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Stock photography - the pictures used by companies on packaging, leaflets, and websites - used to sell for thousands of dollars. Changing technology has meant you can now pick up these images very cheaply. But not everyone is happy with the development.
Shannon Fagan is one of New York's top stock photographers.
His goal is to produce photographs that evoke the message potential clients want their packaging or product to convey.
When he goes on a shoot he finances it himself. Location fees, equipment rental, and staffing costs can run into thousands of dollars per day.
"We have up to five models, a make-up artist, a stylist, sometimes there is an art director, sometimes the producer is on set, sometimes the producer is off on a different location. There is a photo assistant and then there is sometimes a production assistant who is in charge of the paperwork," says Fagan.
Shannon sells most of his photos as exclusives or "rights managed" images.
Clients pay a premium to use his photos exclusively and prevent them from appearing anywhere else.
Snap job
But his livelihood is under attack thanks to a proliferation of websites dedicated to amateur and semi-pro stock photography called "microstock".
All you need to turn your precious collection of memories into saleable images is a super fast scanner, a reliable internet connection, and written permission from your subjects.
The steady march of technology means that the more recent images have been snapped with a four megapixel or better digital camera.
Smart tools on the latest compact cameras also mean that amateur snappers do not have to be very skilled.
"The auto function on cameras has really allowed a wide range of photographers to get instant access to taking great photos," Jon Feinstein from Shutterstock, a stock photography website.
"They don't have to learn light metering or the large technical issues beforehand. They can still produce images that are close to the quality that seasoned professionals would be shooting," he says.
Every time a file is bought and downloaded from a microstock website the photographer gets paid a nominal amount. The market place for cheap images is growing fast and quality is no longer a priority.
Because almost anyone can produce sophisticated leaflets, newsletters, blogs and websites a so the customer base for microstock has ballooned.
"Stock photographers are really a new generation," says Auriga Bork from online training library Lynda.com. "They are having interesting ideas and more meaningful content. It is not necessarily a technically perfect photo any more. It is a lot more than that now."
MS Bork's advice for those that want to get into microstock photography is to be original - especially if they want to make money from it.
Support the artists
The microstock websites claim they are not affecting the highly paid pro-stock snappers.
"We're targeting a different market," says Stephen Kapsinow from Stockxpert, another stock photography website. "We're targeting a more consumer orientated market - non-profit, religious groups, school teachers - people who would not be paying hundreds of dollars for images."
And there are those who claim that the growth of microstock has opened up a previously closed world.
Shutterstock.com was set up after founder Jon Oringer became frustrated with his lack of opportunities as a semi-pro photographer.
"I had a collection of 30,000 photographs," he says. "I went looking for a place to sell them. The top agencies didn't return my phone calls.
"When I put them online to sell them at the price point I wanted to sell them, hundreds of other photographers started e-mailing me saying they wanted to sell them too," he says.
But for the stock photographers, the growth of microstock has not been so welcome.
"If photographers, like any artist, are going to continue to invest and create and be involved and if the business want to see the types of images from professional photographers that are really extraordinary then they are going to have to support the artists," says Betsy Reid from the Stock Artists Alliance which represents professional stock photographers.
Microstock has also put pressure on professional photographers like Shannon Fagan. He now has to produce 60 saleable shots in one session rather than the 10 he used to aim for and the budget cuts affect his entire operation.
"My fees are dropping. I presented that to the agencies that sell the photos, said this is a problem. There is nothing they can do about it. It is not their problem. It gets transferred to me, the crew, the models, the locations," he says.
But microstock websites seem unstoppable and are already moving into other areas such as cheap video clips, ready-made backgrounds, and graphic images that can be used for consumer and corporate projects.
Together with better software solutions and faster hardware they are creating a whole new generation of designers, powered by technology that is within everyone's reach.
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This week we would like to showcase the creative urban work of Year 9 GCSE photography student, Gracie Lowe. Her photograph uses a symmetrical compositing editing process to bring about a new and surreal view to the buildings located around Bolton Town Hall.
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Happy Last Day of 2015, everyone! Today is your final day to create your 2016 Resolutions in time to start them on day 1 of 2016. If you haven't seen steps 1 and 2 of this three-step process to creating realist, joyful, life -fulfilling goals for 2016, I encourage you to click here and here.
Let's get in the proper mind set to create and choose our goals. Read again the story you created for step 1. Then look at what you created for step 2. Anyone have any dreams about what you will be in 2016? Anything just jumping out at you from your step 2 creation?
In step 3, we are going to choose between 1 and 3 goals for 2016 and then we're going to make these goals memorize-able and SMARTER!
After reading my story and reviewing my "map" of everything I want to do in 2016, I have narrowed my focus down to the following three goals:
- Going hiking once a month
- Completing monthly goals for my new coaching business
- Allow my obsession with Painting to grow and go wild
The first thing I want to do is memorize these goals. Here are a few techniques that I teach my students for memorizing psychological terms:
- Create and use flash cards
- Use alliterations to remember sets of words
- Tell yourself a story and connect the key words to the key plot points
I think I'll create an alliteration out of my three. Hmm … let's shorten each goal to one word: hiking, coaching, painting. H, C, P … C, P, H … P, C, H, … Have Clothes Pressed … Create Prized Haven … Presenting challenging hotel … hmmm
I like Create Prized Haven. That seems to represent the ideals of New Year's Resolutions. Create Prized Haven – Coaching, Painting, Hiking. I think I can remember that. Hmm … I may even have to use that for the inspiration for a painting …
Now that I have my goals memorized – now it's time to make these goals SMARTER. You may have already heard for SMART goals, but the lesser known SMARTER goals are something that we discussed in my Christian Coaching Institute class. Here's what SMARTER stands for:
For each goal you create – make the goal SMARTER by answering these questions:
Specific – What exactly are you looking for in this goal? What do you hope to accomplish?
Measureable – How will you measure success towards your goal?
Attainable – Is your goal attainable? If not, how can you amend the goal to make it attainable? Are there resources you need to make the goal attainable? Can you get those resources?
Relevant – Is the goal relevant to your life? Is the goal worth working towards?
Timely – What is the timeline for attaining your goal? If you created benchmarks in answering any of the previous questions, when do you want to meet those benchmarks? If you haven't done that yet, are there benchmarks you should create? When would you want to have those accomplished by?
Evaluate – When will you evaluate your progress?
Reward – What will the reward be for completing this goal?
Here's an example based on my third goal: Allow my obsession with painting to grow and go wild!
Specific – I want to use painting as a creative outlet. I want to paint with wild abandon. I want to set aside time to do something where I stop evaluating the product and just allow myself to be. I want to do something where I can be as authentic as possible. I want to do something that gives me the experience of the journey of life. Painting has been that for me in 2015 on a small scale and I want to give myself over to that on a larger scale in 2016
Measureable – I will complete a minimum of 100 works in 2016. Each work I create will be numbered 1 – 100 and given the date of 2016 so as to make counting easier.
Attainable – Yes, this goal is attainable. This is less than 2 paintings a week for the entire year. I have been given money for canvases, an easel, and paints for my birthday and Christmas. I will use that to get a good start on what I need to make this goal attainable. I will set aside a night, probably Thursday evenings, as my art night. I will invite others to join to me in my art nights.
Relevant – I am excited to try to reach this goal. I believe the number of canvases will stretch my creative skills. I believe this goal will require me to face the journey of life even when I may not feel like it – forcing me to put "self care" on my to do list even when I start to think that my schedule is too full for self-care.
Timely – The goal could be more timely … hmm … Let's set a monthly goal of 9 canvases. This will mean that I'll have 99 canvases done by November 30, 2016. This will be perfect because I may not have a lot of time to paint in December. This also means that if I don't make it one month, I have some wiggle room. I can further break this down to 3 canvases a week per month with one week off. This allows me to take some time off of the painting if I so choose.
Evaluate – I will evaluate my progress towards reaching my goal the last week of each month. I will incorporate this evaluation into my weekly calendar sessions that I already do.
Reward – I will put in a jar $1.00 upon completion of each canvas. This means that upon completion of the 100 canvases, I will have $100.00 to spend however I see fit. (I will have to confer with my husband to make sure he is comfortable with this reward.)
Do this with each of your goals and you'll come up with goals that you not only will be able to successfully complete but that you will want to track the completion of not only in January, but in March, July, November, December and all the other months of 2016.
One more thing – once you've done this with each of your goals – answer this last question:
On a scale of 1 – 10, what do you believe is the likelihood that you will be successful at completing this goal?
If you choose a number less than 6 – I encourage you to edit the goal until you can come up with a number higher than 6 – or just throw the goal out completely.
If you choose a number higher than 6 but less than 9 – I encourage you to edit the goal until you can choose a number that is larger.
If you choose the number 10 – then you're well on your way to being able to say "I succeeded in completing my 2016 New Year's Resolutions!"


