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Saturday, October 23, 2010: 10AM – 3PM
Find out about the many ways people use and move dirt with an event that takes being messy to a whole new level!
· Get up close with super-sized John Deere farming and construction equipment on display from Bennington Equipment and Murphy Tractor Equipment Company. See a variety of machines including a combine, tractor and backhoe! Meet their equipment pros and learn how this large equipment is used to move soil to grow crops and to build construction projects.
· Be one of the first 500 visitors and you will receive a FREE tree sapling, compliments of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. through a partnership with The Arbor Day Foundation! (limit 2 per household)
· Stop by the Fantastic Fun River Run exhibit created by the Upper Big Blue Natural Resource District and explore the challenges of maintaining a dynamic water system. As you play this giant board game, you will help maintain the ecological balance of the Harmony River, a fictitious river the game is build around.
· Stop by the Nutrients for Life Seed's Survivor exhibit featuring two interactive computer games on soil and a sunflower seed planting station.
· Learn about the many types of organisms who call dirt their home and other fascinating soil facts at the Dig it! demonstration carts. Docents trained by soil experts from the National Resources Conservation Center will conduct a variety of science experiments the entire family will enjoy. Click here to see a listing of all the cart activities.
· Dig deeper into the world of soil at the Soil Science Society of America booth. Did you know that there's a state soil for Nebraska, called Holdrege? You will learn about the amazing world of soils – including what's special about Holdrege soil. Soil scientists will be on hand to answer questions and help you create your very own soils project!
· Paint your own masterpiece with mud! Join the education team and use paint brushes and your fingers to create a picture with soil.
· Meet Sammy Soil, the National Resources Conservation Service mascot.
· Explore Dig It: Secrets of the Soil! Click here to learn more.
These and many more hands on activities are a perfect way for the whole family to get "down and dirty" with soil!


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Excessive heat inside Aquatics Centre raises concern
LONDON – Organizers are attempting to address complaints from swim coaches over excessive heat inside the Olympic Aquatics Centre.
The unexpected heat wave affecting London this week has created a greenhouse effect that has sent the temperature around the pool deck and in the stands soaring to more than 85 Fahrenheit.
At a coaches meeting Thursday, organizers announced that they are working with the air conditioning units to get the pool deck temperature down to 80 Fahrenheit.
There are also milder concerns over the water temperature, which should be 79.7 Fahrenheit according to FINA rules.
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Urduun was a Human male Sith Lord who served in the resurgent Sith Empire during the Cold War on Alderaan. At some point, Jedi recovered one of their own holocrons which carried historical information on the Sith Empire-aligned House of Thul's past crimes and cruel acts. Eventually, one Imperial individual managed to retrieve it back, before the Jedi could release the holocron's contents to the public, and delievered it to Lord Urduun. Urduun quickly examined the holocron and stated that it was an old holocron, predating House Thul's exile from Alderaan, and that its gatekeeper was still intact. Ultimately, he declared that all its information and secrets belonged to the Empire and rewarded the Imperial individual who had retrieved it.[1]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (First appearance)
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Discussion in 'SOB Modding' started by Enzosnext, Mar 8, 2017.
Small Bale Auto Stackers
Looks very good! I love the old school stuff you're making.
Great I can't wait.
Keep up the awesome work! Farm Sim will be even better now in the smaller farm areas.
Hello, i never used the small bales, but after watching this i can't wait. I think guys you're going to change my way of playing and thank you for that!
Thanks, can't wait for the auto loader bale trailer to come out. You always do top notch work.
I would not wait much longer if I were you, but just check the downloads section instead.
enjoy ;-)
The bale loader works really well been using it on Heritage. Thanks Kaos
Thanks for the reply, I have downloaded those mods. I'm sorry I should have chosen my words more carefully. I mean to say the auto stacking version of the bale trailer. I believe KaosKnite mentioned he had to work out something in MP before releasing. But all these "vintage" mods being released really add a whole new dimension to the game. Great work as always!
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Industrial manipulators use various types of transmissions, such as gears, belts, chains, and parallel mechanisms, to transmit driving power to the links. By arrangement many such transmissions cause coupled joint motions. Manipulators having coupled joint motions are referred to as coupled manipulators. Conventional methods for constructing Jacobian matrix and compliance matrix are not directly applicable to coupled manipulators. The concept of the mapping matrix is used in this paper for establishing relationships of torque, speed, Jacobian and compliance of these manipulators with those obtained with conventional methods. A method of constructing the mapping matrix systematically is discussed. Two examples show that the proposed method is easy to implement.
