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A LITTLE Q & A: PURE WHITE Chalk Paint™ question.
A very dear customer of mine asked…..Someone brought me some pieces to paint and said they want them WHITE. I have used old white several times, but I'm just ordering "pure white". Do you have any suggestions? They've asked for a white, white piece lightly distressed. That's my goal.
The Purple Painted Lady's response:
(First- I apologize for the lousy photo. It was taken with my cell phone.)
You will want to use Pure White Chalk Paint™ Decorative Paint by Annie Sloan- like you ordered.
I did a king size headboard at Christmas for a woman and it came out great. Something I did not do ….and that I should have- was shellac'd the furniture using Zinsser prior to painting with the Pure White Chalk Paint™. I would have used less paint!!!
Now keep in mind- when painting a piece WHITE…and wanting that bright white..even after shellac…an average of 2 coats will be needed. So, when you compare the cost of paint to shellac = it is worth the extra step for the shellac. (and if you can spray the shellac it will not add much time to your process) This example I share was based on that in December I painted a maple wood bed. Depending on what you are painting over, some colors that have less pigment – like Pure White will require what I shared above. This is not always needed- but there are examples that will and it is important to know that.
Questions that I would have back for my customer were:
What is the state of the furniture now?
Does the customer understand- that whatever the base is- will be what you see slightly once distressed? Make sure that is ok and I don't know about you- but I always write up a very detailed contract for custom jobs!
Lastly, for those of you who paint for others….If you can have the customer find "inspiration" photos on line that you can reference in understanding what their "end vision" is- it is extremely helpful and I recommend incorporating those photos in the contract! Otherwise- and often- people have a difficult time articulating their thoughts and you do not realize they wanted "B" until you have invested time and materials creating "A."
To explain my comment further above where I state that the shellac can help in using less paint …I mean in the sense that many people will write me and say- I am getting bleeding through the paint from the wood underneath. Then they will share that they are on the 4th coat of paint!!!! WHOA! This is where I say, "back away from the paint brush!" Sometimes- it doesn't matter how many coats of paint you applied- there is an issue beneath that the paint cannot prevent. (that sometimes happens) So, as soon as you start to see wood tannins bleeding or stain seeping through- shellac is TYPICALLY going to help you. Shellac is an ideal sealer…where polyurethane (I am about to answer a question I received from The Country Nook in Rochester, NY now. Check out their Facebook page by the way.) …Polyurethane is best to protect from abrasion…not sealing. Shellac is used both as a furniture finish (and a very good one) and sealer (both for furniture and covering spots that you think might bleed through paint). Don't buy more shellac than you have to use in a short time. It will spoil in the can and if you open a can of spoiled shellac, it will smell to high heaven . One of the reasons I love the spray …or the quart sizes. I recommend shellac..Zinsser Shellac since that is what I use and have been happy with the results. As for polyurethane- it gives an incredibly hard finish…. some polys can take up to at least 8 hours to dry, thus gathering all of the bugs and dust that will be available during that time. Again shellacs are great for sealing.


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By John Queally, August 2, 2013. Source: Common Dreams
With the passage of the Keystone XL pipeline uncertain and under financial pressure to find export terminals so to justify expansion of vast tar sands operations in Alberta, the Canadian pipeline company—with backing from the Harper government— announced on Thursday that it will seek to build an enormous eastward pipeline so it can bring what critics call "the world's dirtiest fuel" to market.
Called the "East Energy Pipeline," the $12 billion project would connect with existing pipeline networks in Quebec province and will be able to move up to 1.1 million barrels of tar sands oil a day up and over the northeastern United States to the coast of New Brunswick.
The new project, according to TransCanada's CEO Russ Girling, is not intended to signal that the company has given up on building Keystone but shows it is willing (and able) to push for multiple pipelines at any given time.
"What we know in North America is production is continuing to grow," Mr. Girling said at a news conference in Calgary. "The marketplace needs both of these pipelines and probably more."
Joe Oliver, Canada's natural resources minister, welcomed the TransCanada announcement and said the Canadian government would offer its full support.
"Our government welcomes the prospect of transporting Canadian crude oil from Western Canada to consumers and refineries in Eastern Canada and ultimately to new markets abroad," Oliver said in a statement.
Critics, however, were unimpressed and vowed to fight the pipeline with the same energy and intensity that Keystone XL has faced.
"TransCanada is desperate to show that tar sands are viable, " said Michael Marx, the 'beyond oil' campaign director for Sierra Club. "The truth is they are not. This announcement of an eastern Canada pipeline is a fantasy. It'll face the same opposition dirty, dangerous pipelines to the west or south through the United States face, if not more. Tar sands is the dirtiest source of oil on Earth and running it through Montreal, Quebec and the Bay of Fundy is like running Keystone XL through Manhattan and the Grand Canyon. It's not going to happen."
As the New York Times adds:
TransCanada's new plan involves converting 1,864 miles of a natural gas pipeline to carry oil, and the construction of 870 miles of new pipeline, mainly in Quebec and New Brunswick. It has long-term contracts to carry about 900,000 barrels of oil a day along the route, Mr. Girling said.
"They're in for a fight," John Bennett, the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada, said shortly after the announcement. Mr. Bennett said he was particularly concerned about the possibility of oil spills in the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick and about harm to whales in the area from tanker traffic. In a statement, Environmental Defence said the plan was "yet another misguided scheme that puts Canadians in harm's way for the benefit of the oil industry's bottom line."

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Assistant Store Manager - Chico's ***PAID EMPLOYEE PARKING & FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE***
Company: Chico's
Location: New Orleans
Posted on: July 8, 2024
Job Description:
Join our chic team, dedicated to a styling and social experience
that inspires women to express their individuality.
The Assistant Store Manager is responsible for supporting the Store
Manager in promoting a customer and product-focused sales culture,
where our values and guiding principles are at the forefront of all
store operations, including managing sales operations, asset
protection, and human resources functions to ensure great customer
experience and maximum profitability. We love what we do, and
believe that with our teams, we are the most amazing place to work,
learn, and grow!
Performance Culture
* Analyzes sales reports and KPIs to determine the needs of the
business; In partnership with Store Manager, executes in store
business and sales strategies.
* Establishes and communicates clear expectations, holding store
team and themselves accountable for achieving all brand,
performance, and behavior standards.
* Controls payroll and supply budget.
* Performs and oversees basic operational activities such as
scheduling, target shrink audits, physical inventory, opening and
closing duties, time sheet review and payroll accuracy documents,
and merchandise flow processes.
* Performs all financial activities effectively and in accordance
with policy, including cash handling and reporting, price changes,
and merchandise handling; ensures all register transactions are
completed accurately and in accordance with policy.
* Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, loss prevention
policies, operating procedures and controls; conducts associate
training to reinforce proper controls.
* Administers all operational process including inventory
receipt/dispatch, daily replenishment of floor merchandise levels,
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* Ensures visual presentation, organization, and facility
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* Develops a high performance culture, motivating sales team to
meet assigned sales and productivity goals.
* Trains and coaches to ensure selling team is fluent in all
aspects of product knowledge on line and in store.
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Building High Performing Teams
* Motivates and inspires store team, developing a shared vision
while modeling core values.
* Promotes an inclusive, collaborative approach to problem
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* Seeks personal developmental opportunities and readily solicits
feedback to build leadership skill set.
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* Models, teaches, and promotes the Most Amazing Personal Service
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* Models sales expectations by utilizing various techniques and
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based on customer needs and desires.
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* Ensures team maintains consistent client communication through
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customer capture sign up.
