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Chances are that if you have any serious amount of vinyl in your collection, you've thought of getting a record cleaning machine at some point. However, once you begin checking out the prices of machines from folks like Nitty Gritty ($900) or VPI ($550 – $4,000), you start to think twice. For me with only 150 vinyls in my collection, Spin-Clean is the answer. This is about as simple a way to clean your records as you can get. For around US$79.99 (I got mine for CA$69.99 from Sonic Boom in Toronto, actually) you get a package consisting of the following: a Spin-Clean Record Washer unit (with lid), two rollers, two cleaning brushes, two ultra-absorbant cloths and a 4 oz bottle of Spin-Clean fluid.
The unit has three sets of slots into which the rollers can fit. These are meant to accomodate 12″, 10″ and 7″ records. After placing the rollers in the slots (you can see the three different slots on the top view photo), the unit is filled with distilled water to a line at the bottom of the rollers. The brushes are then put into place in the center slots within the unit. After the brushes are in place, three capfuls of cleaning solution are poured over them. You are now ready to start cleaning records. The record fits down between the brushes and rests on the rollers at either end. First you spin the record three complete rotations clockwise and then repeat in the counterclockwise direction. After that, you lift the record from between the brushes and let some liquid drip off. Lay the record flat on a clean, dry, lint-free towel. Fold the bottom half of the towel up over the LP and blot dry. Finish drying the record surface with the absorbant cloths provided with the unit. You record is now ready to go.
Each session, in theory, should clean 40 to 50 LPs depending on how dirty the water in the reservoir gets. I personally limit the cleaning to only 20 LPs to lessen cross contamination. Once you've gone through your first batch, you've got the routine down pretty well and it goes quite quickly. I have had very good results with the Spin-Clean system. I'm quite convinced that any noise left on the record after it has gone through this cleaning process is likely the result of groove wear or damage or some kind. It certainly won't be because of dust or dirt in the grooves. And remember… nothing will cure worn or damaged grooves. It's also good to know that the Spin-Clean solution does not contain alcohol and is therefore completely safe for use on 78 RPM shellac discs.


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On October 2nd, Sagium proudly supported the first-ever "Top 7 Over 70" gala which received rave reviews from 800 attendees at the Hyatt Regency Calgary.
The Top 7 over 70 is an awards program for any senior who is over 70 — and lives in Calgary or its surrounding communities. Ideal nominees are those who have started something different or new, or implemented a new venture or idea, after age 70. The event was attended by Sagium Principal Rick Green who was impressed, "the evening was truly inspiring and we are so proud to be a part in this celebration" with Sagium Principal John Guderyan adding, "acknowledging the accomplishments of those over 70 reminds us that there is no time limit on following your dreams and living your best life."
The gala celebrated award winners Gerry Miller, Marjorie Zingle, Al Muirhead, Don Seaman, Amin Ghali, Vera Goodman and Alan Ferguson as well as 101-year-old Dr. Richard Guy, a University of Calgary mathematician who still lectures, mentors and fundraises, who received a special award - a Citation of Unique Merit.
Congratulations to all award winners and all nominees!

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The easiest way to understand why good customer service is essential, is to learn about the ways that bad customer service will damage a company.
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Keeping a Personal Brand Intact: Lessons to Learn from Sexual Assault Scandals
Personal branding in 2017. Why it matters, and what can be learned from the failed branding of celebrities in recent sexual assault scandals.
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30 Years ago, It was nearly impossible to take spontaneous pictures unless you were a professional photographer or you would have had to carry your Kodak in your hand everywhere you go. Those who lived during that time, that was not the norm.
Ways Your Business Can Give Back This Holiday Season
The season of giving is upon us. Take some time to consider the many ways your business can give back to the local community this holiday season. For small businesses, keep in mind donating your time is just as important as giving financial gifts to charities and organizations.
How Technology Can Help During Terror
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Smartphone technology is now a daily requirement in today's world. This privilege needs to include being mindful of our surroundings during our social media priorities.
The Creative Benefits of Kids Playing Minecraft
The building activity of Minecraft is not only a entertaining activity, It also improves reasoning and creative skills that helps a child's mind develop.
How Much Money Do You Need to Feel Rich?
A new study and poll conducted by Yahoo asks children the question, "what would it take for you to feel rich?" Some of their answers offer inspirational advice to adults who should have gratitude for whatever they may currently have in their bank account.


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If you were to ask me where the summer has gone, I honestly couldn't tell you. I remember just a few short weeks ago I would be out shooting and the sun would set at around 9pm as I would be enjoying my end of the day flight. Only a week into September and the sun is setting closer to 7pm making the days feel shorter, especially with the cold air coming. With time flying by faster and faster and some of my larger projects in their final stages, I am very happy with where I am today.
This summer may have gone by fast, may have been the most stressful and busy summer yet, but has also been one of the most productive summers for me in the sense of creating. Day after day, I go out to shoot whether I'm at a job or just out for a personal flight. I try to make the best of every situation to capture something that has value to me. Waiting around for the light to be just right has definitely taught me patients while actually being in some of these places to fly has showed me how peaceful life can be. Every photo I take, I aim to show something I can admire, something I am interested in and something I can stare at for a while and really appreciate.
Soon, I will be releasing two big projects we have been working on with Simply Visual Productions and I feel that this will be our intro into the world as a company. These two projects really speak our name and show our style and this is something I want to grow and get better at as we continue to work with clients. After talking to my business partner back and forth this month going over our business and revising projects, we feel as if we are just at the beginning of it all. It took us almost two years to get to where we are now, to learn all we have learned and to be able to shoot all we have shot. By the end of this month we are hoping to move into a new place, get our office back and really start going after more work.
I can say that overall, we are in a very good place and we are both happy to see where it is all headed. Not too many people see all the hard work we put into our business and personal work but they don't always need to. All the 10-15 hour days, with the editing, phone calls, driving and stress will pay off when the time comes. It is a real learning experience to be building a company like this but we could not be happier to have chosen to do what we are doing today. More work to come soon and this time it will actually be some real work we have been doing as a company :) Anyway, enjoy some of the photos from the past few weeks below!


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How to Get Rid of Eczema – Follow These Simple Tips « Exercise Bike Health
How to Get Rid of Eczema – Follow These Simple Tips
Do you have a red patch of itchy dry skin? Well, so do 15 million other people in the United States, You are suffering from eczema, a term used to refer to a range of skin conditions that causes inflammation and itchiness of the skin, The most common type of eczema is atopic dermatitis, which affects infants and children under the age of two, This doesn't mean that adults wouldn't suffer from eczema though, Flare-ups can occur due to allergic reactions and exposure to elements that can irritate the skin.
Make sure you're getting enough vitamins. Omegas, especially those in evening primrose oil have been used in treating eczema, They help reduce the itching and encourage healing, Getting enough vitamin A, C and all of the B vitamins will also help, Vitamin C acts as a natural antihistamine which can help eczema that is brought on by an allergy.
Pure virgin coconut oil is the best natural ingredient for skin lotion, Coconut virgin oil contains Lauric acid, the most important essential fatty acid in building and maintaining the body's immune system. The small molecular structure of coconut virgin oil allows for easy absorption through the skin, giving it a soft, smooth texture, It makes an ideal ointment for the relief of dry, rough and wrinkled skin.
Stay away from anything that will aggravate your Eczema. Using soaps, detergents and lotions that are filled with certain chemicals will definitely cause your skin to flare up. Also avoid rough fabrics that constantly rub up against your skin, Not only are they uncomfortable, but they are causing unnecessary friction, Instead of irritating your skin, consider products that are more natural and less harsh.
If the air in your house is dry, it can contribute to the worsening of your eczema. In such a case, it is recommended to use a humidifier to increase the moisture in the air, This is an easy, but often neglected way of moisturizing eczema. Make sure that you keep the humidifier clean, The moisture attracts mold and bacteria so read the instruction manual carefully and follow the steps on how to clean the humidifier, If you notice that certain elements such as dust, debris, or other irritants, trigger eczema flare-ups, avoid them, This can be as simple as wearing protective clothing when you walk outside or washing your hands every time you touch an object covered with dust.
Learn more about Home remedies for eczema. Stop by Mark Davinson's site where you can find out all about Baby eczema treatment and how you can start today.


