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Email the Workshop or give us a call on 0800 468 78 – ext 3 and make sure you ask for the 15% off service deal.

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text: "Life goes on much the same. In the face of terrifying dangers and golden political opportunities, people just keep-on keeping-on in a sort of twilight sleep in which they're conscious of nothing but the daily-round of work, family life, darts at the pub, exercising the dog, bringing home the supper, beer, etc, etc." --(George Orwell -London early 1940's)


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Catalytic cracking
The use of thermal cracking units to convert gas oils into naphtha dates from before 1920. These units produced small quantities of unstable naphthas and large amounts of by-product coke. While they succeeded in providing a small increase in gasoline yields, it was the commercialization of the fluid catalytic cracking process in 1942 that really established the foundation of modern petroleum refining. The process not only provided a highly efficient means of converting high-boiling gas oils into naphtha to meet the rising demand for high-octane gasoline, but it also represented a breakthrough in catalyst technology.
The thermal cracking process functioned largely in accordance with the free-radical theory of molecular transformation. Under conditions of extreme heat, the electron bond between carbon atoms in a hydrocarbon molecule can be broken, thus generating a hydrocarbon group with an unpaired electron. This negatively charged molecule, called a free radical, enters into reactions with other hydrocarbons, continually producing other free radicals via the transfer of negatively charged hydride ions (H−). Thus a chain reaction is established that leads to a reduction in molecular size, or "cracking," of components of the original feedstock.
Use of a catalyst in the cracking reaction increases the yield of high-quality products under much less severe operating conditions than in thermal cracking. Several complex reactions are involved, but the principal mechanism by which long-chain hydrocarbons are cracked into lighter products can be explained by the carbonium ion theory. According to this theory, a catalyst promotes the removal of a negatively charged hydride ion from a paraffin compound or the addition of a positively charged proton (H+) to an olefin compound. This results in the formation of a carbonium ion, a positively charged molecule that has only a very short life as an intermediate compound which transfers the positive charge through the hydrocarbon. Carbonium transfer continues as hydrocarbon compounds come into contact with active sites on the surface of the catalyst that promote the continued addition of protons or removal of hydride ions. The result is a weakening of carbon-carbon bonds in many of the hydrocarbon molecules and a consequent cracking into smaller compounds.
Olefins crack more readily than paraffins, since their double carbon-carbon bonds are more friable under reaction conditions. Isoparaffins and naphthenes crack more readily than normal paraffins, which in turn crack faster than aromatics. In fact, aromatic ring compounds are very resistant to cracking, since they readily deactivate fluid cracking catalysts by blocking the active sites of the catalyst. The Click Here to see full-size tabletable illustrates many of the principal reactions that are believed to occur in fluid catalytic cracking unit reactors. The reactions postulated for olefin compounds apply principally to intermediate products within the reactor system, since the olefin content of catalytic cracking feedstock is usually very low.
Typical modern catalytic cracking reactors operate at 480–550 °C (900–1,020 °F) and at relatively low pressures of 0.7 to 1.4 bars (70 to 140 KPa), or 10 to 20 psi. At first natural silica-alumina clays were used as catalysts, but by the mid-1970s zeolitic and molecular sieve-based catalysts became common. Zeolitic catalysts give more selective yields of products while reducing the formation of gas and coke.
A modern fluid catalytic cracker employs a finely divided solid catalyst that has properties analogous to a liquid when it is agitated by air or oil vapours. The principles of operation of such a unit are shown in the figure. In this arrangement a reactor and regenerator are located side by side. The oil feed is vaporized when it meets the hot catalyst at the feed-injection point, and the vapours flow upward through the riser reactor at high velocity, providing a fluidizing effect for the catalyst particles. The catalytic reaction occurs exclusively in the riser reactor. The catalyst then passes into the cyclone vessel, where it is separated from reactor hydrocarbon products.
As the cracking reactions proceed, carbon is deposited on the catalyst particles. Since these deposits impair the reaction efficiency, the catalyst must be continuously withdrawn from the reaction system. Unit product vapours pass out of the top of the reactor through cyclone separators, but the catalyst is removed by centrifugal force and dropped back into the stripper section. In the stripping section, hydrocarbons are removed from the spent catalyst with steam, and the catalyst is transferred through the stripper standpipe to the regenerator vessel, where the carbon is burned with a current of air. The high temperature of the regeneration process (675–785 °C, or 1,250–1,450 °F) heats the catalyst to the desired reaction temperature for recontacting fresh feed into the unit. In order to maintain activity, a small amount of fresh catalyst is added to the system from time to time, and a similar amount is withdrawn.
The cracked reactor effluent is fractionated in a distillation column. The yield of light products (with boiling points less than 220 °C, or 430 °F) is usually reported as the conversion level for the unit. Conversion levels average about 60 to 70 percent in Europe and Asia and in excess of 80 percent in many catalytic cracking units in the United States. About one-third of the product yield consists of fuel gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons. Half of this is usually propylene and butylene, which are important feedstocks for the polymerization and alkylation processes discussed below. The largest volume is usually cracked naphtha, an important gasoline blend stock with an octane number of 90 to 94. The lower conversion units of Europe and Asia produce comparatively more distillate oil and less naphtha and light hydrocarbons.


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Take your Twitter Kid's gifts back NOW
If you've not yet experienced the unmitigatedly satanic screaming of the hoards of ungrateful kids across the nation at not getting the iPhone they wanted for Christmas, now's your chance – and if you're a parent of one of these whining little pukes, you've got one option, and one option only: take back everything else you gave them. There's a song that goes with this sudden collecting of Twitter status updates that sums it all up quite nicely, you can watch it below. When you do, please, for the love of Pete, check your kid's Twitter account and make sure they're not a horrible, horrible person.
And you boyfriends and girlfriends out there – don't you DARE ignore the fact that your significant other just spit in your face because you didn't pick them up the gift they say they very obviously deserved, having gotten them the wrong color iPod instead. Take it back and return it, or take it back and toss it down a flight of stairs. You've only got one choice for the start of this response. It's almost too unbelievable that these people exist, but there they are, all of them retweeted by Jon Hendren [@fart] and made into a song by Jonathan Mann here — NSFW by the way:
Are you effing kidding me? Christmas should be over for everyone who made those messages public, plain and simple. There's no reason, first of all, to let any thought like the ones these maniacs are thinking get beyond their minds, much less to their friends ears, much less still that they send them along the Tweetwaves to the whole world. Impoverished children in Africa: please do not watch this video, you'll just want to end it all on the spot.
Everyone who made these Tweets: shame on you. Shame on you forever.


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text: It is crazy that almost a year has passed. Every morning I wake and the nightmare just continues. I have had a really rough couple of weeks. No special dates or anything really, just the rolling wave of pain. I miss you and I can't fathom going on for years without you. The time is torture.. But I will live out my life, and I pray that I will someday again find joy. I love you Artie… Meet me in my dreams 😍


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Victory Christian didn't walk out of the USF Sling and Shoot tournament with a championship trophy, but the Storm did leave feeling a lot better about themselves.
After posting a 1-4 record on Saturday in the first rounds of pool play, Victory returned on Sunday and whipped North Port 28-7 and played Naples Barron Collier down to the wire in an 18-14 exhibition loss, after the Storm picked up a forfeit win over Bay High School.
"(On Saturday) we were slow starters and I told the guys we can't do that today. We have to come out ready to play. And we looked a lot sharper today than we did yesterday. The biggest thing is we got better," Victory head coach Tommy Lewis said.
Despite a 3-4 pool-play mark, Victory — the defending Class 2A state champions — was eventually eliminated in a close first-round playoff game Sunday against Tarpon Springs East Lake 15-13, where the Eagles were able to run out the clock and keep the Storm from a chance at a game-winning drive.
"The high point was we competed and executed better today. You want to win and you want to move on (in the playoffs), but as far as the big picture which is the upcoming season, we got into this tournament to get better, which is what happened," Lewis said.
Victory was trailing in its 30-minute playoff game 9-0 when it began to outplay East Lake and rallied for two touchdowns.
Rising-junior quarterback Dalton Jenner fired both, one to JaQuarius Collins and the second by Semaj James, to eventually narrow the score to 15-13.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Where Goes the Oil?
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- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Someone on CNBC noted this morning that China would not be able to sustain its demand growth at $100+ oil. What is that in economic lingo--elasticity of demand?ReplyDelete
Even demand in the United States has been leveling off recently.
Unfortunately, it's still been growing strong in those countries which export (and subsidize) oil.
The silver lining I see in $100+ oil is that it creates the incentives for (1) investing in alternative energy and, as a result, (2) substituting out of our oil addiction.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2008 at 11:02 AM
That graph looks like demand has been relatively stable in China. If that is the case, why all the talk about an emerging China and India being a/the catalyst for surging oil prices?
According to the chart, in 2000 China was consuming 5000 barrels per day. In 2006 it was consuming about 7000 barrels per day. That is a 40% increase in six years! Also, the figure does not show India or other Asian economies. I will try to find some data that speaks to this issue and post it later.