* Assists in recruiting, hiring and developing a high performing
* Supports, implements, and provides follow-up for all training
programs, seminars, etc.
* Assesses and coaches store team on performance.
* In partnership with the SM, resolves human resources issues in a
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* Drives associate and team engagement by recognizing and rewarding
employees for outstanding performance.
* Ensures that store team adheres to all employment practices and
Other duties as assigned.
This position may be found in multiple brands. Some duties may vary
from brand to brand.
* High School diploma or equivalent
* 2+ years of retail management experience preferred
* Must be 18 years of age or older
* Excellent communication, verbal, and written skills
* Able to learn or adapt to technology provided by the company
* Proven excellent customer service skills with statistical track
record in all areas of sales and leadership
* Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task in a
fast-paced environment
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* Knowledge of administrative aspects of store operations
* Able to communicate with customers and staff
* Regular attendance is essential to this position to ensure
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* Constant Walking/Standing- 67-100% of 8-hour shift
* Occasional Lifting up to 50 lbs.- 1-33% of 8-hour shift
* Frequent Climbing- 34%-66% of 8-hour shift
Due to our growth, we are always accepting applications for top
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Invisalign is a new way of straightening teeth without calling attention to them. The procedure involves wearing a series of nearly undetectable aligners instead of the traditional brackets and wires. They are made specifically to fit your lifestyle allowing you to eat, drink, brush, and floss easily. Our patients love their Invisalign aligners because they are clear and virtually undetectable on teeth. And since Invisalign is removable, you can easily take the clear aligners out for special events. For all these reasons, Invisalign treatment is also a great option for adult patients.
Your orthodontist will determine if Invisalign is appropriate for you during an examination, and if they are a match, he/she will prescribe a treatment plan and take an impression of your teeth. This impression is submitted to Invisalign, which uses 3-D computer technology to create a series of precisely customized aligners. Patients wear each set of aligners for about two weeks and, as a result, teeth move gradually week by week until you've achieved the intended results- straighter teeth.
Most Invisalign patients visit their orthodontists no more than those who wear braces. The length of treatment is approximately the same as well.


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One of the most beautiful of all breeds, the Pyrenean Mountain Dog was originally bred to guard the flocks from wolves and bears, and to protect the shepherd. They were also a valued sentry for fortresses and chateaux where their immense strength, around-the-clock vigilance, innate ability to discriminate between friend and foe, and utter fearlessness made them worth their weight in gold. Additionally, troubadours travelling from castle to castle were often accompanied by these magnificent dogs.
Nowadays, the Pyrenean Mountain Dog's main role is as companion and guardian of the home.
A large heavy boned breed, the beautiful Pyrenean Mountain Dog can stand up to 70cm tall and weigh as much as 50kg upwards. Their white coat is mid-length with yellow or grey markings. Their nose and eye rims are black.
Average Lifespan
Up to 12 years
The Pyrenean Mountain Dog is placid, confident and protective of their family. Despite their size, this large breed would make an ideal house pet, being the perfect all-round dog and is a gentle playmate for children.
The Pyrenean Mountain Dog's splendid white jacket requires weekly grooming but no trimming. A bath is recommended from time to time to ensure their coat remains in pristine state. Their double dewclaws will need trimming every few weeks.
Health concerns
For the latest research in breed-related problems in Pyrenean Mountain Dogs, visit the University of Sydney's LIDA (Listing of Inherited Disorders in Animals) website.


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In the 2009 general elections to the Parliament, the United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Congress party in Kerala, had won 16 seats of which 14 went to the Congress. In the run up to the 2014 elections, the party high command allowed all the sitting MPs to be candidates, except one. The one MP who was denied a second term was P T Thomas, who had represented the Idukki constituency in the Western Ghats. The reason: he was one of the very few politicians in the state who opposed the Kasturirangan-report agitation and who had also argued for the implementation of the Madhav Gadgil Report.
At the other end of the state spectrum, we have the Left Democratic Front, which has not put up a candidate of its own but is supporting Adv. Joice George, fielded by the High Range Protection Council, which spearheads the agitation against the implementation of the Western Ghats reports, alleging that it would displace people living in the high range areas and impact their livelihoods.
These two turns of events sum up to a large extent the impact of the Western Ghats reports in the impending elections in Kerala: consternation in the UDF camp and confusion in the LDF camp.
The Church and the communists in Kerala have always remained at opposite extremes in almost all matters of political or sociological importance. This time, perhaps, the latter is viewing the developments around the Western Ghats as an opportunity to forge a new 'issue-based' relationship with the Christian religious hierarchy which has a great say in the political proclivities of its followers. The church along with the 'Kerala Congress' – a political party dedicated to safeguarding the interests of the farmers – has always championed the cause of the 'settlers' in the Western Ghats.
The Kerala Congress went to the extent of flirting with the LDF on the issue of the Kasturirangan panel recommendations, but finally chose to continue with the UDF and pile pressure on them for mitigating the perceived hardships on the settlers in case the panel report is implemented in entirety.
The Gadgil-Kasturirangan controversy
Quarrying has been at the centre of all discussions regarding the Ghat reports. Quarrying is rampant in the Western Ghats, especially because permission is not required for mining from quarries with less than one hectare area. It is alleged that the quarrying lobby played a major role in the violent agitations against the implementation of the Kasturirangan report. In any case, it is quite obvious that diverse interests are at work.
In March 2010, Jayaram Ramesh, then union minister for Environment, appointed a panel of experts headed by Madhav Gadgil for studying the ecological and environmental issues that were responsible for the continuing erosion of Western Ghats and for recommendations for the preservation of its delicate ecological diversity.
Madhav Gadgil submitted his report in mid-2011. However, by that time Jayaram Ramesh had been shunted out and the ministry sat on the report, not even releasing it in the public domain for discussions. When the court intervened and the report was released, environmentalists all over the country welcomed it wholeheartedly. However, the government set up the Kasturirangan committee to suggest the methodology to be adopted for implementing the Gadgil report.
But the Kasturirangan committee chose to ignore this mandate and instead, presented an altogether new report with substantial difference in approach and therefore in its content, provoking charges of gross dilution from ecologists. The Gadgil committee had identified the entire Western Ghats - an expanse of 1,37000 hectares - as an Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ), but with three classifications based on present land use and ecology.
The Kasturi panel removed human settlements, farm lands and cash crop plantations, limiting the ESZ to merely 60,000 hectares. However the major and vital difference between the recommendations of the two panels was that of self-determination.
Gadgil wanted his report to be circulated and studied at the grass roots level. Each local body was given the power to discuss and determine for itself the category of ESZ to which its area belonged, based broadly on the criteria laid down in the report. But no such provision of self-determination is available in the Kasturi panel recommendations.This led to it being imposed from the top and the consequent discontent, uncertainties and apprehensions.
The sloth with which the Gadgil panel recommendations were dealt with and the haste with which the Kasturi panel recommendations were tried to be implemented have both boomeranged. The victim in all of this, unfortunately, has been the Western Ghats. It is quite obvious that all those who have direct stake in the Ghats – namely, a majority of the people who live there, who have invested there, the politicians, the church – want status quo to be maintained without any interference from any quarters.
None of these stakeholders seem to have studied these reports with diligence; instead, passion has been whipped up with rhetorical questions like 'man or nature- priority for whom?' Also forgotten in the frenzy is that the preservation of natural landscapes is vital to the entire geographical area and not just to the local and financial stake holders.
