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10 Foods For Burning Fat And Weight Loss
You have been told so many diet plans to help you lose weight but they have not worked. You probably have problem areas that need some slimming and shaping. The important thing is to increase your metabolism. You need to include food that can be easily digested and converted. Below is the list of fat burning foods you should include in your diet.
1. Fresh Pineapple
Pineapples reduces puffiness due to bromelain, an enzyme that helps to suppress inflammation. Eat pineapple with natural proteins, in order to facilitate their assimilation.
2. Eggs Whites
Eggs are high in proteins and contain almost no fat and carbohydrates. To enable the early combustion, include eggs in your breakfast, more whites and 1 yolk.
3. Avocado
This contains good fats, polemic acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E.
4. Dried Beans
Dried beans are an excellent source of protein, dietary fiber and resistant starch. Does not sharply raise blood sugar and facilitate bowel movement.
5. Tea
All teas including black, green, white, are rich in catechins, which is combined with their theine which increases the metabolic rate.
6. Tuna
Like most fish, tuna contains no fat and is an excellent source of protein, B vitamins and zinc.
7. Chili
If you are fan of the hot chilli then you will be glad to know that the little red flames, burn everything. This is an excellent source of capsaicin, which increases the production of adrenaline and nor-adrenaline, thereby inducing lipolysis and promoting slimming.
8. Celery
Love your greens, then celery is a good source of vitamin C, potassium and coumarins. It has mild diuretic action, lowers blood pressure, antioxidants acts. Its consumption can cause allergic reactions.
9. Olive Oil
Olive oil is a better alternative than most oils. Cooking or generally using oil will help you slim down but avoid deep frying your food.
10. Bananas
Bananas have potassium and magnesium and contains good bacteria.


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The Gift of Education
When I launched my Kitchen School in June this year, I was beyond excited to create a space for people to come learn in a fun, enjoyable space. To have a place for the community to come together, absorb new information, create new friendships and connection, and empower them to be a part of the ripple effect of my whole food passion has been the most enriching experience for me. It has left me excited for 2017 and the continued evolution and growth of myself and my education programs. For those who haven't experience a Kitchen Coach program, I currently offer my signature 8 Week Program and of course my Adult Kitchen Master year-long program at the Kitchen School.
My WHY for empowering the adults of the Sunshine Coast and beyond is for the next generation and the resilience of our communities. I want the "elders" of our community to be the beacons and examples that our children look to for guidance, and I am already seeing the beautiful results from these guiding lights. When I receive a text message from a Mum who's teenage son has eaten a home made healthy salad AND gone back for seconds AND complimented his Mum - I get a little teary... For those Mums and Dads reading, keep persevering, the change will come.
Where do your children receive their education on food from, the impact and power is unmeasurable. Do they get it from the TV? Or from yourself? Do what you can to ensure they are shown the best way for their healthy futures, make sure it is full of whole foods, connect them with farmers so they understand the importance of fresh and local produce.
I see every day that young adults are hungry for information, and to hear about it from someone other than their parents (we ALL know what we were like as teenagers, Mum and Dad were NEVER right!). In collaboration with Kitchen School alumni and school teacher Jodie McIntyre, I have created the Kitchen School Teen Program. This program is specifically designed for ages 12-17, and will be undertaken as an after-school program over 6 weeks. If this interests you or your teen, I will be running an information session on Monday evening the 5th of December, you can register for your seat (limited!) at this link.
This program was developed to help young adults understand the importance of balance in their diets, as well as teach them to prepare simple, healthy AND tasty meals by themselves! The bonus from this 6 week program is you will have dinner sent home each workshop night and there will be homework each week, so you will be guaranteed at least two nights off in the kitchen! The gift of education is a powerful one, one that lasts longer than that latest computer game or iPhone, if your young adult shows interest in learning more, then this is the perfect gift, actually this is more than a gift, it is a permanent enhancement for your child's life, and the precession of this will continue with your grandchildren and great grandchildren. Imagine this, your son/daughter leaves home to venture out in adulthood, and you know you can rest easy that they understand and comprehend the value of eating well and how to prepare meals in a smart, fun and quick manner. Then they share this with their friends, and their future families, talk about enduring!
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The Wild Gallery had the honor of facilitating a commercial shooting for Beaphar. This company specializes in the creation and promotion of health and care products for pets. The commercial, realized by Static Films, will for sure affect you.
The shoot, directed by Static Films, took place in one of the spaces of the Wild Gallery. Patrick Schepers, founder of Static Films, aimed to let his creativity rule for this project, together with his team.
Beaphar is specialized in the creation and promotion of health and care products for pets. This company's know-how and passion for pets causes them to be considered as one of the big players on the European and international market. Their products are of excellent quality and form a varied array of products for our four-legged friends.
For the shoot, families with different mother tongues were put in front of the camera: Dutch, French, German and English. De parents were separated from the kids, which created a memorable setting. All participants were asked the same question: "Your household consists of how many?" The kids were asked to answer by way of a drawing, whereas the parents answered to the camera. The difference was outrageous: every parent forgot to count their pet while listing the members of their household. The kids' reaction to this omission was adorable. What a surprise that the kids count their pets as fully-fledged members of the household!
Beaphar invests in the day-to-day well-being of pets and assures their good health. They decided to shoot this moving commercial to remind us to take care of all living creatures.
De shooting took place on the floors of the Wild Gallery, which can be adapted to every circumstance. The spacious and well-lit floors offer a huge liberty to create different scenarios.
If you, like Beaphar, want to commit yourself to a certain case, or want to shoot a commercial, the Wild Gallery would gladly show you around and work with you.


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In the modern age of technology, caring for your child's eyesight has never been so pertinent
With kids and teens age 8 to 18 spending an average of more than seven hours a day looking at screens, it's recommended that parents should limit screen time for kids to a maximum of just two hours per day. For younger children, age 3 and 4, the World Health Organization says that this should fall to just one hour a day.
In fact, a 2010 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 8 to 18-year-old children devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to entertainment media – every day. That equates to more than 53 hours per week!
With children constantly growing, their eyes are prone to long-term damage, which is why it's key that their eyesight is taken care of from an early age.
School time
Children can have an eyesight test at any age. However, most will have their eyes examined when they first start school.
The great thing is, that they don't need to be able to read. There are many ways in which your child's eyes can be tested when they can't yet read or understand letters of the alphabet – mainly by using images.
If your child's vision is not checked at school, simply take them to your local opticians for an eye examination – it's free!
Screen time
A potentially harmful light source for children is Blue-Violet light, which comes from a plethora of sources such as sunlight, fluorescent and LED lights and screens, flat screen TVS, computers and smartphones.
And just why isn't it good for our eyes? Quite simply, our eyes are not equipped to filter out this light – and a child's eyes are even more vulnerable. Too much screen time can result in eyestrain – symptoms can include burning, itchy, or tired eyes, headaches, fatigue and blurred vision.
Spotting a problem
Children may not always realise they have a problem with their vision, so it's important that they have regular checks so that any potential issues can be flagged up and treated accordingly.
Signs to look out for include:
• eyes not pointing in the same direction
• complaining of headaches or eye strain
• problems reading i.e. holding books close to their face to read
• problems with hand-eye co-ordination
• being unusually clumsy
• regularly rubbing their eyes
• sitting too close to the TV
If you have any concerns about your child's vision, visit your GP or go to an optician.
Did you know?
Free NHS sight tests are available for children under 16 and for young people under 19 in full-time education. Just pop to your local optician to make an appointment.
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Salad Creations to Open Restaurants on University of Florida and Florida State University Campuses
Rapidly Growing Restaurant Chain Introduces Students to Fresh Approach to Salads
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Salad Creations, a fresh and great tasting salad restaurant offering an alternative to fast-food for today's healthy lifestyle, is expanding its presence on college campuses with ARAMARK, the world leader in providing award winning food services. A new Salad Creations opened in January 2011 on Florida State University's campus and a subsequent University of Florida location is scheduled to open in August 2011. Additional campus locations are in development.
"Salad Creations is the ideal solution for the student, faculty member or guest who is tired of typical fast food and is searching for a delicious, quick and nutritious alternative," said Jeff Levine Salad Creations CEO & President. "Our guests should feel good about what they eat, which is why we only use the freshest seasonal ingredients possible."
Salad Creations, which has more than 50 locations worldwide, features over 40 farm-fresh ingredients to choose from including crisp vegetables, garden-picked fruits, cheeses, sliced meats, all natural grilled chicken, sustainable wild Alaskan salmon, and over 15 chef-designed salad dressings. Specially trained Salad Chefs prepare each guest's order and, if asked, can help match particular tastes to customize the salad experience. All salads can be either tossed or chopped and are served in an environmentally friendly bowl.