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Alex Brian
Alex Brian is an entrepreneur, marketer, and writer. As Hawaiian resident, he loves beaches and bathing in the sun. That's where he finds his inspiration to author in-depth guides that teach E-commerce store owners ways to manage, grow and scale their business. In a former life, Alex co-founded a custom menswear company which generates 6-figures in annual revenue through its website and retail.


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Social business in the Philippines (3) : financing the "missing middle"
We continue our series with the case of a Manila-based finance company I recently visited whose mission is to fill the gap between microfinance and conventional banking. This company is worth being mentioned as actors working in what I call the "grey zone" are put under the spotlight.
The finance industry in the Philippines
In overall, out of a population of +/- 900.000 SMEs, the lowest third (300.000 SMEs) is the "grey zone", i.e. the gap between microfinance and commercial banking where entrepreneurs struggle to borrow money for expanding their business.
At least 10 % of them are financially and severely underserved, which comes up to minimum 30.000 units.
Cartography of the institutions which provide credit :
There are numerous providers in the Philippines of financial services to lower-middle and lower-income people, and to micro, small and medium‐sized enterprises (MSMEs).
The formal banking sector comprises commercial and universal banks, thrift banks and rural banks. In addition there are a number of (regulated and un‐regulated) non‐bank providers of financial services, including pawn shops, cooperatives and informal money lenders.
Commercial and universal banks are currently minor players in the provincial banking market. They have low branch density outside Manila and traditionally focus on more wealthy clients, since minimum account size limits exclude lower income groups. However, they are attempting to enter the middle income market.
Thrift and rural banks (sometimes called "provincial banks") focus on the 'lower mass' consumer market, and provide most bank lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
The Filipino provincial banking market is relatively undeveloped, compared to other countries. Increasing lending in provincial areas would be the most effective way to accelerate employment creation.
The funding gap for MSMEs is substantial. Only 15% of small enterprises in the Philippines use banks to finance their operation and investments. This is considerably less than the average for East Asia and the Pacific rim, of which about 25% access bank financing (1). Commercial banks are required to lend to SMEs but in practice, few actually allocate enough resources to it.
There is enough support, funding and attention to microfinance but very little to SMEs. Thus they remained . . . the "missing middle".
How to fill the gap ?
In the Philippines, there are more than 300 MFIs (microfinance institutions).
While upper-range loan in microfinance is around 50.000 PHP (less than 1.000 €), some finance companies grant loans in a range from 50.000 PHP to 2.500.000 PHP (less than 50.000 €). This allows to reach the financing need of small entrepreneurs who are overlooked by the microfinance institutions.
The finance company I visited has developed a loan aiming at financing orders from large buyers. SMEs have to face huge treasury needs when they obtain orders from big players … because they must buy the raw material and supplies going into the final product to deliver.
The entire loan request can be granted within a 3 to 5 opening days. This allow the client to confirm the order to the buyer very quickly.
Another loan is dedicated to projects with extraordinary development relevance like projects benefiting persons with disabilities, indigenous people, out-of-school youth, single mothers etc.
Also projects addressing basic human needs like food, education, clothing or those promoting and protecting the environment.
You can get more information about this company on : Negosyong Pinoy Finance Corporation
(1) Khor, Niny, Asian Development Bank. "Constraints to SME Growth and SME Financing in the Philippines". Keynote speech for NPFC Launch, July 2011


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Interviews with guitarist Devon Allman and legendary bassist Jack Casady were featured on the July 11 edition of Greasy Tracks.
Casady, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, will be appearing July 14 with Jorma Kaukonen as Hot Tuna plays Infinity Hall in Norfolk. Allman, who over the last decade has done stints with Honeytribe and the Royal Southern Brotherhood, is now out with the Devon Allman Band which plays Bridge Street Live in Collinsville on July 16.
To listen to the interviews, here's Allman, Casady and the playlist.
Allman discusses his latest album, Ragged and Dirty (Ruf Records) and current tour, the first since opting to leave the Royal Southern Brotherhood.
Casady, who began his career as a guitarist in the metro-Washington, D.C., area where he and Kaukonen played in their first band together in the late 1950s, talked about the emergence of Hot Tuna and how the band evolved over the years. He shares some interesting insight on working up songs with Grace Slick and what to expect when it comes to material being performed by Hot Tuna on their current tour.
Hot Tuna formed in early 1969 when Casady, Kaukonen, Paul Kantner and drummer Joey Covington played a handful of dates when the Airplane took time off. There were various line-ups in the early years of the band, sometimes just Kaukonen and Casady playing acoustic.
Their first studio record, Burgers, came out in 1972 at which time the Airplane was as good as being grounded, effectively playing its final concerts that September. The group reluctantly reunited in 1989, releasing an album and undertaking a brief tour, highlighted by a mid-set Hot Tuna appearance during each show. In 1996, the Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Hot Tuna is playing in a number of different configurations this summer, ranging from duos and trios, electric and acoustic. On Sept. 11 they will be joined by G.E. Smith, Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams and Rachel Price at the Lockin' Festival in Arrington, Va., where they will be doing a 50th anniversary tribute to the Jefferson Airplane.
Greasy Tracks, which airs 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Saturdays, is the longest-running soul and blues program in the state.


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PUBLIC INFORMATION: Chamberino MDWC&SA Water Improvements NEPA Document for USDA Funding
Souder, Miller & Associates (SMA) announces the availability of the NEPA document describing proposed water system improvements for the Chamberino Mutual Domestic Water Consumers and Sewer Association (MDWC&SA) serving the unincorporated community of Chamberino and the surrounding vicinity in southern Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
This project is located approximately 15 miles south of the City of Las Cruces and includes the designated colonias of Chamberino, and is intended to include rehabilitation of an existing supply well, existing water storage tank, a new water supply well, a new water storage tank and upgrades and extensions of water transmission and distribution lines.
At this time Chamberino MDWC&SA is conducting a period of public review and comment for the NEPA documentation.
A draft copy of the NEPA document, when available, can be viewed electronically here. A copy of the public notices for the public meeting/EA availability can be found here.
Please be advised that some of these documents are large and may therefore require an extended time to download depending on internet connection speed. All documents are also subject to update without notice.