Politics over environment
Apart from the Idukki constituency, Wayanad, Kozhikode and Vadakara constituencies have a sizable settlers' population and are also affected by the Ghat reports. On 13 November 2013, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) issued an Office Memorandum declaring 123 villages in the state Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs). The high ranges erupted in protest against the fiat.
Violent agitations spread and the LDF called for a state-wide hartal. The High Range Protection Council, backed by the church, organized a 48-hour blockade in Idukki. The state government appointed an expert panel headed by Oommen V Oommen to study the implementation of the Kasturirangan Committee and the panel recommended the exemption of 3,247.85 sq km from the ESA based on the consideration that they were either under cultivation or under human habitation.
As a result of the immense political pressure by the UDF leaders including the chief minister in the face of state-wide disruptions, on 10 March 2014, the MoEF issued a draft notification, accepting the trimming of the ESA by the state government. The draft notification doused the agitations to a large extent and the state tuned in fully into election mode.
However, there was widespread apprehension that the Office Memorandum dated 13 November still holds good and that a draft notification cannot alter the legal implications of the memorandum. A large segment of the church supports this line of thought and this is reflected in the candidature of Joice George, who is the secretary of the High Range Protection Council.
This perception was reinforced when the central government averred in the Green Tribunal on 24 March that the Office Memorandum of November 13 is indeed valid as on date. Adv K Venugopal made this submission during the hearing of a petition filed by the Goa Foundation which sought the implementation of the Gadgil committee report instead of the Kasturirangan report.
The Goa Foundation raised objections to the draft notification and termed it politically motivated and published in haste, just before the elections, so as to gain political mileage. The Tribunal ordered that since the central government has clarified that the 13 November order holds good, the Foundation can challenge it if and when the draft notification of March is made final.
The Tribunal order has put the state government and the ruling coalition in a sticky situation. The Tribunal also slammed the Kerala government for pleading for resumption of quarrying of granite.
The CPI(M) had initially pleaded for the implementation of the Gadgil committee recommendations. But by the time its election manifesto was released, it retracted from its position and is now rejecting both the reports, instead promising the formation of a 'democratic' panel for yet another set of recommendations.
It is doubtful whether the CPI(M) and the LDF will make worthy gains for the compromises they are making by siding with forces that have been historically antithetical to them. It will also be pretty tough for the traditional vote banks of the church and the UDF to make a dramatic U-turn when it comes to voting decisions, say political observers. But what is most concerning here is that the preservation of the Western Ghats has been relegated to the position of a mere scoring point in the manipulative arena of electoral politics.


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In the photo, WEG's New Energy Resources Director, João Paulo Gualberto da Silva (right), receives the award on behalf of the WEG`s CEO.
The award honors executives, businessmen, and leaders who have stood out in different areas of the Brazilian energy sector during the last year.The 100 Most Contributing leaders in Energy, which had its first edition held in 2016, has already consolidated itself as one of the main events in the energy sector.
In total, there are 20 categories that cover the entire chain, such as Public Leaders, Institutions from different sectors, Innovation, People and Management, among others.The award ceremony took place on December 11th in the city of São Paulo and was attended by WEG's New Energy Resources Director, João Paulo Gualberto da Silva.


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Date Published: November 15, 2019
Publisher: Top Publications, Ltd
Bobby Holmes, his cousin Brenda Watson and friends are embroiled in a deadly mystery in the North York Moors of England. An old beggar warns Bobby to stay away, and another stranger appears to be at the center of it all.
Bobby and his mates travel to the seaside town of Whitby, where a puzzling tattoo on the stranger is revealed to mean Wolf Slayer. Their goal, to track him down, leads them to baffling clues: the appearance of a group of gypsies and a librarian attached to Her Majesty's Government, who is researching a group of super wolves. His research dates as far back as King Edward and his ally, Peter Corbet, who is charged with ridding the country of these beasts.
Searching for his mates, friend Michael gets attacked and captured by the monster, then taken to the witches who control the creature.
Seeking their friend, Bobby and the others locate the gypsies, discover their leader is the beggar who initially warned Bobby, and receives aid and information. They learn that the mysterious stranger they've hunted is a descendent of Corbet, named Alex. Their new friend takes them to the Red Lion Inn for help in finding the cottage of the Witches of Westerdale.
They find it, burn the cottage along with the witches, rescue Michael, and return to the Inn. Here they find the beast, waiting. It is killed by Alex, who then leaves to help another in New Zealand.
About the Author:
J.M. Kelly has been a middle school teacher, a vice-principal, a principal, a Co-Director of the New Jersey State History Fair, a consultant for the New Jersey Foundation for Educational Administration, a current Board member of the Global Learning Project (a non-profit) and Past-President of the Morris County Association of Elementary and Middle School Administrators. He has been the recipient of numerous education awards such as the New Jersey Governor's Teacher Award, two Geraldine Dodge Foundation Grants, and by acclamation of his school staff, received the New Jersey Principal's and Supervisor's Association Principal of the Year Award for Visionary Leadership in 2007. He has authored two professional books: Student–Centered Teaching for Increased Participation and In Search of Leadership.
The Lost Treasure, available on Amazon.com, is his first novel. His love of mysteries, adventures and everything about Sherlock Holmes, helped in the creation of Bobby Holmes and his cousin Brenda Watson. Jim's most current novel is a sequel to The Lost Treasure, entitled Monster on the Moors. It involves the same characters in a pulse pounding thriller that takes place in the North York Moors of England. Tommy Ails: Good For What Ails You, also available on Amazon, is a humorous off-beat mystery, and his first novel for adults.
Jim's non-fiction book, In Search of Leadership, or Sailing With Roland, (also on Amazon) takes him to the Maine coast and aboard the sailing craft of one of the most preeminent educators of our time, Roland Barth, to discuss educational leadership in particular and the field of education in general. The results are, what Roland in the Foreword calls, "timeless nuggets of wisdom for himself and for the rest of us who would venture aboard a boat and into a schoolhouse."
Jim divides his time between Sea Girt, New Jersey and Sarasota, Florida, with his wife Bronwen. They have three children.
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Previous Articles by Marie Wallace
Marie Wallace has enjoyed a fulfilling career as a librarian, beginning in 1951 in academia with the University of California and transitioning in 1971 into the private law library world until her 1995 retirement from O'Melveny & Myers. She is the 1997 recipient of the American Association of Law Libraries' highest honor, the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award. Throughout her professional life, Marie has been a guiding force in the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, Practising Law Institute's programs for law librarians and Teaching Legal Research in Private Law Libraries (TRIPLL).
Today, Marie has commenced on a new path she terms "Life in Progress," which enables her to pursue a diversity of interests as a master swimmer, law librarian, trainer, storyboarder and designer of wearable art. She continues to be a dynamic speaker and prolific writer on such topics as private law library management, presentations and training. She is a member of Toastmasters International and is active with the American Society for Training Development (ASTD) and in continuing education for private law librarians. She devotes her "free" time to various non-profit and civic activities.
The "meat" of a speech is the body, sandwiched between the opening and the ending. Although each of the three parts has a unique function and is important, the body is the biggest and requires some imagination to organize effectively. Organizers are over-arching concepts or themes, such as characters, place, size or time, which aggregate and characterize subtopics. They also lend another dimension to a speech.
The time to consider the way to organize the body of your speech is after you brainstorm, sort and select the points you want to make. The best organizers act as a prism (with a result much like a rainbow) for the audience to grasp and remember what you say. Organizers make it easier to align your opening, body structure and ending as a cohesive unit. They provide familiar pegs to hang your ideas on, help you connect with the audience quickly and deliver the speech with minimum use of notes.