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Concern about rough sleepers and the homeless has featured strongly in my constituency postbag ever since I entered Parliament in 2001.
Initially I was made aware of the valuable work done in reducing the numbers of rough sleepers in Westminster due to a managed approach from Westminster Council, the Metropolitan Police, various homeless charities and other agencies. In 2002 I wrote that one of the successes had been the Salvation Army Soup and Clothing Run co-ordination Project. This was started in July 2000 under the watchful eye of the Government's Rough Sleepers Unit (RSU) which had been charged with the task of reducing rough sleeping in London by two-thirds by March 2002.
After some initial success the government appears to have run out of ideas over the issue of rough sleepers in the face of the recent massive influx of people from Eastern Europe since the EU enlargement of May 2004 some of whom are arriving with little money and resources and end up having to sleep rough on the streets of central London. These compare unfavourably with the arrival to these shores of hard-working, committed, law-abiding men and women who are willing and able to contribute to skilled, unskilled and semi-skilled employment in catering, construction, leisure and the hospitality industries, to name but a few. These dedicated people have clearly been a great boost to the United Kingdom's economy. Indeed, without such an influx, the Chancellor of the Exchequer's frequent boasts about strong and continuous economic growth would be somewhat muted.
In the run-up to the EU enlargement I and my local authority, Westminster City Council, warned repeatedly of the increased dangers of jobless and unqualified nationals from the new EU accession countries ending up sleeping rough on the streets and adding to instability as well as fuelling crime and antisocial behaviour.
This has now happened and a crisis is occurring amongst residents of central London who see a largely mismanaged provisions service literally encouraging people to be on the streets at ungodly hours because free soup and other foodstuffs are being handed out by different groups, many of which do not know that some rough sleepers were only fed an hour before by another charity operation. John Bird, founder of the Big Issue, is among those who believe that, in some cases, handouts do more harm than good and certainly there is much to be concerned about in the escalation of soup runs in central London today.
It is chaos out on the night streets of Westminster and we need urgently to reign in the charities because they are creating a structured lifestyle for street sleepers which is completely opposite to the fundamental task set up by government of getting people re-housed and into employment.
Soup kitchens are only part of the tale. The requirements of new foreign rough sleepers are much higher than many of the British men who often choose a life of street sleeping for independence and avoiding social contact.
I spoke in the House recently in a debate on A8 nationals?for those unaware of that term – it refers to people from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia and the impact that such large numbers of visitors/immigrants from these countries has had and are continuing to have on social and health services. Naturally, those concerns have been compounded by the recent accession to the EU at the beginning of January of Bulgaria and Romania, the A2 nations, which have a total population of 35 million. Recently some A2 families?not simply young men or women who were seeking work?pitched up at Charing Cross police station demanding accommodation. It is difficult to see how agencies can cope without further resources but the situation is made worse by the encouragement given to people to sleep rough in the area.
Begging has increased, often by the very people who are "fuelled" at night. Five of the six people arrested recently in the Victoria area for persistent begging were from Romania.
Needless to say it is central London?the most cosmopolitan melting pot in the country?that faces the greatest burden to its social services since the arrival of so many A8 and A2 nationals. That is particularly acute in relation to Romanians, for whom, unlike for Poles and Lithuanians, there is no significant settled UK community outside London. I should also stress at this juncture that the substantial increased workload has not lain exclusively on the shoulders of our local councils.
Recently I had the opportunity of speaking at great length with Sister Ellen Flynn, the chief executive of The Passage, which is an institution that proudly proclaims that it has helped homeless people since 1980. That charity in Victoria, which is sponsored predominantly by the Roman Catholic Church, has provided for the less fortunate in our society since the 1860s. The Passage works alongside central Government in trying to give a hand-up to those in need with a view to ensuring that the homeless for whom it cares can return rapidly to a self-sufficient life, reliant neither on the state nor charitable giving. It is an organisation that is only a stone's throw from Westminster cathedral and only a five-minute walk from Victoria coach station, the preferred destination of many from Poland and Lithuania, and it has become under increasing pressure over the past three years. Naturally, neither The Passage, other charities nor Westminster city council are in a position simply to turn away those vulnerable A8 nationals who arrive in the country unable to support themselves but the situation is becoming impossible for all the agencies combined to cope with the influx,
For almost three years, we have seen up to 2,000 A8 nationals arriving every week into Victoria coach station. Many?the great majority?have friends and relatives in London, and many come with assured accommodation and with employment sorted out. However, a small and sizeable minority arrive without any means of support. Inevitably, many are from the most vulnerable groups and their personal, physical and mental capacities have a tendency quickly to deteriorate. They sleep on the streets, as they have no income, they tend either to beg or steal, and quickly become engaged in alcohol-fuelled assault and violence. They often seek food from the soup runs in large numbers, which also causes a rapid diminution in the quality of life of the local residential community as a result of aspects of their antisocial behaviour.
The law prevents nationals from A8 accession states from accessing benefits provided by local authorities to residents, as well as state benefits such as income support, shelter and drug treatment services. That has exacerbated the likelihood of A8 nationals descending into street life, as they have no other means of support. I know from my own experience that homelessness agencies are swamped, and the feedback that I receive from them shows that the failure of the Department for Work and Pensions to facilitate access to employment services has worsened the plight of those vulnerable people.
An overview of the current situation makes for depressing reading. Towards the end of 2006, a detailed and comprehensive count of rough sleepers in Westminster revealed that nearly one in two was A8 nationals. That demonstrates an alarming trend in the number of A8 nationals living on our streets.
Voluntary homelessness organisations are at breaking point because they have been inundated with requests for assistance and sustenance, leaving them less able to meet the needs of what might be described as their core client group. Many of those organisations have a range of support issues and they do not receive public funds. Sadly I find that many local homelessness agencies have been forced to withdraw services from new arrivals from the accession states whom they deem to be not vulnerable. Given that the majority of arrivals are fit young men, very few qualify for support.
Westminster City Council works incredibly hard to tackle the needs of new arrivals, and over the past year, via funding secured from the Home Office under the invest-to-save scheme, it has managed to prevent nearly 400 A8 nationals from slipping into long-term rough sleeping. That increased funding allowed a secondee from the Department for Work and Pensions to be employed, who assisted more than 100 individuals in securing work. As a result, additional police community support officers were able to assist the existing police team in reducing the antisocial and criminal activities associated with rough sleeping.
In 2002 I was able to say that there was no reason for anyone to be sleeping rough in central London. The support was there for those who had been on the streets but, five years on, there is a heavy price to be paid by local residents simply because the current levels of rough sleepers have increased so dramatically.
London and the South East is naturally bearing the brunt of the homeless people but this is also the area with most severe pressure on housing. It is not an equation which can be resolved quickly, if at all.
We want to encourage people off the streets and take up the services and support that are available but the task is being made far harder by the well-intentioned but hopelessly under managed charities who are giving succour to the homeless on the streets of central London.
I believe that the uncoordinated charitable operation of soup kitchens ? all, I repeat, with the best intentions at heart -is hindering rough sleepers from seeking new opportunities. The impact of keeping and encouraging people to remain here on the streets of central London is building up a powder keg of problems for local social services and local NHS services. We have to deter people from coming to this country in the hope of "finding London streets paved with gold" when the truth is at best "late-night soup while sleeping rough in the Capital."


