which outshot the Bears, 43-23, will remain on home ice to host Yale on Senior Day Saturday at 4 p.m.


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Posted by Pip
F179- Time After Time
The Sins always find a way to angry up the blood! And it seems like these old gods are scattered not only across this new world but the realms themselves.
Quick Critique: Saints Row 4 / Gat Out Of Hell
I already reviewed base Saints Row 4 and it's still fantastic but still not as good as SR3. I picked up Gat Out Of Hell as part of a bundle for super cheap and it was a good way to re-experience the game. I hadn't played any of the DLC missions so I stopped by to do all of those first and got sucked into finishing SR4 from start to finish again. The port on the base game seems exactly the same as I remember SR4 on the PS3 being, right down to the same audio glitch where every time I start the game, it replays Kinsey's audio log about Oleg to the game constantly crashing if you have the radio playing. It handles unlocking the DLC in an odd fashion. You don't get anything from the start and have to play through all of the opening bits until you get the ship and the first gateway into the simulation, which makes sense, and then a message pops up saying that you've unlocked all of the DLC. Only, you haven't. None of the items are in your inventory and none of the missions are ready. You have to quit the game and relaunch it, and then you get the outfits and the power modifiers and the Enter the Dominatrix mission line. Around 35-ish% of the way through the game, the Saints Save Christmas mission line suddenly became available. I tend to waste a lot of time doing side missions and collecting things in SR, so maybe it would have popped faster if I was mainlining the story? All the extras are pretty underwhelming. You have:
Weapons- You get some new weapon skins, a remixed version of the Dubstep gun, and I think a plunger gun (don't remember that one) but I still preferred the stock weapons and they're the ones that count towards the challenges.
Power modifiers- All your power types get Explosion and Bling variants which makes things explode or consume Cache to do more damage. All the in-game challenges are tied to the normal powers, so I stuck with the stock powers again.
Costumes- They don't really look THAT much different than what you can normally buy. What annoyed me the most was that you can't mix and match them. Either you equip the entire costume or you don't wear it at all, instead of the game letting you pick to wear the top and then you swap out the bottom, etc. I did get to run around fake-Steelport with the Boss dressed like a saloon gal, so that seems pretty okay.
Enter the Dominatrix
This mission line is a really keen idea on how to leverage cut content or ideas. I'd love to see more games package actual cut content up with commentary and present them to players. Just get it to a state that it doesn't crash and let players explore what's there and I would gladly throw down a few dollars to experience that in games I liked. Something similar to what Insomniac used to do with the Museums in the original Ratchet games. Everything surrounding the content is great but the missions themselves are pretty bad. They almost all amount to "kill a bunch of enemies to move to the next room". It's buggy but not in a way that seems like it's related to it being "cut" content. Enemies just won't take damage at times, but they're all enemies that are in the normal game so it doesn't make sense. The writing is pretty bad too, so if this actually was the original plan to be an expansion pack to SR3, I'm very very glad we got the Zin story for SR4 instead. It leans almost entirely on the dominatrix and juvenile sex humor thing. Saints Row is great because it uses the lowbrow jokes as a springboard for some great commentary and real humor, but this DLC is just the lowbrow bits. It's a shame too, because the setup around the content is great. It's fun seeing the game characters as "actors" and lets them act different from how they do in the actual game. There's just something fun about seeing Pierce and Matt be giddy talking to each other.
How The Saints Save Christmas
The writing is great, it puts you in fun scenarios, and you get a bunch of fun-dumb items, so this is far more what I'd expect from a Saints Row DLC mission set. The Boss's uncharacteristic grumpiness about the holidays helps set it apart from the normal content and they do a great job of cramming in references to Xmas movies and even let you shoot your own eye out. The main plot has a real Futurama vibe to it with the evil Santa and robot reindeer. The Genki bonus missions are dumb but I didn't care for the Mind Over Matter missions to begin with so that was expected. The Santa bonus missions aren't great, but they're good enough and the writing is funny, so they're worth playing. As a bonus, they count towards your Challenge log for the vehicular missions. The Santa missions are pretty easy, so it's a nice shortcut to filling out the gold medals needed for the unlocks. I don't know if that was intentional or not, but it's appreciated.