You have many organizational options and the commonly-used "three points" (or its companion "three reasons") is only one. To illustrate how organization makes a difference, "We should adopt the XYZ facilities plan for three reasons" can be made more compelling and relevant with "We should adopt the XYZ facilities plan because it supports the three basic values of this firm's culture." The content in both may be similar but the first is organized around "reasons" and the second around the "values of the firm's culture."
In addition to considering different ways to organize the body of the speech, remember ideally the speech body has three, and five at the most, parts. (Even stories should be told in parts.) Audiences can take in a limited amount of verbal information at a time. Unlike the written word, which is designed for future reference, speeches are transitory and need to exploit human's natural gift for making associations.
Provide the audience with an overview of your organization, along with your objectives, in your opening. The overview is the first part of the seasoned formula "tell 'em what you are going to tell 'em, "tell 'em" and "tell them what you told em." To illustrate, "What can be done about L.A. traffic congestion? The real problem is funding, not lack of plans. As bankers, you need to understand the dominance of capital funding issues. Today I am going to identify three so you can help your clients resolve them." In this example "capital funding issues" is the body organizer (what you "tell 'em.")
The arrangement principle for the following list of organizing ideas is alphabetical. No one concept is superior to any other and the list is far from definitive. Start your own. My objectives are to start you building a personal repertoire of organizers and to help you recognize that simple organizational structures give life to ideas.
1. Acronyms
Organize an informational speech about a support program for parents of children born with flat feet around the acronym, A.R.C.H. with the individual letters representing a component of your presentation. Similarly, a persuasive presentation about relieving stress could be organized around R.E.L.A.X.
2. Cast of characters
Trainer Jane Holcomb uses three fictional employees to illustrate her points in seminars based on her book, Developing Charlie:How to Grow Great Employees.
Characters can be actual, mythical, historical, political, or stereotypical.
Don't overlook well-known characters from literature, movies or TV shows.
Characters make great entertaining speeches deriving humor from human frailties.
Use in training where trainees make different applications depending on their responsibilities.
3. Color
This is one of my favorite organizers. It can be used to organize the presentation and then tie in with the props and handouts.
It livens abstract topics.
Color is often a component of the topic such as art, gardening, apparel, interior design, textiles, architecture and food presentation.
4. Cultures
Organizing by culture, in the XYZ example above, is similar to organizing by a cast of characters but I see it as more generic, related to group behaviors and value-driven. It can include work cultures as portrayed in TV such as detectives, cowboys, hospitals or mini-cultures defined by life roles – child or parent. L.A. Law hinged on a small law office culture.
5. Issues
Issues can be financial, aesthetic, philosophical or political.
Issues simplify complex topics such as the War on Drugs.
Issues can de-sensitize topics where the audience has strong opinions or high emotions.
Consider combining Issues with Characters or Cultures for imaginative storytelling.
6. Places and spaces
People have a strong sense of place and often make generic associations with specific types of geography – mountains, seashore, desert.
Many topics are place-specific such as industries, travel and history.
Speech making has spatial dimensions such as why people sit near the exits and why they tend to return to the same seat after the break.
7. Plots, scenarios and stories
Use a universal plot from literature, mythology or nursery rhymes for a technical briefing, especially if there are non-technical people in the audience.
Organize a presentation on the applications of e-learning software around three movie scenarios: Seven Year Itch, Some Like it Hot and The Misfits.
Real stories and life experiences make powerful narratives.
8. Points of view
Excellent for political topics (conservative, middle of the road, liberal)
Use for different aspects of an industry (consumer, retailer, provider, regulator) or for different professional outlooks on new legislation.
Consider other generic views such as gate-keeper, decision-maker or spokesperson.
Many topics have distinct vantage points by age group or generation.
9. Problem and solution
Good all-purpose organization, especially for persuasive speeches.
Is flexible in that you can have three problems with three solutions or one problem with three solutions. You can even do the solution first and have an interactive exercise after with the audience to identify the problem.
Good choice for emerging topics, such as Cross-border Transfer of Knowledge.
10. Shapes and patterns
Use shapes, such as circles, squares, or triangles for identification, to show relationships and how things work.
Shapes convey thematic unity–everything from quilts, toys, architecture to faces.
Patterns can be used for speeches about music, "Where did Blip-Pop come from?"
Augment shapes and patterns with slides so the audience can imagine and see.
11. Size
Use with quantitative topics such as trends, market share or budgets.
Visualize via charts, graphs or photographs.
Define comparative size – big, medium, large – with visuals or a demonstration.
12. Time
Chose past, present and future for topics that change over time.
Use calendar units (month, decade, fiscal year) with project timelines.
Approach cumulative time via generations (MTV, X, Y and Z).
Characterize past and future events by specific key dates.
Combine reality and whimsy to compare historic ages (Bronze Age, Industrial Age and Bronze in a Bottle Age).
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Key: (H)ub (G)ateway (S)trong's New Defender's Other |
1 | The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. | H · G · S did see |
2 | Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. | H · G · S |
3 | I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. | H · G · S |
4 | The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. | H · G · S |
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They come from a
far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons
of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
6 | Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. | H · G · S |
7 | Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: | H · G · S |
8 | And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. | H · G · S |
9 | Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. | H · G · S |
10 | For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. | H · G · S sun shall be darkened |
11 | And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. | H · G · S |
12 | I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. | H · G · S |
13 | Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. | H · G · S earth shall remove |
14 | And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land. | H · G · S |
15 | Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. | H · G · S |
16 | Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. | H · G · S |
17 | Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. | H · G · S |
18 |
Their bows also shall
dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of
the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
19 | And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. | H · G · S Sodom |
20 | It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. | H · G · S never be inhabited |
21 | But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. | H · G · S satyrs shall dance |
22 |
And the wild beasts of
the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in
their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and
her days shall not be prolonged.
H · G · S beasts of the islands dragons |
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By Jerry Dykstra, Open Doors
Revival is spreading throughout Egypt…a revival of faith in Jesus Christ. During the first weekend in October, 10,000 young people gathered in the desert 60 miles north of Cairo to sing, pray and worship the Lord.
The youth gathering was followed up with an even larger event at the same location — an October 25-28 "Count It Right" Christian rally which drew 45,000 people. Hundreds of buses brought in people of all ages to the conference grounds, which also hosted artistic and sports activities.
But the focus of the event was to present the message of salvation and call people to give their lives to Jesus at a time in Egypt when Christians are being persecuted even more since the June election of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi.
Included in the numbers reported by a Christian leader are:
- 45,000 – the number of attendees
- 25,000 – estimated number of people who gave their lives to Jesus
- 8,000 – cards filled out by people who requested follow-up visits by churches
- 2-3 million – estimated number of people who followed the rally on two Christian satellite channels for six and a half hours of airing time broadcasted live each day to North America, Australia and the Middle East
- 1,000 – children participating in a special program prepared for them
- 5,000 – people attending a one-day parallel festival on Oct. 25 in the Coptic Orthodox Cave Church, located in Cairo's garbage dump
- 6,000 – people attending another similar gathering from different churches on Oct. 28 in Assiut, a city located six hours south of Cairo
The Christian leader blogs:
"Big numbers, but most important of all, great harvest! The view of thousands of people, standing up each of the four nights, proclaiming their desire to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior is hard to describe in words. This is when I could not hold my tears.
"Most of the attendees were from the Coptic Orthodox Church, and one of the nights a Coptic Orthodox priest was the main speaker for the meeting. Have I seen an Orthodox priest preaching from an evangelical pulpit to such a big crowd of people before? Never.