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WINNING THE #TransitionsTrendsettersContest !!!/
YOU GUYS! This is surreal! A friend of mine via Instagram tagged me, encouraging me to participate in a contest provided by Transitions Lenses . The contest had three phases, in which I participated in 2 out of 3. Being that Tim Gunn is a spokeperson for Transition Lenses, it was focused on mixing fashion with a pair of ....well....lenses, of course.
Phase II consisted of being able to TRANSITION a casual day outfit into a night outfit. This is what I submitted.
Skulls never looked so feminine... :p
Phase III consisted of coming up with a creative night outfit with lenses showing personality and style. ... .. ...now THIS was something to think about. How do I show a night outfit with my geeked out glasses?? Well this is how.
One thing's for sure..... I do love blazers... :-P
There are no words to describe how excited I feel! I am looking forward to meeting the fabulous Tim Gunn and spending my where abouts' in the equally fabulous NEW YORK!! Winning the Grand Prize never happens to me ya' ll!!
Stay Tuned as I'll report back on my adventure here!
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Achieving the Dream is proud to announce a partnership with the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3). The M2C3 is a national research and practice center that partners with community colleges to build their capacity to advance outcomes for men of color. The center has partnered with more than 100 community colleges across the nation to better understand challenges facing these students and design institutional interventions. M2C3 houses the National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC) which host trainings, information sharing sessions, and provides resources to colleges with initiatives and programs supporting college men of color.
As a part of the launch of the partnership, Achieving the Dream staff attended the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3) National Consortium on College Men of Color Annual Working Group meeting in San Diego on July 29th-30th. This meeting showcased the numerous validated assessment tools developed by M2C3 for evaluating initiatives' impact on the success of community college men of color. These instruments include the Community College Survey of Men (CCSM), Community College Student Success Inventory (CCSSI), Community College Insights Protocol (CCIP), Male Program Assessment for College Excellence (M-PACE), and the Community College Instructional Development Inventory (CC-IDI).
ATD staff returned from the Working Group meeting with new ideas and energy for working with Network colleges to advance their equity agendas.
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Cecil Devine [Football '13]
Cecil "Andy" Devine graduated from Connors State College in 1952, where he played football and baseball. He was an All-Conference defensive end for the Cowboys before moving on to Northeastern State University, where he graduated in 1953.
Devine coached for 26 years following graduation from college, both on the high school and collegiate level.
On the high school level he started the football program at Apache High School and won 27 consecutive games.
When he was not coaching Devine officiated high school basketball for 21 years and college basketball for 10 years. Devine was named to the Southwest Officials Hall of Fame, is a member of the Oklahoma Officials Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame, Special Recognition.
Devine also served as Director of Football and Officials of all Sports for the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association for 15 years.
While coaching at Southwestern Oklahoma State University he led the Bulldogs baseball team to the 1972 NAIA World Series, placing third. He is also a member of the Northeastern State University Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Maker's Mark Breeze, Derby Cocktail
What's better on a hot May afternoon than a refreshing cocktail? A fresh orange infused Maker's Mark breeze! With the derby on the horizon, place your bets on this winning cocktail. Your taste buds will delight in this craft mix of Maker's Mark Bourbon, fresh oranges, triple sec and ginger ale.
Ginger Ale (splash)
Crushed Ice
Orange Round for Garnish
1 1/2 Parts Maker's Mark Bourbon
1 Part Triple Sec
Fresh Squeeze Orange Juice (splash)
Combine bourbon, triple sec and orange juice in cocktail shaker with ice. Strain over crushed ice, and top with ginger ale. Garnish with orange round and enjoy with friends.


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Saturday, 28 July 2007
Some cards I've made this week!
I found out that one of my customers is moving on to a new job and thought it would be nice to send her a little card to congratulate her. Adding spotty ribbon meant that it fit in with the Get Spotted challenge on Carolyn's, too.
NEW JOB is stamped with the See-D Typewriter alphabet set in Whispers Sugarloaf Green on green cardstock. I've rounded off one corner and inked the edges, too. The little flower is made with the QK football die for the centre and punched hearts for petals. The good luck stamp is from a HOTP set and I used Tangerine Cat's Eye chalk ink.
One of DH's colleagues had his 60th birthday this week. At short notice, I was asked to make a card with beer, whisky and hill walking as themes! This is a bit out of my normal range but I had fun with it.
It's a trifold and each panel has a pocket and tag with something appropriate to the question for that panel. The boots are cut on the CraftRobo and I plaited embroidery thread for laces and used mini brads as 'anchor points'. I snuck the whisky reference onto the beer tag (it says A fair few (and maybe the odd wee dram to follow)). I tried to make the tag here look like the clips you get on beer pump handles and T.A. are the recipient's initials. The answer to the candle question is obviously 60!
I showed a card on Just Bex that was made for the decorative edge scissors challenge. The shell on it came about as a result of a forum conversation with Kathy about paperclay. I decided to have a go at making my own push moulds and this is the first experiment! I used a cockle shell and moulded Fimo around it and baked. Then pushed paper mache into the mould (still waiting for my paperclay to arrive!) and rubbed chalks in various shades of brown/grey white over the resulting paper shape. I was quite pleased with the way it turned out.
8 comments:
- Jules said...
Great stuff hun, the 60th Birthday card must have been a real challenge! I love the result though. Well done.
- 28 July 2007 at 17:00
- Penny said...
Wow, your shell turned out really beautifully . It looks so realistic!
- 28 July 2007 at 21:13
- malieta said...
Your site is great and the cards are great as well! I really like the card with the glasses on it, I think that it is really cool!
I also want to say thank you for visiting and I will definately be back to see some really cool cards!
- 29 July 2007 at 01:38
- PaperBabe - Kim said...
That's a really good idea with the themed activities and the design is great.
Your site is wonderful and the cards are great! I really like the card with the poppy flower on it, I think that it is really clever I like all the texture too!
I also want to say thank you for visiting me and I will HAVE to come back to see some more really cool cards!
- 29 July 2007 at 11:11
- mum on the run said...
Wow!! All great cards Joanne, the shell looks fantastic!!
- 29 July 2007 at 14:18
- Flossie's Follies said...
Wow, these cards are so great, you have been busy and very creative.
- 30 July 2007 at 16:21
- Patsy Jackson said...
Oh my, that 60th card is amazing - I'd have been very stuck!
And your shell looks sooo real :)
I've tagged you with this 'card society tag' - sorry! Details on my blog ;)
- 31 July 2007 at 19:50
- Wendy - Anntaurus said...
Fabulous Tri-fold card Joanne - fits the bill perfectly!
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Back in 2011, Vlad Schwetz hired Kaufman & Associates to design his new recording studio in Kiev. The project was to be built from a pre-existing structure that was partially subterranean, which characteristically had excess moisture problems. Other issues included a low ceiling height, randomly angled and shaped ceiling joists, HVAC challenges due to major temperature fluctuations normal to the area, abysmal electrical infrastructure, walls being constructed from concrete 3 feet thick, high import fees on materials not readily available, and a noisy neighborhood. Despite the host of challenges, Jay was able to work around them and design a facility that mitigated the vast majority of those issues all while creating a comfortable work environment.
Unfortunately, the project has yet to be completed due to city and political corruption, as well as the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014.


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Quierzy Capitulary of 877
an ordinance issued in Quierzy by King Charles II the Bald of the West Frankish Kingdom.
One of the most important provisions of the ordinance made the position of count hereditary. The ordinance gave juridical form and sanction to what had already taken place by the end of the ninth century in the feudalized Frankish society: the transformation of the count from a state official into the seigneur of a district.