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Based on 2 real people I have had contact with, but with names changed. Have a read and a think. Comment if you like below.
Joseph was suffering from some leg pain without any particularly obvious cause. Clearly someone with a grudge against him or envious of him in some way must have caused that pain. Getting medical help won't deal with the underlying problem, and he's understandably not very confident that the clinic will do anything much for him. The only real way to deal with it is to visit the traditional healer who can help suggest who might be to blame, and then try to do whatever it takes to send the sickness 'back to sender'. Surely that's quite understandable? Continue reading Sickness and Immigration, Revenge and Xenophobia


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Herb filled Sachets are an old fashioned way to naturally scent and freshen closed spaces. Tuck this lavender sachet into a drawer, closet, suitcase or vehicle and enjoy the calming aroma of lavender every time you open that space. For a peaceful sleep tuck a sachet underneath your pillow.
Benefits: Lavender is naturally calming. It can help to relieve stress, improve moods and promote good sleep.
Lavender sachets are long-lasting. To refreshen simply squeeze the sachet to reinvigorate the fragrance.
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BAKER, Mary Patricia
Passed away peacefully on
September 6, 2015.
Aged 90 years.
Loving wife of
Fred (deceased).
Much loved mother and
mother-in-law of
Haydn and Lyn,
Cheryl, Merrilyn and Dennis.
Cherished Nanna of
Laetitia and Steve,
Danielle and Declan,
Matthew and Holley,
Amy and Jamie,
Elizabeth and Steven,
Sarah and Tim.
Great Nanna of Rhianna,
Chantelle, Zachary,
Heidi, Ruby and Oscar.
Our family wishes to sincerely
thank all the staff at
Fullarton Lutheran Homes
for all the loving care and patience
given to mum.
Forever loved
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text: One of my favorite things to do is to dress up a gift by adding a bit of a handmade element to it. I typically give gifts in kraft bags so that I can decorate them easily. This is a gift bag I jazzed up for my cousin's baby shower. I coordinated the colors with the card that I had made. I just recently bought the baker's twine and I cannot believe I have went so long without it! It adds the perfect finishing touch to buttons. A simple flag and a large scallop die bring this bag together. The "baby" is stamped in a retired alphabet set called Big Deal. Thanks for looking!


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Throwback Thursday! Fitness Candor Podcast episode 034 Owen Dockham - Low impact & slow motion, fight or flight, and quality over quantity.
March 29, 2018
Throwback Thursday!
Original air date: 2/2017
Live Oak Strength & Nutrition owner Owen Dockham gives his thoughts on training slow, feeling the fight or flight response and focusing on quality over quantity.
Please visit http://bit.ly/fitnesscandorpodcast, click View in iTunes, go to Ratings and Reviews at the top and leave a rating and/or review! That would be helpful for both of us and get our conversation to more people!


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Energy-saving tips are applicable any time of year, but even more so after a hot summer and high energy bills. As the leaves fall, turn over a new leaf of your own and make these changes around your Massachusetts home.
- Use the sun to your advantage. Keep window coverings on south-facing windows open during the day to allow the sunlight to help warm your home. Close them back up at night to help keep the heat in and to lessen the chill from cold windows.
- Locate and seal air leaks. Inspect the perimeter of your home, inside and out, to identify areas where air may be escaping. Pay particular attention to doors, windows, electrical or plumbing penetrations, and seal with the appropriate material: caulking, weatherstripping or insulation.
- Maintain the heating system. Schedule annual preventive maintenance each fall to save energy through increased efficiency and to ensure continuous service throughout the fall and winter. Keep up with regular air filter changes, which should take place once a month.
- Turn down the temperature on the water heater. Crank the dial down to 120 degrees. In addition to lowering energy bills, this setting will also help prevent scalding.
- Set the programmable thermostat. As far as energy-saving tips go, this one is the easiest: program the thermostat to 68 degrees for times you're home and awake, and several degrees lower when you're away or asleep. Avoid using the override setting, which will reduce savings.
- Check insulation levels. Inspect attic insulation, aiming for a depth between 13 and 16 inches, or an R-value between R-38 and R-60. And don't forget to seal and insulate the attic hatch.
- Inspect the ductwork. Leaky ducts can account for as much as 20 percent of energy costs. Inspect all visible ductwork, looking for cracks or areas of disconnect. Seal these with duct mastic or foil backed tape, avoiding duct tape which deteriorates over time.
For more energy-saving tips, give us a call at Rodenhiser Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning. We've been serving the Route 495/128 area of Massachusetts for more than 80 years.
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The non-elderly household must be either transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless to be eligible to apply. Preference will be granted to qualifying non-elderly disabled households who are transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization.
JFCAC's Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental assistance to help low income families obtain affordable housing which is safe, decent, and sanitary. Applicants will be placed on the waiting list by the date and time their completed application is received in one of the JFCAC's housing offices and by preference.
Applications will be accepted beginning October 9, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. Applications will be taken at #2 Merchant Dr. in Hillsboro, Missouri and at 1020 Plaza Court Suite B in St. Clair, Missouri. These housing offices are open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closed from 12:00 to 1:00.
Applications may also be requested by phone (636-789-2686 ext. 1401 or 1415) or mail beginning October 9, 2018. Completed applications must be mailed or hand delivered to one of our housing offices. Faxed or electronic submissions will not be accepted. There is an after-hours drop box at both office locations.
Applications will be made available in an accessible format upon request from a person with disabilities or with limited English proficiency.
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In effect, SWAT teams manufacture, through their presence and very tactics and procedures, the circumstances that allow them, under color of authority, to kill citizens, whose only crime is often trying to respond to an unimaginable attack on their home. This is particularly horrific when the police murder innocent people or people guilty of no more than violation of minor, non-violent crimes or even bureaucratic regulations. Of course, any citizen with the presence of mind to take up a firearm to protect themselves, their family and their home against armed intruders they often do not recognize as police officers could find themselves on the receiving end of a panicky and uncontrolled barrage of gunfire.
Police executives will often arrogantly proclaim "anyone that points a gun at cops is going to get killed."
Unfortunately, the courts often let them get away with that kind of
mindless, blanket action. There is no question that there are
circumstances so dangerous to the public and the police that SWAT teams
and what are essentially military-style tactics and rules of engagement
are justifiable, but those circumstances are rare indeed and should be
easily articulable before and after the action. Contrast this with SWAT
teams violently attacking citizens in their homes acting only on the possibility that any citizen might be armed
and might be moved to use firearms to defend themselves and those they
love. Any citizen manufacturing a situation that will give the
appearance of legal justification to kill another will surely be charged
with premeditated murder. How is a SWAT team doing the same thing any
different in intention or outcome? Kenneth Wright and Dan Allgyer are
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The Chief Executive of Moy Park, Janet McCollum, says their priority remains 'business as usual' after parent company JBS SA announced that it plans to sell its shareholding interest in the Craigavon based company.
Moy Park, which has its headquarters in Craigavon, County Armagh, is one of Northern Ireland's largest firms, employing more than 9,000 people.
JBS S.A. today announced a divestment programme of 'non-core and less strategic assets'. The company's executive directors estimate that the divestment programme will result in a capital injection of approximately R$6 billion (additional to the R$1 billion already announced with the sale of operations in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).
Assets involved in the divestment programme include the sale of its 19.2% shareholding interest in Vigor Alimentos S.A.; the sale of its shareholding interest at Moy Park, and sale of Five Rivers Cattle Feeding assets and farms.
The divestment programme will reduce the Company's net debt and, consequently, its financial leverage, strengthening JBS' financial structure.
Janet McCollum, Moy Park Chief Executive said: "Earlier today, JBS S.A. announced a programme of divestment focused on strengthening JBS's financial position through net debt reduction. The assets currently under consideration for sale include the Moy Park business.
"Moy Park is a successful and growing food business with a solid financial standing. I have no doubt that our success is due to the great strengths of this business – our exceptional people, innovation and performance. I also know that this will ensure our continued growth and stability well into the future.
"Our priority remains business as usual – delivering outstanding quality, innovation and service to our customers and consumers."