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Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants hosts 25th Annual Management & Business Advisers Conference
MINNEAPOLIS (June 4, 2019) — Chief financial officers, controllers and corporate finance professionals from Minnesota and throughout the country will be at the Minneapolis Convention Center June 13–14 for this annual conference.
Nearly 60 CPAs honored at MNCPA's Spring Recognition Dinner
MINNEAPOLIS (May 30, 2019) — Matthew Sorensen and Kyle Sassenberg were amongst the honorees who attended this premier event.
Delve into data protection, the Dark Web and more at the MNCPA Technology Conference
MINNEAPOLIS (May 10, 2019) — Join CPAs and accountants from all sectors and industries May 21–22 at the MNCPA Education Center in Bloomington for this annual event.
Minnesota Society of CPAs announces 2019–20 board officers
MINNEAPOLIS (April 3, 2019) — Rachel D. Polson set to be next chair of the MNCPA board of directors.
MNCPA lists real questions clients have asked CPAs
MINNEAPOLIS (March 4, 2019) — As we enter the heart of a complicated tax season, our members provided real questions clients have asked about their taxes.
Understand your W-2 this tax season
MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 24, 2019) — It's imperative to review your W-2 for accuracy because it impacts your annual taxes and potentially your future Social Security earnings. For many, this is where your tax-filing season begins.
55 percent of Minnesota CPAs say qualified business income deduction has most opportunity, questions this tax season
MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 17, 2018) — This filing season will be the first in which taxpayers and preparers will see the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's changes implemented on federal forms. Among those changes, one of the most complex that has the attention of more than half of certified public accountants is the Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction.
Year-end tax planning -- more important than ever before
MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 26, 2018) — The 2019 tax season is bound to have surprises. Deductions disappeared among other massive changes with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017. Then, Minnesota couldn't reach an agreement on tax conformity, meaning our state is still operating under pre-tax reform tax code. This means new forms and many headaches are ahead for Minnesotans when they begin filing their tax forms.
Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants hosts largest tax conference in Midwest Nov. 12-13
MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 11, 2018) — The two-day event offers more than 50 sessions led by nationally-renowned tax and business experts. This year is expected to be especially busy coming on the heels of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; many of the sessions address tax reform.
MNCPA recognizes 18 members at annual Celebrate CPAs Awards
MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 21, 2018) — The Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA) announced the recognition of 18 individuals members for their extraordinary service to the accounting profession.
Small-business owners: Get your questions answered at Small Business Advisory Day
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Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants hosts 24th Annual Management & Business Advisers Conference
MINNEAPOLIS (May 31, 2018) — Chief financial officers, controllers and corporate finance professionals from Minnesota and throughout the United States will be at the Minneapolis Convention Center June 18-19 for the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants' (MNCPA) 24th Annual Management & Business Advisers Conference (MBAC18).
New CPAs honored at MNCPA Spring Recognition Dinner
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Minnesota Society of CPAs announces 2018-19 board officers
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text: Who's that girl? It's Marcia Clark! This year's best group Halloween costume goes to the cast of New Girl for their spot-on (adorkable?) homage to everyone's favorite true crime anthology series, The People v. O.J. Simpson. Zooey Deschanel put on her best business attire and curly wig to transform into the now-vindicated prosecutor Clark; Lamorne Morris stood by her side as Christopher Darden; Jake Johnson dressed as the series' unsung hero, Robert Kardashian; Hannah Simone definitely underwent the most drastic physical transformation in becoming Judge Lance Ito; and Max Greenfield finally achieved his dream of turning intoRobert Shapiro. But this game of magical dress-up appears to be more than Halloween costumes; several of the cast members teased that there will be a special crossover episode sometime after the show returns on November 15.. Get ready for a lot of "Juice" jokes, guys!


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4 Delicious Weight Loss Smoothies
Imagine combining your most refined taste with your weight loss goals! It sounds perfect ! Now losing weight can be healthy and delicious and you will all have fun while watching your body melts. Just combine the right ingredients and begin your weight loss journey.
Being naturally sweet, some ingredients help you curb sugar cravings and this significantly reduces the intake of calories which gradually gives your body the desired shape.
Although tiny, berries are regarded as powerful ingredients when it comes to their nutritional profile. Loaded with fiber, high in water, low in calories and equipped with variety of antioxidants, makes berries crucial not only for well being ,but for healthy weight loss as well.
Recent researches conducted at the University of Florida found out that people whose diet is rich in antioxidants weight less even when they don't eat fewer calories.
Apples are choke full with fiber which contributes to healthy weight management and shedding the unwanted pounds without too much effort.
Oranges are rich in vitamin C which make them important weight loss ally.
Bananas are more than delicious. Their consumption is necessary for good mood, boosting energy almost instantly and losing weight in a tasty way. Despite popular belief that bananas should be avoided for weight loss, they help in weight loss process. Rich in vitamin B, they transform the food into energy and promote regularity. They boost metabolism and improve satiety, meaning help you feel full until next meal.
The enzyme bromelain found in pineapples is useful for digestion and neutralization of acids. It prevents sugar and fat cravings thus being beneficial for losing or maintaining weight.
All these ingredients are not just delicious, they also loaded with antioxidants which will protect your body and prevent many diseases.
Make the most extraordinary combinations with these superhealthy ingredients, enjoy their incredible taste and lose weight in completely natural way. Here are the 4 tasty drinks which will enchant you and make your body look the way you have always dreamed about.