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R3 reacts to Edward Davey's proposed changes to pre-pack rules
Changes to pre-packs could increase transparency but may lead to increase in liquidations
Government proposals announced today introducing a three day notice period for pre-pack sales to connected parties could mean unsecured creditors lose out, as more businesses are liquidated instead of pre-packed. While any attempt to bring greater transparency to the pre-pack process is to be welcomed, an unintended consequence could be the value of a business depreciating and delay could jeopardise corporate rescues.
Steven Law, President of R3, the insolvency trade body commented:
"Any measure that boosts confidence in the pre-pack procedure is to be broadly welcomed. However it is important to note that a pre-pack is chosen is due to the speed of the procedure which helps preserve the value of the business. Three days is a long time in business, and if unable to trade in that period, is at risk of losing key staff and customers. When faced with this option, directors may simply decide that liquidation is a better route, and this would reduce returns to both secured and unsecured creditors and result in considerably fewer jobs being saved than under a pre-pack."
This announcement coincides with the annual Government report on insolvency practitioner compliance with (SIP 16) reporting on pre-packs. In 2010 only 1.7% of cases were referred to the Recognised Professional Body for disciplinary procedures and general compliance increase to 75%.
The Government's monitoring report on pre-pack compliance also indicates that there is "no reliable evidence to suggest that misconduct by directors is any more prevalent in pre-pack cases than in conventional administrations". Sales to connected parties tend to happen because there is simply no other buyer at the table and also occur in 40% of business sales.
Steven Law continued: "It would be better for the business rescue culture if the Government looked at ensuring suppliers are bound in the event of a formal insolvency or were prevented from making ransom payments. We have put these ideas to Government as part of our 'Holding rescue to ransom' campaign. If today's proposals are to be taken forward we advocate that our ideas are also brought into statute to help businesses stay held together during the three day period."
Insolvency practitioners estimate the change in legislation R3 is calling for will reduce the number of pre-packs by more than a fifth.
Notes to editors:
- The campaign was launched at a roundtable event in Portcullis House in the House of Commons on March 1 2011.
- Go to the R3 Campaign website
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Steel mills don't necessarily come to mind when you think of the Internet. But big industry players are among the biggest proponents of this online marketing medium.
"The reasons a Hewlett-Packard markets on the Internet are the same that a steel company does," said Tom Jones, marketing director for Industry.Net Corp., a Pittsburgh company that helps manufacturers with Internet marketing. "Both have some sort of sales channel they have to communicate with. Both have a tremendous investment in print materials that are very hard to update."
And both know marketing on the Internet is far from easy.
Here's a look at how the manufacturing world is bringing industrial thinking to online marketing.
Why are we here?
In 1994, while most marketers were salivating over interactive TV, industrial automation control manufacturer Allen-Bradley, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, was spying the Internet. The site, in the eyes of the information technology staffers who dreamed it up, would include the annual report, phone numbers and other information.
What Allen-Bradley quickly learned was that technology excitement can quickly overshadow basic marketing.
"If you're starting a Web page, be clear what your objectives are," said Steve Gokorsch, marketing programs manager. "If you're just trying to do PR, you still need to know who your target audience is and what they want from you.? Mr. Gokorsch took a logical but unusual approach for Web marketers: He decided to survey his customer base.
The 1,500 surveys that came back said users mostly wanted technical information, such as hard specification data and bug information. To the surprise of the technologists, the last thing the customers wanted was an annual report.
Budget issues
A manufacturing-oriented Web site can cost anywhere from $2,000 to $250,000 or more, depending on how a company intends to use the Internet.
Lukens Steel Co., Coatsville, Pa., spent a ?nominal amount? on its site, said Marketing Manager Bob Wright. There's nothing fancy about Lukens' site, either; the company considers it a plus just to be on the Web when a lot of its competitors aren't.
"Getting on the Web was an indication that Lukens was technologically on the leading edge," Mr. Wright said.
Phoenix Contact, a manufacturer and distributor of electronic components based in Harrisburg, Pa., spent $10,000 to create a site offering a glimpse of some of its more than 4,000 products.
Allen-Bradley's $250,000 site is clearly on the other end of the scale. The company has two full-time technical people and a number of support people preparing and updating material.
"If a customer is looking for technical information, the last thing we want is for him to click on our site and find the server is unavailable," Mr. Gokorsch said.
Content conundrum
A Web site must have "clear, updated and consistent information" that should be constantly revised and updated, said Linda Wagner, Phoenix Contact's communications manager. Other techniques: Visitors to Lukens' site can send a request for more information, which will be faxed the next morning. SGS Tool Co., Munroe Falls, Ohio, puts its catalog online with an automated searching process that allows users to find and order the precise product they need. Above all, utility and efficiency are key.
"People tend to want to have lots of pretty things, like having beautiful graphics available, but you can't do that on the Web," Ms. Wagner said.
Measuring traffic
One key to Web success is how many people come to the site. But bragging about hits--the number of files downloaded when a user looks at a site--is the same as bragging about placing 40 color page ads in trade magazines without having any idea who those magazines reach, Mr. Gokorsch said. "I'll ask [other Web site operators] who these people were who were coming to the sites, and they'll say, `I don't know,' " he said.
The answer in many cases is to ask a visitor to register.
So far, 14,000 users have provided their name to Allen-Bradley's Web site.
"I don't care if a surfer wants to look at a picture of a new motor starter," Mr. Gokorsch said. "But if he's interested in mounting dimensions, then I want to know who he is because now he's a user."