"In the evening services, attendees were challenged to put their cigarettes, drugs, magic charms and any other material objects that represented sin in their lives, or write on pieces of paper specific sins they were repenting of, and put everything into large baskets that were passed around throughout the entire stadium.
"On the first night alone, 12 large wicker baskets were filled with these items. I think Jesus was present in a similar multitude scene before. This was a powerful symbol of a sincere decision they have all made to follow Christ."
The Christian leader explains: "We do not have an accurate count or a clear indication of how many people accepted Christ. Most of the days, more than half of the people in the stadium stood up to pray and repent in response to the altar call. It was impossible for the ushers and evangelism team to pray with all the people and fill out cards with each one. With this in mind, the estimated number was 25,000 people who prayed to receive Christ during the festival. The Holy Spirit is the only One Who has the exact count, though."
The Christian blogger adds that Egyptian Christians "want to thank all our Christian brothers and sisters worldwide who have faithfully been praying with us and for us as we stood back and watched what mighty things God has done in the lives of many people. We are grateful to Him for His great work among us and for you as our partners in the Kingdom of God.
"We are so thankful to God for His protection over this large event and the large number of people who attended. Grateful for the smooth administration of so many logistics and for the spirit and attitude between all the believers who worked together to make it possible. We are overwhelmed by His goodness and His heart of mercy towards Egypt, and are expecting more and more signs of revival in the coming days."
An estimated 100 million Christians worldwide suffer interrogation, arrest and even death for their faith in Christ, with millions more facing discrimination and alienation. Open Doors supports and strengthens believers in the world's most difficult areas through Bible and Christian literature distribution, leadership training and assistance, Christian community development, prayer and presence ministry and advocacy on behalf of suffering believers. To partner with Open Doors USA, call toll free at 888-5-BIBLE-5 (888-524-2535) or go to www.OpenDoorsUSA.org.


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Coin collecting is something that dates back to the when coins were first issued for trade. It was only in the Middle Ages that people turned this into a hobby because of the art work and the historical value.
Coin collecting today is still a hobby that many people enjoy. One of the most precious and most expensive collections that anyone can ever have are those of gold coins. The most expensive gold coin ever bought was worth around eight million dollars. This was the American 1933 Gold Eagle. This is why the collecting of gold coins deserves to be called the hobby of kings.
Gold coins were one of the oldest forms of money. This was later followed by silver coins. Gold coins were in circulation in the United States from 1838 to 1933. The design was the Liberty Head bust but this was only made until 1907. The design was then changed to the Indian Head and Saint Gaudens motifs and was used until 1933 when the Great Depression began. This prompted the recall of gold coins which makes them very difficult to find today.
Since these are no longer in circulation, the price for one of this rare commodity is quite high. Gold is now used for other things such as jewelry or bars that people retain as an investment.
South Africa minted its first gold coin called the Krugerrand in 1967. This coin has no face value but merely stands as a symbol. It is made of 1 ounce of gold and can be purchased for investment purposes.
Since then other countries also minted bullion coins. Canada made the Gold Maple Leaf in 1979 and Australia made the Nugget in 1981. These two are much more popular than the South African coin because of its 24 carat purity.
A lot of people retain gold today as an investment because they speculate that the demand will cause its market value to increase. Others hold it as a form of insurance should the financial situation become worse. There was a point in time when the more paper money that was made, the higher the price of gold which maintained gold and cash as equal value. After this standard ended in 1971, this enabled government to produce more paper currency without increasing the price of gold.
Since gold coins can longer be used to purchase merchandise most coin collectors just keep them to remember that people once used them.


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The world's largest retailer is trimming its free-shipping pilot program from three days to two for members, and cutting a dollar off the membership price, which is now $49 per year.
Wal-Mart last year announced that it was testing the new service, its own version of Amazon Prime's two-day shipping.
Amazon membership costs $99 a year, but members get a lot of perks, including household product subscriptions, one and two hour Prime Now delivery, and streaming music and video.
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Smithfield executive roles shift
Smithfield Foods Inc. has promoted CFO Robert W. Manly to executive vice president and chief synergy officer.
Manly's chief responsibility will be to leverage opportunities and maximize synergies between Smithfield and Shuanghui International, which acquired the pork processor and hog producer last month in a $4.7 billion deal.
Manly will retain his responsibility for Murphy-Brown, Smithfield's hog production operations.
Manly joined Smithfield as executive vice president in 1986. He has been president of Smithfield Packing Co., Premium Standard Farms and Murphy-Brown. He became CFO in 2008. He was assistant to the president of IBP Inc. from 1981 to 1986.
Kenneth M. Sullivan will become the company's CFO. Sullivan joined Smithfield in 2003 as vice president of internal audit, became chief accounting officer in 2007 and vice president of finance and chief accounting officer in 2010. He previously spent 12 years at large public accounting and consulting firms.


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We will always deal with your data safely and securely. We will protect the data you share with us with all the appropriate security measures and controls. This will also apply to those we allow to process your data on our behalf.
We will always keep you informed. We'll be clear as to how we use your data so you can make fully informed choices and decisions.
We will only use your data to improve our service. When we do process your data it will be to deliver the service you expect and to understand how we might improve in the future.
You will always be in control. We'll always make it easy for you to control your privacy with easy-to-use tools.
If, after reviewing our Privacy Policy, you have any questions about it or your rights under it please contact:
Address: English Institute of Sport - Sheffield, Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9 5DA Telephone: 0114 223 3800 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sheffield City Trust (company registration: 2164600) is the data controller of any personal data we may collect, process and hold about you. Our registered address is English Institute of Sport - Sheffield, Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9 5DA.
1. What personal data do we collect?
The personal data we collect from you directly can include your name, email address, mobile/landline telephone number, date of birth, address, your membership card number, your purchasing activity, your credit, or debit card or other payment information, and information you give us when you contact our customer services team, when you engage with our social media platform (for example by tagging us in a post) or when you sign up for any of our membership activities.
If you are using a mobile device and shopping with us online or browsing our website, we may collect your IP address or other device identifier, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other portable device information.
Where you are using a mobile device whilst in store with its WiFi capability switched on or have access to our free in-store WiFi, we may additionally collect your MAC address and location data whilst you are within our venues or immediately within its perimeters. If you do not want us to track your device or use your information in this way, please turn off the WiFi capability on your phone or other electronic device within your settings.
We may, where we have a lawful basis for doing so, also collect personal data about you from third parties who provide us with additional publicly available information about you.
2. When do we collect your personal data?
When you purchase products and services from us in venue, online, or over the phone
When you access our website or use any of our mobile Apps. Our website also uses cookies; to find out more about the use of cookies and how you can manage them, please read our Cookie Policy
When you use our WiFi network and have your WiFi settings switched on
When you join our membership programmes (e.g. lifeCARD, Fitness Unlimited, Coached Programmes, Junior Membership, Golf memberships etc.)