Gat Out of Hell
I think I've mentioned this in every Saints review, but it's well worth reiterating: I hate Johnny Gat. While there is something pretty darn good about watching Gat threatening a board game with a gun in the opening, they wisely let you switch your character to Kinsey after the tutorial (but then force you to play Gat in the finale). The rules of Hell are very much the rules from Ugly Americans. I think I would have liked this game better if it WAS an Ugly Americans game instead of a Saints game, because it could have been a darn good UA game instead of a fairly disappointing Saints game. A lot of it is different but not necessarily better. Instead of gliding like in SR4, you actually fly with wings, but it controls like a plane and it's not very fun. You also get analogues for the super powers from 4 but they're mostly the same (ice Blast becomes stone Blast, etc). Side missions don't feel cohesive in any way and they also don't lead into each other from a UI/gameplay standpoint. You have to manually enter the Quest log and select the next step of the chain. It's small but an annoying change or bug. Some persistent camera issues also cause problem with keeping your view in place or trying to move the camera when flying in ways that SR4's gliding never had. The hit detection on collectibles can be really picky so if you juuust miss one and have to loop around, it's often better to really overshoot it and double back because the camera when flying cannot handle tight movement and fast view changes. The game isn't well put together on top of all its presentation issues. One of the side activities is to ride in an explosive car, but the second you hit something, the game locks up and crashes back to the PS4 menu. It eventually stopped crashing at the end of the game, but I started to run into other random crashes just moving around the city. Any time you collect a group of clusters or complete anything, manually save!
The biggest problem is that the game just isn't fun to play. Driving sucks because the ground randomly shakes or your vehicles crash into invisible objects or tiny bumps on the road and drastically veer off course and the enemy vehicles don't have any weight so they slip and slide around the road, despite being giant monster trucks. Flying isn't fun to begin with and then the game pops up a slew of missile towers that you disable by standing next to them and holding a button but every time you get shot you drop out of it and the game constantly summons an unlimited number of enemies so there's almost always something shooting you. You're constantly forced into story missions and you're not allowed to cancel them unless you quit the game and reload it. Your notoriety meter never fully goes away in some areas so enemies are always constantly attacking you, but sometimes if you quit the game and relaunch it, your wanted meter will go down. You're a lot more fragile and without the quests/Saints Book objectives that generate money over time like in SR 3 and 4, grinding out upgrades for weapons is really boring. The story missions mostly boil down to tedious objectives while the game spawns an infinite number of enemies. The world just isn't interesting to play in since it's always on fire and there are few colors other than red or brown everywhere. You can't customize your character since you're not playing as the boss, but they don't even let you change outfits. And there's no radio and almost no music in the game!
In SR 3 and 4, I completed everything 100%. For Gat, all I have left in the game is busy work/time wasters. I completed all of the story and side missions so there's no longer a real way to earn money so the way to complete the "Upgrade every weapon" challenge is to stand around fighting grunt enemies for hours on end. There's a trophy for spending 20 hours playing the game, but I'm done with with all the activities with 8 hours left to fill with nothing. At least one of the trophies can be missed if you don't read all the trophy descriptions before beating the game (which I don't do and there's no reason you would think to do the task it wants you to). There's even a trophy for spending several hours in co-op, but now that Sony charges you to play in co-op, I'm certainly not paying to get that trophy.