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Dear Folks -
One well-known piece of advice from the teachings of Jesus is this: "Don't worry about tomorrow." He uses more words than this, of course, but that is the essence of the teaching. We could probably shorten it simply to - "Don't worry."
If we could give up being anxious, that would be heaven on earth for us, wouldn't it. It would be a bit of Nirvana. That's what I called the talk I gave in Ordinary Life this week -
Moving Toward Nirvana;
Betting on God's Love
I begin by responding to comments I got in response to last week's teaching. One of these comments was, "I really enjoyed your talk today but I didn't understand it." I amplify on why I consider that such a compliment and also make comments about Rob Bell's controversial new book, "Love Wins."
The text I used to speak from is below. The audio version is slightly different.
Much love,
Bill Kerley
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Drop the Guns — George Zornick in The Nation on why Walmart decided to end the sale of assault weapons.
For many years, you could walk into America's most ubiquitous retail store and walk out with a military-style assault rifle. That will soon be impossible. Walmart announced this week that it will discontinue sales of "modern" sporting rifles, which are often fashioned to look like military weapons. It will also cease sales of any other gun that can carry high-capacity ammunition rounds.
The store claims the shift is a response to sales; a spokesman told Newsweek simply that "customers weren't buying them."
But there are serious reasons to question that justification, and instead to see a notable moment in evolving American views and standards on gun control.
Nationwide, gun sales are going up, not down, according to FBI data on background check requests. That's the most reliable barometer of gun sales nationwide. While it doesn't capture online sales or others where background checks are not required, Walmart does run them.
Analyses of the gun industry consistently show that assault rifles are a popular choice for consumers. The National Sports Shooting Foundation said in congressional testimony last year that there were 5 to 8.2 million assault rifles in the United States. Gun shop owners explained that if assault-rifle sales tail off at all, it's because customers most likely owned one at some point. "The market is saturated. The market is flooded with them," one gun merchant toldUSA Today late last year.
Walmart doesn't report detailed sales numbers, and it's possible there's something idiosyncratic about Walmart gun customers that makes assault rifles unattractive. That would make them unlike gun customers nationwide—and Walmart is the country's largest gun retailer, as we reported in detail in late 2012.
We also know gun sales are a big moneymaker for the retailer. A Walmart executive vice president told shareholders in 2012 that gun sales were a staple of improving sales numbers, and that gun sales increased 76 percent over the 26 previous months.
That's all to say: Walmart's explanation for stopping assault-weapons sales is not terribly convincing. More likely, the store is responding to increased concerns about gun control, and realizing that selling military-looking weapons three aisles over from diapers is untenable in a country where mass shootings continue to increase, and where more than half of shooters use assault weapons or high-capacity weapons. When I was working on the 2012 story, I contacted Walmart to request comment on the fact that they were selling the same gun Adam Lanza had just used during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The gun quickly disappeared from Walmart's site, only to reappear later.
But Walmart executives had to be worried about another similar scenario—maybe even where the shooter buys their gun from Walmart directly.
People are often (and rightfully) frustrated with the lack of progress on gun control at the national level, but smaller victories at the state and municipal level are often overlooked. Several states from Washington to Connecticut instituted tougher gun laws since Newtown, and it's become an increasingly potent message for big-city mayors.
This is the new reality Walmart is probably responding to—especially since the store's new growth plan involves pushing into urban centers where, until now, there haven't been many Walmart stores. (That may also explain Walmart's quick decision to do away with Confederate flag products after the massacre in Charleston.)
Mayors often used Walmart's gun sales as a reason not to approve a location, even if the company pledged not to sell weapons at that particular prospective store. New York City is even considering divesting from Walmart because of its weapons sales.
So while Walmart still remains the country's largest gun retailer, their self-imposed assault-weapons ban can fairly be seen as a small victory for gun control advocates: It's a new world Walmart finds itself selling in.
You Wanna Talk Katrina? — Cheryl Wagner in TPM on what it cost to stay after the flood.
…My returning neighbors and I slowly but surely stabilized the deserted blocks. Those of us who lived on-site in trailers or in the upstairs of flooded and gutted houses served as watchmen against house strippers and copper thieves. We sat with the elderly who returned to their ruined homes and listened to their stories. We planted gardens. We shared tools and helped each other carry heavy things. We intervened when children returned without adequate adult supervision bounced on moldy curbside mattresses and became the targets of drifter grifters' stolen goods schemes. We conferred about insurance and Road Home problems and spent years of our lives untangling snafus. We picked through rubble and high weeds and weird and awful garbage and peeked in abandoned windows to help catalog the blight. We met with city officials when neighbors had family members gunned down in front of their houses by patrons of seedy, makeshift bars. Reading it now, the list is as incomplete as it is long and absurd and exhausting.
Despite these efforts, the vantage of 10 years has made it easier to see rebuilding's true and total cost to me and others. Not only did years of our lives get sacrificed to a bureaucratic and literal quagmire, but also there's an awful lot that, as the joke goes, can never be unseen. So in my head movie of the rerun of my life, sometimes I cue the reel where I pull a Homer Simpson. His platform when he ran for Sanitation Commissioner becomes mine. "Can't someone else do it?"
Some of my mixed feelings stem from the mixed results of the rebuild. A good bit of what some neighbors and I had hoped for in the endless series of civic planning meetings never materialized. Simple things like safe neighborhoods and affordable housing and easier paths for former New Orleanians to return to their former homes for many never became a reality. New Orleans and Louisiana is now full of people who, for various reasons, don't like to talk much about the flood. And now I'm one of them.
Facebook has become a minefield of Louisianans barking at each other to either stop talking about the flood in the way they are talking about it or to just stop talking about the flood, period. Angry diatribes about the production of commemorative Katrina snow globes battle old photos of friends in white hazmat suits cleaning out their flooded houses. Memes circulate of a vintage comic book Batman bat-slapping Robin under the words "Ten years after Katrina? SHUT THE HELL UP."
Some of this is Katrina fatigue from the are-you-still-chewing-that-old-bone? crowd that did not flood, but it's also that people who suffered greatly don't want their wound constantly poked at with a media stick. What don't they want to be reminded of? You name it. Loss of family or friends that died in the flood. Loss of family and friends from stress or rebuilding accidents or suicide in the flood's prolonged aftermath that no one ever counted among the official dead. The financial shitstorm the flood opened up in their lives that they are still trying to ride out. All the K-splainers who have moved to town. The cheesy disaster art and music. Their vanished photos and clothes and books and records they know was "just stuff" but used to give them tangible proof of who they were and where they had been anyway. How they don't trust the government or insurance companies quite the same anymore. Why they can't afford to rent or live in their old neighborhoods. How places like New Orleans East and Chalmette and the Lower Ninth Ward and elsewhere still look pretty bruised. That some contractors came to town to try to rip them off and succeeded. How that wall looks crooked and that tile seems a little warpy and guess what? It is—because they had to repair it themselves.
What I don't particularly care to talk about or remember is both little and big. Escape holes cut in roofs. Mattresses and clothes scattered on the sides of elevated highways. Mold and fetid refrigerators and creepy clouds of plaster dust that billowed up the street. All the women sitting on their front steps with their heads in their hands. My basset hounds swallowing roof slate and wire from having to live with me in the disaster zone. And I don't want to be reminded that my friend was murdered in the aftermath and no one ever got caught or punished for it and she and her memory evaporated, like much of what happened, into time and smoke.
But sometimes being willing to talk moves the conversation forward. And what I do want to talk about is this: everything my Mom was worried would take its toll and was unable to communicate to me when I was caught up in the fight-or-flight of the moment. We don't choose our disasters, but when disasters happen, should we lean in and ride them out to their wild conclusions—or just get the hell out of the way?
Vin Scully Goes For 67 — The long-time Dodgers broadcaster will return for one more season next year.
On the surface, the most impressive thing about Scully is his longevity. When the 21-year-old redhead from The Bronx broadcast his first Dodgers game in 1950, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and Bob Feller were active. Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle had not yet started their careers. Cy Young, a 19th century star whose name is synonymous with pitching greatness, was still alive. The Dodgers' own Jackie Robinson had broken baseball's color barrier just three years earlier—and the majority of the league's 16 teams had still never employed a black player. No city west of the Mississippi River would have its own team for eight more years, when Scully accompanied Brooklyn's Dodgers west to Los Angeles.
But Scully is more than just an announcer who happened to stick around for a long time.
He's also probably the best baseball broadcaster to ever live, and a man whose influence is felt across the American sports landscape. Scully began his career in an era when the vast majority of baseball games were not televised, and his style—conversational rather than kinetic—was perfectly suited to the medium.
Baseball is a game of stillness, where slight, almost imperceptible shifts carry great consequences. A Scully broadcast includes the standard description of home runs, ground ball outs, and intentional walks. But you also learn that the glare of the afternoon sun caused the right fielder to misjudge a fly ball, or that the pitcher shook off the catcher's sign three times before throwing a slider in the dirt.
As with other broadcasters, Scully tells you what each player's batting average is. But you're also told that the center fielder's father was a country doctor in Indiana, or that the shortstop toiled in the minor leagues for a full decade before earning his chance in the majors. It is these details that, whether you're lying in bed with the radio on or stuck in traffic on the 405, turn each Scully broadcast into a vivid work of art.
More importantly, Scully also knows when to be silent. Consider one of his most famous broadcasts, that of Sandy Koufax's perfect game on September 9, 1965. As the great left-handed pitcher struck out batter after batter in the later innings, Scully expertly conveyed the sense of excitement and wonder permeating Dodger Stadium. But when Koufax retired Harvey Kuenn to preserve the rare feat, Scully said nothing—the crowd's reaction was all the color he needed. The remarkable conclusion to the 50-year-old game is preserved here:
As televised baseball spread in the '70s, '80s, and '90s, Scully was frequently assigned to the sport's grandest events, and throughout his career he would cover 25 different World Series. These days are long gone—nowadays, Scully limits himself to Dodgers games on the West Coast. But to those fans lucky enough to listen to his broadcasts, it's clear that the octogenarian isn't coasting on his reputation. Scully knows the game's contemporary players as well as the tens of thousands he's described in the past, and is never caught unprepared. And in an age when announcers increasingly resort to forced folksiness or blatant homerism, Scully's quiet professionalism remains as vital as ever.
Scully has intimated that 2016 will likely be his last season. He said last night, "I do feel in my bones … that will be enough."
Doonesbury — Old timers.