When you contact us or we contact you to take part in surveys, competitions or promotions
When you contact our customer services team in venue, online or over the phone
When you engage with us on social media (by mentioning/tagging us or by contacting us directly)
3. How do we use your personal data and what are our legal justifications for doing so?
To make our products and services available to you
We use your personal data to provide you with the information, products and services that you request or purchase from us (i.e. to complete certain tasks, processes or orders on our website or within our apps, take payment online (where applicable) and deliver your products or services), and to communicate with you regarding those products and services that you purchase from us and respond to your questions and comments
We may also use your personal data to measure how satisfied our customers are and provide customer service (including troubleshooting in connection with purchases or your requests for services or when you ask us questions on social media)
We rely on our contractual arrangements with you as the lawful basis on which we collect and process your personal data when you make an order for products and services. Alternatively, in some cases, we rely on our legitimate interests as a business (for example, to measure customer satisfaction and troubleshoot customer issues). Where we rely on our legitimate interests, we will always make sure that we balance these interests against your rights
For administrative and internal business purposes
We may use your personal data for our internal business purposes, such as enhancing our site, improving our services and products and identifying usage trends. We may also use your data to monitor the use of our website and ensure that our website is presented in the most effective and relevant manner for you and your device and setting default options for you (such as language and store location)
It is in our legitimate interests as a business to use your personal data in this way. For example, we want to ensure our website is customer friendly and works properly and that our products and services are efficient and of high quality. We also want to make it easy for you to interact with us. Where we rely on our legitimate interests, we will always make sure that we balance these interests against your rights
For security and legal reasons - we use your personal data to:
Ensure the personal and financial information you provide us is accurate
Conduct fraud checks or prevent other illegal activity
Protect our rights or property (or those of others) and
Fulfil our legal and compliance-related obligations
In some cases we will use your personal data because it's necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation (such as if we receive a legitimate request from a law enforcement agency). In other cases (such as the detection of fraud) we will rely on our legitimate interests as a business to use your personal data in this way. Where we rely on our legitimate interests, we will always make sure that we balance these interests against your rights.
In relation to your experience with us we use your personal data to personalise your experience, to:
Provide you with marketing material via SMS, post and email if you have given us your consent to this
Process your registration details, account activity and purchase history to analyse how you use our services
In some instances we will send specific offers to our members based on their attendances or on a special occasion such as when we know it's your birthday
Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and our advertising
Carry out limited automated decision making based on the information you have given us when we segment our customers database to determine which offers you may be interested in.
We rely on your consent to send direct SMS, postal and email marketing messages based on the consent we acquired from you when you signed up, as amended by you from time to time.
In other cases (for example, measuring the effectiveness of our marketing), we will rely on our legitimate interests as a business to communicate with you in an engaging and efficient way. Where we rely on our legitimate interests, we will always make sure that we balance these interests against your rights.
To personalise and improve our operations we use your personal data to:
Allow you to create a profile on our online services which enables you to purchase products and services online without having to fill in your personal data every time;
Provide you with marketing material via SMS and email
Analyse the activities you use. This allows us to provide a browsing experience which is relevant to you. It is in our legitimate interests as a business to use your data in this way and we do this in order to enhance your experience with us. This allows us to help you find services most relevant to you.
When we send you marketing material via SMS and email, we will rely on our legitimate interests as a business, always ensuring that your rights are protected.
4. Who do we share your personal data with?
We will never sell any of your personal data to a third party. However, in order for us to provide our services to you, we share your personal data with our trusted third party service providers or our group companies, as detailed below. Whenever we share your personal data, we put safeguards in place which require these organisations to keep your data safe and to ensure that they do not use your personal data for their own marketing purposes.
Third party service providers
To fulfil orders for products and services
We work with a number of trusted service providers who carry out services on our behalf. It is in our legitimate interests as a business to work with these service providers since we may not have the capabilities to provide these services ourselves. Example services provided by these organisations include delivery of a service and processing payments. In each case, we will ensure that the service provider is only allowed to use your personal data in order to provide the services to us and for no other purpose.
To prevent crime and comply with laws
We share your financial information including your credit, debit card or other payment information with third parties to ensure that your payment is safe and that your details are not being used fraudulently. This data sharing enables us to conduct fraud analysis which ensures that genuine and accurate payment details are provided to us for any purchase. We may share your personal data with credit agencies if you are requesting credit.
There may be other scenarios where we are subject to a legal obligation to share or disclose your personal data, such as with law enforcement agencies or public authorities in order to prevent or detect crime or fulfil a legal requirement.
Other professional services
We may need to disclose your personal data to our insurers where we believe that it is required under our contractual relationship with our insurance provider to do so.
We work with carefully selected third parties, such as marketing agencies and advertising partners who assist us in providing you with a positive customer experience. We work with these third parties to place relevant content and advertisements for you on our website, other websites and online media channels and apps. In order to do this, we use pixels and cookies.
Group companies
We may share the personal data we collect with other organisations in the Sheffield City Trust Group where those other companies share various operations and business processes with us (such as SIV Ltd. And 7Hills Leisure Trust). We will do this in order to fulfil our contractual obligations to you, or because it is in our legitimate interests to do so.
Transfer of your personal data outside the EEA
We may need to transfer your personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) for example the USA, in the following circumstances:
Where you have requested a service which is fulfilled by one of our group companies which sit outside of the EEA; or
Where we work with a supplier which processes some of its personal data outside of the EEA.
These countries may not have the same data protection laws as the UK and the EEA and so your personal data may not be subject to the same protections. However, in such cases, we will make sure that any transfer of your personal data to countries outside the EEA is subject to appropriate safeguards as if it were being processed inside the EEA and under the guiding principles set out in this privacy policy.
5. Your rights
You have a number of rights relating to your personal information and what happens to it. You are entitled to:
have your data processed in a fair, lawful and transparent way
be informed about how your personal data is being used, an example being this privacy policy
access personal data we hold about you
require us to correct any mistakes in your personal data
require us to delete personal data concerning you in certain situations where there is no good reason for us to continue to process it
request that we transfer your personal data to you or another service provider in a simple, structured format
object at any time to processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes
object to automated decision making which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you
object in certain other situations to our continued processing of your personal data and
otherwise restrict or temporarily stop our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances
You can read more about your rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, in the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). You also have the right to complain about our use of personal data to the ICO. You can do these by contacting the ICO via their website or by calling 0303 123 1113.
If you would like to speak to us in relation to any of your rights, please contact us.
6. Changing your preferences
If you no longer wish to be contacted by us about our products or services, or for other marketing purposes, you can amend your preferences or unsubscribe at any point. You can unsubscribe by amending your preference in your online account, following the unsubscribe link provided in our emails or by contacting us.
We want to ensure that all the information we have about our customers is factually correct and up to date. If you find that the personal data we have about you is inaccurate or needs updating (for instance, you may have changed your name or address) then please contact us so that we can correct it.
7. Security and retention of your personal data
Security of your personal data
We take the security of your personal data very seriously. We have implemented various strategies, controls, policies and measures to keep your data secure and keep these measures under close review. We protect your data by using encryption techniques and we use other safeguards such as firewalls and password protection. This means that your data is protected and only accessible by co-workers who need it to carry out their job responsibilities. We also ensure that there are strict physical controls in our buildings which restricts access to your personal data to keep it safe.
Retention of your personal data
In broad terms, we will only retain your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. This means that the retention periods will vary according to the type of the data and the reason that we have the data in the first place.
We have procedures in place regarding our retention periods which we keep under review taking into account our reasons for processing your personal data and the legal basis for doing so.
8. Changes to our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes we will let you know but please regularly check this summary and the associated documentation to ensure you are aware of the most updated version.
This Privacy Policy was last updated in July 2023.


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In a stirring and inspirational return to her roots, Loreena McKennitt created this album of traditional Celtic songs, recorded in the historic 1832 Sharon Temple north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
"Every once and again there is a pull to return to one's own roots or beginnings, with the perspective of time and experience, to feel the familiar things you once loved and love still," says Loreena.
Consisting of nine songs, it was recorded with some of Loreena's long-time musical companions along with a cast of other accomplished musicians.
Loreena McKennitt
Vocals: 1,2,4,5,6,7,9. Keyboards: 1,5,6,8. Harp: 2,3,4,7. Accordion: 1,7,8.