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Australia's 4th Prime Minister
18 August 1904 to 5 July 1905
George Reid was prime minister for 10 months and 17 days. He was Australia's first federal Leader of the Opposition and the federal government's first High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Reid's beginnings
George Houston Reid was born on 25 February 1845 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was one of seven children of Rev John Reid, a Presbyterian minister, and Marion Crybbace.
The family migrated to Melbourne in 1852, one of many Presbyterian families brought out to Australia by the Rev Dr JD Lang.
Reid attended school at the Melbourne Academy (later called Scotch College). Later he moved to Sydney where he worked as a merchant's clerk from the age of 13. In 1864 he obtained a position as assistant accountant at the Colonial Treasury, where he worked for the next 14 years.
Reid studied law while working and became a barrister in 1879. He transferred to the Crown Law Office as secretary to the Attorney-General.
Reid in New South Wales politics
In November 1880 Reid entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the seat of East Sydney, which he held until February 1884, and then again from October 1885 to July 1894. He was Minister for Public Instruction in Alexander Stuart's government from January 1883 to March 1884.
Reid was also a leading advocate of free trade, opposing federation at the time of the first Federal Convention in March 1891, believing it would force New South Wales to surrender its free trade policies. Reid married Flora Brumby in 1891, and they had three children.
Free trade and the Federal Convention
Having switched to the King electorate, Reid led the Free Trade group to electoral victory on 17 July 1894. He then served as both Premier and Treasurer for the next five years.
Having reconsidered his views on Federation, in August 1894 he suggested the formation of a second Federal Convention to other colonial premiers. Reid acquired the nickname 'Yes-No Reid' for pointing out the draft constitution's faults from a Free Trade perspective, while at the same time maintaining he supported it.
In January 1895 the premiers met in Adelaide and decided to conduct a second Federal Convention. Beginning in 1897, the second Federal Convention met three times and completed drafting a federal constitution in 1898.
On 3–4 June 1898 referenda in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria returned votes in favour of accepting the constitution, but in New South Wales the majority was insufficient for acceptance.
From 29 January to 3 February 1899 Reid convened a meeting of premiers which negotiated six amendments to the draft constitution to make it acceptable to New South Wales. Key amendments related to the location of the federal capital and federal–state financial arrangements.
During the period April–September 1899 referenda in all eastern colonies accepted the amended constitution and The Commonwealth Constitution Bill was subsequently passed.
Since losing electoral ground in July 1898 Reid had relied on Labor support to govern. However, dissatisfied with the performance of Reid's government, Labor withdrew its support in August 1899 and he was forced to resign in September.
Reid's entry into federal politics
Reid successfully contested the East Sydney seat at the first federal general election in March 1901, and became Australia's first federal Leader of the Opposition from 1901 to 1904 as leader of the Free Trade group.
Prime Minister George Reid
Reid was appointed Prime Minister on 18 August 1904, after the fall of Prime Minister Chris Watson's minority Labor government, which had lasted just four months. The fall of the Watson government occurred when an amendment against its Arbitration Bill was passed.
Reid, who had crusaded against the bill's 'socialism', was commissioned to form a government of Free Traders. Reid then governed in an uneasy alliance with some Protectionists, notably not Alfred Deakin.
A large man with a bushy moustache, Reid delighted cartoonists, who made much of his physical appearance and forceful debating style. Their caricatures of him, and criticism by opponents such as Alfred Deakin and Chris Watson, obscured other qualities – his renowned good humour, wit, skill in debate, and (as author of four books) talent as a writer.
Reid retained his prime ministership for 10 months and 17 days, until resigning on 5 July 1905. The resignation of Reid's Free Trade government occurred after Deakin moved a successful amendment to the Address-in-Reply, which Reid regarded as the withdrawal of the Protectionists' support.
Alfred Deakin was then commissioned to form his second government, which took office that day.
Reid's later political life
After losing office Reid reverted to being Opposition Leader. He held the position over the next three years, though delegating much to his deputy, Joseph Cook, so he could spend more time in his Sydney legal practice. He finally stood aside for Cook in 1908.
Reid became a King's Counsel in 1909. He was appointed as Australia's first High Commissioner to the UK in December 1909, then retired from federal politics to take up this position, which became effective on 26 February 1910.
Reid's life beyond politics
Reid remained High Commissioner in London for the next six years. After the outbreak of the First World War he persuaded Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief of the UK Army, to have Australian troops trained in Egypt, arguing that bringing them directly into a European winter could impair their health.
During the First World War his wife Flora Reid worked to provide services to the Australian troops. For this she was made a Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire in 1917 and was among the first to receive the award.
After completing his term as High Commissioner, Reid was offered a seat in the UK House of Commons. He was elected unopposed to the St George's Hanover Square seat at a by-election on 15 January 1916.
Reid continued living in London until his death there on 12 September 1918, two months before the end of the First World War.
Legislation passed under Reid
Nine acts of parliament were passed during the period in office of GS Reid. The most important of these was the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904, establishing a court for settling industrial disputes. It was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in Australian federal history, affecting economic and social policy as well as industrial relations.
Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series 13 Aug 2008
George Reid: a journey through three parliaments
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Christian Hyldahl was named CEO of the 805.7 billion Danish kroner ($118.8 billion) ATP, Hilleroed, Denmark.
Mr. Hyldahl's appointment is effective Jan. 1. He will replace Carsten Stendevad, who will return to the U.S. for family reasons. ATP announced Mr. Stendevad's resignation in August. A spokesman for ATP confirmed that Mr. Stendevad will remain with ATP until Jan. 1.
"(Mr.) Hyldahl is a skilled and respected finance professional and has in depth knowledge of the financial sector," said Jorgen Sondergaard, chairman of the ATP board, in a news release Friday. He added that Mr. Stendevad had done a "tremendous job for ATP."
Mr. Sondergaard said the priority for the board was to recruit a CEO to lead ATP at a time when institutional investors are "facing the challenge of creating returns on investments. Deep knowledge of the international financial markets" and strong management skills were also important criteria. "Finally (Mr.) Hyldahl's personal skills has been important to us — all in order to appoint a CEO who has profound respect and understanding for the role ATP plays in the Danish society."
Mr. Hyldahl was head of Nordea Asset Management, which has €202 billion ($221.6 billion) in assets under management. A statement provided by a spokesman said that Christophe Girondel, head of institutional and wholesale distribution at Nordea Asset Management, has been appointed acting head of the money manager. The firm will initiate a process to find a permanent head immediately.


text: Following on from their acclaimed 2015 debut Down Time (released on Bedroom Suck in Australia, Fire Records in the UK), Her is a shining jewel of an album. Elizabeth Mitchell's voice is a thing of unearthly beauty, capable of soaring and swooping in shiver-inducing ways. As a songwriter she is equally arresting, addressing desires and dreams with affecting frankness. In Totally Mild she is joined by guitar magician Zachary Schneider, drummer Ashley Bundang and bassist Lehmann Smith. In the last few years the band have developed a quasi-psychic intensity, surging forward or pulling back in seamless unison. This intensity has been captured in crystalline form by producer and one-time Architecture In Helsinki member James Cecil. Her is polished and spacious, while never losing the feeling of a band in full flight. After Down Time's release, Totally Mild toured UK/Europe in 2015, then hit the US in early 2017, playing SXSW and a string of LA/NYC shows. In Australia they have played Meredith Music Festival and shared stages with the likes of Real Estate, Kurt Vile, Best Coast, DIIV and The Chills. About the new album, Mitchell says "Her is a record of failure and victory, new desire, stale romance, queer domesticity and what comes when the party is over. I was torn between a new domestic life and the impulse to tear it all away with bad choices. I fell in love, but I wrestled for independence. I was always trying to prove that I didn't need anyone; my wife, my friends, my band. Her is a document of a woman struggling with the idea of potential. We are told that we could be limitless, but we wrestle with unseen personal and structural walls." Mood rises and falls expertly throughout the album: Working Like A Crow, originally written for a children's choir, is simple in its self-sufficiency. From One Another is an eulogy for a toxic relationship given the most graceful pop setting. Mitchell's love for piano balladry is showcased on Lucky Stars, while Today Tonight is kinetic, dynamic guitar pop at its finest.. Across their powerful, delicate, luminous second album Her, Totally Mild move through light and shade with silky finesse….TRACK LIST: 1. Sky 2. Pearl / 3. Working Like A Crow / 4. From One Another / 5. Lucky Stars / 6. Today Tonight / 7. Underwater / 8. Take Today / 9. More / 10. Down Together