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Best Wedding Venues in South Wales - Hidden Gems
Since starting my wedding planning business, it has been important to me to build relationships with wedding suppliers, as well as visiting venues that can provide my clients with less traditional hotel packages, to having a collection of hidden gems of beautiful and unique wedding venues, which gives couples the freedom to style their wedding to suit their own personal style.
Below are three wedding venues in South Wales that I have recently visited that offer something a bit different.
1. West Usk Lighthouse, Newport
The West Usk Lighthouse is a Grade II listed building, originally built in 1821 by Scottish Architect, James Walker. Situated off Lighthouse Road in Newport, it is currently privately owned by Frank and Danielle. I was lucky enough to recently meet Danielle at a local networking event and was invited to attend their wedding fayre and open day at the start of July. Despite only living down the road for a number of years I had never actually been to the Lighthouse. I was delighted when I discovered this small but unique and quirky venue, which operates as a B&B as well as a wedding venue.
Voted 'Best Wedding Venue in South East Wales' at The Welsh Awards 2018, this venue is perfect for small, intimate weddings. The Lighthouse itself is licensed to hold wedding ceremonies and the garden, with views overlooking the Bristol Channel is available for wedding receptions with space to hire a marquee. There is also enough land if you wanted to arrive in style by Helicopter!
The West Usk Lighthouse is holding an open day and wedding fayre on Sunday 5th August 1pm - 5pm so come along and see this hidden gem for yourself.
2. Usk Castle
I couldn't believe that in all the years that I had grown up in Caerleon, that I had never visited Usk Castle. Located in the heart of Usk town, this romantic venue gives couples getting married the freedom and flexibility to create and style their day in their own unique way. The grounds are large enough for a marquee wedding and with space for up to 160 guests the castle is completely yours for the day. You even get to hire in caters, allowing you complete freedom to choose your favourite food for you and your guests to enjoy on your special day. The gardens of Usk castle are well maintained with pops of colour from the flowers, as well as beautiful views of the welsh countryside.
3. St. Donat's Castle, Vale of Glamorgan
St. Donat's Castle is situated on the beautiful South Wales coastline, Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 40 minutes from Cardiff. I was lucky enough to work as an assistant wedding planner for a wedding in this stunning venue earlier this year. The medieval castle reminded me of Hogwarts, is also home to UWC Atlantic College and is available for weddings, events and is a popular place for filming outside of college season.
When I first arrived at the venue, I had a little explore around the grounds and could quickly see why couples choose the get married here. There is a beautiful, large banqueting hall which leads out to the gorgeous Tudor gardens which overlooks the sea, even on a slightly overcast day looks absolutely stunning.
This romantic venue can cater up to 160 guests for the wedding breakfast and 200 for an evening party. Several of the rooms and gardens are licensed for wedding ceremonies and civil partnerships and there is also the charming St. Donat's Church on-site, which can accommodate a wedding ceremony up to 110 guests.


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As a church we love to prayer together, and each day of the week we focus our prayers on different things. Thursday's focus is on #everyone a witness. We believe EVERYONE EVERYWHERE WITNESSING through our lips and lives is fundamental christianity. It is how people encounter God and his kingdom.
Tuesday - Prayer Diary
As a church we love to prayer together, and each day of the week we focus our prayers on different things. Tuesday's focus is on being a blessing where we live and/or work, not being a burden. Being contributors not consumers. Shaping culture not being shaped by culture. Bowing our heads in prayer when we see brokeness, not shaking our heads in despair. Some key things to bear in mind when praying for Colchester;
- The Gospel - The Gospel is the ultimate solution that transforms hearts and moves people from being self-centred to being other-centred, that changes people into servants/servant leaders, that grants wisdom from the very throne of heaven. Pray for gospel saturation!
- The Authorities - 1 Timothy 2:2 command us to pray for the authorities.
- The Hospital - Colchester General has been in special measures since November 2013. Pray for wisdom, health and resources!
- The Police- Colchester has a reputation for being quite a violent place. Pray for peace, wisdom and resources.
- The University - The University of Essex has over 130 nations represented within it and is developing fast. Pray for Unity amidst the diversity, for world-changing breakthroughs, for many who are searching for 'meaning' to fond life in Christ!
- Schools - Colchester is a growing place and schools are pretty full! Pray for the next generation, pray for their teachers, pray school funding.
The above gives some specific things to pray for and whatever your role is in society will mean you have particular things you want to pray for, but Jeremiah 29:1-7 gives a great overview of God's heart.
4This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon - Note that despite having a 'horizontal/earthly' story of how they got there, God makes it clear he was responsible. He is sovereign and appoints times and places for people to live. Pray that the Christians in the town would live here as ASSIGNED BY GOD to do so. Living with a sense of purpose and destiny. With a sense of mission and meaning.
5"Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. - God didn't want his people to live on the outskirts of culture, or to live as if they were leaving anytime soon. He wanted them to INVEST IN THE CITY and create a LEGACY there. After all His people were to be a light to the nations! Pray that people would seek influence, have open doors to influence, would create businesses in the town that provide resources and jobs etc
7Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper. - Seek the 'shalom' of the City - it's holistic flourishing in every aspect of society. Politics, Academia, Family, Business, Health etc. Pray to the Lord FOR IT, for it's blessing.
How can you get involved in being the answer to your prayers?! Volunteering at the Hospital? Or at your school - maybe join the parent body? Visit elderly/isolated folks and reduce the burden on the social services? Adopt a child in the town? Pursue excellence and promotion on your work for influence of the kingdom of God? Do what you are doing excellently for the glory of God? Feel free to add volunteering links in the comments box!
Wednesday - Prayer Diary
Becoming a people who are filled with awe and wonder
#worship #discipleship
As a church we love to prayer together, and each day of the week we focus our prayers on different things. Wednesday's focus is on us becoming a God focussed people, constantly growing in wonder at who God is and what he has done. This is about #discipleship, #worship, the gospel, maturing in our walk with Christ. Some key things to bear in mind as you pray;
- The Bible - what we know about God is made known to us primarily in the Bible. To become God-focussed we need to know WHO we are looking at. Pray that we are a people of the Book.
- The Spirit - As you read the book you learn that the Holy Spirit brings it alive to you and moves the knowledge to the heart - by the Spirit by we cry 'Abba Father'. Pray we are a people filled with the Spirit.
- Worship - There are many ways to 'worship' - through our lips and lives, through our heart and hands. However pray first a foremost that everyone would have a intimate time alone with God behind 'closed doors'.
Paul's prayers are great guides on how and what to pray. See a selection below;
Ephesians 1:17-19a
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him--since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened--so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe
Ephesians 3:16-19
I pray that according to the wealth of his glory [the Father] may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love, you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Colossians 1:9b-12
[I ask] God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects--bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.
As a church we love to prayer together, and each day of the week we focus our prayers on different things. Friday's prayer focus is on our gospel partners around the world that God has knit us together with. Amongst these are particularly;
- Helsinki Church Plant - Kev & Lydia Jones
- Lille Church Plant - Roger & George Eaton
- The City Church - Tom Shaw & team
- Hope Church Ipswich - Maurice Nightingale and team
These churches are all part of our church family (Relational Mission) within the wider network of Newfrontiers. So bear them in your prayers too;
- Relational Mission - Mike Betts and Team
- Newfrontiers - Various
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Whilst there are specific focuses that come up from time to time, in all of these settings, Philippians 1v1-11 is a helpful guide to overarching prayer for our partners;
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, - Paul and Timothy don't introduce themselves with their 'professional qualifications' or 'titles' but with their primary identity - servant leaders of Jesus. Pray that/for;
- Identity in Christ, humility, security, servant heartedness
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: - this is a helpful step-by-step way to pray for different groups in the church;
- members/everyone + elders/pastors + other leaders in the church
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. - Pray for/that;
- a deepening understanding, appreciation and experience of grace
- peace - that comes from;
- knowledge of God as a loving Father
- knowledge of the Lordship of Jesus in every situation they encounter - nothing is greater than him and his rule!
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now - Give thanks for them for;
- their partnership in the gospel - things they have given up, ways that blesses you as you see Christ who gave up heaven for us
- their perseverance and obedience to Jesus 'from the first day until now'
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ - Pray that/for;
- They would be encouraged by God's commitment to them
- That God knows everything about them and yet started this whole thing with them - he doesn't grow weary!
7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus - Pray that/for
- They would partake in grace mroe and more and more!
- Deeping love/affection for them
9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ - Pray that/for;
- Their love may abound more and more, fuelled by their encountering God's love more and more
- They would grow in knowledge of God's love and discernment of how it works/doesn't work like man's love is unconditional
- As a result they would have wisdom
- They would persevere well
- They would grow in the fruit of righteousness
to the glory and praise of God - Pray that/for;
- God would be glorified!
- People would be saved thus glorifying God!
- People would be freed, thus glorifying God!
- That it would be a God-centered ministry
Get Practical!
Don't just pray! let them know you've prayed! Send them an encouraging text/email/letter. Share prophetic words with them. Send them chocolate! Pay for a trip back to their families where appropriate. But above all - pray!