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Wheat College is in response to farmer requests for training on the fundamentals for high yields in wheat.
On Tuesday, Feb. 1 in Wichita, Kan. and on Thursday, Feb. 3, in Fargo N.D., the seminar will be presented by Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer, who will be joined by high-yield wheat expert and Farm Journal columnist Phil Needham.
"Wheat responds when farmers fine-tune their management," explains Bauer. "In this seminar we'll give farmers tips they can take directly to the field using the Systems Approach to take yields to the next level."
All topics will be tailored to match the geographic areas of the meetings.
"I've worked with many growers all across wheat country, and I'll help the growers in this region of the Wheat Belt eliminate many of the weaknesses within their production systems to create high yield potential from the very start," Needham says. "The bottom line is profit, so I will share insights and research to help producers produce the best return on their investment."
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I hate beer. I hate the taste, the smell and the feeling of being pissed on it. It is, however, the drink of choice for many a dude stumbling back to his mates car from the dubiously licensed venues on Brunswick St.
The change in Brunswick St before 9.30 pm and Brunswick St post 9.30 pm is immeasurable. As all locals know, it is remarkable how funny a very un-funny dickhead can think he is at 2.00 am in the middle of Kerr St, or Argyle, or Westgarth.
I am not going to apologise if you are reading this and happen to be a 38 year old man called Steve/Damo/Jeza from Glen Waverley, with one Code Male "good shirt" and really long pointy pseudo brogues. Stop wearing that shit it looks really bad, and stop pissing on our doorsteps it stinks. Seriously your girlfriend/wife Tanya/Belinda/Stace will thank me.
If you are part of the younger generation that live in your parents investment units in The (bullshit) Artist, I also implore you to reconsider your 5.00 am balcony chats. I don't care if Thomas will get his second wind, I just want you all to shut the fuck up. Smoke a cone and chill in your lounge rooms in silence.
Honestly, this is not me being all gentrified, moving in and demanding a clean up. I love our traditional owners, our institutional cafe's, our artists, our yummy mummies, our spare change seekers, our druggies, our oldies and our hipsters. But you, my rowdy fellows, please put your empties in a bin and exit with your dignity intact.
Perhaps I am a little grumpier than usual. It is Dry July and I am doing it and it is FUCKING KILLING ME. But the cause is good. Dry July is a fundraiser that this year seeks to raise money to improve the quality of life and access to health services for those who have cancer. Better services = better quality of life, more dignified assistance and for some it will mean living well, longer. The crew I am raising the dollars for is the Andrew Love centre in Geelong. They are awesome. I have first hand experience of a family members treatment there.
The most important reason, or inspiration that I have, is The Mr Ben Naz. There is no one quite like him. At all times he has his head held high, and bucket loads of tenacity. One of those brave few who raises money for cancer (F*ck You Cancer, London) when they are coping with their own battle. He curated a show FFS. No-one has shown me what it is to fight in any way greater than this man. I could go on and on and on.
So yeah, if you could just donate the cost of a drink that you will forego, even you bastards I have named, shamed and humiliated in this post, drop me a line. I will send you a link to my donation page. Which is in my real name, so there is another element of Dry July that I am braving. Sponsor me, find out who I am, pay props to Ben, and stick your finger up to cancer.