"The Saints visit Hell" is a fantastic premise for a video game but Gat Out of Hell just doesn't capitalize on it well and is poorly put together. There are some great one liners and some good moments or gags, but it's probably best left for only the most die-hard Saints fans or picking it up in a cheap bundle like I did. If you've never played SR4, get the bundle and enjoy the crap out of the main game, but consider the DLC as nothing more than a bonus. I don't know what's in store for the Saints Row franchise, but I totally want more of it. Gat Out of Hell's ending plays with the idea that nobody really knows what to do with the franchise. The series has built up from you being a grunt to becoming the leader of the gang in SR1, to leader of a city and a corporation in SR2, to a leader of another city and crime syndicate/leader of a seceded country in SR3, to President/God Lord Emperor to time traveler to friend of the raptors and Santa in SR4, so where do they go from here. GOoH proposes a reboot where the Saints are on the side of the law and become gritty TV detectives and I want that. Badly. But the game has to be well made. No more bugs like this:
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Consumer and Market Insights: Make-Up Market in Thailand
Published: Feb-2016 | Format: PDF | Canadean | Number of pages: 74 | Code: MRS - 54050
Summary The Make-Up market in Thailand is forecast to register higher growth in value terms during 2015-2020 compared to 2010-2015 driven by increasing GDP per capita and a large young working age population. Face Make-Up is the leading category and Eye Make-Up is forecast to register the fastest growth in value terms during 2015-2020. Key Findings - Of the four categories analyzed, Eye Make-Up will be the fastest growing value category, registering a CAGR of 6.8% during 2015-2020 - Tweens and Teens accounts for majority of Eye Make-Up and Face Make-Up consumption - Hypermarkets and Supermarkets is the leading distribution channel accounting for more than one-third of the overall Make-Up distribution in Thailand - Lever Closure is forecast to register the fastest growth among packaging closures during 2015-2020 - Alticor Inc and Better Way (Thailand) Company Limited are the leading market players in the country - Make-Up consumption among Thais is mainly influenced by the Fresh, Natural and Pure and Bargain Hunting trends in the market. Synopsis Canadean's Consumer and Market Insights report on the Make-Up market in Thailand provides insights on high growth categories to target, trends in the usage of packaging materials, types and closures category level distribution data and brands market shares. What else is contained - Market data: Overall market value and volume data with growth analysis for 2010-2020 - Category coverage: Value and growth analysis for Eye Make-Up, Face Make-Up, Lip Make-Up, and Nail Make-Up with inputs on individual segment share within each category and the change in their market share forecast for 2015-2020 - Leading players: Market share of brands from 2012-2015 - Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each category through distribution channels such as Hypermarkets and Supermarkets, Convenience Stores, Health and Beauty Stores and others in 2014 - Packaging data: consumption breakdown for packaging materials and containers in each category, in terms of percentage share of number of units sold. Packaging material data for Rigid Plastics, Glass, Flexible Packaging, and others; container data for: Tube, Tray, Bottle and others - Consumer level trends: Top four consumer trends which influence Make-Up products consumption - Future outlook: Reviews and recommendations on how the market will shape up from 2015-2020 Reasons To Buy - Identify high potential categories and explore further market opportunities based on detailed value and volume analysis - Existing and new players can analyze key distribution channels to identify and evaluate trends and opportunities - Gain an understanding of the total competitive landscape based on detailed brand share analysis to plan effective market positioning - Identify target consumers based on recent analysis of category volume consumption by gender, age-group, education and urbanization - Access the key and most influential consumer trends driving Make-Up products consumption, and how they influence consumer behavior in the market which will help determine the best audiences to target - Access to analysis on new products launched in the market - Our team of analysts have placed a significant emphasis on changes expected in the market that will provide a clear picture of the opportunities that can be tapped over the next five years, resulting in revenue expansion