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There are so many beauty products in demand and for that there has to be right idea as to which one to buy. If you can get access to a reliable and reputable options and that will prove to be a better way to handle the options. There are many companies that will create good quality beauty products and if you can get in touch with them then you will be in the position to manage every little requirement.
How to find good beauty products seller?
You will be able to get ahead with Beauty Products Manufacturer but which one to settle down on will be a question. So, always stay sure about how you want the product branding to be. You will have to work hard on all those things. Finally, every little detail will make a major difference and that's the reason why you can get on with different ideas. So, just manage things in such a way that you know how to take the relevant action.
You need to know all the details about the options as in Calcium Hydroxyapatite and the reactions that it can have. So, provide the relevant platform and see how these beauty products are required to be marketed. You should take the right action and since these products are much in demand you can always get ahead and find the right things.
How to know which beauty products are good
If you wish to know details about good products then there are many things that you may want to get on with. So, finally just select the right action plan and understand the inner content. There are such other options that you will have to be open to and for that there has to be relevant media. You can create the basic need and for that Beauty products private label Manufacturer can be contacted for sure.
If you want you can buy best quality dermal fillers and these things can surely give you a better feel. Online world has become quite different and that's the reason why you can get ahead and make the relevant plans. You should take charge of things in the right ways and that will create a basic way to pack up things. Internet has created a different means these days and so you can take charge of better ways and this can help you in making everything work pretty well. So, try and find the means to get ahead with the right media and that can keep you cool in every way. So, just stay ahead and that should be a different media for creating the basic online platform. Find a good product manufacturer and see how everything changes for better.


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The Best of The List
British silk specialist, Gingerlily, has been creating its luxurious collection of bed linen, silk filled bedding, nightwear and accessories since it was founded in 2004. The collection is exclusively designed in-house and expertly made using only the finest quality silk – 'A' grade long strand mulberry – to promote natural, healthy sleep. Recognised as the leading name in silk bedding the world over, Gingerlily is present in more than 23 countries worldwide. Gingerlily sells directly to the interior design trade as well as being available from premier department stores such as Bloomingdale's, Harrods, Printemps and El Corte Ingles as well as leading specialist and independent retailers. Gingerlily also offers a bespoke monogramming service.
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Join us!!! This sale is packed with some super cool finds!
Dec 13
9-4pm Sat
3569 Finesse Drive
Decatur, GA 30032
All sales are final. Cash or plastic only.
What an incredibly lovely story of Dawson and Edith. Both gained their wings but left behind on earth one magical story. They previously lived in Chicago — Edith had a Masters and worked with planning meals for the troops — Dawson was known as the 'singing mailman' in Chicago area. His beat was the area of 79th and Michigan — where he delivered mail with a song for his recipients. I adore their wedding photo which you'll see below. She made her dress. What a a handsome couple. :::dreamy sigh:::::
Join us for a one day sale!
Please READ BELOW:
NO PRESALES over the PHONE unless OTHERWISE STATED:
PRE-SALE ITEMS — None
Peachtree Estate Sales DOES charge sales tax – all sales are FINAL – 3% charge on all cc/debit cards in addition to the sales charge.
All LARGE items are priced, and smaller ones of significant monetary value. All smaller items are priced in a 'group' pricing. Make a stack of all items at check out and we will give you a price on your group of items. Happy Treasure Hunting! Woot Woot!
**Parking — Can only park on ONE side of the street ONLY! Park on side of street that house is located on. Do not block driveways or mailboxes please. Thanks!
NO CHECKS ACCEPTED – CASH OR CREDIT/DEBIT ONLY (3% added for all cards)
*Because of the many people who attend our sales, questions re: individual items are very hard to answer —- just come to the sale!
We accept CASH/CREDIT – Debit run as credit (add 3% on all cards)
Come prepared to take your items home SAME DAY.
For insurance purposes, staff members are not able to carry heavy/large items for you.
You must arrange for your own people to carry/load/deliver your items.
We price 'to sell' first day and throughout the length of the sale.
Peachtree Estate Sales is not responsible for accidents nor is the home owner.
**Children must remain with parents at ALL times.
Bring bags/totes/boxes/newspapers for wrapping — to help with your items. We do not provide these.
If we SELL OUT of items before end of sale time, we will close the sale down early.
We APPRECIATE our customers – and thank you for coming to our estate sales!
Please note – owners may remove items that were originally to be part of the sale for whatever reason. We apologize if this happens. We know you come for certain items. We try our best to make sure we are as accurate as possible with our photos and advertising.


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The Economic Growth Engine
How Energy and Work Drive Material Prosperity
Robert U. Ayres and Benjamin Warr
Chapter 3: Industrial Metabolism: Mass/Energy Flows
Robert U. Ayres and Benjamin Warr
3. 3.1 Industrial metabolism: mass/energy flows INTRODUCTION For practical purposes it is fair to say that wealth, which underlies welfare, is based on stocks of material goods (including land).1 From an economic perspective, welfare is a consequence of consumption, which is essentially that part of economic activity that is not productive of more wealth or simply destructive (such as warfare). The productive component of wealth is known as (industrial) capital, whereas the consumption-related part, consisting of residential housing and durable consumer goods, is not usually counted as part of capital stock, even though some have argued that it should be so counted. What matters for this chapter is that both production and consumption require flows of material goods, as well as energy (or at least energy carriers) such as fuels and electricity. These flows can be characterized as industrial metabolism. Technology (or knowledge) is not an element of wealth per se except to the extent that it can be protected and exchanged. Technology may be productive and therefore worth investing in, either for purposes of increasing skills and 'know-how' or – as R&D – in order to promote discovery, invention and innovation. But the knowledge base of an individual, or a firm, is rarely transferable or usable by others, except by means of a cooperative effort of teaching and learning. Hence it is not a component of wealth. On the other hand, material goods that are either portable or transferable to different owners by exchange of title are...
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I have sold a property at 2224 Maple AVE N in SOOKE.
Classic Custom Rancher. Beautiful, Bright and very Inviting. Home Features Graceful tiled and Sky-lit Entrance. Oversized Livingroom w/ Gas Fireplace. Great Layout w/ everyroom focused around the Kitchen, the real heart of this Home. Fresh paint & newer Flooring Throughout. Impressive & well maintained. Office/den in open L-Cove. Comfortable Familyroom w/ Cozy Woodstve & Sliders to Beautifully landscaped & fenced yard w/ gardens & fruit trees. Main bathroom offers Jacuzzi tub. 3 bdrms all generously sized. Master w/ 3pc ensuite & access to incl. Hot Tub & private yard. Separate laundryroom to Large Dble Garage w/workshop area. Loads of Parking. In Great Family Neighbourhood. This Home Will Captivate You. Get Your Clients Through This Gem!