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The Gathering of the Community
The Easter Greeting Pg. 185
Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
May his grace and peace be with you.
May he fill our hearts with joy.
Hymn 231: This Joyful Eastertide
The Collect of the Day
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading: Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 133
Second Reading: 1 John 1:1-2:2
Hymn 397: Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness
The Gospel: John 20:19-31
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At first, I thought the faded pink pillow on the crumbling stone floor of the watchtower was a remnant of a previous camping trip.
"Are we coming back here to sleep?" I asked our guide, Joe Zhang, at the beginning of a two-day hike last July along the Great Wall of China, which I was making with my husband, Robb Kendrick, a photographer, and two teenage sons.
Joe shook his head and guessed that the pillow belonged to a local farmer passing through. When I asked where we were going to camp, he pointed out the window to the snaking wall that sliced through lush Panlong (Coiling Dragon) Mountain, part of the Yanshan Range, which stretches across northern Hebei Province.
"If we camp tonight, we'll set up tents inside a watchtower that way," he said in good English. "If we camp."
That "if," which he felt compelled to repeat, bothered me. My family had signed up with the tour operator Great Wall Adventure Club to hike this remote part of the Great Wall because I loved the idea of actually sleeping on the wall. I envisioned drifting off to the same sounds and scents that a Mongol-fighting soldier would have experienced centuries ago. I imagined watching the sun burst over peaks crowned by ancient crenelated watchtowers in the morning.
Plenty of tour operators take visitors on half-day tours from Beijing to the Badaling or Mutianyu sections of the Great Wall, which are 40 to 50 miles north of the capital; with travel time from Beijing, that leaves about two hours on the wall. But I wanted to escape the crowds and get a wilder, deeper experience. On its Web site, the Dallas-based Great Wall Adventure Club guaranteed we'd camp on the wall, but in subsequent communications, I learned the guarantee held as long as the weather was good. As we prepared for our outing, I tried not to think of the forecast I'd heard for our first day: chance of thunderstorms, 80 percent.
At 8 that morning, Joe — a lively young man who'd studied Great Wall history in college and on his own — and a driver picked us up in a van at our rented Beijing apartment. After getting through snarls of city traffic, we made our way about 90 miles northeast, much of it on a new highway that wove through increasingly mountainous terrain, arriving in the village of Gubeikou about 10 a.m. When the driver dropped us off at a ticket booth where Joe bought our entrance permits, we took only what we needed that day — water, sunscreen, cameras — and Joe carried our lunch. Our overnight bags stayed in the van with the driver, who would meet us at the end of our day's six-mile hike in the town of Jinshanling, a 20-minute drive away.
Climbing up a steep paved path, we were electrified by the first glimpse of the imposing wall above us. A watchtower, poking over the trees, was haunting in its deteriorating state. "It must have seemed like a skyscraper back then," my oldest son, Gus Kendrick, 16, said.
The Great Wall — 5,500 miles by some counts, longer by others — is not one wall, but many that were built starting in ancient times, and were consolidated and reinforced during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The purpose: keeping northern raiders from swooping down into the heart of China. The stretch of wall between Gubeikou and Jinshanling, which we hiked on the first day, is considered a prime example of Ming dynasty construction, built from 1568 through 1583 on top of a 1,000-year-old relic of a wall from the Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Because the Gubeikou area was a strategic passage to Beijing, the more than 40 watchtowers we passed are closely spaced, and the wall was especially strong and well reinforced, constructed of brick up its 23-foot height.
As we began our hike, I was struck by what felt like an eternal loneliness and loveliness; as far as I could see, nothing but that golden line careening across the crumpled mountains and standing guard alone, whether needed or not, for centuries.
Early in the hike, Joe pointed out a "character brick," where the stamp of the maker is still visible after almost half a millennium. "You couldn't see that at Badaling," Joe said, referring to the most visited and photographed part of the wall closer to Beijing. The throngs of tourists are so thick, he said, that you feel like a "dumpling in a pot." He also said that Badaling was heavily restored and not always authentically, part of renovations dating back to the 1950s. The wall there is so modernized that much of it has metal handrails.
The wall around Gubeikou has been untouched (except for spot repairs on unsafe areas), and part of the thrill is to see this man-made section surviving the war that nature has been waging against it for hundreds of years. Weeds have taken over much of what was once a 13-foot-wide surface, with only a narrow path in places formed by hikers before us. While many watchtowers were merely ghostly shells with window holes, some were surprisingly intact. On several we saw artful brickwork surrounding the arched windows; one tower had a complete domed ceiling.
After a scramble up a rubble-strewn incline, we rested in a large watchtower, each sitting on a sill of one of the several windows. Joe explained that, according to one theory, the first floor is where weapons were stored. Then he took us behind a wall to a narrow steep staircase; I climbed it on all fours and exited onto the second floor, where Joe said the soldiers might have slept (and, I thought, where I hoped we'd sleep).
The garrisons stationed here — possibly up to 100 soldiers in some watchtowers — were mainly on surveillance duty, and sentries regularly paced the wall. If an enemy was spotted, fires were lighted in the separate beacon towers (the Gubeikou section of the wall had 14 of them) to send a warning in code to other soldiers along the wall, who would then pass the alert through other beacon towers.
Then the soldiers went into fighting mode. Arrows could be shot from windows and slots in the towers. In places where the parapets were still intact we saw what are called loop holes — square spaces, also for archers — and lower down, we found half-moon openings through which rocks were rolled onto enemies. The boys squinted out of the slots as if looking for invaders and pretended to bend imaginary bows. The defense system worked until 1644 when the Manchus finally crossed the wall and took Beijing, ushering in the Qing dynasty.
About an hour into our hike, we came across evidence of another attack launched from Manchuria: a large gap in the wall, partly claimed by brush, that had been made by a cannonball in 1933. In the run-up to World War II, Japanese invaders marched down from their base in Manchuria, hoping to expand their territory, and the old wall proved useful once more — allowing the Chinese to hold them off temporarily. I had read somewhere beforehand that this battle was the last time the wall had been used for military purposes, but what we came across next belied that assertion.
In a watchtower, over a simple picnic lunch of bread, bananas, sausage and a Chinese version of Lay's potato chips, Joe told us we were coming to a forbidden section: a part of the wall we couldn't walk on because it was still used today as the northern boundary of an army compound. Along the top of a two-mile stretch of wall, timeworn brick met shiny razor wire. In the distance, Joe pointed out a modern concrete watchtower, woefully artless compared with its ancient counterparts. Joe said that the base's purpose was a mystery, but guessed it was an ammunition depot. I later read that it could be an outpost for military exercises.
But no matter what goes on at the base, we hiked the next 90 minutes in the brush below the wall to avoid it — passing by farmers' cornfields, pear trees and irrigation canals, by old cottages surrounded by bluebells and tiger lilies. Then we spent the rest of the day back on top, not getting down again until we came to Jinshanling, which means Gold Mountain Ridge, having seen only two other groups of hikers the entire day. The stretch of wall in Jinshanling has a wonderful variety of architectural styles and has been restored to what it might have looked like 500 years ago — at once elegant and forbidding.
If the weather had been good, our driver would have taken us back to the area around Gubeikou to camp and then returned us to the same spot in the morning to continue on. But I noticed clouds moving in while we walked the half-mile down into Jinshanling, a farming area that has fully embraced Great Wall tourism. The town has been spiffed up with restaurants and shops, including a gallery displaying impressive photos of the wall in all seasons. My husband and I drank beer at an outdoor picnic table as our boys browsed the stores and Joe consulted with the tour company to decide if we were going to camp.
Finally the word came down: No. "You don't want to be in a watchtower during a thunderstorm," Joe said. I maintained that we would be sheltered from the rain and I didn't mind getting wet in any case, but Joe was firm. I felt the company might be copping out. Maybe some attempt at permission had been unsuccessful or setting up tents would have been too much of a headache.
I sulked while we drove to the nearby town of Ba Ke Shi Ying to spend the night at a farmer's house. This was a smart farmer who had built a strip of rooms on his property (and called it Kang Da Homestay) to take advantage of the newly prosperous Beijingers flocking there on weekends as a refuge from the city. "Tourists from other parts of China go to Badaling; foreign tourists go to Mutianyu, but people from the city come here," Joe told me. He estimated that a farmer could earn 100,000 renminbi, or $16,700 at 6 renminbi to the dollar, a year renting rooms, on top of the 10,000 renminbi he might make farming.
Our very basic rooms — hard twin beds, bare floors, scratchy towels — faced a dense garden bursting with eggplant, kale, cucumbers and green beans, and our disappointment at not camping was assuaged by the exquisite meal we ate outside under an awning as the rain and thunder began. A seemingly nonstop parade of heaping plates arrived — beans and pork, squash and egg, hot pots of potatoes and peppers — all homemade with the ingredients growing right in front of us.
By the morning, the rain was gone, replaced by humidity and fog. After a short drive to Jinshanling, we walked back up to the wall to go onward over three tough roller-coaster miles (on one uphill my sons counted 102 steps); the wall became more deteriorated as we approached what's known as Second Valley — our adventure's ending point. Along the way we met a perky Chinese woman with decent English who called herself a Mongol and seemed to insist on accompanying me, grabbing my hand on inclines, fanning me after climbs and chatting about her life.
Joe later explained that people who live north of the wall — an area the invading Mongols once occupied — often use that term in jest and that she was probably a displaced farmer from an area near the Simatai section of the wall informally offering her services as a guide in hopes of a tip.
In June 2010, the Chinese government closed the wall in Simatai to build an upscale resort (said to contain a golf course and horse track), which is scheduled to open later this year. In the process, many farmers have been moved off their land; presumably some will end up working in tourism. At the end of the day, we would drive by gray apartment buildings where Joe reported that farmers from the Simatai area were being relocated — not too happily. (I ended up buying a fan from the woman and tipping her.)
Back on the wall that morning, we marveled at the eerie splendor the fog brought to the ruins. Clouds swallowed the wall at the top of ridges. At one watchtower, Joe told us a legend of Hei Gu (Black Girl), who came with her father, a Ming dynasty general, to take care of him as he worked. "One day this tower was hit by lightning, and she died in the fire trying to save it."
I half-suspected Joe's story was a justification of the decision not to camp until I noticed a plaque that confirmed the legend's details. I then saw another sign that warned people to get off the wall during thunderstorms. The wall, it said, was the highest point on the ridges and, as such, was especially vulnerable to lightning strikes.
Not camping on the wall, I thought — that was the best idea of the whole trip.
The Great Wall Adventure Club arranges hikes from one to 12 days, mostly along remote sections of the wall. (There might be up to eight travelers in a group, but we were lucky to be just the four of us.) Some inclines are steep, and the trails are often over stone rubble with drop-offs to either side, but the hike shouldn't be difficult if you're in average physical condition and wearing decent shoes — even without someone to hold your hand or fan you.
The two-day hike from Gubeikou to Second Valley includes an English-speaking guide, pickup and return to your Beijing hotel, two lunches, a dinner and a breakfast (and sleeping in a tent in a watchtower, if the weather cooperates; sleeping bags and tents provided); $399 per person, based on double occupancy; greatwalladventure.com; (800) 347-9981.
For detailed information about hiking the Great Wall, consult the e-book "Walk the Great Wall," by Bryan Feldman.