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Why Borat Can't Go Home
Sacha Baron Cohen's film Borat is banned from import to Kazakhstan. Though the film was never released, a few Amazon copies have snuck past officials. The film is also banned in Russian and most Arabic-speaking countries, except Lebanon. You won't be brushing up on your cultural learnings with Borat anytime soon in these countries.
You know that lightbulb moment you get when you have a bright idea? Kind of hard to have with the new energy efficient lightbulbs that save up to 75% in energy. Incandescent lightbulbs are banned in the "down under" after Australia passed a law in 2007. Similarly, Cuba banned all import of the lightbulbs in 2005.
Second-hand Mattresses
Canada has banned used or second-hand mattresses. Old mattresses are not allowed in the country unless the item has a certificate to verify it has been cleaned and fumigated in the country of export. Bedbugs and fire safety concerns were behind the decision.
Goods Made in Prison
Any goods manufactured or produced wholly or partially by prison labour are banned from entering Canada. This includes bicycles, rubbish bags, leather goods and products. Quite what our Canadian cousins have against things made by inmates, we believe in rehabilitation.
Go on, give them a (prison) break.
Fancy Dress Masks
Masks cannot be sent to Saudi Arabia. In 2013, Guy Fawkes' masks were banned following the movie V for Vendetta. The mask became a popular way from protesters to protest and retain their anonymity. Children's parties and masked balls have a hard time.
While us normal folks wouldn't imagine most of this, and can have a decent chuckle at some very strange rules, it gets a little more serious if you are actually wanting to send things like this abroad. A quick example not mentioned above – wheelbarrows are banned in Nigeria, and you can't send a Kinder egg to a kid in the States! It's a strange world…
Mark Bunce is a content executive at Fastlane International™, a leading online international courier service.


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What does the loan entail?
Our conditions are clear
The amount of the loan can vary from €50,000 to €250,000 per application at the following rates market-based interest - depending on the risk profile and the security (EU Communication 2008/C 14/02.). We expect you to pay off the loan within 1 to 6 years. More information about the rules are given in the Investment Regulations.
What is the loan intended for?
You can use the loan for:
- A product or service
- A business/entrepreneur
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Eurofer's Q2-2012 economic and steel market sees recessionary pressures in the EU gradually easing from the 2nd quarter onwards. However, the strength and timing of a economic turnaround remains surrounded by uncertainties and risks. Most of them stem from internal problems and structural imbalances in the EU.
On balance, activity in the steel using sectors is seen falling by less than 1% in 2012.
The EU market started 2012 on a positive note. End-users but particularly steel service centres and distributors came back to the market to replenish selectively their depleted inventories. Orders in January and February strengthened compared with the depressed volumes booked in Q4-2011. EU mills in late 2011 adjusting their output to lower demand levels and a reduction in third country imports of most steel products was supportive to a relatively healthy supply-demand situation at the start of the year.
Q1-2012 apparent steel consumption is expected to have reached a better level than in the final quarter of last year, but is still forecast to be almost 11% down on the same period of 2011. This pattern is expected to repeat itself in the 2nd quarter, albeit with a smaller y-o-y drop in demand. In the 2nd half of the year, the downward trend in demand should reverse into a gradual strengthening. In total, apparent steel consumption is projected to fall 2.7% in 2012.
Eurofer director-general Gordon Moffat comments: "The recent trend in the indicators is consistent with a stabilisation in economic fundamentals after months of weakening; this could pave the way for a cautious recovery later in the year. Owing to solid order backlogs and support from the weaker euro on export markets, activity across EU's manufacturing sector has been holding up relatively well".
Mr Moffat adds: "We are confident that in 2013 a further improvement in the business cycle will result in a modest rebound in real consumption and trigger some restocking. Apparent steel consumption is forecast to rise by 2.5%".


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What happens to items I give?
Damaged clothes and linens aren't garbage – they can have a second life as new products. Many items are made from recycled clothes, linens, and other textiles, including wiping rags; home insulation; sound-proofing and insulation for automobiles and appliances, athletic equipment and pet bedding.
After being donated, items are sorted into different grades depending on their condition.
Resale: About 10-20 percent of items
According to the Simple Recycling's Life Cycle of Secondhand Clothing graphic external link Download PDF , about 10 to 20 percent of donated items are re-sold locally by retailers and charitable organizations.
Brokers and recyclers handle the remaining 80-90 percent
As much as 80 to 90 percent of materials collected cannot be resold locally. Those items are sorted at sorting and grading facilities into three main categories—those that are:
- Exported to other countries as secondhand clothing.
- Recycled and converted into items like wiping rags.
- Recycled into fiber that is used in new products such as sound-proofing, insulation, and stuffing.
Want to know more? See SMART's "How are textiles recycled?" page external link and check out our Post-Consumer Textiles Value Chain Download PDF 425 K.
What happens to donated items that are exported to other countries?
A large portion of secondhand clothing is imported to developing regions: almost 27 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, 15 percent in South Asia, and almost five percent in Eastern Europe. It is eventually sold at markets to the public primarily in these regions.
Researchers have come to varying conclusions as to whether importing used clothing into developing countries or other economic policies have been responsible for specific negative social and economic consequences in those countries. To lessen any potential negative impact, consumers can choose to give used clothes, shoes, and linens to organizations that have local thrift stores, to provide the opportunity for some of those items to sell in the U.S. prior to being exported. Ultimately, buying wisely may have the greatest benefit by reducing negative social, environmental, and economic impacts.


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As many have heard, Adidas has won the latest contract for NHL hockey uniforms, with the official changeover taking place in time for next season. Changes that will occur as a result of the new vendor contract are starting to emerge, and some are not too encouraging.
Adidas is phasing out third jerseys, and some teams are going to have to decide whether to adopt their alternate jerseys as their primary ones.
According to Greg Wyshynski and The Minnesota Star-Tribune, "multiple sources tell the Star Tribune that all NHL teams will be permitted to have only home and road jerseys next season as Adidas takes over for Reebok as the official outfitter of NHL uniforms. There will be no third jerseys, in order to make the initial implementation of new sweaters easier."
Reading "between the lines", one immediate question remains unanswered. Once the switchover is complete, will Adidas allow teams to add alternate jerseys? One would assume so, as the additional jerseys equate to a ton of revenue for the NHL, teams and jersey manufacturers.
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With 43 participating countries, the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest equals the record previously set in Düsseldorf. But it is not the only record that is met this year! Never have there been more returning artists in one edition of Eurovision than this year.
There are no less than seven returning artists traveling to Stockholm. ESCDaily introduces them all to you this month – not that they need any introduction, of course!
Deen in 2004
As Bosnia had not finished in the top ten in the previous Contest, the country had to perform in the semi-final in Istanbul. Fuad Backović was chosen internal to represent his country and do better than the years before. Deen, which is his stage name, got to perform six song in a national final in which he took part in an expert jury himself to eventually pick the song "In The Disco" with strong Donna Summer-influences in it.
The upbeat track was written by Vesna Pisarović, who represented the Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn with her song "Everything I want". At Eurovision, Deen created a disco out of the Istanbul stage. A disco ball stage prop was mounted on the ceiling of the venue and lower down during Deen's presentation. The performance contained elaborate choreography and dancers who wore very little clothing. Everyone was dressed in either pink, purple, or blue and Deen wore a disco ball earring. The performance led to a score of 91 points placing Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 9th position.
Deen in 2016
Na big choreography, now that Deen has matured and grown up in the twelve years that followed. He has once again been chosen internally, but has decided not to hold a national final for himself this time around. The song "Ljubav je" was presented in February and is written by Almir Ajanović and Jasmin Fazlić Jala. The song will be performed by Deen, together with Dalal, Ana Rucner and Jala.
When we could describe the 2004-song as a typical disco track, it is hard to describe the 2016 entry from Deen. Many names, and many different music styles have influenced this song. Ana Rucner is a Croatian cellist and Jala is a Bosnian rapper, and they both play a big part in the Bosnian duet by Deen and Dalal. Let's wait and see if he can top his 9th place from 2004.