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If you're a business, entrepreneur or marketing department in a larger firm, Caleb Storkey can help you generate traction, sales and influence through social media. He does this through coaching, masterclasses, webinars and a social media agency that will provide you with the tools, strategy and the implementation for you. He can take your social media headache away.
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As an entrepreneur, I've run businesses in different environments. From the accelerated fast growth rise and early stage success of my first business which grew to over 50 staff, to the painful recession-led collapse that killed it some 7 years ago.
There's many lessons I've learnt through my time in business; but the need to connect with your customers in a meaningful way is one of the most important lessons. Step in social media.
Over the last 6 years I've fallen in love with social media and it's immense power. Not a fluffy, 'let's hug some trees' potential, but the knowledge that a good social strategy, great content, clear insights into your customers needs, a solid understanding of the best combined tools and understanding of data can launch and grow a business like nothing else. We'd love to grow yours.
Business moves fast. And social media moves faster. How good an understanding of social media do you have?
Can we help?
Who's the we? Working in social media in isolation doesn't sound right does it. So I have set up a Digital and Social Media Agency at CalebStorkey.com with some incredibly talented individuals who would love to work on your campaigns. Writers, film- makers, community managers, strategists, designers, sales-people. We've got it covered.
I also love to blog. Some posts explore social media and other posts explore friendships and social business. Here's some of my posts:
- Share Content You Can Be Proud Of
- Shallow Waters Are Boring. Take To The Deep.
- Great Quotes To Tweet
- Why Do Men Find It Hard To Do Friendship?
- Time To Think Inside A Box?
- Listening Skills – 11 Steps to Become a Good Listener
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[Flash File] Lenovo A328 Firmware Download [Stock Rom]
Lenovo A328 Firmware Download.
You are about to download Lenovo A328 stock rom.
You can download all Lenovo A328 Flash File from Blogthetech.
- 1 Lenovo A328 Firmware Information
- 2 How to Flash Lenovo A328 Firmware
- 3 Why we need Lenovo A328 Firmware
- 4 Requirements to flash Lenovo A328 Firmware
- 5 Flash Lenovo A328 Firmware using SP Flash tool.
- 6 Take Note.
Lenovo A328 Firmware Information
|Rom Name
|Lenovo A328 Stock Firmware Rom
|Based On
|Lenovo Stock OS
|Rom OS Version
|Android 4.4 KitKat
|Rom Type
|Software needed
|Smartphone Flash Tool(SP Flash Tool)
|Zip format
|VCOM Drivers
How to Flash Lenovo A328 Firmware
Lenovo A328 is a MediaTek smartphone which means you will need an SP Flash Tool to flash Lenovo A328 stock rom.
Why we need Lenovo A328 Firmware
It's always advisable to backup Lenovo A328 Firmware after purchasing it. You are going to need it for the following reasons.
Downgrade or Upgrade Lenovo A328.
You can use Lenovo A328 Stock rom to downgrade your smartphone or upgrade your smartphone. It depends on the release of the firmware or your choice if the option is available.
Unbrick Lenovo A328.
Lenovo A328 Stock Rom can also be used to unbrick any Lenovo A328. Smartphones can be bricked in the process of rooting or flashing a custom firmware or rom or recovery.
Unroot Lenovo A328.
You can also use Lenovo A328 stock firmware to completely unroot any Lenovo A328 smartphone. You also can regain your warranty by properly flashing the official Lenovo A328 stock firmware. It can be done by reverting back to the official stock firmware of Lenovo A328 if your smartphone has tampered.
Fix Issues on Lenovo A328.
Your Lenovo A328 might develop issue which might be unknown to it you, if it a software related issue, you can restore and fix it by flashing the stock firmware for Lenovo A328. Today, we are presenting all the Official Firmware, both Official releases and updates following it. You can download all of Lenovo A328 Firmware here. If you experience any problem with any of the files, don't hesitate to tell us.
Requirements to flash Lenovo A328 Firmware
- A working detectable USB Cord.
- A Windows PC.
- A Good Battery Backup
- Lenovo A328 official Firmware
- Smartphone Flash Tool(SP Flash Tool)
- VCOM USB Drivers
- Lenovo USB Drivers
Note that flashing a Lenovo A328 firmware to your phone may erase everything in your phone including contents in internal storage. It is always very advisable to backup your contents to an external storage or a PC. If your phone is bricked and can't be accessed, I guess there is nothing you can do.
Follow this procedure below if you wish to flash Lenovo A328 Stock Rom.
Flash Lenovo A328 Firmware using SP Flash tool.
- Download SP Flash Tool to your PC.
- Download Lenovo A328 firmware file.
- Extract Both SP Flash Tool and Lenovo A328 stock rom to a folder you can locate.
- Install all the required drivers for easy phone detection.
- Launch SP Flash Tool.
- Click on Scatter-Loading.
- Locate the scatter that came with the Lenovo A328 Flash File.
- Select the scatter file.
- Make sure to untick preloader before flashing.
- Power off your phone and do not power it on.
- Click Download on Smartphone Flash Tool.
- Plugin on your phone with a detectable USB Cord.
- Wait for it to finish Flashing.
- Done, Reboot your phone.
Take Note.
Blogthetech.com will not be responsible for any harm that may come to your phone. Please, make sure you are flashing the right firmare, stock rom, or flash file to Lenovo A328.
Before flashing firmware or files, YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if you point Your finger at us, we will laugh at you. [KIDDING.]
First of all, Please, Remember to uncheck preloader option before flashing a stock firmware or stock rom on your phone.
It always bricks some phone and you don't need that.
If the Smartphone Flash Tool didn't detect your Lenovo A328, you may need to press the volume down or up button but do not power your phone.
If you don't install all the necessary drivers, you may experience issues detecting your phone with the PC.
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mercoledì 19 aprile 2017
Anime Review: Orphen
The anime talk about a sorcerer, Orphen, that is looking for a way to be a human again his friend Azalea. He starts his journey with Magic, his disciple, and Crio, a girl he meets in the same city of Magic. But Orphen isn't the only one that is doing that. There is also his teacher Childman who fell in love with Azalea when she was studying to the Magic Academy called Tower Fang.
The anime is a very old anime, with few of plot twists and a beautiful story of friendship. I loved it the first time I saw it and I'm still loving now that I saw it for the fourth time (or this was the fifth one? :P).
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Haunted sites are a hot tourist attraction for children, teenagers, and adults as well. It is thought that over 50% of grown adults believe in ghosts and the possibility of an area being haunted. England is an area that has suspicious haunted activity.
First is the Highgate Cemetery. Located in London, the Highgate Cemetery is no typical cemetery. If you didn't know any better you might guess that it was from the set of a horror film. It is the number one hot spot for haunting in Britain due to its ivy covered angles, overgrown vegetation, and crooked headstones as well adding to the aura. Tours are available to allow tourists to see this along with the Gothic architecture here. Many people aren't aware that the famous Karl Marx was buried here as well.
Second is the Borley Rectory which can be found in Essex. It was made famous by Harry Price who was a famous 18th century ghost hunter. The newspapers ran a story about suspicious activity and a haunting in the year 1929 which attracted him to the location. After Price investigated it was given the nickname of "The Most Haunted House in England" due to his findings. The building itself did not stand long afterwards and was destroyed by a fire in the year 1939. People still have stories of haunted experiences and occurrences and ghost hunters still have it as one of their favorite spots to investigate.
Another one you can't miss is Pendle Hill which is found in Lancashire. The entire area is called Pendle Witch Country which the hill dominates. This got its name from the events in 1612 of the "Witches of Pendle" trial where 10 so-called witches were hanged at the Lancaster Castle. Many people believe that their souls still haunt the area. Pendle Hill has been seen on Living TV's "Most Haunted".
Fourth, be sure to visit the Red Lion, Avebury located in Wiltshire. Many people hold on to the idea that a large number of Great Britain's pubs are haunted. Part of the reason is that pubs generally are incredibly old buildings or the humorous individuals think that ghosts might enjoy a pint every now and then. The Red Lion Inn is 400 years old and is considered one of the most haunted pubs in all of Great Britain. Not only that but its location in the Avebury stone circle, which is Europe's oldest, also increases its unique appeal.
Last, but certainly not least, is the Glamis Castle in Scotland. It is over 600 years old and the appeal is immediately obtained when you see the towers, statues, turrets, and spires. It has been termed one of Scotland's most haunted castles and the ghost most notable is the Monster of Glamis who is rumored to be a deformed child who was kept locked up inside his bedroom for the duration of his life.


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Richard Weiss
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Richard Weiss is the Chief Compliance Officer of International Assets Advisory. Prior to joining IAA he held various senior compliance roles at Cantella & Co., Inc. Mr. Weiss was at Investors Capital Corp. from 2004 to 2015. From 2014 to 2015, Mr. Weiss was VP of Legal & Compliance, he was responsible for oversight of all matters relating to supervision, including home office OSJ's and approximately 500 registered representatives and 350 branches.
From 2010 to 2014 he was VP of Legal & Senior Legal Analyst, where he was responsible for case evaluation/analysis of arbitrations and served as the Firm's corporate representative at mediations and arbitration hearings. Prior to his roles in compliance & legal he was a Managing Director (OSJ) for the south east region. While at Investors Capital he was a member of the Firm's Management Team and Risk Committee.
Mr. Weiss started his career in 1993 with Tucker Anthony in Boston. From 1997 to 1999 Mr. Weiss was co-head of option trading at Wedbush Morgan in Los Angeles. From 1999 to 2002 Mr. Weiss was an OTC market maker with Olde Discount Brokerage in Detroit. He is a former Director for the Detroit & Michigan Traders Association. Mr. Weiss holds the following securities licenses 7, 8, 24, 55, 63, 66, 79, 99 & in 2010 obtained the CRCP designation from the FINRA Institute @ Wharton. He is a 1995 graduate of Northeastern University. In his spare time he enjoys vacationing with his family and restoring arcade games from the early 1900's.