Brian Hughes:
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Hugh Marsh:
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Caroline Lavelle:
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Ben Grossman:
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Ian Harper:
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Tony McManus:
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Jeff Bird:
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Pat Simmonds:
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Andrew Collins:
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Jason Fowler:
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As I Roved Out
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On A Bright May Morning
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Down By The Sally Gardens
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The Star Of The County Down
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The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Words by Robert Dwyer Joyce
Music Traditional, arranged by by Loreena McKennitt
The Death of Queen Jane
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Music by Dáithí Sproule (Dáithí Sproule Publishing — BMI)
The Parting Glass
Words and Music Traditional, arranged by by Loreena McKennitt
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An Austrian daredevil's attempt to make the world's highest skydive, a jump that would send him falling faster than the speed of sound, was aborted today (Oct. 9) because of strong winds over his New Mexico staging ground.
Felix Baumgartner was planning to leap from a balloon nearly 23 miles (37 kilometers) above Roswell, N.M., today (Oct. 9). But mission officials cancelled the liftoff at 1:42 p.m. EDT (1742 GMT) after winds began gusting at the launch site. It was the second time in two days that the record-breaking skydive was postponed by wind concerns.
Weather is a major concern for the supersonic skydive attempt. The 55-story balloon that will carry Baumgartner aloft is extremely thin and fragile, and Baumgartner's team won't greenlight a launch if winds at or near the liftoff site exceed 2 mph (3.2 kph).
Today's scrub may be particularly frustrating for the daredevil and his mission — which is known as Red Bull Stratos — because winds were calm in the morning, but a radio problem in Baumgartner's custom-built capsule prevented liftoff. And the weather over the next few days looks iffy. [Video: Extreme Skydive from 120,000 Feet Animated]
"The weather tomorrow is not for certain," Red Bull Stratos' launch commentator said. "Somewhat questionable tomorrow, and then it begins to deteriorate for a couple of days. That's why they were trying so hard to get this off today."
The balloon that was to be used today is now spent and cannot be used again, the commentator added. But Red Bull Stratos does have a backup balloon ready for the next attempt.
When he does finally launch, if all goes according to plan, Baumgartner will plummet to Earth from an altitude of 120,000 feet (36,576 meters), becoming the first skydiver to break the sound barrier during his 5.5-minute freefall.
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He should also notch a few other records in the process, including longest-duration freefall and highest manned balloon flight, mission officials say.
The daredevil is aiming to break a skydiving mark that has stood since U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger leapt from 102,800 feet (31,333 m) back in 1960. Kittinger serves as an adviser to Baumgartner's mission.
Baumgartner has been working up to Tuesday's leap in a stepwise fashion. He jumped from 71,581 feet (21,818 m) this past March and then dove from 97,146 feet (29,610 m) on July 25.
Red Bull Stratos officials have referred to Baumgartner's attempt as a jump from the edge of space, but this is perhaps a bit of an exaggeration. Space is generally considered to begin at an altitude of 62 miles (100 kilometers), or about 327,000 feet (though the U.S. Air Force awards astronaut wings to pilots who fly above 50 miles, or 80.5 km).
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BERLIN – There were few surprises this week after voters across Worcester County and the Lower Shore turned out in modest numbers for Tuesday's primary election, as the field of candidates in the District 38B House of Delegates race and the District 38 State Senate race came into focus.
In the District 38B primary on the Republican side, four candidates vied for the two spots needed to advance to the General Election in November in what turned out to be a fairly tight race. Pocomoke Mayor Mike McDermott emerged as the leader on Tuesday, collecting 3,897 total votes, or a little over 34 percent, across the district, which includes all of Worcester County and a portion of Wicomico County. Marty Pusey finished in second with 3,348 votes, or just under 30 percent, while A. Kaye Kenney finished with 2,835, or 25 percent, and Joe Schanno came in with 1,290, or a little over 11 percent.
In the District 38B primary on the Democratic side, the field was a little smaller and the spread was considerably wider. Long-time incumbent Norm Conway ruled the day, collecting 5,051 total votes, or about 55 percent. Berlin Mayor Gee Williams also made a strong showing, garnering 2,954, or about 32 percent of the vote. Bernard John Hayden got 1,193 votes across the district, or about 13 percent.
Those numbers reflect the vote from across the entire district, but a closer look at the vote in Worcester doesn't suggest any parochial anomalies. On the Republican side, McDermott did almost exactly the same percentage wise in Worcester as he did in the entire district, while Pusey did slightly better in Worcester and Kenney did slightly better in Wicomico. On the Democratic side, Conway maintained practically the same percentage in Worcester as he did in Wicomico, while Williams did slightly better in Worcester than he did in Wicomico.
When all was said and done, a diverse field of candidates emerged from the primary to move on to the General Election in November. Obviously, there are two Democrats and two Republicans, and the top two vote getters regardless of party affiliation will move on. There are also three Worcester candidates and one from Wicomico, three men and one woman, one long-time incumbent, two current mayors and one long-time public servant.
What really emerged from Tuesday's District 38B primaries was a clear choice between change and the status quo when voters head back to the polls in about six weeks. Conway was the big winner in terms of total votes in the partisan election while Williams easily advanced, setting up what appears to be a two-headed Democratic team in the district race in the great tradition of Conway-Bozman and most recently Conway-Mathias. Already, Williams appears to be embracing the ticket approach.
"I was very pleased and very encouraged by the results," he said this week. "In choosing Delegate Conway and myself, the voters have opted for the strongest possible leadership team for this district. Uncertain times call for strong leadership and I think that's what the voters were looking for when they went to the polls on Tuesday."
Williams was not shy about aligning himself with the incumbent Conway after Tuesday's primary.
"The general strategy remains the same," he said. "We're definitely running as a team. With his experience, especially in fiscal matters, combined with my approach to government, we make the best team to represent this district and the state."
On the Republican side, the two candidates who emerged from Tuesday's primary are hoping the voters in Worcester and across the district are ready for change. Democrats have filled the two seats for over a century, McDermott pointed out.
"That's been a glass ceiling for us," he said. "I think you have to go back to 1890 to find the last time a Republican held that seat. This is definitely a year to break through that glass ceiling and I think the people of Worcester County and this district are excited about that opportunity."
McDermott said he was pleased with the results of the primary.
"The results were very positive," he said. "This is something we've been working toward for the last two years, and we're ready to move on to the next step in the process. With that open seat, people in this district are excited to have some real choices and it showed on Tuesday."
With the field of candidates winnowed to four, the district's voters now have a clear choice for who represents them in Annapolis, he said.
"Absolutely there's a clear choice," he said. "There's a clear delineation. They've made it quite clear they do not support lowering taxes and reducing the size of government, but that's what we're running for. We want to reduce the size and scope of government and lower the tax burden on the people and their businesses and farms and fishing boats and whatever else they do to make a decent living."
For her part, Pusey said she was pleased to have survived the first cut and is ready to move on to the General Election.
"I have a lot of work to do to get my message out," she said. "That's my immediate goal, to let people know who I am and what I believe in. I think I have to stay true to my message."
That message includes reducing taxes and making the district and state more business friendly.
"I got into this because of the loss of jobs, an increase in the tax burden on individuals and businesses," she said. "I want to reduce taxes, not raise them, and offer incentives to bring business into the state, not chase business out of the state. I'm a bit overwhelmed and honored at the same time that the folks have responded to my message and put their faith in me."