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He was born June 6, 1925, in Dacoma, Okla., the son of Henry and Marguerite Wilt. A resident of Anthony, he was a retired teacher, electrician and plumber.
On Dec. 28, 1955, he married Helen Butz in Anthony. Survivors include: his wife; son, Dr. David Wilt, Independence, Mo.; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Diane Pape, in 1987.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Prairie Rose Funeral Home, Williams Chapel, Anthony, with Pastor John Schnelle presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Anthony First Christian Church or the Anthony Community Care Center, both in care of the funeral home.


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This week on the Delivering WOW podcast I interviewed a really good friend of mine, Dr. Chris Bowman.
We talked all about how you can treat more patients, grow your practice, increase profits and integrate additional services into your practice.
Dr. Chris Bowman is a full-time practicing dentist, speaker, author, and dental coach from Charlotte, North Carolina. A graduate of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, he started Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte in 1996, where he currently collects among the top 5% of dentists nationally.
Chris also serves as a Clinical Instructor for Six Month Smiles since 2011. Focal points in his private practice include elective cosmetic dentistry, esthetic restorative dentistry, Six Month Smiles adult orthodontics, aligner orthodontics, Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation, Obstructive Sleep Apnea treatment, and sedation dentistry.
A consummate student of business systems, communications and marketing, Dr. Bowman is dedicated to helping dentists from the US and internationally to achieve the highest levels of success and profitability in their practices. In 2005 he founded Dental Insiders, which provides coaching, consulting, and training programs for dentists and dental team members. Dr. Bowman has authored numerous articles on practice growth, communications, marketing, and internal business strategies. He has been a contributor to Dental Economics, The Profitable Dentist magazine, 1000 Gems, and several online dental publications and forums, including Dentistry IQ. He has also shared the stage internationally as a dynamic speaker with many of dentistry's leading speakers.
On the podcast we discussed:
- Chris' journey to where he is today
- Why Chris decided he didn't want to be a 'typical' dentist and why he became drawn to focussing on niche procedures
- How adding niche procedures to his practice has made it more productive, profitable and more fun
- The importance of being able to offer multiple options to patients, for example offering Invisalign and 6 Month Smiles
- The process of learning how to do 6 Month Smiles
- Help available for defining treatment plans for 6 Month Smiles
- You need to make sure your patients know what you can do for them, don't assume they already know
- The effect adding services has had on Chris' practice
- Amazing ways that Chris' practice give back to the community
- The costs involved in getting certified for 6 Month Smiles
- How you will cover your investment for your 6 Months Smiles certification after treating your first 1-2 patients
Chris is a speaker at the Delivering WOW Summit, March 9-10 2018. He is also going to be delivering a 6 Months Smiles certification course whilst he is is Jamaica. If you would like to become certified, as well as attend the Summit, please head to Deliveringwowsummit.com . If you've been thinking of the right time to get certified for 6 Month Smiles, this is it!
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The press service of Batkivschyna reports that according to the oath each parliamentary candidate of Batkivschyna has "before God and the people of Ukraine publicly vowed to abide by these commitments."
In particular, the text states that in the case of a fundamental change in the political position against the opposition elected member "as a matter of honor shall resign the people's deputy of Ukraine."
On the basis of absence of Oleksandr and Andrii Tabalov and an oath signed by the group, the faction unanimously decided to require them to put down the mandates of people's deputies of Ukraine.


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Stauer Reviews and Testimonials
We don't like to brag, so we let our customers do the talking. Following is a sampling of some of the pertinent feedback we've received from our customers.
The Stauer jewelry I saw in a magazine ad was an interesting piece and its price seemed reasonable. I looked it up, typed in the code and it came right up. I bought it as a gift. It was an Italian piece of gold without jewels in it. It was intertwined and it got thick towards the base at the neck and then thinner at the top. I had a fine purchasing experience. It was very quick and showed up within a week. It was an add-on and it went exactly the way I like it to go on that type of shop. It was an impulse buy but I was happy.