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The primary responsibility of members of the board is to monitor and maintain the solvency of the University and in determining the educational character and mission of the University.
Governors take on two roles. One as Trustee of the Charity and one as Governor of the University of St Mark & St John. As a trustee, members are also responsible for annually signing off the accounts for the company. For more information see the Roles & Responsibilities as defined by the Articles of Association.
Key documents:
Financial statements:
Earlier versions of the Articles of Association:
University Policies can be found here.
The University of St Mark & St John is an exempt Charity by Schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011. We are required to publish the following information:
Our board members are:
Mr Mike Baker (Academic staff elected), Mr Richard Bayly (National Society nominated), Dr Sue Cooper (Senate elected), Mr Matt Evans (Directly Appointed), Ms Claire Gibson (Directly appointed), Mrs Pamela Greener (Diocesan nominated), Ms Lindsey Hall (Board co-optee), Mr Alex Hawtin (Directly appointed), Prof Patricia Hind (Directly appointed), Prof Chris King CBE (Board co-optee), The Rt Rev'd Nick McKinnel (Diocesan nominated), Colonel (retired) Graham Raikes MBE (Chair, Directly appointed), Mr Rhys Roberts (Student Union elected), Mr John Searson (Diocesan nominated), Ms Michele Shoebridge (Directly appointed), Mr Richard Stevens (Directly appointed), Mrs Lynn Tamsett-White (Professional Services Staff elected) Mrs Emma Van der Lugt (Directly appointed), Professor Rob Warner, (Vice-Chancellor).
Members come from a range of sectors and contribute a variety of skills to the Board. The Governing Body should comprise up to 19 members under three categories of membership including the Vice Chancellor, Elected Governors and Nominated Governors.
A list of board members, a short biography of each and the register of interests is available here
The following committees report to the Board of Governors:
A diagram of the committee structure can be found here: Governance Structure Diagram
Further information about sub-committees of the Board can be found here: Board Committees
From time to time vacancies occur and new Members are recruited to ensure that the Board maintains a strong combined skill set. This advert does not refer to a specific vacancy. Plymouth Marjon University instead wishes to maintain a register of potential candidates for future vacancies.
Click on the below link for further information and how to register your interest in joining the Board and its sub-committees.
Advert for Governors
Click below to read the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Governors :
Board of Governors Minutes - 14 November 2018
Board of Governors E-meeting Minutes - September 2018
Board of Governors Minutes - 13 July 2018
Board of Governors E-meeting Minutes - July 2018
Board of Governors Minutes - 23 March 2018
Board of Governors E-Meeting Minutes - 23 March 2018
Board of Governors Minutes - 16 November 2017
Board of Governors Minutes - 15 September 2017
Board of Governors Minutes - 14 July 2017
Board of Governors Minutes - 17 March 2017
Board of Governors Minutes - 17 November 2016
Board of Governors Minutes – 4 October 2016
Board of Governors Minutes – 8 July 2016
Board of Governors Minutes - 18 March 2016
Board of Governors Minutes - 18 November 2015
Board of Governors Minutes - 18 September 2015
There are a number of useful guidance documents available for governors and those interested in governance arrangements in Higher Education Institutions. Links can be found below.
The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education has also published a number of useful 'Getting to Grips' Guides and these can be accessed below:


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This is the first iteration of Da Spokesman and The Awesomeness League called The Minor League. In the Minor League edition, Da Spokesman starts off in high school where the following characters are introduced: Boss Hawg, Temptress, and Toni Da Bookie.
So make sure to check out this game and embark on the journey with Da Spokesman and The Awesomeness League.
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The benefits of a squatting posture on the toilet
Do you feel uncomfortable when you sit on the toilet seat and go through intense strain? Are you constantly suffering from constipation? Are hemorrhoids making your life miserable? Are you a pregnant woman and fear to go to the bathroom because you have to bear a lot of pain while you sit down to use the bathroom? Do you really want to get rid of these stress, sufferings, and problems? But you don't know the way to make your life comfortable. Well, we have the right solution to all of such problems which is JSY Jellyfish Storey Adjustable Bamboo Toilet Stool and this article is all about how this wonderful stool will make your life easy.
Do you know?
Constipation is very common among our young generation and studies have shown that this disease is on a sharp rise. While our diet plays an important role in bowel movement but the way we use our toilet is also equally important. Because the wrong position can lead to constipation, hemorrhoids, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), appendicitis and even in some worst cases heart attack as it has been proved by the studies.
Constipation is often defined as the having less than three bowel movements in a week and if the infrequent bowel movements or hard stools remain for several weeks then this situation leads to chronic constipation. Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lowest part of your anus and rectum and it is also known as piles. Approximately about 75% of adults have this disease from time to time and sometimes it can cause itching, swelling around the anus, bleeding and sometimes, extreme pain.
The best way to prevent oneself from hemorrhoids and constipation is the usage of the squatting stool. Because the doctors and physical therapists also frequently recommend that the people who are likely to be harmed by constipation and hemorrhoids must use toilet step stool as this stool makes sure that we are in the best position by aligning the colon, intestines and digestive tract thus minimizing our chances to suffer from constipation, hemorrhoids, intense strain, and other health issues.
Does the Sitting Position matter?
Your sitting position while using the bathroom is very critical for health, it must be proper otherwise it can cause different problems for you. Usually, a person sits on a toilet seat as he or she sits on a normal chair. This position makes a 90-degree angle between your body and hip. This position is extremely dangerous as it increases the chances of blocking your intestine, thus leads to putting extra pressure on your bowel. Another common mistake people make while sitting on a toilet seat is that they bend in the forward direction. As the people believe this posture may help them to exert more pressure easily on their bowls and thus leads to better excretion. But the fact is that this position is quite dangerous because it also results in the blockage of the intestine, thus you exert more pressure which results in more strain and consequently you suffer from health problems.
The correct and healthy way to sit in the bathroom is 35-degree squat position that doesn't block your rectum which is the final section of large intestine that ends at the anus. As a result, it helps to excrete the feces smoothly. Similarly, the correct posture on the toilet seat reduces issues that happened due to weak pelvic and bladder issues. This ideal squat position can be achieved by using JSY Jellyfish Storey Adjustable Bamboo Toilet Stool in front of your toilet seat.
A Relief for Pregnant Women
During the pregnancy period, a woman experiences many health issues and complexities. Sometimes, it becomes a nightmare to go to the bathroom with a growing belly due to constipation and strain as she sits on the regular toilet seat, she has to bear a lot of pain. Now, pregnant women don't have to worry about this painful experience as they can use an adjustable squat toilet stool designed by JSY Jellyfish Storey. This helps the pregnant women in defecation by passing stools faster, easier and more complete; thus, reducing the chances to suffer from constipation and hemorrhoid. Some childbirth experts believe that squat position helps to make the abdominal and thigh muscles stronger and prepares the body for natural labor. The squatting position has been considered as the natural position for labor and delivery.
A Relief for Parents
Training the children for the bathroom is a big problem for every parent because children are unable to tell their problems at this age. The uncomfortable experience at bathroom leads them to urinate in their pants. They may hide their wet underwear or even try to clean up the mess before you see it. They do all of these things in order to avoid the bathroom. So, along with other instructions and training, we have to provide them with a comfortable environment in the bathroom. The JSY Jellyfish Storey toilet stool is an invaluable potty-training tool that changes the bathroom manners of your children and makes it easier for them to learn how to use the bathroom independently by providing them a space to remove their pants and sit comfortably.
The JSY Jellyfish Storey adjustable bamboo toilet stool provides the friendly experience to all the family members including children, adults, and elderly persons.
- It is a 5 – position toilet stool that can be adjusted from 6 inches to 10 inches according to the comfort level.
- It has non-skid pads along with a beveled top deck that makes it a safe and comfortable stool for the people of all ages.
- It has been made from high-quality bamboo and has a natural and durable design.
- It can withstand weight up to 300 lbs.
- It has been designed to be sturdy, anti-microbial and is mold and mildew resistant.
- It alleviates the straining, constipation and uncomfortable bathroom experiences by putting us in the right posture.
- It is FSC certified toilet stool.
So, bring it home to improve your family's bathroom experience.