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Transcript ~ St. Germaine: Embrace Your Desires, AHWAA, October 6, 2016
An Hour with an Angel, October 6, 2016
Linda Dillon: Channel for the Council of Love
Steve Beckow: Host, InLight Radio
Steve Beckow: Good evening, Linda. I've just received my Jesus Book and I've read the first chapter and I am enthralled. Can I read a passage?
Linda Dillon: Good. Wonderful! Yahoo!
SB: This addresses the question that I had. The question is are we are going to the fifth dimension? We're not going to the fifth dimension, but our consciousness is expanding until it connects with the fifth dimension. I assumed that we were going to a place where everything is already prepared. So I was asking myself, what are we to do? What does building Nova Earth really look like? And Jesus addresses that here:
"You do not arrive in the fifth, sixth, or seventh dimensions with it all pre-constructed. This is not a pre-fab job. While there are many elements in place, there are also elements that will absolutely be missing as you leave behind the old paradigm of the third dimension.
"And, that is good news to all of us and certainly to all of you. Out of the dreaming comes what you are choosing to create and co-create. And the unity of your being, and the unity of the circle of what you wish to bring forward in terms of environment, in terms of buildings, situations, institutions, and ways of doing things."
That just addressed that large question perfectly! So, Linda, thank you very much for this book.
LD: You are so welcome! And even hearing you read it, Steve, brings an expansion to my heart and tears to my eyes because it really does feel that we are being spoken to directly both about our individual plan and our individual questions, and the really big plan – the Divine Plan – and our bigger questions in terms of, well, how does this work? What does it look like? So, thank you.
SB: So, I am through chapter one and will probably be through the book in a couple of days. Now, today we have St. Germaine. I understand that he is interested in addressing the circumstance of desire. The biggest circumstance we all address in terms of drawing towards the Divine as opposed to drawing towards our own desire for pleasure or what have you. Before we go to St. Germaine, is there anything you wanted to say, Linda?
LD: No. I think you've said it. I think that St. Germaine has some very – for me, anyway, as I have been meditating on this for a couple of days – some surprising insights. And I don't know why on earth I would ever be surprised because Archangel Michael has been encouraging us to really dream big. I mean, throughout The Jesus Book we are being encouraged to really dream big. And, the connection between our dreams and our desires and our creations is becoming – especially right now – more and more pivotal in terms of bringing forward into concrete action, like what we are doing. So, it'll be very interesting to hear what he has to say. I guess I'll listen afterwards (laughing).
SB: Yes, I predict that he is going to the reinterpret the Vedantic counsel, that all desires be put away because here we are on this new earth to play as the Creator Race and as the Children of God. And, so I am very much interested in hearing what he is going to be saying.
LD: You know, so many of what we thought were solidified, ancient belief systems that we have been using as reference points, as constructs, to proceed on our journey, have just been blown apart in the last couple of years.
SB: Yes. And that's going to continue.
LD: Yes, it is. Get ready!
SB: I think that we were fleeing from our environment, fleeing from our friends and families and being sadhus and renunciates. And we aren't gong to be fleeing from our environment anymore.
LD: We're not only not fleeing, we are creating it, we are embracing it. We are it!
SB: So, that's a huge change. Why don't I let you make your adjustment…relax.
And whenever you are ready we will welcome St. Germaine.
St. Germaine: Greetings, I AM. How is that for a way to start?
SB: That is classic. Very good. Thank you.
St. Germaine: I AM and you are and we are and I AM. Welcome. Yes, I am St. Germaine. And, I declare this – in the joy, the peace, the exuberance, the excitement, the wonder, the awe of existence – for when you take but the time, in any reality, in any dimension to simply declare your I AM Presence, you are not only claiming, you are anchoring, you are expanding, you are aligning with your Higher Self, your Universal Self, the I AM Presence. And, this, my beloved friend, brings you into the truth – not only the truth of who you are – but the truth.
And, yes there have been many detours, many misunderstandings. Or, let me be clear, there have been many understandings, what the channel has called constructs, situations, institutions, belief systems that were useful in your old realm. But as you evolve, ascend, become, inhabit your Nova Being, co-creating with us Nova Earth, then many of these earlier understandings shift, go by the wayside or are transformed and transmuted – might I say- into a different level of comprehension.
Let us begin this discussion today by my invitation to each and every one of you – lightworkers, Gaians/Terrans, hybrids everywhere, to embrace your desires as if they were the most precious gold that you could imagine. Why they might even be amethyst! Now, what do I mean by this?
You know – and we have all discussed with you – that your deepest, greatest, fullest purpose, inherent, individual and collective, is your journey back to the Mother/Father One. Everything else is infill. But in that, in that extensive journey back to the One, back to the All, is this journey of discovery, of experience, of play and of being in form – the majestic experience. Whether you are king or pauper, serf or leader, it is all the same.
Part of your existence, part of how you journey back to the One, is through this cycle of being in form – through this journey of life as you would consider it. The desire, innate and conscious, to be in that alignment, to be on that expressway back to the heart of One is within you. It is part and parcel of who you are – what you can think of as not only your spiritual DNA, but your literal DNA.
And, I want you to consider that, what I am saying. Your literal, biological, elevated, transmuted, lightbody, lightworker, loveholder self, is embedded with this desire to align, to connect, to journey back to the love. When you acknowledge, connect, anchor, implement and begin to live that desire, then you are truly on your way. So often, I hear from so many of you, "Dearest St. Germaine, can you please tell me what my mission and purpose is?" And, this is sent, and asked and requested, from the purity, the sweetness, the tenderness and the love of who you are.
So, I do not in anyway diminish what this question is. But, my beloved friends, when you truly acknowledge within your sacred self, that your mission and purpose throughout time, throughout all space is to return to the One, then everything else truly begins to fall into place. Now, when I say things fall into place, I am not indicating to you, or implying, that I am naïve enough to suggest that everything is easy – because it hasn't been and it isn't – although it can be much easier than some of you make it out to be. Now notice I say, make it out to be rather than it is. And, we can talk about that in a bit.
But when you acknowledge that your core desire is this reconnection with the love, then what it does, is it allows you – gives you permission, encourages you, even slightly nudges you, supports you – to connect with every action, every thought, every emotion, everything that you are with that desire. And, in the life that you are currently living – because I do wish to be practical – that overriding desire then translates into how you direct your life.
When you dream – truly dream, not simply lust – you are aligning with that truth of who you are. Many of you have not fully – but you are beginning and that is part of what today's conversation is about – you have not made the full connection between desire and determination and creation and action. You have not made the connection between desire, determination and will.
Now, desire, much like earlier conversations that we have had with you, has had a bad reputation because so often in your world – and we are talking about not just this culture or that culture, not just this belief system or that belief system – there has been an overriding belief system that desire is not positive, that desire is wrong. Think of when people talk about full passionate desire, wanton desire.
So there have been negative overtones so much that you are yearning or lusting after something that is inappropriate and out of alignment with the truth of who you are. But, in fact, if you are truly aligned with divine desire – your core desire, and taking that and implementing that as a direction, then really what you are doing is bringing yourself into alignment on that speedway, directly back home.
Desire has been implanted within your very soul design to give you very important, pertinent direction, information about how you – in this physical reality of being alive – want to direct your life. If you don't want it, if you don't truly, in the purest sense of the word, desire something, then why on earth would you even begin to pursue it or do it?
Now when I am speaking in this way, I am not saying that the lesser energies – what we will term lower vibrations of desire – need to be listened to or acted upon. But there are some very basic desires that do need to be adhered because they support you in this journey. 'I desire food' – not necessarily three squares a day – that is a very western thing. But, 'I desire food, I desire water, I desire air. I desire shelter when necessary.'
All of these are very practical desires. But they are also desires that keep you in form so that you may truly align, pursue, live, claim, be the truth of who you are. If you dig – and we have had earlier conversations – and yes, I know, there will be further discussion about core issues and vasanas – but if you have dug deep enough to at least begin to shred and shed the debris, then you are clear on what desire is and it does direct you.
If you desire to be part of a group, for example, that works with the animal kingdom, that works with the elemental kingdom, that works with the mineral kingdom, that desire is information and direction divinely programmed into your being about how to proceed – what direction given the magnificent diversity of this planet. What desire does not do, what desire does not give you permission to do – ever – is to roll over others, to exert false authority, false control over another – to somehow believe that what you desire is more valid, more important than anybody else's. Let us start there, dearest Steve, and proceed.
SB: Well, thank you, St. Germaine. And, I would like to say a few words, if you'd allow me, to the listener to contextualize what you just said.
St. Germaine: Yes!
SB: Okay. If the listeners would like to hear more of the discussion of this desire to return to the Father/Mother which is deeper than our spiritual DNA, as you pointed out, it is a soul implanted desire, then go to the Wiki, the first contact, well any of the Wiki's, and enter "longing for liberation" (in quotation marks) into the search box. (1)
The fact that we have this homing beacon implanted in us and that, in trying to fill it with houses and yachts and trips and various other experiences and possessions, we always fall short. None of these ever satisfies because that desire is, in fact, for the Divine. So, that discussion, if the listeners want to pursue that further and see what the various traditions have said about it, is there.
And the other thing that I wanted to posit with you, to suggest to you, St. Germaine – I'd like your comment on this – I see as the basic spiritual movement turning from the world – and these are very plastic terms – to God. Turning from our desire for more expansions of the senses and more possessions, what-have-you, to wanting to possess God, so to speak. Is that a correct statement?
St. Germaine: That is absolutely correct. Now, you know that I have walked the planet many times, and for long times. And, I most certainly have lived and experienced many riches of all kinds. I understand the human history, the human detour, the way in which so many human beings deviated from this path of what I would call genuine desire – that desire for freedom and liberation – and became entrenched and enmeshed in the accoutrement of the physical realm of riches. Yes, when you say houses and yachts and palaces and carriages and cars and power for power's sake, that was a deviation – an aberration of your true self. And, I am speaking to each and every one of you.
Now, I am not suggesting, as I have just said, that there is a basic desire for food and shelter and the basics that are necessary. And, let me be very clear my friends, part of the delight of being an angel at play, part of being the Creator Race, part of the sweetness of having yellow or red, part of the sweetness of having tropical weather or arctic weather – this is part of the joy of being in form.
But this level that evolved, of human greed, of false control, of acquisitiveness just for the sake of having, was an aberration of the design of what was originally intended – of the Mother's Plan. So that was never part, that was a human – might I even say miscreation? Now that is a very strong word, but I say it for purposes of emphasis not criticism, let me be clear about that.
Now, let me make a little aside. When, long ago I established my trust, my St. Germaine Trust – which you've all talked about ad nauseum – I did not bring that forth during that period of time because the mood, the patterns, the behaviors of the human collective at the time were in fact this very big obsession with possessions –obsession/possession with the material realm. Now that is shifting. And to use your phraseology, dearest Steve, moving from this preoccupation with what you think of as the world, or the material realm, back to divine desire, divine pathway, divine alignment, divine love, divine will.
Now, I am going to complicate it. It seems that every time we are having these conversations, whether it is on Heavenly Blessings or on An Hour With An Angel, we are adding these elements that complicate a little. But let me do so anyway, you know how I love to tease you and make you think!
So, at this juncture, in what you think of as the Creator Race, ascension, the creation of Nova Earth, the anchoring in higher dimensionality, we are encouraging, asking, supporting, nudging you – you name it – to direct and bring the entirety of your focus to your divine purpose, your heart's desire – they are not different – to turn to the God Path. Yes what Linda has called the Jesus Path. What Jesus has called the Jesus Path, and at the same time to be completely engaged and in and of this world. In and of this world in ways that have not been seen but heralded for a long time – but not been the status quo for a very, very, very long time. Now is that time!
So with the clarity of your desire, with that alignment, with sacred purpose in all its myriad of colors and rays, you are also taking that – the power, the infinite divine power of will and of love – and turning it, can we say, to the planet at hand; to the plan at hand, and anchoring into form what those desires, delights – De-lights – look like. And that will be families and friends and community. Yes, it is institutions, and societies and the bigger picture.
But you know – and it is still true for me – when I walked the planet, and I am having visitations again, what was most dear to me was family and friends – that sense of tribe, that sense of community. Because when that is the nucleus and then becomes the subatomic practicality of what is being brought forth into physicality, all is in alignment.
When you build from this place of love into the material world, into the every day expressions of how you live, then that truly is heaven on earth. That really is the joy of being alive. So, what do you desire, my beloveds? Do you desire to end hunger upon the planet? Do you desire to have a cabin in the woods with 20 of your closest friends? These are not incompatible.
The other thing that has gone awry so often with desire is the duality and polarity of the old third. So that sometimes you desired one thing and believed that you desired it firmly and completely. But it came down to you often feeling that you had to choose A or B or a neutrality ho-hum C – either/or. And, that is not the truth either of desire. You can create in a whole spectrum of ways.
Now you've had a saying – and it was prevalent in my day too – of 'be careful what you ask for, be careful what you desire' because that is one of the starting fundamental points of creation. So, that clarity of letting your heart explode in the truth of what you really want – not only to heal, not only to cure, not only to fix, but what is going to give you extraordinary, outrageous, exceptional joy.
So to go back to my example of living in a cabin in the woods with 20 of your best friends may give you that extraordinary joy, and taking steps to heal human hunger will also give you extraordinary joy. You don't have to – please, be very clear about this – do not sacrifice. This is an old outworn, boring belief system. I do not mean sacrifice in terms of, 'Oh I won't have that piece of candy or cake. I will sacrifice this because I am being good.' That is absurd, my friend.
You do what is best for your body and your being. What I mean is, do not believe, do not call back or re-implement the belief system that requires you, or you think requires you, to sacrifice what you truly desire and want for the collective good. If it is good for the collective, in the biggest sense, then it is good for you and true to that divine desire, then it is good for the collective.
There is a harmonious design. There is a harmonious tapestry where every millimeter of every thread is divine perfection and necessary. So it has never been and it will never be about you sacrificing what your heart desires because you think it is what you are supposed to do. That is not reflective of true desire. Is this clear, my dear friend?
SB: It is. And what you are saying is just setting off a state of explosion over here in me, St. Germaine. There is a passage in the Bible that talks about the Christ bending the knee before the Father and giving back to Him the whole world, so to speak. And for me that's that last moment before the total reunion. Giving back all the world is giving back everything that the soul created or accumulated or saw or in any respect worked with.