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Aspen Technology AZPN, +0.86% dropped more than 26 percent to $5.06 after the Federal Trade Comission published a proposed settlement of proceeding brought against the company related to its acquisition of Hyprotech Ltd. The proposed settlement calls for Aspen Tech to sell its operator training services business and the rights to the HydroTech product line to a buyer approved by the FTC. Aspen Tech would retain the rights to continue developing and selling the engineering software products acquired in the acquisition.
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13 March 2012, Muntinlupa City/Quezon City. A visiting expert in toxics reduction strategies in cosmetics and other consumer products is calling for stringent regulation that will do away with ingredients known or suspected of causing cancer and other serious harm to human health.
At a lecture-forum jointly organized by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the EcoWaste Coalition, California-based Dr. Ann Blake spoke about "Women, Cosmetics and Toxic Chemicals" and the need for increased awareness on the health cost of "beauty."
Held against a backdrop of shocking revelations regarding dangerous substances in beauty products sold in the Philippines and in the USA, the timely event saw over 100 participants from the government, industry and the civil society actively discussing the risks of chemical exposure in cosmetics and how these can be avoided.
The US FDA in December 2011 reported the presence of lead in 400 types of lipstick, while the Philippine FDA in August 2011 banned 50 brands of skin whitening creams for containing dangerous amounts of mercury, including products tested by the EcoWaste Coalition using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer.
In her presentation, Dr. Blake drew attention to major chemicals of concern in cosmetics, for example, heavy metals such as lead in lipstick, mercury and hydroquinone in skin whiteners, coal tar derivatives in dark hair dyes, hormone disruptors in fragranced products, and formaldehyde and paraben preservatives in numerous personal care items.
"Cosmetic ingredients are ubiquitous in our bodies and the environment. The impacts of long-term, multiple chronic exposures are unknown, but recent science indicates cause for concern, particularly around heavy metals, persistent and bioaccumulative ingredients, and hormone-disrupting chemicals," explained Blake.
"These chemicals are of particular concern for women, who have both higher exposure and higher accumulation of contaminants, as well as for fetuses and children at critical windows of development," she said.
According to Blake, women have higher chemical exposure from consumer products, including cosmetics containing ingredients that are acutely toxic (e.g., lead, mercury) and chronic hormone disruptors (e.g., phthalates in fragrances).
Blake, however, clarified that everyone, including men, is impacted in various ways by our environmental exposures to chemicals, particularly those from products that are applied daily to the bodies.
"While men are exposed on average to six products a day versus 12 products for women, they are still exposed to some 80 unique chemicals from personal care products such as soap, shampoo, shaving cream, fragranced aftershave, etc. Some male-specific health effects include exposure to Di-Ethyl Phthalate (DEP), a hormone disruptor, that impact on sperm quality and motility," she explained.
Environmental exposures to chemicals in commerce and consumer products are linked to major public health issues such as cancers, cardio-vascular diseases, autoimmune and neurological diseases, obesity and type II diabetes, pediatric asthma, reproductive and developmental disorders, Blake stated.
Citing information from the World Health Organization about the costs of disease burden from chemical exposure, Blake said that 19% of all cancers can be attributed to environmental exposures.
Exposures at critical windows of development, Blake pointed out, can cause lifetime problems (and costs to society) such as hypospadias (a birth defect of the male urethra) and the early onset of puberty in girls.
Other lifelong effects of early exposure to toxics, according to Blake, can include diseases affecting the central nervous system (autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease), female reproductive system (endometriosis, breast cancer), male reproductive system (cryptorchidism or undescended testicles, hypospadias infertility/subfertility, testicular cancer, prostate cancer) and other diseases such as juvenile diabetes and obesity.
Blake holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics of Neural Development from the University of Oregon, USA and is a member of the Green Ribbon Science Panel of California's Environmental Protection Agency.
She has worked for 18 years in toxics reduction strategies that include creating criteria for environmentally preferable purchasing, eco-labeling and product rating systems as well as local, national and international chemicals policy reform.


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Tobias collapses nearly five miles outside of the city after he places Minerva on the soft sand. A great dust rises as his hulking form crashes into the sand. As he begins the slow transformation back to a man, he … Continue reading
Minerva lies on the bed, the sheets twisted and thrown back. Contorted in an attempt to get comfortable, sleep alludes her. She wonders if Tobias is okay; since his fight with Sebottendorff, he has been distant. Now, with this case, he seems frustrated, and Minerva worries that he will do something foolish. She remembers how he was when she first met him, and she remembers how she was as well. Continue reading
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Four by Five by Six - reviewed
Four by Five by Six (curated by Thomas Slade)
Harry Culy, Sam Curtin, Tash Hopkins, Tom Hoyle, Clayton Morgan, and Thomas Slade
Photospace Gallery, Wellington
22 September to 20 October 2018
Reviewed by Andy Spain for PhotoForum, October 2018
4x5 relates to the size of the film on which the six photographers have created these images. The cumbersome camera that is used to hold the single frames of film are not for those seeking to capture the decisive moment. Work from such cameras frequently involves landscapes, interiors, or highly posed portraits (i.e. things that don't move much). The scale of the film translates into images of exceptional detail. These photographers are highlighting a moment in time and asking us to give it the same level of contemplation.
Much of this type of imagery owes a debt to the group of photographers in the U.S. brought together under the New Topographics exhibition in 1975 and in the Dusseldorf school of photography in Germany[1]. The names of Joel Sternfield, Stephen Shore, Robert Adams, the Bechers, Thomas Struth, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer etc. read like a who's who of the photography greats and so it is of no surprise that emerging photographers often look to them in their early moves into the gallery space. But unless you know this history of photography then the whole exhibition is pretty much lost on you. This is work by photographers for photographers. The nothingness of the imagery might please fellow graduates in the know but to many it will leave them cold.
The work by Tom Hoyle is a triptych of a Wellington quarry, a pulp mill at Tangiwai and the rigging in the TSB Arena, high above the WOW show. Connected by their unveiling of the hidden workings of our contemporary world, the images are cohesively brought together by their strong structural elements; the conveyor belts moving the excavations from truck to truck like a marble run, the lines and diagonals of the pulp mill spewing out gasses into the night air and the magical structure of the rigging above the TSB arena. It is perfect subject matter for a 4x5 camera providing a level of detail needed to elevate these images from the mundane to the sublime.
The work of Sam Curtin is no exception to the New Topographic/Dusseldorf axis on show here, his road trip around New Zealand allowed him to stop and set up his camera at various sites and photograph in the highly formal style similar to Gursky, achieving a contradiction between the seemingly banal scenes and the high production standards and formal considerations of the final image. Such a formula forces the reader to look harder for meaning amidst the human traces on the land.
Clayton Morgan plays with the hyper-real quality created by the 4x5 process by making work that looks so perfect you question its authenticity. He has shot two images of the Mount John Observatory at Tekapo. The staircase image is like a Thomas Demand photograph (interiors that look at first glance real but then reveal themselves to be models made of card). The other could be a photo-realist painting by Gerhard Richter. It feels like an image gone wrong with all its mess and blocked sight-lines. You question why has this been photographed but revel in the details. It treads a gentle line between documentary and fine art with striking splashes of colour.
The 3 portraits by Tash Hopkins are of 3 young adults in that well-worn photographic subject (see Rineke Dijkstra's beach portraits[2]) of the in-between age of childhood and adulthood. Their revealing details of adolescent awkwardness are a fitting subject for shooting in 4x5. Everything about the girl standing by the tree screams vulnerable and awkward (Western Springs 1), her eyes peeking through her hair as a metaphor for the emerging woman, the clothes anchoring her in one period of time but her body and mind about to explode into another. The boy by the concrete wall (Western Springs 2) testing out his masculinity whilst wearing his sports gear and harbouring a broken arm from his schoolboy antics. The fact that these are slowly taken photographs forces the subjects to reveal themselves not in a fake iPhone selfie but in an honest, contemplative assessment of who they really are.
Thomas Slade takes us inside an ambiguous institutional interior in his first image, Waiting for Collection, then moves outside to an abandoned swimming pool and the Hawkins Hill Radar. These images are hard to tie together but appear as if from a previous age, an abandoned TV from the 80s (opposite a judgmental iMac), a derelict swimming pool; old technology. They feel like non space, an investigation of the places left behind. But, if the game is to hold the everyday up to the scrutiny of the detail of the large format camera then the viewer still needs some excuse to step inside.
The single image by Harry Culy is a perfect ending to this exhibition. He has shot a landscape with its winding road to nowhere, dry grass, a single red car in the car park and a solitary figure. Through this he has created an incredible feeling of desolation, isolation and impending fear. Unlike the other images in the show, it is cinematic in its implied narrative, with its washed out feel and careful colour control - the vast landscape versus the isolated figure. If you changed the car for a Chevy it could be straight out of Hawke's Bay and into Nevada.
This show successfully examines the nature of 4x5 photography through the eyes of New Zealand photographers still keen to experiment with film. But at its crux is the problematic issue of believing that the act of using the slow and detailed process of large format photography is sufficient in itself to justify wall space, the work still needs to engage and be about something, not simply of something. This is a frequent problem with a group show as we only see a limited selection of each artist's images so the bigger themes of an artist's on-going series are hard to see, especially when the theme holding it together is as narrow as a 4X5. Having said that, it is an exhibition well worth seeing as a useful gauge of contemporary photography in New Zealand.
Andy Spain is a photographer from Wellington working on commercial and personal projects.
[1] New Topographics show discussed in the Guardian Newspaper
[2] An interview with Rinke Dijkstra