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D-Day, Normandy, June 6, 1944
For Today's Liberals, an Inconvenient Truth:
FDR Confronted Evil With Faith
Franklin Roosevelt was the most successful liberal Democrat of the 20th Century. But today, many liberals would be shocked to discover that when the United States and her allies began the liberation of Europe by landing at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, President Roosevelt went on national radio and led the American people in six minutes of prayer for our young men who were risking their lives to save our freedoms.
That's right. For the liberals today who don't understand what is at stake in Iraq, FDR would normally be their guiding light, if it weren't for this inconvenient truth: Roosevelt understood that there was evil in the world. And he understood that it was the moral duty of the United States of America to defeat that evil.
So when things grew tough at Guadalcanal, when there were great difficulties in North Africa, when there was enormous frustration in the battle of the North Atlantic, Roosevelt knew that the job of a free people was to find more resources, to acquire more courage, to innovate in more ways, and to never flinch -- to never contemplate a Congress legislating defeat -- but instead to be sure that the cause of freedom would win.
And he appealed to our faith as a nation to do it.
Audio of FDR's prayer here.
Text of FDR's D-Day Prayer here.
h/t Newt Gingrich


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According to International Data Corporation—a technology-focused research firm—the amount of global data created and replicated annually will reach 44 zettabytes (or 44 trillion gigabytes) by 2020.
Much of this data—including emails, photographs, video, social media content and text documents—is unstructured, meaning that it has no identifiable structure (like a spreadsheet or database has).
Structured vs unstructured data.
The information contained in unstructured data is not always easy to access and identify because it is not as easily queried as information categorized in a database or spreadsheet. Because it is often difficult to access, unstructured data can be a liability in the event of an audit or lawsuit.
Here are four ways that an enterprise content management (ECM) system can help manage unstructured data so that it is accessible, searchable, available and relevant.
Accessible Content
In order for unstructured data to be managed, it must first be accessible from a centralized location. An ECM system allows for all types of structured and unstructured content to be stored in the same repository, including:
- Text documents
- Spreadsheets
- Emails
- PDFs
- Photos
- Videos
- Special design files
- And more
Not only is this content accessible from a centralized location, but it can be opened in its native application ((i.e., a Microsoft Word document will open in Microsoft Word)—making it easier to read and more usable.
An ECM repository allows for centralized storage of different types of content.
Learn the different ways to capture unstructured data in an ECM repository in this two-part series: Part 1 and Part 2.
Searchable Content
Browsing through folders does not always lead to finding the required information, since sometimes what you need is buried deep within a single document. With an ECM system, once unstructured data is stored in a centralized repository, it becomes easily searchable.
ECM systems can run optical character recognition (OCR) on any documents with text, such as Microsoft Word files or PDFs, allowing searches for those documents by keyword.
In addition to OCR, all documents stored in an ECM repository have metadata applied to them. Applying metadata, which is data about data, makes content easy to categorize and analyze.
Metadata makes content easy to categorize.
Available Content
Unstructured data is only useful if it is readily available. In today's society, more and more employees are accessing documents through a mobile device as opposed to a laptop or desktop computer. It is therefore imperative that all content be accessible and searchable from a smartphone or tablet in order for it to be useful.
A mobile ECM application makes this possible by allowing the content to be retrieved from any device, and by pushing notifications to the user whenever a document needs attention.
An ECM mobile application allows an employee to take action on documents from any device.
Relevant Content
Just because content is centralized, searchable and available doesn't make it useful. Data has to be relevant in order for it to really have an impact on projects or decisions. One way to make sure that content is relevant is if it is always up to date.
Automatic versioning in an ECM system allows for different versions of the same file to be saved in one place, ensuring that whenever an employee opens the file, he is looking at the most recent version. Since all of the document versions are tracked, comments, notes and information about why changes were made are also accessible if anyone wants to see what decisions led to the final version.
An ECM system allows for automatic versioning of documents.
Unstructured Data Transformed
When unstructured data is accessible, searchable, available and relevant (i.e., provided within context), it is transformed into information that an organization can use to make better decisions, respond to client requests and ensure transparency. An ECM system allows organizations to harness the power of unstructured data to improve their performance.
But what about when you no longer need regular access to all that data? ECM also helps organizations manage unstructured data as records, complete with retention and disposition schedules.
To learn more about ECM and records management, contact us for the free ebook: "The Ultimate Guide to Records Management."
For additional information, contact us at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Written by Joanna Slusarz, Laserfiche


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MWSA Review
Small as a Mustard Seed is a momentum building, emotional rollercoaster read. Shelli Johnson's impressive ability to make her main character, Ann Marie, so credible led to my believing that I was reading an autobiography. This is a very well written story of a young girl growing up in a dysfunctional family in the sixties and seventies. With a father suffering from physical and serious emotional injuries as a result of his participation in the Korean War, and a seemingly uncaring mother, Ann Marie and her sister try to cope with life.
While the story explicitly depicts the possible effects on a family of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the author does so without making PTSD the central theme of her book. The family and its flaws make up the setting for the story. The story is about Ann Marie and her struggle to understand. The majority of the novel is set in the years Ann Marie spends growing up with her parents, but the author does a good job of bringing the story back together at a point when she is a lot older.
In Small as a Mustard Seed, Shelli Johnson has written an extremely good story that I highly recommend to any fan of fiction. Put it on your list of "must reads."
Reviewed by: Bob Doerr (2012)
Author's Synopsis
As a child in 1960's rural Ohio, Ann Marie Adler finds herself caught between her father, Frank, a veteran who survived the war in Korea but with devastating post-traumatic stress, and her mother, Adele, who is blindsided by the mental illness that accompanied him home. In a series of escalating dangerous episodes, Frank confuses reality with soul-searing memories, believing he's still a soldier fighting for his life in battle-torn Korea. During the delusions, Ann Marie and her younger sister, Jolene, become the enemy, which leaves them fearing for their lives. Unable to fully protect her daughters, Adele scrambles to keep order while her husband's threatening and unpredictable outbursts slowly tear the family apart.


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Technical Requirements
On tour: 2 artists, Sade Kamppila and Oskar Rask. Duo arrives with their own car. Arrival by plane with 4 pieces of luggage possible if performance area and surface meets specific requirements.
Place: Performance is designed to be played outdoors for an audience situated 270 degrees around the stage of the performers. Indoors performance also possible.
Recommended age of audience: All ages. The performance's theme has a special aim of reaching children 3-9 and old people aged 65+. We are sure everyone between these ages will enjoy the show as well.
Performance area requirements: A flat, even area with maximum 2percent tilt of 5m wide, 6m deep. Free height of 4m (if played indoors a version can be made of free height of 3,5m). Artists arrive with their own circular stage of 3m diameter. A "backstage" area for music equipment and table will be set behind the circuar stage. Audience can be situated on 3 sides around the stage, first row forming a half-circle of 5,5m in diameter. The performers don't provide seating for the audience.
Weather: Sunny or cloudy, more than +10 degrees celcius temperature. Performance will be cancelled in case of even small rain, snow or hail.
Electricity: Performance needs one access to electricity for the sound equipment
Sound: Artists arrive with their own small sound amplification. If area of performance is especially noisy, additional PA may be needed from organizer. Provided by artist: ukulele, accordeon, loop station, mixer, microphones, 2 micro cube amplifiers, cables for connecting all of this.
Lights: Basic daylight. Performance does not have a light design. If played indoors, a basic light situation covering the whole stage will do.
Rigging: no rigging points required.
Other requirements: access to water
Full dossier with detailed stage plot and specific requirements if duo arrives by plane available on request.


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New Haven man shot in leg after argument in his apartment
NEW HAVEN >> City police are investigating after a man was shot in the leg Wednesday morning during an altercation at a home in the city's Dwight neighborhood.
The victim, 50, was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital after the shooting. His injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.
The shooting at 451 George St. was reported at 11:19 a.m., police spokesman Officer David Hartman said in a press release.
More than an hour after the man was wounded, investigators had cordoned off the light green, multifamily home with yellow police tape as they searched for clues inside. It appeared a K9 unit was also brought to the scene to help them.
The home is near the corner of George and Howe streets, but both streets remained open to traffic as police collected evidence.
The 2½-story house is divided into at least three apartments. Police were still trying to sort out exactly what happened inside the house before the man was shot.
A West Haven woman had been on her way to see her adult daughter, who lives in one of those apartments, when she heard about the shooting. She arrived at the scene to find the house blocked off with squad cars and detective units parked in the street.
"My first concern was my daughter and my grandchild," she said. "I just wanted to know she was alright."
Police quickly confirmed the woman's daughter, 46, was alright, and the mother was eventually able to see her and speak to her.
"I'm glad she wasn't involved in any of this stuff," the mother said as she looked over the scene. "It's just something that happened inside the house."
Anyone with information about the shooting may contact police by calling 203-946-6316.
Reporter Juliemar Ortiz contributed to this story.