Now that, to experience that moment is my desire, is my passion, is my heart's strongest wish. And at the same time I am doing light work so I'll be knee deep in numbers and dollars, whatever – I don't know what the work will entail right now. It's going to be very practical. So here I am, with a desire to see that – just as you said – see that hunger ends in the world, and a desire to merge with the One and it appears to be in conflict. And, I think there probably will be many lightworkers that will be in the same situation. What would you say to us considering this supposed dilemma that we appear to be in.
St. Germaine: And what a delightful dilemma. It is not, from my perspective, a dilemma. Think about what you have said, my friend. At the end of your journey – your big journey, we could call it "Steve's Big Trip" – and you are holding this world to present back to the Father. Now you have choice. Would you like to present back to the Father in all that splendor, something mediocre or would you like to present back something so golden, so beautiful, so filled with love and the expression of love that it truly represents that desire to be back in the Love – to be back and reunited?
Well, it is beyond question. Of course you want the totality of the offering of "Steve's Big Trip" to be the most splendid thing that you could ever even conceive of, and then some. None of you came – including myself, by the way – none of you came to live a mediocre life. Now there have been lifetimes because of these detours from the truth of 'one desire' that have been horrific. And there have been some lifetimes that because you have been true to that desire, have entailed brutality and mayhem and torture and starvation and illness and on and on.
Well, who wants to give that to the Father? "Oh, I sacrificed a great deal. Yes, there was a great deal of bloodshed and yes, this entire world I am handing you is all bloody and it is filled with chaos but please, let me back in." No, of course not. You want it to be as full as possible. And, yes, part of that suffering will be reintegrated and transformed in ways that you do not even comprehend – in ways that I do not even fully comprehend.
But, part of that preparation, if you can think of all of your lifetimes as preparation for that moment, you want it to be as clean, as loving, as bright, as brilliant as possibly can. What can be more brilliant than being able to say – both to yourself and to the One, "I was a tiny piece of implementing, of anchoring, of bringing to fulfillment the Mother's Dream." Because I can assure you, my friends, the Mother's Dream was never for people to go hungry – was never for dirty water. It was never for mayhem and war.
So while I am asking, and telling, and inviting and supporting each of you to turn to the world with the cleanest and clearest of desires. That engagement in the world, yes, which at times may feel overwhelming and also tedious, you think – and this is a good thing, in terms of grand terms. healing hunger. But when you are dealing with some of the practicalities it may feel frustrating, boring, tedious, aggravating, and that is why it is so important to keep returning – front and center – not only to your mission and purpose but your desire, your driving purpose, your core, so that you can attend in the world to what may feel at times minutiae. But if that is approached with love, with grace, with clarity, with a keeping your eye on what is really being done, then you are accomplishing, and fulfilling and experiencing why you are here, because you are experiencing the love.
So even when you sit in a room, let us be practical, and you are trying to figure out in terms of healing world hunger, transportation routes, planting schedules, distribution schedules – and there are thousands of people working on this and everybody has their piece and some are pulling out their hair because trains don't run that way – keep coming back to who you are, to your heart's desire about what you are really wanting to accomplish.
Now, in that it is important of course to keep your eye on what you wish to accomplish – but I also refer back to what I had said earlier – which is, 'never does your desire have ascendency over another's.' That does not erase leadership, mentorship, stewardship – let me be clear about that. Someone has to drive the bus. But, when you think of process of making sure that it is inclusive, and kind and loving and understanding and patient and prudent while practicing fortitude, all of these divine qualities will come into play and be tested.
And that is why it is so important that that desire, will, determination and love be in clarity of alignment. Because there will be – I know, I have walked as man – there will be moments when the human transition is frustrating. Or when you say, "I am here to create a new planet. What the heck am I doing spending hours trying to figure out this minutiae?" And there is part of you that might say; "Well, you know, I'm comfortable, I'm okay, I'm taken care of. I'm going to just go on a trip somewhere and take it easy." Well that, depending…and you thought I was going to say 'wrong,' didn't you?
Depending on where you are might be the best solution because it is not for your highest good to proceed, feeling that you are burdened or doing the world a favor. We have talked and talked and talked to you about balance and about the need in Nova Earth and Nova Being: work, play, family, health, staring at the wall, spiritual pursuit. It is not intended to be laborious.
So, if the work is becoming a mountain of frustration, turn away and come back refreshed. This plan, this dream of the Mother is already in unfoldment. A hiccup in time, to breathe, to align, to be in the Love is not only necessary but desirable. So, you will live – sometimes it will feel like you are living in two worlds – but you live in the amalgam, in the harmonious reweaving of both worlds.
SB: St. Germaine, there are going to be people who turn to lightworker sources and become aware of what is happening in the world, and yet they may still have a very deep reaction to such words as the Mother's Plan. They may be refugees, so-to-speak from the Cabal's plan and they may have fresh in their memory Hitler's plan. And so many of the other large plans that have been around, Stalin's plan – I could go on and on – have been corruptly based. And now they are hearing that they are to line up with the Mother's Plan. And, what do you say to people who are coming with these open wounds of having followed other plans and been, in their minds, betrayed?
St. Germaine: First and foremost you heal the wounds of war. When someone is lying on the ground bleeding, whether it is from a duel or the implementation of a false plan – an authoritarian regime – and in that, let me be very clear, I include the plan of the old third dimension. But I also say to you, first you tend in your medical – do not forget I am a healing giant – so in your current medical systems you have systems whereby you decide if someone is needing urgent care or simply needs gentle tending or some TLC.
Triage your populations. And you triage not by saying; "Oh, you want admission? Well, are you in alignment with the Mother's Plan? Are you in alignment with the love?" That will never work! You deal with people, you embrace people, you heal people, you engage people in the unfoldment. Not from where you are, not from where you are comfortable, but from where they are. You do not talk to a kindergarten child about quantum physics. And that is to not naysay any being. But you must engage in loving ways, in behaviors that are reflective, not of your plan, but of where someone is.
So if they are lying on the ground hungry and bleeding and beaten up, then you do not begin at a place that will cause further injury or reactivity. You engage them with language – Saedor or even Perro – that allows that communication to truly begin. How those who have been either participants, perpetrators, or victims of these various plans – including the plan of the old third – how you engage them is by acknowledging them and healing them. How you really engage them is because you are kind and loving and considerate. You aren't some Mullah saying; "You must adhere to my belief system or I don't feed you." That is not of love. Do I make myself clear?
SB: Yes, very clear. What is involved in healing is a difficult matter. I can think that I have healed a core issue, for instance, vasanas – I've been through it a number of times – and then it comes up again. Or, some vasanas that are so deep within me come up and I had no idea they existed. I'll give you an example. I lost a card the other day, a laundry card with a deposit in it, about $30.00, and I was quite upset. And when I really looked at it I saw that losing something, and being hit for losing it, was one of the earliest experiences that I had as a child; one of the earliest breaks in my view of the world as being idyllic. And so I don't know how I can heal them, so-to-speak, of a belief, or the impact of a belief, or a vasanas. Do you know what I am saying?
St. Germaine: What you are doing, my friend, is developing new patterns. First of all, you – or anybody – does not heal anybody. You know that. You heal yourself. But, through the interaction that is kind and loving and considerate, you heal both parties. So when you…you do not have to say it out loud, but let us use your example. There is someone on the ground bloody and bleeding who has lost everything. They have lost their farm, they have lost their country, they have lost their children, they have lost their livelihood. I am talking about many refugees. The situation is tragic. Now you don't say; "Oh, I know what loss feels like. I lost my laundry card." But, you have a knowing, and that is the gift of the vasana, of what loss feels like. You know what it is to lose your mother. You know what it is to lose a friend. You know what it is to lose.
So you don't say to the person, you don't engage with the person of, 'let us wallow and stay in this place of pain.' We are not suggesting that grieving is not necessary. It is. But in the kindness of reaching out, in the kindness and love of knowing you are being reached out to, in that exchange of helpfulness – and it is a heart connection, it isn't a money connection – it is a kind considerate act where two beings or a million beings come together and say, "This has been awful. This has been painful and tragic and an abomination."
But together – not with me telling you what to do – but supporting one another – because so often there is this subtle belief system that the healer will somehow direct the one being healed. And that is not so. There is a very equal and continuous exchange. So together you proceed. And you proceed in ways that are creating a new experience of what it means to be alive. And that new experience does not erase the memory of aberration. But what it does is align with what is true – the desire of all beings. And that has greater staying and sticking power, my friend. That is what heals.
SB: Just rephrase that for me again or amplify it. That the overarching, overall meaning of life, in other words the return to the One who we have departed from so-to-speak, heals. Did I get it right? Or, I think I missed something.
St. Germaine: In the coming together is the beginning of the healing. Simultaneous to that – because it is not fragmented; it is not chopped up like an onion – think of it more as layers of an unpeeled onion. As you progress from healing to companionship, to shared experiences, to shared love, to shared co-creation, then you have the entirety of the creation. And it is not segmented or fragmented. It moves and there is an exchange so that it becomes a unified whole. So it isn't, 'Now I am healing. Now I am healed. Now I am creating. Now I am bringing forth my divinity. Now I am love.' No, that is not how it works. It is all integrated into one.
SB: I'm going to need to meditate on that. It is very rich what you said and it has to be fleshed out, I think…for me anyways (laughing). So I will. And hopefully you'll come back again and talk more about that, about this process.
St. Germaine: And meanwhile, take time, my beloveds. Take time and go into your hearts and explore the variations on what you desire, and embrace it, accept it, claim it as your own. And see what desires – what you termed desires- are not really in alignment with that; they are just temporal. They are just material and they really have nothing to do with that moment when you return the world to the Father.
SB: Thank you very much, St. Germaine. Very profound what you said.
St. Germaine: You are so welcome. Go with my love. Farewell.
(1) See also the series on "Understanding the Longing for Liberation," beginning today at https://goldenageofgaia.com/?p=282583
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Further to its recent update on the commercial availability of its Tablet TV service and announcement of its first full market beta test this summer in San Francisco, digital TV software solutions provider Motive Television has revealed that it has received confirmation that testing of its technology for Freeview Tablet TV by the UK's Digital Technology Group will begin on 28 April.
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Fire Man Mark Mesmerizes Neighborhood Kids just before bed time.
Submitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 09:35.
Fire is fascinating – especially when you are in your parent's lap, on the sidewalk in front of your house, after dark and just before bed.
When I was visiting a friend in Leslieville, Toronto, Canada he told me about his neighbor Mark Pemberton's weekly summer time fire performance – it looked like people were gathering in the middle of the block.
And just as the dusk became dark the show began.
First there was fire eating from a short stick. Then fire on a ball at the end of two swinging, circling chains. And the finale was a 6 foot long baton with fire on each end.
Ten adults and 8 children cheered, questioned and clapped.
This neighborhood conviviality is what mints Social Capital in Leslieville.
I asked my friend if he knew how Mr. Pemberton had become motivated to entertain – yes, to relax.
Relaxing by engaging and amusing your young and older neighbors – a very positive concept.
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Women's Ministry hosted a fashion show for the first time in three years as its grand finale to the semester April 5 in the Gentile Gallery.
A branch of Franciscan's Office of Evangelization, Women's Ministry hosted a fashion show themed "Living in the Truth," featuring modest models with talks throughout about the spiritual life, as well as how to dress beautifully and modestly.
Women's Ministry coordinates various campus activities like painting nights, rock climbing, holy hours and talks. The ministry also works with events like the yearly BeLoved Event and the Capture My Heart retreat, both seeking to help women have a loving encounter with Jesus Christ.
Sister Anna Rose Ciarrone, adviser to the students leaders of Women's Ministry, said she looked forward to the fashion show as another way to empower the women on campus. Designing the fashion show to be both practical and spiritual, Ciarrone aimed to help women understand both the elements of fashion and their identities as women.
Ciarrone said she hoped to show how women are designed to be by God. The beautiful thing is to "not just tell people what to do or what to wear," said Ciarrone, but to deepen their sense of human dignity. Ciarrone expected much work would be needed for the fashion show. However, she was optimistic about the fruit of the event.
Alyssa Snyder, the student leader of Women's Ministry, was also optimistic about the fashion show. Snyder said Women's Ministry started planning the fashion show in prayer during a retreat in August 2016. The ministry wanted to focus on the question "What lies do we believe about ourselves?"
During the fashion show, Snyder emphasized the balance between the outside—body image and fashion—and the interior—personal holiness. Reminding the women in attendance of their identity in Christ, Snyder said, "The clothing that we wear speaks a language. You are beautiful. You are a child of God."
During the fashion show, Snyder used Sister Anna Rose Ciarrone as an example of fashion and virtue. Snyder said that "clothing does speak something about who you are." Snyder showed that Ciarrone's habit and veil reveals Ciarrone's purpose. Snyder reminded the audience that this is true not only for religious but also laity. Snyder emphasized the talk's motto "Living in the Truth."
Focusing on the practical aspect of clothing, Snyder and Sister Anna Rose discussed different types of clothing and body types. This started with the models individually walking or dancing down the runway. Unlike some secular fashion shows, after each woman walked up to the stage, Rose and Snyder said some facts about the model. They introduced who each woman was as a person in herself. After the personal introduction, they discussed why the model wore what she did, teaching through the model's example.
Using the models as examples, Sister Anna Rose and Snyder discussed the five different body types. For each body type, they showed at least one woman going down the runway. They showed what type of clothes should be worn where on which body type, showing a video clip of Clinton Kelly, co-host of TLC's hit TV show "What Not to Wear."
Snyder recommended trying out one's daily outfit in one's room. Reminding the audience that women most often wear dressy clothes to church events, Snyder told them to try genuflecting, profoundly bowing, sitting and walking up stairs. If anything does not feel right, Snyder said, find something else. Snyder encouraged the women to only wear an outfit that is functional, flattering and one that you love.
Towards the end of the event, Snyder criticized the fashion industry for its incorrect perception of the ideal woman. Snyder reminded the audience that the fashion industry cares about money, not them. Snyder said to the women in the audience, "It's not your fault if you don't fit the lies that the fashion industry is trying to sell you."
Both Ciarrone and Snyder, as well as those involved with the show itself, were optimistic with the reaction of the audience.
"(I) hope the people were edified," said Sister Anna Rose.
Snyder was immediately struck by how happy the women were. Most importantly, Snyder said she wanted the women to know that "you are worth it."
Madigan Maere, senior, said she liked the fashion show for "helping out other women fit their bodies." Especially as a model in the show, Maere said she appreciated the fruits of the show, since it involved much formation.
Madison Bolesta, a senior and one of the models, appreciated learning about the differences in women and womanhood. In the end, Bolesta said, "Everyone seems so joyful."