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Hofner used to lead the way in basses, especially in the UK. This was long before the rise in popularity of the violin bass. Since then, however, basses like the Fender Jazz and Precision basses have taken over in popularity and classic double cutaway hollowbody basses have somewhat been forgotten. Until now.
The new Hofner Verythin bass certainly has a distinct sound, and it excels in giving those classic hollowbody tones. It is constructed using a solid core in order to prevent feedback, but that doesn't mean the hollowbody sound isn't there. Quite the contrary.
The bass also includes Hofners classic free floating bridge. While some might view this as not a very smart move because of a lack of adjustability, this bridge is responsible for a lot of that classic Hofner sound, and is a welcome addition on this particular bass.
The two pickups are spread quite far apart, and the bass gives a warm and deep sound. The tone is tight and has a nice thump, yet quite cutting, in classic Hofner style.
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You are probably familiar with Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Now there is another wiki, one specifically for woodworkers, called wikiWOOD.
It is still very much in it's infancy, and there isn't a lot there yet, so this is a good opportunity for new editors to get involved and maybe set some benchmarks. A good place to start is the Community Portal, but woodturners may also want to join the Woodturning WikiCommunity, a collaborative group dedicated to improving WikiWOOD's coverage of woodturning and the organization of articles on the topic.
There are plenty of ways to contribute to wikiWOOD. You could jump right in and start a new article, but if you want to start small, then a simple contribution to an article like 'List of national woodturning organizations' is something that even a newcomer to both wikis and woodturning could have a go at. If you are good with a camera, then photographs are always needed.
I hope to see you over there soon. This is a great opportunity to help build a one-stop source of information about woodturning.


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The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India is pleased to present the eighteenth annual edition of the Indian Hotel Industry Survey, in cooperation with HVS South Asia. This Survey includes indepth information about the performance of hotels across various cities and positioning and provides several benchmarks for comparing hotel performance in India. We would like to thank the participating hotels for all the detailed information they have provided, thereby helping to improve the quality of this research.
The Indian Hotel Industry Survey analyses the performance of the Indian hospitality industry across parameters such as facilities, manpower, operational performance, and marketing trends. The information is based on data received from FHRAI hotel members and the authenticity of this data helps us in providing a clear picture of the operating statistics of India's hospitality sector. Data collected from our member hotels, our extensive historic database and the credibility of our research have helped make this report a preferred tool for hotel professionals, consultants, investors, bankers, researchers, government officials in the tourism department, media persons, and all those interested in studying the Indian hotel industry.
The current edition includes an analysis of seven major cities for which we have received detailed information and twelve other cities where information was available with us for some hotels, though not in sufficient numbers for all the star categories. We earnestly request all our members to be more forthcoming with sharing the required information as this helps to take up various issues confronting the industry, both at the Centre and State level. It is only when armed with accurate data that we can convince the policy makers to give us the importance and priority that our industry deserves to fulfil its potential in India's economic growth. In the current survey, while we have basic data for 1,358 members the financial data is not available for all of them. Though the major apprehension of each one of those members for not sharing the required information for this report might be the confidentiality of their data, members should rest assured that there is complete security of data by HVS.
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Zynga's Brian Reynolds explains why console developers fail on Facebook
According to Reynolds, console game developers that decide to jump into the Facebook arena do so in a backwards fashion.
"You can't just go write... Call of Duty and add Facebook functionality. You've got to make a game that's about socializing, make social the core of what you're inventing, and then build the game around that. Mostly where I see triple-A people or developers trying to get into social and then failing is where they say, 'We're just going to take game X and kind of give it a little bit of Facebook plumbing and that'll be great.'"
He goes on to explain that in order to be successful, game designers need to forget about the "triple-A" game factors, and build a social game, with core social mechanics, before they ever add in the elements that make for a great experience. He says that in order to succeed, developers need to "come in and really learn social qua social and bring their immense decades of experience to improve it from there."
It's true that many console developers have failed when it comes to creating games for the social sphere, but with games like Dragon Age: Legends, could we finally be turning a corner for good?
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Denmark's assistant coach has some unique insights into the Socceroos after working under Bert van Marwijk as one dedicated Peru fan goes to extraordinary lengths to attend the FIFA World Cup™.
Plus France's coach speaks about Antoine Griezmann's influence on the team as he looks to bounce back from being substituted against Australia.
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Denmark will be without midfielder William Kvist for the challenge of the Socceroos, but their other midfield lynchpin has drawn similarities between the two countries' styles.
After Kvist suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung in the win over Peru, Thomas Delaney will need to be paired with a different holding midfielder for Thursday night.
But Delaney, who will soon complete a AU$31 million transfer to Borussia Dortmund, has described facing the Socceroos as like facing another European country.
"I see Australia a little bit more like us," Delaney said. "They have this European approach where they want to play football but they are still big guys.''
Denmark will also have a unique insight into Australia's style of play under new manager Bert van Marwijk, with their own assistant coach a former star player under the Socceroos boss.
"I know the trainer, I know the coach," explained Danish legend Jon Dahl Tomasson, a former 112-capped international.
Tomasson played under van Marwijk for two years at Feyenoord from 2000 to 2002, during which time the Dutch giants lifted the 2002 UEFA Cup.
And the 41-year-old knows van Marwijk isn't one to change his approach to how football should be player.
"He wouldn't change his game plan, not at all," Tomasson said.
He added: "I also read all the Dutch newspapers and I think they have been working defensively the last couple of weeks.
"They have been training on the defensive part you can see that, a solid team, they don't give spaces away or not much.''
France coach Didier Deschamps has called on star attacker Antoine Griezmann to show more at the FIFA World Cup™ after his goal and man of the match display against Australia.
Griezmann won and slotted the penalty for France's first goal in their 2-1 win but was then left disappointed to see his number light up on the substitute's board as Deschamps changed up his attack in search of a winner.
And fresh off penning a new five-year contract with club side Atletico Madrid, the focus is now on Griezmann to go one better against Peru.
"Antoine is our attacking leader and he will remain so, but he must do more and he is aware of that," Deschamps told reporters in a press conference.
"Players are never happy when they are taken off but he was short of his best and the players who came on instead of him did a good job."
Full-back Lucas Hernandez has gone one step further, explaining the anger of Griezmann after he was substituted in place of Olivier Giroud, who played a key role in the lead up to Aziz Behich's unfortunate own goal.
"Antoine was angry when he was replaced because he's a very ambitious player who wants to be involved all the time," said Hernandez.
"But he was happy again after the match and maybe that was because FIFA named him Man of the Match. That seems to have helped him smile again."
One Peruvian fan has gone to incredible lengths to watch his country play at the FIFA World Cup™.
Sports Illustrated have detailed the one month mission of one fan to gain 25 kilograms, all to nab himself a disabled seat to watch his country in Russia.
Named in the report only as Miguel, the 24-year-old is one of nearly 44,000 Peruvians who travelled to Russia.
But with such a high demand for Peru games, Miguel's only option was to pick up one of the few remaining disabled tickets.
"The only tickets that remained on the FIFA website were tickets for the disabled," Miguel said.
"I noticed what the requirements were: being in wheelchairs, something specific for women and suffering from morbid obesity, 35 BMI, the body mass index.
"I looked at mine, I was in 30 and I did accounts, I had to raise 25 kilos (almost four stone).
"First I bought the tickets and then I started to get fat, I ate a lot of carbohydrates, I had three months to present the medical certificates for body obesity, luckily I was able to comply and FIFA accepted it.
"For the benefit of the doubt, I continued eating."