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Nigerians show huge interest in crypto, stigma might withhold adoption
Cryptocurrency is getting more and more attention in Nigeria, however, there's still a catch for a wider adoption.
Cryptocurrency is getting more and more attention in Nigeria, however, there's still a catch for a wider adoption.
According to the data from Google Trends, one of the major cities in the country, Lagos ranks number one in online searches volume for the keyword "Bitcoin".
Although the big number doesn't indicate an equally growth of crypto adoption in the African country, it does show the potential for future booming of crypto.
With the increasing unemployment rate in the country, young well-educated Nigerians are looking for alternative ways to make a living.
Some of them manage to get a decent income by offering services like copywriting, web design and computer programming.
That said, the payment matter can be challenging as payment services like PayPal has banned Nigerians from receiving international money transfers, thanks to the notorious internet scammers in the country.
This is probably where cryptocurrency comes in. According to CoinTelegraph, Bitcoin is seen as a substitute for the US dollar and the perfect solution as all they need is just a Bitcoin wallet and an account in one of local crypto exchanges.
Moreover, many business owners in Nigeria also sees crypto as a way out from the complex traditional banking system.
As Victor Alagbe, the COO of blockchain energy startup, OneWattSolar said, "I see crypto taking up a strong position in the remittances space. It's often cheaper, less stressful (in terms of documentation) and faster to send and receive crypto. Many younger folks in the diaspora are now leveraging crypto to send money back home. Some techies working remotely are also getting paid in crypto."
Moving forward, there's a huge chance of crypto adoption in the country, especially with the fact that Nigeria has more than 100 million active internet subscriptions, most of them are on mobile platforms.
That, however, wouldn't come easy as many Nigerians have that negative stigma over Bitcoin and cryptocurrency due to the previous Russian Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) scam that was popular in the country between 2016 and 2017.
"Many Nigerians got to know about Bitcoin during the MMM Ponzi scam. As a result, they tend to see Bitcoin as another fraudulent investment scheme. However, with proper education, this misinformation can become a thing of the past," said Joseph Samuel, a blockchain analyst, web designer, and team leader at "Humane Love," a Lagos-based charity project on the EOS blockchain.
Recently, Paxful Bitcoin Exchange is also accused of fraud and illegal account closures.
Read more: Nigerians accuse Paxful exchange of fraudulent activities
Government's institutions, like the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF), the Cryptography Development Initiative of Nigeria (CDIN) and the Nigerian Blockchain Alliance (NBA) are actively working to combat crypto scams in Lagos and other parts of the country.
Joining the efforts to change the image of crypto in Nigeria is legit crypto businesses that has been founded and running well.
"Over the course of my involvement in the Bitcoin OTC scene here in Lagos, I have observed an exponential increase in the number of people adopting BTC trading. More people are getting into the business, earning steady commissions, and improving their standard of living," said Adekemi Bitire, a marketing executive at OTC Bitcoin exchange, IBIC Exchange.
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Narcotics Safes
Medical drugs and controlled substances require top security, yet EMS personnel need immediate access during an emergency. Knox MedVault reduces the risk of drug diversion while maintaining employee accountability.
Knox MedVault®
Authorized EMTs gain rapid access to Knox MedVault by entering trackable, recorded PIN codes which are logged for audit reporting.
Knox MedVault Large Capacity
Recessed mount, WiFi and Ethernet network connection, antenna
Large Capacity
Model #5520H2S2K2N-7
Knox MedVault Smaller Capacity
Surface mount, light bar, WiFi and Ethernet connection, antenna
Smaller Capacity
Model #5201 S2Y2K4-6
Knox MedVault Features
Can be mounted in rescue vehicles or stationary applications
Dual authentication enabled
Secure PIN-controlled access
Manual key override
Holds up to 5,000 unique PIN codes
Stores up to 16,000 events
WiFi or ethernet-enabled
Available in recess and surface configurations
LED display
Pull user access records via the Knox Administration Software
Available in two sizes to accommodate different space and storage needs
Knox MedVault Benefits
- Prevents drug diversion
- Monitors user access with audit trail
- Allows keyless entry
- Built Knox-Rugged
Knox MedVault Applications
Diversion prevention.
Significantly reduce the risk of medical drug theft by installing Knox MedVault in:
- Fire Apparatus
- Primary onsite narcotics inventory storage center
- Ambulances
- Medical and Health Centers


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Fires after the dragged tile item is released.
public event TileItemDragEventHandler EndItemDragging
event Public EndItemDragging As TileItemDragEventHandler
The event handler receives an argument of type TileItemDragEventArgs containing data related to this event.
The EndItemDragging event occurs immediately after a dragged TileItem is released. Handle it to get which item is being dragged and/or the destination and source TileGroups it was dragged to. The example below demonstrates how to obtain both of these groups.
private void tileControl1_EndItemDragging(object sender, DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileItemDragEventArgs e) {
//source group
DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileGroup sourceGroup = e.Item.Group;
//destination group
DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileGroup destinationGroup = e.TargetGroup;
Private Sub tileControl1_EndItemDragging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileItemDragEventArgs)
'source group
Dim sourceGroup As DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileGroup = e.Item.Group
'destination group
Dim destinationGroup As DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileGroup = e.TargetGroup
End Sub
You can also handle the EndItemDragging event to prevent specific drag-and-drop operations by setting the Cancel property to true.
private void tileControl1_EndItemDragging(object sender, DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileItemDragEventArgs e) {
if (. . .) e.Cancel = true;
Private Sub tileControl1_EndItemDragging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileItemDragEventArgs)
If ... Then
e.Cancel = True
End If
End Sub
When the drag operation is started, an item bitmap is created and used for the current drag animation. Therefore, do not modify any appearance settings of a dragged tile (like the AppearanceObject.BackColor property) when handling the EndItemDragging event.
Do not modify tile and group properties within the EndItemDragging event handler. You can only customize the target group's properties if this group is new and did not exist before the dragging.
The EndItemDragging event is the opposite of the StartItemDragging event. Both of these events are fired if the AllowDrag property is set to true.


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The Bible Told Me So
Jesus loves me, this I know...for the Bible tells me so.
If the Bible is the foundation of our faith, as the Bible goes, so goes our faith.
If the Bible is the foundation of our faith, it is all or nothing.
If the entire Bible isn't true, the Bible isn't true.
Christianity does not exist because of the Bible.
It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene. Luke 3:1-2 NLT
Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. Luke 3:1-2 NLT
'Stealing from God' by Frank Turek
hey did not make copies because they thought they were inspired.
They made copies of the gospels because they believed they were true.
Christianity made its greatest strides during the 282 years before the Bible even existed.
Before the OT and NT were combined and titled the Bible, Christianity had already replaced the Pantheon, Roman, barbarian, and most Egyptian gods, and was the state religion of the Roman Empire.
For the first 300 years the debate centered on an event, not a book.
We believe that Jesus rose from the dead, not because the Bible says so. It is way better than that.
It is not about a book. It is about a 'who.'
They did not document what they believed, they documented what they saw.
The issue has always been - who is Jesus?


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I am a potter and sculptor (both), and my work often combines the two. My functional pottery forms serve to 'round out' the rather large inventory of pottery Michael makes perhaps bringing a playful touch to the collective body as a whole. I use slip trailing, sgraffito carving, and wax resist emulating folk-art patterns of my Scandinavian heritage. I also enjoy making commemorative pieces, custom designed for special occasions. Sculpture for me provides a doorway to my creative expression, an indulgence I allow myself in search of my voice as an artist. My forms are both animal and human. Sometimes they are polymorphic, sometimes mythical. My sculpture can be used on the table top or wall, in the home or garden.
In 2018 I began building my 'just-b' brand. Using sgraffito carving in addition to the above techniques, I enjoy embellishing my wares with symbolic design compositions that often have titles. I hope to encourage the viewer to contemplate present moment perception. 'Just-b-' sits apart from Rutkowsky Pottery and bears the 'just-b-' inscription on the back side of each piece.