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Authors: German Startups Association, https://deutschestartups.org/en/
When coming to Germany to start a business, it is useful to know some basic facts, which can help to put the new business place into perspective and manage everyday life more easily.
National holidays and work week
A good work-life balance is an important requirement for most employees in Germany. A normal working day usually consists of 8 hours, and a normal working week is from Monday to Friday. In 2016, a full-time employee worked 38,1 hours a week on average. Part-time employment had an average working week of only 16.4 hours on average. Combining these numbers, Germany is among the countries with the lowest working hours in Europe. In addition, in recent times new working models have emerged, allowing employees more flexibility, like working from home.
In addition, there are 9 national holidays guaranteed in all 16 federal states:
- New year – January 1st
- Easter Friday – varies every year
- Easter Monday – varies every year
- Labour day – 1st of Mai
- Ascension Thursday – Easter Sunday + 39 days
- Pentecost Monday – Ascension Thursday + 10 days
- Day of German Unity – October 3rd
- First Christmas day – December 25th
- Second Christmas day – December 26th
However, each federal state is free to determine additional religious or state holidays. On Sunday most supermarkets and shops are closed, and people largely do not work, but take time for themselves and their families. Yet, some stores located at train stations, petrol stations, and small convenient stores (kiosk) are generally open. Furthermore, most restaurants are open on Sundays – they often take a break on Mondays instead.
Cost of living
On average, the living cost of a German private household is 2,517 (2017) Euros per month. Across Germany, living expenses vary from one state to another, with the eastern cities, such as Berlin, under the national average. Cities like Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt are among the most expensive to live. Housing costs amount to the highest proportion of living expenses with 897 (2017) Euros per month, including energy and maintenance, for an average household. German households on average spend 348 Euros in food, beverages and tobacco per month (2017), while 348 Euros (2017) is spent on transportation. If you plan to come on a student visa to Germany, you must provide a proof of 8800 Euros on your account to apply for the visa. According to the German National Association for Student Affairs, the cost for students is on average 918 Euro per month.
English proficiency
Most of the everyday life in Germany involves speaking German, and the locals appreciate foreigners trying to speak at least some German, even if it is just small words like 'Danke' (thank you) and 'Bitte' (please; you are welcome). However, English is an essential part of the business and startup scene where English as a business language is spoken fluently. According to the EF English Proficiency Index, Germans have "good knowledge" of English. This means that one can always communicate in English, especially in big, international cities. Furthermore, almost every 10th founder is not German and 28,6 % of startup employees have a non-German background. For Berlin, this figure even rises to 47,7 %. Therefore, the startup scene is characterized by the frequent use of English.
Transportation and mobility
When it comes to traveling between cities, the national railway company (Deutsche Bahn) offers train services all across the country, and "Saver fares" and group tickets offer opportunities to save money. For frequent travellers, it might be interesting to look at the different BahnCard offers, where one subscribes and pays a fixed price per year and receives additional discounts and benefits in return.
Another option for travelling between cities are line buses like Flixbus, which are less expensive, but also slower than the trains. Furthermore, car-pooling through the BlaBlaCar App has become very popular in Germany.
For travelling within cities, even medium-sized cities have a relatively well-developed public transportation system based on buses, subways, trams, urban trains and even car and scooter sharing. If one plans to stay in a city more long-term, it is recommended to get a subscription, for instance in the form of a monthly season ticket. These can be purchased at the municipal public transportation provider, which differs in every city. In Berlin, it is called BVG.
As long as Indians do not formally reside in Germany, Indians can drive with their international driver's license. However, as soon as one becomes a registered resident in Germany, there is a time limit of six months to translate the Indian license into a German one. This time period cannot be extended, and if it passes, one is no longer allowed to drive on German roads. It is, thus very important to start the translation process in time. For Indian nationals, it is not necessary to take any additional tests and the transcription procedure has been simplified. The application has to be filed with the authorities of the city where one is registered, and by means of a personal appointment. The following documents are needed at the appointment: Passport, a recent biometric photo, original license (not a copy), which needs to be valid at the time of transcription and a Translation of the license, if it is not in English or German language.
Having a valid German (or EU) drivers' license is also important to make use of car-sharing, which is very popular in the larger German cities and more populated areas and is useful for short distance trips. There are a variety of providers depending on the place of residence and personal needs. The Free2Move App allows access to all main providers in one's area.
Forms of payments
In July 2019, the exchange rate between Euro (€) and Indian Rupee (INR) was 75 INR to 1 Euro. The quickest and cheapest way to get money is at an ATM (Geldautomat). There is also the option to exchange currency at banks or exchange bureaux.
Germany is generally considered a cash economy. In 2017, 74% of all transactions were made in cash. However, in recent years a steady increase in cashless payments can be observed. In line with this, in most shops, one can pay with debit- or credit card. Contrary to India however, many stores and gastronomies only accept cash, and some accept direct debit only with a minimum amount.
Most services and goods in Germany are charged with a 19 percent value-added tax. However, goods and services such as water supplies, medical equipment for disabled persons, local public transport, books, newspapers, periodicals, writers/composers etc., agricultural inputs, hotel accommodation, social services, firewood, take away, cut flowers and plants etc. are charged with a reduced rate of 7%. Since the price of a product usually already includes the VAT rate, there is no need to worry when paying for services or goods.
Indian expat community
According to the German Statistics Office, 124.000 Indians lived in Germany at the end of 2018. The number has almost tripled since the end of 2015. With the steady increase of the community, several groups and communities have emerged in recent years. There is a plethora of websites and Facebook pages, which you can find under the important links section.
Indo-German business community
With India emerging as a key partner for German companies, several formats and platforms have emerged in recent years linking both countries. For instance, in 2001 the German Indian Roundtable was initiated by Rudolf Weiler, an association of individuals with strong business and personal interest in India. One of the tasks of GIRT is the facilitation of Indo-German business ties. Representatives of GIRT sit in the major German cities, e.g. Aachen, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, etc. Another association seeking illuminate the business potential between Germany and India, is the Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Indische Zusammenarbeit e.V. (GDIZ). Once a year, GDIZ is conducting the German Indian Business Forum. Since 2018, an event format called 'German-Indian Startup Connector' has been included into the program, providing 5 German and 5 Indian startups the opportunity to pitch in front of investors, corporates and incubators. Several German investment agencies are also increasingly focusing on India and its startup sector. For instance, Stiftung für Technologie, Innovation und Forschung Thüringen (STIFT) and the beteiligungsmanagement thüringen gmbh (bm|t), conducted the India Day 2018 inviting Indian startups to pitch in Germany. In addition, the city of Karlsruhe, who also has a representative sitting in Pune (India), is actively looking to link the German and Indian startup ecosystem and since 2018 is regularly conducting the 'Strategic Indo-German Roundtable' that in 2018 allowed Indian startups to pitch in front of investors and corporates.
Further links
- Deutsche Bahn (https://www.bahn.com/en/view/offers/bahncard/bahncard.shtml)
- BVG (https://www.bvg.de/en/Welcome)
- Free2Move (https://de.free2move.com/)
- Lime (https://www.li.me/)
- Emmy (https://emmy-sharing.de/en/)
- Car2Go (https://www.car2go.com)
- BlaBlaCar (https://www.blablacar.de/)
Indian Expat Community
Indians in Germany:
- Indians in Germany (https://www.facebook.com/groups/192587635345/?ref=br_rs)
- Indians in Germany (https://www.facebook.com/groups/229408190415265/?ref=br_rs)
Indians in Berlin:
- Indians in Berlin (https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndiansInBerlin/?ref=br_rs)
- Indians in Berlin (https://www.facebook.com/groups/Indians.in.Berlin1/?ref=br_rs)
Indians in Hamburg:
- Indians in Hamburg (https://www.facebook.com/groups/391009517731440/about/)
Indo-German Business Community
- German-Indian Business Forum (german-indian-forum.de/)
- German Indian Roundtable (https://www.girt.de/)