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Online Safety
Online Safety is an integral part of children's education in today's digital world and is embedded in their learning at school. We are also keen to support parents/carers to improve their own understanding of online safety issues, so you can engage with your children regarding their use of the internet while at home.
Online safety is taught across the school and is part of the work that we do to keep all members of our school safe. The nominated lead for online safety is David Hicks. You can download our e-safety policy here.
Need help? If you need help there are a number of organisations you can contact. Click here for more details.
The links below take you to very informative sites relating to e-safety
CEOP Report Abuse: Click to report abuse to CEOP
Think U Know (Parent): Advice for parents on how to keep children safe online
Think U Know (Child): Advice for children on keeping safe
Childnet Know IT All: Award-winning resources for teachers and parents
Where's Klaus: Online safety video, suitable for older children
Jigsaw: Online safety video, suitable for children aged 8+


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Save on paper invoice fees*. Register for the Purolator Billing Centre to receive, view and pay your invoices – all online†.
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Pay your invoices online in the Billing Centre by credit card or EFT with 24/7 convenience. You can even pay multiple invoices at once as well as Purolator Freight and Purolator International invoices. Online payments are secure and you will receive payment confirmations and receipts via email.
Invoice management
Beyond payments, the Billing Centre gives you one central place to store past and current invoices for easy cost tracking, reporting and dispute management. You can also print invoices when you need.
Why use the Billing Centre?
• Save time by receiving, paying and managing invoices all in one place
• Receive new invoice alerts and payment confirmations by email
• Eliminate wasted resources with a paperless solution
• Rely on our secure, password-protected online environment
• Simplify invoicing whether you ship in high volumes or just occasionally
To register for online billing, simply navigate to the Purolator Billing Centre registration page here. You will need to provide the following:
1. Email
2. First name
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4. Phone
5. Company name
6. Language preference
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The default view for multiple accounts will display all outstanding invoices per account. The view can be changed to a single account view.
Once a payment has been made in the Billing Centre, the credit card number last used will be remembered and can be reselected for your next payment. If you would like to change your preferred credit card, select the invoices you wish to pay, select the credit card option and enter your new credit card information.
When logging in to the Billing Centre, you will be presented with your account(s) summary, which will display invoice balances and links to your invoices.
Click on the invoice number displayed on the account summary page. You will be taken to the invoice details page, which includes shipment information, shipment totals and tracking details.
By default, invoices will be sorted by invoice date from oldest to newest. Invoices past due will be highlighted in red.
Closed/paid invoices will be displayed in a separate tab as display only. This tab is featured on the Account Summary page.
To manage user information, click on the drop box at the bottom of the page and select your user. The User Management page will be displayed.
To manage account information, navigate to the Manage Account(s) tab displayed on the Account Summary page. Here, you have the ability to add accounts to your profile as well as modify any information that is required in the account.
To change your login password, navigate to the User Management page, where you will see an option to change your password.
Once you've registered for the Billing Centre, your paper invoice will no longer be mailed to you because you can view and download invoices online. If you prefer to receive a paper copy, you can navigate to the Manage Account(s) page and deselect the Paperless Billing option and submit for processing.
The only users who will have access to view and pay your invoices are authorized users on that account.
Within 48 hours of completing the registration form for the Purolator Billing Centre, you will receive a welcome email giving you access to the Billing Centre. If you need to make an immediate invoice payment, simply use the Quick Pay feature that is available on the Purolator Billing Centre login page.
* A fee in the amount of $2.50 will be applied for each paper invoice. Any request to provide a copy of an invoice previously issued will be subject to a $25 fee for each invoice..
† Purolator Freight and Purolator International invoices are not available for viewing, managing, storing, or receiving invoice alerts on the Billing Centre. These invoices are only available for payment in the Billing Centre.


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There are three goals at the heart of almost all learning businesses: reach, revenue, and impact. Reaching the right audience, generating revenue, and of course, making an impact. And getting each of these areas to work together is key to delivering value and achieving success. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and Jeff examine the flexible framework of … [Read more...]
Reach. Revenue. Impact.
We decided on "Reach. Revenue. Impact." as an overarching theme for the Leading Learning Symposium because it represents the balance successful organizations continually strive for in setting the strategy for their education businesses. Reach is about connecting with as many of the right learners as you can. It is not just about quantity, but also about quality. Revenue … [Read more...]
Launch of the Leading Learning Podcast
If you are a leader or an aspiring leader in the business of lifelong learning, you are in the right place. The Leading Learning podcast is a weekly resource featuring tips, insights, and perspectives to help you maximize the reach, revenue, and impact of your continuing education and professional development business. Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele kick of the series with an … [Read more...]
The Four Threads
In an earlier post we discussed the three major themes for the Leading Learning Symposium: reach, revenue, and impact. These themes will drive how we structure the program at the event, and they represent the outcomes we are striving to help attendees achieve. Based on our work with many organizations over many years, we see four major threads that weave together to support … [Read more...]


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Residence Life works with select outside vendors to provide additional services for Western Michigan University students. These vendors rent or sell common items students have in their rooms.
Bed Bath and Beyond
Bed Bath and Beyond will have a pop-up shop located by Valley 1 during Fall Welcome move-in. It will be a great way to grab those last-minute items without needing to leave campus. The tent will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 23 and 24.
If you're thinking of carpet, here's a way to make it worry-free. Order one from On Campus Marketing by Aug. 9, and it will be in your room ready to unroll when you move in. Five different colors and a variety of sizes tailored to our residence hall are available. Prices vary by size. To order or for more details, visit wmich.ocm.com/carpets
Instead of trying to pack a futon, you can order your futon online. Order by Aug. 8 and it will be waiting in your room when you arrive. The frame and six-inch pad are $249.99 plus tax, and the futon fits under all WMU loftable furniture. Just check with your roommate so you don't end up with two!
You'll need twin extra-long linens for WMU's beds. Shop around and compare prices, or take advantage of the variety of packages or individual items available at Residence Hall Linens. Order deadline is Aug. 9.
A MicroFridge is a combination microwave, freezer and refrigerator. MicroFridges can be rented through Bedloft for $109.99 for the academic year, plus a $30 deposit. Order by Aug. 8 for in-room delivery.
Students starting WMU for Summer II may rent a Microfridge for summer through spring semester for one rate. Contact Bedloft with questions.