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Halooooo foodies and lovelies <3 I know I've been missing in action for almost a year. But no worries, as I'M BACK!! (^0^)b
Do you believe that I do miss my story telling life after away from blogging for almost a year? After re-read my (almost) 3 years ago accident comeback story, the promises that I gave to foodies and lovelies should be kept no matter what. Therefore, I'm back with new, fresh and fun story telling style at Foodilicious ^3^
Besides, for lovelies and foodies out there that still stay with me though I've been MIA for almost a year, thank you so much for your patience and love. I will try my best to give all of my love to you guys as without you all, I'm nobody. <3
I've done with my planning and revenue of my blogging style months ago. So, I will try my best to keep my blogging schedule on time as I do not want to make my lovelies and foodies upset with me again. >3<
Do follow my Foodilicious Facebook fan page to know more with my upcoming story as I will be sharing sneak peaks on every Wednesdays, and full stories on Weekends (either Saturdays or Sundays xD).
It's good to be back on track and thank you lovelies and foodies for the love. See you guys on my next story telling as is a brand new story telling style which I hope you would love it <3
|credits to I Am Katy's Mom
|credits to GIPHY
|credits to Amino
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|Foodilicious schedule xD
(I hope I can make it on time ^.^"")
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Popular Newcastle (Australia) Shore Excursions
Don't Miss
Harbour Cruises: The commentary onboard Nova Cruises' harbour lunch cruise (2.5 hours) gives an excellent overview of Newcastle's changing foreshore, coal-loading operations and history of the port. It runs every Sunday, departing Honeysuckle Wharf at noon. Whale-watching cruises (2.5 to three hours) run three times a week from May to November and every day during NSW school holidays. (5 Honeysuckle Drive.)
Fort Scratchley: Built in 1882 on a hill overlooking the Hunter Valley Estuary, Fort Scratchley is the only coastal fort in Australia to return fire at an enemy vessel during a time of war. Guides lead 45-minute tours through the labyrinthine tunnels and recount the history of the site and how it was operated over the years. A gun is fired every day at 1pm, in time-honoured maritime tradition, and it's also fired when cruise ships leave the harbour. Some cruise ship captains have been invited to have a go themselves when they visit the fort. Admission to Fort Scratchley is free and visitors can take a self-guided tour around the barracks and above-ground defense structures. A self-guided tour brochure is available from the Artillery Store (shop). Tunnel tours cost AU$16 for adults, AU$8 for children under 14 and AU$38 for a family of four. Concession price is $9. (Nobbys Road. Open six days a week, 10am to 4pm, with the first tour at 10am and the last departing at 2.30pm.)
VRXP: A virtual reality studio is one of the newest and most mind-blowing things to do in Newcastle. Suitable for all ages, the high-end VR experience is easy and fun. Just put on the headset to explore under the ocean, create 3D art, shoot aliens or enter many other types of immersive worlds. Pick up the controllers, walk around and interact within the room, while playing your favourite music in your headphones. Staff will help you use the equipment and guide you through each step. Sessions cost $30 for half an hour and $50 for an hour, charged per space, rather than per person. A single space can be shared by up to four people. (20 Watt St, Newcastle; 02 4023 3226)
Newcastle Art Gallery: Culture vultures keen to find out more about Australian and indigenous art should head to the Newcastle Art Gallery, which houses more than 5,000 works of Australian drawings, paintings and prints from colonial times to the present day. There's also a collection of indigenous bark paintings and 20th-century Japanese and Australian ceramics, and regular visiting exhibitions. The gallery is close to the Darby Street caf? and shopping precinct. (Laman Street. Open 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Sunday, admission free.)
Dolphin Cruise: A 1.5-hour Moonshadow dolphin cruise is a relaxing way to explore the stunning inland waterway of Port Stephens. The boats depart daily at 10.30am and 1.30pm from Nelson Bay, which is about an hour's drive from central Newcastle. Kids of all ages love the huge boom nets, but if you don't want to get wet while looking for the resident bottlenose dolphins, the boats have triple 360-degree viewing decks.
ATV Rides: Thrill-seekers will enjoy riding quad bikes on Stockton Bight Sand Dunes, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Sand Dune Adventures offers a choice of adventure rides, all led by experienced guides: quad biking (one- or two-hour tours), Aboriginal Culture Tours, sand-boarding and quad biking (1.5 hours) and Hummer Tours (1.5 and 2.5 hours). Safety gear supplied. (Murrook Cultural Centre, Nelson Bay Road, Williamtown; 02 4033 8808. Book as a ship's tour, or book directly with the operator well in advance.)


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Rest in God
Rest in God today. Be easy about your life and those around you. Be at peace knowing that there is something flourishing within you that is about to come forth. Let go and let it happen. Your life is important to the whole. This is the truth.


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The Bomb Magazine #31 : 8th Wonder Cover
Billy Jam has a section called "Thought's While Takin A Shit" and yes there is a picture of "someone" doing just that. Interesting article on "what if rap music was for pure fun and not for money" Funny thing is that some of the stuff he talks about is how the industry is now with record labels dying. M.O.P. article.
Rating: 7.5/10
Posted on July 28, 2012, in The Bomb Magazine and tagged Billy Jam, Gravediggaz, M.O.P., The Bomb Magazine, Threat. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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Online behind bars: if internet access is a human right, should prisoners have it?
theguardian.com, October 3, 2016
Dan Tynan
"It makes prison officials nervous, but campaigners and tech companies argue that getting inmates digitally connected will help with rehabilitation."
Five Keys Charter School's San Francisco tablet program is featured in this article on the argument for providing internet and digital devices to inmates in the US.


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Now you can have your own online radio, and without leaving home, take your message to the world.
We have four professional solutions for Online Radio, in all solutions you will be able to perform "live" emissions from a computer, or you can use the system AutoDJ, create playlists, and get your radio live 24 hours a day in a professional manner, even though there is no speaker available.
In all of our plans the quality of transmission is maximum (maximum bitrate 128 kbps) and the number of listeners is unlimited.
In the plans of streaming radio you can choose to have a Shoutcast or Icecast server.