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The Ranch
Located in California Central Coast's Indian Valley along Big Sandy Creek bordering San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties, Mike & Christy's 60 acre Vicarious Ranch is home to Indian Valley Creamery, VCR Registered Dairy Goats, Central Coast Mangalitsas, Homegrown Eggs, The Sweet Retreat and Boondocks Archery.
The ranch is geographically divided into upper and lower parts. Located on the blue oak covered upper ranch are the ranch house, nursery, chicken coop, breeder hog pens, buck pens, gardens and orchard. Other features of the upper ranch include a commercial wood fired pizza oven, greenhouse, outdoor movie theater and lounge deck with pallet bar.
The lower ranch includes the pastures corrals, pole barn, dairy, feeder hog pens, caretaker's quarters, archery range and "Sweet Retreat" farm stand. The back 40 is currently used for hunting, sheep grazing and 3d archery tournaments.
More to come...
The Dairy
Our dairy is completely built but we still have to run power and water lines and get it certified by the state. To avoid conflicts between the USDA and building inspectors, we opted for a mobile dairy with three separate rooms for milking, sanitizing and making. For now we are working on cheese recipes for our own use until we are ready to go public. We intend to specialize in fresh and brined cheeses, and other dairy products.


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NOS All Recycling sorts millions of used pallets every year. Our state of the art production capabilities allow us to strictly adhere to industry specifications for used pallets.
NOS All Recycling can provide re-manufactured and recycled pallets in a variety of common and custom sizes. We can also re-manufacture pallets using the best recycled materials to custom specifications.
Large quantities of the most common sizes and grades are available for immediate shipment or pickup.
We offer Pallet Recovery and Management Services
In addition to new and used pallets, we also offer complete pallet recycling programs to retrieve, inspect, recover and re-manufacture or repair pallets. Our recycled pallet programs include green disposal processes. With our systems-based approach to unit load design, NOS All Recycling can create a current pallet management solution and make recommendations that will reduce the number of pallets required to replenish thus leading to an overall savings to our clients.
Services include:
- Reconditioned pallets
- Re-manufactured pallets
- Removal and disposal of all packing materials, and not just wood products
- On-site trailers, equipment (including lift trucks and balers) and labor to reduce direct labor costs, and landfill and equipment costs
- Unusable pallets and materials are turned into yard mulch, among other variations
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Building upon yesterday's blog regarding values, a couple of questions to take values to the next level. Are you interested in knowing how to motivate other people? If so, how much do you know about what these other people value, what they hold near and dear? Understanding the values of those around you is a valuable asset to have, especially if you are in a leadership position.
Lou Tice often told the story of working with three quarterbacks, when he was a Catholic high school football coach. He asked each one what was important to him about playing the game.
One said he did it for the glory of God and to make his mom and dad proud. The second said it made him feel powerful, because he liked the idea of breaking through limits and defeating opponents who were trying as hard as they could to stop him. The third player said that football was his ticket out of poverty and the ghetto, because he hoped to get a football scholarship that would pay his way through college.
Now, there was no way that any coach could motivate all three of these kids in the same way. The things that were important to one didn't matter at all to the others. In the final analysis, this story outlines that our values are what motivate us to do what we do.
The president of one of our client organizations took it upon himself to personally facilitate our curriculum to all of his employees, so he could get to know exactly what was important to each of them, both personally and professionally. In the process, the organization moved from #11 to #1 in sales in his state, and from #36 to #5 in the nation. That investment of time allowed him to understand his employees, and provided "insider knowledge" toward accomplishing the organization's sales goals.
So, if you want to motivate others, whether it is your team, your employees, your kids or your spouse, you want to present the motivation in terms that mean something to them, not necessarily to you. And that means you first need to understand what they value.