Meanwhile, there was far less drama in the District 38 Senate race, where current Delegate James Mathias cruised past Charles Mickey Lehrer in the Democratic primary, collecting 7,396 votes, or 86 percent. However, the drama in the Senate race is yet to come as Tuesday's primary sets up a highly anticipated rematch of sorts between Mathias and Republican candidate Michael James, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary on Tuesday and garnered 8,609 votes. Mathias and Conway each gained seats over James in the delegate race in 2006.
Mathias this week praised the effort of Lehrer, his challenger in the Democratic primary, and vowed to continue to push on toward the General Election in November.
"We're just going to continue to work hard," he said. "That's my pledge. What was reaffirmed on Tuesday is that the system works. As we move on to November, we're asking the people to become engaged, to reach out to us and let us know what's on their minds."
Mathias said he was looking forward to running against James for the district's Senate seat in November.
"I congratulate him for being involved and engaged," he said. "He's worked hard and the citizens will be able to make a choice. They can look at our candidacies and make a choice, and I'm going to urge everybody to get out and vote."


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Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd Had a 'Back to the Future' Reunion
These pictures — great scott! — they have warmed our hearts.
Below you'll see photos from Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd's official Instagram accounts. The men are best known (at least as an onscreen pair) as Marty McFly and Doctor Emmett Brown from the Back to the Future trilogy. The pair haven't made any films together in decades (and Fox recently announced his retirement form acting because of ongoing struggles with Parkinson's disease) but they do occasionally get back together for signings and other events.
Last weekend, for example, each posted photos of the two of them back together. Fox's photo shows he and Lloyd on a golf cart with Fox flashing a thumbs up, along with the caption "Back to back."
Lloyd's picture, of the pair in different attire, shows them seated together in front of a large backdrop on a pair of chairs. This time Lloyd has a thumb up. "Caption this..." read Lloyd's picture's caption. (Our suggestion: "Jim! Jim, it's Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Misfits. You know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this!")
Believe it or not, Fox is now 60 years old. (Lloyd, meanwhile, is 82' and the franchise as a whole celebrated its 35th anniversary last fall. (There is an excellent visual history of the series that was released around that time as well.) The first film was also recently featured on an episode of the popular Netflix series The Movies That Made Us, featuring contributions from many of Back to the Future filmmakers and actors, including franchise co-creator and writer Bob Gale.


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When a cataclysmic force merges conquerors from two universes, conflict is inevitable. Kombat forces friends to fight, worlds to collide, and unlikely alliances to be forged. In order to save all they know, the heroes and villains of Mortal Kombat must wage war against the combined might of the DC Universe (DCU). How can either side prevail when rage blinds them to the dark threat poised to destroy them all?
For the first time ever Scorpion, Sub Zero and the warriors from Midway's billion-dollar fighting franchise face off against Batman, Superman and other iconic and powerful DC Super Heroes, featuring signature attacks for both sides and a unique and intertwining storyline, written as a collaboration between the Mortal Kombat creative team and top comic scribes Jimmy Palmiotti (Painkiller Jane, Marvel Nights, Jonah Hex, 21 Down) and Justin Gray (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, JLA Classified, Punisher Red X-Mas, The Resistance)
Choose your side and challenge your opponents with a new fighting system including Freefall Kombat and Klose Kombat along with dynamic multi-tiered environments. Plus, pick your favorite character from MK or DCU and pursue a fighting adventure in the new single player mode with an intertwined storyline and two unique perspectives.


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Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE: DEI), a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on each share of its common stock of $0.28, or $1.12 on an annualized basis, to be paid on October 18, 2022 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2022.
About Douglas Emmett, Inc.
Douglas Emmett, Inc. (DEI) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties located in the premier coastal submarkets of Los Angeles and Honolulu. Douglas Emmett focuses on owning and acquiring a substantial share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities. For more information about Douglas Emmett, please visit our website at www.douglasemmett.com.
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Many of America's early patriots were Freemasons. Thirteen signers of the Constitution and fourteen Presidents of the United States, including George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt.
One of the most fascinating aspects of Freemasonry is how so many men, from so many different walks of life, can meet together in peace, always conducting their affairs in harmony and friendship and calling each other "Brother."
What is Freemasonry?
Freemasonry (or Masonry) is dedicated to the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of God. It uses the tools and implements of ancient architectural craftsmen symbolically in a system of instruction designed to build character and moral values in its members. Its singular purpose is to make good men better. Its bonds of friendship, compassion, and brotherly love have survived even the most divisive political, military, and religious conflicts through the centuries. Freemasonry is a fraternity which encourages its members to practice the faith of their personal acceptance. Masonry teaches that each person, through self-improvement and helping others, has an obligation to make a difference for good in the world.
Where Did Freemasonry Begin?
No one knows just how old Freemasonry is because the actual origins have been lost in time. Some scholars believe Masonry arose from the guilds of stonemasons who built the majestic castles and cathedrals of the middle ages. While others speculate its heritage is derived from the "Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem", otherwise known as the Knights Templar. In 1717, Masonry created a formal organization when four Lodges in London joined in forming England's first Grand Lodge. By 1731, when Benjamin Franklin joined the Fraternity, there were already several Lodges in the Colonies.
Today, Masonic Lodges are found in almost every community throughout North America, and in large cities there are usually several Lodges. A Mason can travel to almost any country in the world and find a Masonic Lodge where he will be welcomed as a "Brother."
What Do Freemasons Do?
The Masonic experience encourages members to become better men, better husbands, better fathers, and better citizens. The fraternal bonds formed in the Lodge help build lifelong friendships among men with similar goals and values.
Beyond its focus on individual development and growth, Masonry is deeply involved in helping people. The Freemasons of North America contribute over two million dollars a day to charitable causes. This philanthropy represents an unparalleled example of the humanitarian commitment of this great and honorable Fraternity. Much of that assistance goes to people who are not Masons. Some of these charities are vast projects. The Shrine Masons (Shriners) operate the largest network of hospitals for burned and orthopedically impaired children in the country, and there is never a fee for treatment. The Scottish Rite Masons maintain a nationwide network of over 150 Childhood Language Disorder Clinics, Centers, and Programs.
Many other Masonic organizations sponsor a variety of philanthropies, including scholarship programs for children, and perform public service activities in their communities. Masons also enjoy the fellowship of each other and their families in social and recreational activities.
Several Masonic Principles Are:
Faith must be the center of our lives
All men and women are the children of God
No one has the right to tell another person what he or she must think or believe
Each person has a responsibility to be a good citizen, obeying the law
It is important to work to make the world a better place for all
Honor and integrity are keys to a meaningful life
What Is The Masonic Lodge?
The word "Lodge" means both a group of Masons meeting together as well as the room or building in which they meet. Masonic buildings are sometimes called "temples" because the original meaning of the term was a "place of knowledge" and Masonry encourages the advancement of knowledge.
Masonic Lodges usually meet once or twice a month to conduct regular business, vote upon petitions for membership, and bring new Masons into the Fraternity through three ceremonies called degrees. In the Lodge room Masons share in a variety of programs. Here the bonds of friendship and fellowship are formed and strengthened.
Men of Character and Integrity Join The Masons
Most are men who go about their jobs and professions with no hint they are Freemasons except for the way they lead their lives. Many are readily recognizable by name, face, or accomplishment. George Washington and thirteen other Presidents, eight Vice Presidents and forty-two Justices of the Supreme Court have been Masons.
So Who Are The Masons?
Masons are men of good character who strive to improve themselves and make the world a better place. They belong to the oldest and most honorable fraternity known to man. If you think you may be interested in becoming a member, you can begin by contacting a Lodge in your area or speaking to a Mason.
Who Can Qualify To Join?