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This printable planner will keep your business and blogging organized in 2019.•104 gorgeous planning pages
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- Both bloggers and Etsy sellers. With planning sheets for both types of business owners, there's finally a planner that does it all. No need for scrap papers to outline your product ideas or plan out your guest posts. Organize your entire business and personal life in one place. (Are you breathing a sigh of relief? Us too!)
- Brilliant Business Owners and Hobbyists. The planner fits the needs of anyone who's trying to grow a business with an online component - whether you're just getting started or have been in business for years.
Note: This is a printable planner! You will *not* receive a physical item in the mail.
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PaulT posted a topic in Swinton LionsI've been asked by Mark to create and pin a thread dedicated to all off season signings. Mark... over to you!
Wish WE had our version of the Leigh sign
PaulT replied to Blue Monkey's topic in Swinton LionsAs long as the councillors and the Mayor are in safe seats, nothing will ever change!
Lions sign SIX players. See website.
PaulT replied to parky's topic in Swinton LionsAlready a thread on this http://www.totalrl.c...9-new-signings/
Name Calling and Finger Poking!
PaulT posted a topic in Swinton LionsLately, mainly over the last few months there seems to be a bit of abuse to other members on this forum who don't have the same views as you. Banter is one thing, but on a number of threads in recent times it has gone a bit too far. It's not nice to read this and it's not nice that other members have to go through arguments just to find posts actually about the topic at hand. If you disagree with a members post, please reply constructively. So just a quick message asking to leave it off this forum. From now on, if there is anymore of this, posts will be deleted and maybe warnings and/or suspensions dished out. Thanks, PaulT


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The screen is the most important part of any phone. Before the age of smartphones, a broken screen would only provide a minor discomfort. But today's tech savvy age has made it impossible to keep working with a damaged screen. If you have somehow managed to crack up your Honor 7C screen you will find yourself in quite a sticky situation. Not only will you not be able to conduct activities such as web surfing or social media, but you will also be unable to carry out the most basic activities such as receiving incoming calls, capturing images, replying to texts etc. An Honor 7C with a cracked-up screen just won't do. The simplest solution to this predicament is to simply replace your broken screen with our very own Aftermarket Honor 7C Display screen and digitizer.
Whether you have cracked the glass or your LCD is not functioning correctly and you are looking to change the broken display of Honor 7C, we are offering a brand new Display screen replacement which can be used to change a broken or damaged screen or touch glass. Honor 7C Display screen is a whole combo of display and touch screens both. It simply means that both parts are joined together and can't be detached.
Numerous consumers notify us that they only need to change the touch screen glass because their display is perfectly fine. Though, it is not possible as both parts are combined with each other. The touch screen glass is closely attached to the display. Think it like, two very thin glasses are attached together and you want to separate them to replace one.
For this reason, if you have a broken Honor 7C and looking for screen replacement then, buying a complete combo is the right way to go. The mechanic will take out the broken display unit and change it with a new one.
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Nastya, from Belarus was only three years old when she was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus and lungs. According to local doctors the region has seen a huge increase in childhood cancer cases since the Chernobyl disaster.
We need an energy system that can fight climate change, based on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Nuclear power already delivers less energy globally than renewable energy, and the share will continue to decrease in the coming years.
Despite what the nuclear industry tells us, building enough nuclear power stations to make a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would cost trillions of dollars, create tens of thousands of tons of lethal high-level radioactive waste, contribute to further proliferation of nuclear weapons materials, and result in a Chernobyl-scale accident once every decade. Perhaps most significantly, it will squander the resources necessary to implement meaningful climate change solutions. (Briefing: Climate change - Nuclear not the answer.)
The Nuclear Age began in July 1945 when the US tested their first nuclear bomb near Alamogordo, New Mexico. A few years later, in 1953, President Eisenhower launched his "Atoms for Peace" Programme at the UN amid a wave of unbridled atomic optimism.
But as we know there is nothing "peaceful" about all things nuclear. More than half a century after Eisenhower's speech the planet is left with the legacy of nuclear waste. This legacy is beginning to be recognised for what it truly is.
Things are moving slowly in the right direction. In November 2000 the world recognised nuclear power as a dirty, dangerous and unnecessary technology by refusing to give it greenhouse gas credits during the UN Climate Change talks in The Hague. Nuclear power was dealt a further blow when a UN Sustainable Development Conference refused to label nuclear a sustainable technology in April 2001.
The risks from nuclear energy are real, inherent and long-lasting.
Tokyo, 11 March 2016 - Greenpeace today commemorates the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, renewing calls for those responsible to be held to account for the ongoing crisis.
Moscow, Kiev, 9 March 2016 - Survivors of Chernobyl are still eating food with radioactive contamination above permissible limits thirty years after the nuclear catastrophe forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.
30 years after Chernobyl and 5 years after Fukushima, the towns ruined forever by nuclear.
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It is 30 years since the beginning of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It is also five years since the Fukushima disaster began. To mark these anniversaries, Greenpeace has commissioned substantial reviews of scientific studies examining the...
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster exposed the myth of safe and cheap nuclear power. It's no wonder those most impacted are choosing 100% renewable energy.
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- Entry level
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- Salary to negotiate
- Leeds
Are you looking for opportunities to make a difference to someone's life
Would you be interested in a rewarding career in care
Want to be part of a committed team that deliver excellent care in the local community
If so, Hales Care would love to hear from you!
We are recruiting for Home Care Workers / Carers / Domiciliary Care Workers in Leeds and the surrounding areas. Postcodes: LS12, LS13, LS16, LS18, LS19, LS20, LS21 & LS28. Car drivers desirable.
Hales Care uses a personalised approach to support our service users to regain and retain independence and remain in their own homes for as long as possible.
At Hales Care we offer:
* Permanent contracts of employment with guaranteed hours* (T & C's apply)
* Flexible working hours including various full or part-time shift patterns including evenings and weekends
* Excellent rates of pay including enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays
* Holiday pay
* Paid travel time
* Mileage expenses
* FREE uniform and PPE
* A wide range of company benefits including childcare vouchers, high street discounts and car lease scheme (T&C's apply)
* A rewarding career in the local community
* Refer a friend bonus of up to £300 (T&C's apply)
* Hales Heroes Monthly Draw – for a chance to win £1,000
* A structured career path and progression opportunities
* Paid induction training
* Free ongoing training and support (including recognised Care Certificate qualification) provided by our own internal training team, and for which you will be paid.
Our Care Workers assist our Service Users:
* To remain in their own homes, enabling them to be independent
* With personal care
* With shopping, meal preparation and light domestic duties
* With medication, mobility and other care needs
* By providing companionship
To join our team, we are looking for:
* Reliable people with a caring and compassionate nature and a desire for making a positive difference to people's lives
* The ability to give our service users choice whilst treating them with dignity and respect
* An active team player with good communication skills both written and verbal
If this sounds like you, apply to become a Hales Care Worker today!
The nature of this role means that you must have the right to work in the UK, and it is desirable to have a full driving licence with access to transport. All positions are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
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Why become a member ?
PMI-Montreal offers all project managers (whether or not they hold a certification) the opportunity to hone their knowledge and to accumulate Professional Development Units (PDU) through various programs and activities. Each year, the association offers:
- More than 14 theme-based morning and evening conferences;
- A symposium featuring 24 distinguished speakers;
- Mentorship programs (exclusive to members);
- Five communities of practice: Management and Construction, Project Management Office, Planning, IT and Risk management (exclusive to members);
- Regional networks: access to cocktails and conferences with the Mauricie Centre-du-Québec network (RMCQ);
- PMP® / CAPM® / PMI-ACP® certification training seminars offered throughout the year in both English and French;
- Semi-monthly newsletters and monthly information letters;
- A blog summarizing the activities of PMI-Montreal's members and committees;
- Job opportunity distribution.
Note: PMI-Montreal members benefit from significant discounts (30%) or even free access to programs and activities.