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Interview with Russ White
Neoteric Art: Tell us about yourself.
Russ White: I grew up in North Carolina with a formative stint in Mississippi. Having graduated from Davidson College with a BA in Studio Art in 2004, I moved to Chicago with some buddies. After several years in an art supply store, as a studio assistant, doing prep work in a dreadful gallery in the Nordstroms mall downtown, and, generally speaking, pushing mops and making coffee for people I didn't always respect, I finally settled into making cabinets for a living, which has been my day job for the past three and a half years. All the while I've been sculpting and just recently have begun a career as a freelance illustrator. I also sell greeting cards on Etsy and live in Humboldt Park with my beautiful, talented wife and Walter, our gassy old grandpa of a dog.
NA: You create sculptures that have more of a "painting" appeal. Do you feel as if you are painting with wood or do you feel that your work is true sculpture? Please elaborate.
RW: Well, I've always thought that my work was technically assemblage, but I call them all sculptures as an easy shorthand. I understand the comparison to painting because the work is not terribly high relief and doesn't tend to play with space, not to mention it's usually in the form of wall-mounted rectangles. And I'm even beginning to use acrylic paint on some of the wood in my newer work.
But I never was much of a painter, so I hesitate to allow the comparison. Even in Advanced Painting class in college, I wound up making sculptures and "painting" with woodstain; luckily my professor didn't seem to mind. I'm very comfortable with pens and pencils, but I never took the time to get good with a brush. They just never do what I want them to. On top of that, with my drawings and sculptures, there is not as much chance for revision as you have in painting. Once the ink or glue has dried, that part of the piece is effectively done, with the exception of some Photoshop noodling for reprinted illustrations.
I suppose I'm missing the point of the question, though, which is whether I am closer in spirit to sculpting or painting. I have to admit that working flat has been my preference, and perhaps my crutch, all my life. I have drawn as long as I can remember and spent much of high school making Winston Smith-inspired collages from old National Geographic's. Despite being exclusively sculpture, all but two of the pieces in my senior thesis show were wall-mounted.
At the same time, though, I approach the construction of each piece the same way I do cabinets, as something, fundamentally, to be put together. I am also beginning to try to push myself out into space a little more, having come to the realization that the work can only move forward if the relief gets a lot higher.
But that's an interesting question, and a hard one to answer. I reckon it all depends on your view. Ultimately, whether or not the work is "true sculpture" doesn't deeply concern me. As I said before in our discussion of whether or not something is art, all I'm really interested in is whether or not it's good art.
NA: Discuss your work/thought process when starting a new piece.
RW: The inspirations for my work have varied greatly over the past few years. Initially the colors, textures, and occasionally the forms of the wood I found inspired my compositions. Later came a body of work based entirely on satellite images of farmland, inspired by a cross-country plane ride over the hundreds of miles of Sean Scully's we call the Corn Belt. And now, after doing dozens of pieces with hard-edged blocks, I am rounding over the corners of each piece of wood in my work, which forces me into much looser compositions. A recent trip to San Francisco also helped me realize that my work needed some serious color, and that's where I am now.
Technically speaking, each piece begins as five to ten drawings in my sketchbook, at which point I make a backboard and pick through my woodpile for the colors and surfaces I want to use. Next I use a Sharpie to draw out the composition on the backboard. Once I'm happy with my rough draft, I cut up a whole mess of little blocks, sand all the edges, and start placing and gluing them down in a disturbingly long and anal process.
Ultimately my goal is to make what I call empathetic objects, sculptures (or whatever) that are both confident and vulnerable. I aim for a tough beauty.
NA: You also create illustrations. Is this more commercial-work oriented? Have you always done illustrations? Do you keep your illustration work separate from your sculpture work? Please elaborate.
RW: My illustration is definitely more commercial. As I said, I've drawn all my life, but I have long been worried about making my favorite hobby into a job. Recently, though, I've decided to give it a shot, in the hopes of one day supporting myself entirely through art.
Most people are surprised that I do both illustration and sculpture, primarily because the two are so incredibly different. My drawings are usually goofy, profane, sometimes gross, and quite often political. In that way, the illustration is a lot closer to who I am as a person, with all the humor and the anger and the fart jokes that make up my day-to-day life.
My sculpture, I think, reflects a longer view, a more sober and serious reaction to life. No politics, no funny business, just quiet, solid, vaguely menacing beauty. Or at least that's my hope. I'm sure that I have a long way to go before reconciling the two, and perhaps they will never quite meet in the middle, but I am very pleased and lucky to have these two separate types of art therapy.
NA: What is your take on the Chicago art scene?
RW: To be honest, I exist mostly outside of it. I don't go to or participate in nearly enough shows these days, and so much of my time here was spent in the Around the Coyote circuit anyway (showed in seven different festivals… yikes), which was always a bit on the outskirts of the "real" scene. I am constantly engaged with fellow artists, but my engagement with the galleries and museums here is something I need to work on. That said, I'm definitely more interested in the Fulton Market scene, than, say, the River North scene, just because they seem to be having a little more fun over on Fulton, and the work at places like Packer-Schopf and Linda Warren can be truly surprising and engaging.
I get the impression that a lot of people expect Chicago to have some inferiority complex because it's not New York or LA, but I've also picked up on a surging movement towards Chicago pride, for instance with the many Chicagoans on display in the Modern Wing and with the recent, all-Chicago Art Loop Open. I also remember being impressed with Michael Darling, the new Head Curator of the MCA, in an interview with Paul Klein back in the fall. There was a time not too long ago, as I recall, that the MCA was getting all kinds of guff for only showing Chicago-based artists in 12×12, and it sounds like maybe some of that guff got heard.
NA: You were recently a participant in the Chicago Art Loop Open. How was that overall experience?
RW: I applied to the show primarily because of the high quality of curators, and I was, for the most part, very impressed with the work they picked and especially proud to be part of a show representing exclusively Chicago-based artists.
I am not a member of the CAC, and I hesitate to complain about a show that they clearly put a lot of work into. The turnaround time from application to acceptance was super fast, and the preparatory team did a phenomenal job, especially with pieces as intricate as Bernard Williams' Buffalo Chart. And the so-called Hub37 was a pretty cool bit of hands-on technology, with micro-chipped magnets of every artist's piece that visitors could take off the wall and slap on a computer screen to get more info on the artist. Everyone I saw down there seemed to get a real kick out of it, which helped keep the show from ever getting stuffy.
But I have to say there are two main things they could vastly improve upon. The first is lighting. Much of the work, despite being great, looked like shit. In Block 37, where my piece was hung, none of the pieces got any direct lighting; I heard more than a couple complaints from artists there and at other venues. The work was visible, but none of the colors in the show ever popped, my piece included. I hope they find a good solution for next year.
The second problem was the voting, which was stupid from the start. Call me an elitist all you want, but in matters of taste I don't trust democracy. Aside from that, the ease with which the rules could be abused was mind-boggling, especially given the heft of the cash prizes (three totaling $50K), which were incredibly generous. I have no idea if any of the finalists cheated, nor do I really care; honestly they'd be fools not to (I've been called as much by friends for not breaking the rules myself).
But regardless of the technical details here, what pains me the most is this obnoxious tendency to turn every single thing into a goddamn competition. Not only is it tacky to reduce talented artists to begging for votes (a complaint I heard from a collector of mine present for the final hours of public voting), but I resent being put in the position to either envy the winners or suspect them of cheating. Admiration's in there somewhere, but I'm afraid it tends to get lost in the mad scramble up the pile of money.
That said, hats off to the winners and to everyone in the show, and many thanks to the curators and the CAC, who (regardless of the faults we find in the final product) worked hard and did their best to put on a damn good show. Plus my piece in the show sold, so how bad could it have been?
NA: Are there any art blogs, art magazines, etc. that you keep up with?
RW: Neoteric's at the top of the list; always fun to get into it with you guys on the message boards. Paul Klein's Artletter is always good for a read. He is an earnestly excited guy who obviously loves art and who paid my work some very generous compliments at an Around the Coyote several years back. Another great blog, now abandoned but still accessible, is here. Not strictly an art blog, although my work and that of many other artists was featured there, but well worth a perusal. A friend's blog, here, features some really great photography. Another couple of friends run this site, which touches on art, cinema, and activism, among many other terribly authentic and interesting topics. And I used to get Sculpture magazine, but I let my subscription lapse because, aside from the occasional spread on Ursula von Rydingsvard or the like, none of the work they featured ever raced my motor.
NA: Concerning your art career where would you like to be ten years from now?
RW: Well, wherever I am, as long as I am no longer "emerging" from anywhere, I'll be happy.
In short: gallery representation, a space bigger than my garage to work in, and enough income from my sculpture and illustration to enjoy a comfortable life filled with good food, good whiskey, and more than one dog. A man can dream, can't he?


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Black Mountain, NC - Montreat Trail System
It's a beautiful time of the year to be out updating trails data. Yesterday, I got out on the Montreat trails just outside of Black Mountain, NC and took in some beautiful views and much needed GPS data. The Montreat trails can be demanding but the views are well worth it. Most of Montreat is 'hike only' so please get a map so you can respect the trail use and designation.
The Black Mountain and surrounding area Trail Guide has been out of print for about a month but we are working hard to get it updated and back in circulation. One update involves the Big Piney / Lower Piney Trail intersection seen below. The red and blue lines represent actual trail alignments being updated for the 2nd edition of this map. Many people refer to this map as the Montreat map and/or Ridgecrest map as it covers both of these popular trail systems in great detail.
This edition will also feature a new map cover. We'll be showing this off soon. In the meantime, check out these photos from the beautiful hike.


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Being born & raised in North Vancouver, we were quick to jump on the opportunity to work with Craig and Matt Beere on their endeavor to open a premium craft beer brewery in the heart of Lower Lonsdale. The brewery was a combined effort from the KYBE team, with almost everyone spending some time on the project which was led by Trevor Wilson.
We really enjoyed that the design and construction execution on the brewery allowed for creative input from both Beere Brewing Co & KYBE. We worked together to pick out the lighting concepts based on the goals our client was wanting to achieve. We had a lot of input regarding the service upgrade and layout of the electrical closet, working alongside Calrudd Construction. KYBE was responsible for coming up with the temperature control cabinet which is an integral part of the beer brewing process.
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Our second national network meeting at Lambeth Palace.
A day of learning, networking, and engaging with anti-slavery advocates from across the Church of England (plus a few friends!).
LEARN: We will be hearing from experts in the care and support of victims and survivors of modern slavery, learning how the Church can help those who have been abused and exploited.
NETWORK: We will be sharing stories of both successes and challenges from dioceses who are running projects aiming to end modern slavery in their communities.
ENGAGE: There will also be time to hear from our team about what we have been up to in our first 18 months, and what resources we can offer you to further your own anti-slavery work.
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