Introduction - Report Scope Country Context - Macroeconomic indicators -Population and age structure, GDP and Consumer Price Index Market Overview and Consumer Demographics - Value and volume analysis for Thailand's Make-Up market - Historic and forecast consumption in Thailand's Make-Up market - Category volume consumption analysis by gender, age, education and urbanization - Degree of trade up/down in Thailand's Make-Up market - Volume analysis by category - Historic and forecast value analysis by category - Winners and losers by categories with change in market share - Average category level pricing - Segment share in a category (value terms) and change in market share Retail Landscape and Key Distribution Channels - Leading retailers in Thailand's Cosmetics and Toiletries market - Leading distribution channels (value terms) in Thailand's Make-Up market - Leading distribution channels (value terms) by category Packaging - Make-Up market by type of packaging material/container (in volume terms) - Make-Up market by type of packaging closure/outer (in volume terms) - Make-Up market by type of packaging, forecast (in volume terms) Brand Share - Brand share of leading brands (in value terms) by category Consumer trend analysis - Canadean'sconsumer trend framework and explanation of the Mega-trends - For key trends in the Thailand Make-Up market - How the trend is influencing consumption in the Thailand Make-Up market - How to target the trend in the Thailand Make-Up market - How the trend will evolve in the Thailand Make-Up market - Key target demographic and the rate and which the trend will evolve - Key drivers in the market that will increasingly influence consumption Innovation examples - New products launched in Thailand's Make-Up market Appendix - Country context - Category value and volume data - Consumer Demographics data - Sector Overview - Segment data - Packaging data - Category definitions - Segment definitions - Channel definitions - Explanation of sub-trends - Methodology - About Canadean
Table 1: Market value analysis in THB and US$, 2010-2020 Table 2: Market volume growth analysis, 2010-2020 Table 3: Exchange rate fluctuations: US$ to THB Table 4: Average prices (THB and US$) by category, 2015 Table 5: Segment level analysis by category, 2015 Table 6: Leading retailers Table 7: Leading brands by category, 2015
Figure 1: Macro economic analysis: GDP per capita, Population, CPI (2010-2015), Age Profile (2015) Figure 2: Category volume consumption by age, gender, education and urbanisation,2015 Figure 3: Market volume share analysis by categories, 2015 Figure 4: Growth analysis by category, 2010-2020 Figure 5: Change in market share by category, 2015-2020 Figure 6: Leading distribution channels, overall Cosmetics and Toiletries, 2011-2014 Figure 7: Leading distribution channels by category, 2015 Figure 8: Packaging analysis -key packaging material, type, closure and outer, 2015 Figure 9: Growth in key packaging material, type, closure and outer, 2015-2020 Figure 10: Brand share analysis by categories, 2015
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2 Chainz was recently able to mark working with Pharrell off his bucket list, and now he's going for another dream: Cookbook publication!
In a recent interview with New York's Power 105.1, the Georgia rapper opened up his upcoming sophomore album— B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time—and educating fans on what they should and should not put into their bodies.
On the new album, Tity Boi explained that his focus was moving forward musically.
"It's all about showing growth and maturation. It's supposed to be better than the last time," he said. "I'm coming with a new album, a new way of life…I wanted to show progression on this album I wanted to show prosperity."
But, thankfully, despite all the talk of growth and maturation, he still doesn't take himself too seriously. In response to DJ Self's gushing about being "so proud" of the rapper and remarking that he has "that glow about [him]," 2 Chainz simply replied:
"I just got a facial or something. Exfoliated."
In addition to the mad spa treatment, "that glow" may be a byproduct of working with an idol: Pharrell.
"Working with Pharrell, I never thought I'd have a chance to work with someone like that in my life," he said.
"I didn't think I could reach that. Just being someone that was heavy in the mixtape market and just taking it as it come."
We're guessing other idols might be Julia Childs or The Barefoot Contessa as Tity is seriously thinking about including a cookbook with the CD release of his album. But no worries, there will be no greased-up Paula Deen type recipes for this rapper. 2 Chaniz, who suffers from stomach ailments and incorporates a healthy eating lifestyle, is interested in helping people with this release—not causing coronary blockage.
"I'm cool enough to be comfortable in my own skin and try to educate people," Chainz said. "So with this cookbook I'm going to have probably about 14-15 meals, how many ever songs it is. It's going to tell you whatever was used to make this as far as ingredients and cooking time and all that stuff. And probably the pros and cons of eating it."