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Nigel Farage modelled his career on Alex Salmond
According to the Sunday Post, Farage said that Mr Salmond's decision to step down as the SNP's Holyrood leader in 2000, along with his subsequent return in 2004, was the ideal template to rise to prominence.
Farage wakled out on the Ukip leadership in 2009 due to exhaustion, but returned just a year later in a move which echoed the previous career moves of Scotland's First Minister.
Farage said: "I was burnt out, but I'd seen what Alex Salmond had done. He'd walked away then come back a few years later on his own terms."
However, he was less than happy with Mr Salmond's refusal to condemn the actions of protesters who hounded the Ukip leader in Edinburgh recently.
"Alex Salmond is someone I have admired in politics. Certainly in terms of ability he's been head and shoulders above everyone else in Edinburgh for a long time. I was very disappointed by his reaction to that incident."
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Raasay is an island in the inner Hebrides that lies between the Isle of Skye and Applecross on the mainland. Raasay has a population of 161 as of the 2011 census, a 10% decrease since the 2001 census. Raasay is most famous for being the birthplace of the poet Sorley MacLean.
Raasay is connected to Skye by Calmac ferry from Sconser that takes 20 minutes.
There is a primary school on the island but high school pupils travel to Portree for their secondary education.
Registered Social Landlord: Highland Council
No. of 1 bedroom homes: 1
No. of 2 bedroom homes: 1
No. of 3 bedroom homes: 1
No. of 4 bedroom + homes: 0
Total: 3
Registered Social Landlord: Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association
No. of 1 bedroom homes: 0
No. of 2 bedroom homes: 3
No. of 3 bedroom homes: 4
No. of 4 bedroom + homes: 1
Total: 8
Any house plots available on Raasay are listed here and here
Most housing on Raasay is privately owned. There are a limited number of houses sold every year and there is often strong demand increasing local house prices.
The Scottish Government promotes initiatives to help first time buyers, but some like the Help to Buy scheme and the MI New Home initiatives are mainly available for new build housing in locations outside of the Hebrides.
Open Market LIFT may be accessible, however access to financial support is currently limited and house price thresholds are low. In Raasay, the low threshold means there are few if any houses coming on the market where Open Market LIFT would be relevant. Many islands also have few house sales limiting this option – it is not available for self build.
Islanders may also be able to get help to buy through the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme
Please click on the links below to search for housing for rent and sale on Raasay.
Isle of Skye Estate Agency | Skye Property Centre | Rightmove | Gumtree


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Residents of the D.C. suburbs with a hankering for a chili half-smoke may not have to go all the way to 13th and U streets NW or Nationals Park to satisfy their urge for much longer.
As Housing Complex reported today, Ben's Chili Bowl is moving forward with plans to open franchise locations in new spots. Under consideration: Clarendon, Springfield, Prince George's County, Capitol Hill, Dupont Circle, and other places.
Would those famous half-smokes still taste as good if they're cooked on a grill that hasn't been cooking them for decades? (And yes, the same question goes for the ones they're serving at the ballpark.) Leave your predictions for a suburban Ben's in the comments.
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In the first place you'd not imagine that this place can be visited. Located in Plaza San Martin, don't hesitate to get closer to the attractive golden portal of the palace to read the information.
For 80ARS, you will have access to the beautiful rooms of the palace (the ones that are not used by the inhabitants of the palace!). Look at the beautiful architecture of the palace, discover the gardens and listen to the stories about the hidden doors of the palace. You'll be amazed to enter the reception hall, all made with marble. It`s hard to believe that the place does not figure in all tourist guides!
Guided tours only :
In English : Thursday at 3:30pm
In Spanish : Wednesday to Friday at 11am/Tuesday to Friday at 3pm