The "Birthday Song" rapper is so healthy, he avoids dark meat (and "the other white meat") in general:
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As far as the form of his haute cuisine release, he explained:
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I cannot believe that this time 3 years ago I was just about to embark on my PR & Communication course at university. THREE YEARS? I feel like I've blinked and BAM here I am in my first official PR job, with a little freelance business on the side.
So a huge hello to all you Fresher PR students! Once the Fresher week blur passes, here's some of my top tips to help you through what will, fingers crossed, be 3 of the best years of your lives.
1. Actually do go to your lectures. Cliché first tip, but c'mon, let's be real here
You want to know about PR. You want to have a career in PR. You want to have the actual life of PR girl Samantha off of Sex and the City. So how are you going to do that without learning it in lectures? Honestly, those 9am lectures do suck, but so does failing an assignment. There's a very strong chance your lecturers will have experience in PR, maybe even in the exact sector you want to go into, so take this opportunity to learn from them! Netflix will still be there when you get home.
2. Do PR-related stuff in your spare time
Something I'm so glad I did in my spare uni time was get involved with PR related activities. If your uni has a PR society or similar, join it or set one up! If you're able to say that you were an active part of, or even the President of, a PR society that would look fab when applying for jobs. You could offer to do some publicity for other societies in your university – if the Pole Fitness club are holding an event (which they often did at my uni!) offer to do some tweets, create some posters and generally create a buzz around it. It's all stuff for the portfolio.
3. Get a relevant (ish) part time job
This is a bit of a tricky one. I did attempt a part time job (cleaning at an old people's home….it was terrible FYI) for approximately 2 months before they said I had to work Christmas Day so I quit. Yes, I lost out on money, but I wasn't totally miserable. I found my way doing small campus jobs at university which weren't always PR related, but they did build up my CV and give me extra beer monies! I was a blog editor, did occasional workshops about WordPress and, in my 3rd year, worked as a student advisor. Way more fulfilling (for me) than washing old people's laundry.
4. Sort out your social media accounts
By this I don't mean just the 'no drunk photos' blah blah, although it is good to sort out your privacy settings, but also set up 'professional' accounts. If you're into photo & video content creation, create an Instagram account just for your creativity (and keep your Oceana pics to a private account) and over the 3 years of uni, hey presto! You have a portfolio of your work! Similarly, set up a Twitter account to connect with other PR people. I've met endless PR pros since setting up my PR Twitter account and it comes in super handy for advice, research and inspiration.
5. Set up a blog
'Obvs you're going to say that, Livi' I hear ya say..WELL, I'm going to say it anyway. I've networked with so many top-class PR pros (including the Head of Comms for BBC TV, which I like to drop in to the majority of conversations I have) and its secured me a fair few work experience placements and jobs. You can focus your blog to the exact sector of PR you're into and, like me, you can even turn it into a platform to sell your services.
Writing skills and strong work samples are a must in the post-grad [Public Relations] job search. The easiest way for a PR student to earn those skills now? Start blogging – PRSSA
6. Stay in touch with your lecturers
The more you ask for advice from your lecturers, the more they will get to know you as a student and, in all honesty, be more inclined to help you. If the lecturer rarely sees you, isn't familiar with your working style and doesn't think you're that interested in the topic, the less they're going to want to help you. Lecturers give you their email address for a reason, and they should tell you when they're free to reply to emails (if they don't – ask!) so use it! I *cannot* emphasise this point enough; if your lecturer offers feedback on a first draft of an assignment before a certain date, GET IT IN. Even if you haven't done much, show them anyway and they can help you – don't struggle through it in a vague direction hoping for the best.
7. Have *all* the fun!
Us PR lot are known for a fondness towards a cocktail or two, make the most of it! You're only a student once and lucky for us PR lot, we don't have the uni hours or pressure as a medical student so embrace it. Balance work and play and you'll have the best 3 years you could wish for.
If you're just starting a PR course, LET ME KNOW! I'd love to hear all about it and, as always, I'm free for any Q's you may have 🙂
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