Ed of Henrico, VA January, 4th 2018
I've gotten a lot of gifts from my husband that came from Stauer Jewelry. And I've always been very pleased with them. With Stauer, you know what you're getting from them. The DiamondAura are lab diamonds, but they're beautiful. And the prices are very good. I bought a lot of things for myself. I ordered over the internet, which was too easy that it was dangerous. I also bought gifts. And there was a tanzanite bracelet I had to send back because the clasp had a little piece missing from it. It's like one of the safety features, and I haven't received a replacement yet. But they said it would be two to four weeks, which is really fast for an exchange. And they're very reliable, too.
Mary-Alice of Hartwell, GA December 30th, 2017
Karate Tanzanite Ring Size 10 - I am very pleased with the service and help I received in my transaction. Will definitely be returning to your store again. Thank you very much for all your help. I am very pleased with my ring I love it very much. And I will recommend you to all my friends and family.
Beverly of Gales Ferry, CT December 28th, 2017
Being now retired military, I have through the years had everything from military issue watches to the high end Japanese and even Swiss movement watches. My favorite as far as durability, accuracy and reliability was a Stauer watch which as I recall I got for Christmas in 2006. Well this past Summer doing some mild whitewater kayaking, my band broke and the watch was lost (it is probably still ticking somewhere).
I never had an issue with the watch and did have it cleaned a couple years ago after the crystal cracked while indoor skydiving. I had seen an ad for the Blue Stone Cold Fox at a real steal of a price and put out a few hints. UNFORTUNATELY my family thought it was a joke about a female wrestler versus the male wrestler with a similar name and bought me a Japanese made watch. I had seen a lot of reviews (some which I felt were unfair since the authors admitted they hadn't even contacted Stauer Customer Service) and I just wanted to add my own positive experience with the company and watch line.
I never had an issue with the watch and did have it cleaned a couple years ago after the crystal cracked while indoor skydiving. I had seen an ad for the Blue Stone Cold Fox at a real steal of a price and put out a few hints. UNFORTUNATELY my family thought it was a joke about a female wrestler versus the male wrestler with a similar name and bought me a Japanese made watch. I had seen a lot of reviews (some which I felt were unfair since the authors admitted they hadn't even contacted Stauer Customer Service) and I just wanted to add my own positive experience with the company and watch line.
Darryll of Rutherfordton, NC December 20th, 2017
I have purchased a number of watches from Stauer over the past ten years. My last was a blue faced diver's watch which has become my favorite of all! Prior to this purchase my daily wear watch was my long loved Rolex Submariner. I bought the diver's watch for the days I would be doing lots of "hands on" work with tools (I am a general contractor) and didn't want to risk damaging the Rolex. After a few days with the Stauer dive watch the Rolex was retired. My new Stauer watch keeps perfect time, has the same weighty quality feel, and similar high visibility that I have come to expect from a quality product. The ONLY thing that could make this watch better would be to add tritium markers. Were that to be done by Stauer this watch would be the finest addition to any man's collection he could have! Wonderful products, outstanding prices, and quality that is some of the best I have ever experienced! Thank you Stauer.
Alexander of Dover, NH December 13th, 2017
I ordered a black pearl ring from Stauer Jewelry. It's from Jerusalem and it's supposed to be black, but it doesn't look like one. I've been looking at it several times at several catalogs for a long time and I like it, so I bit the bullet and ordered it. They said it was going to take a while before it comes because there was such a demand for it, but I ended up getting it much sooner than they thought, which was nice. I love the ring and it was worth my purchase. The process went totally smooth and everything went well. It was a good experience and I would do it again.
Vicki of Waukesha, WI November 30th, 2017
I find Stauer products to be of good to excellent quality. I especially love their DiamondAura jewellery - the stones sparkle just like real diamonds at a fraction of the cost. The website is easy to navigate. I received an email stating that I had an outstanding credit, which had slipped my mind, so appreciated the reminder and used this credit on my last order. The item I ordered was also on sale, so I feel I got a real bargain and am looking forward to receiving my silver bracelet. Thank you, Stauer for the free Norton guarantee - it gives one confidence in your company and products.
Paula of Saskatoon, SK November 7th, 2017
I love all of the Stauer jewelry and watches. I am a flight attendant and I wore the blue muse watch to work and I always get a lot of compliments on that watch. A passenger asked me about the watch and I told him the name of your company and I gave him the site. He said his wife would love that watch. And I told him that she will probably love all of the jewelry and watches at Stauer. He thought I had gotten the watch somewhere in Europe. What a wonderful compliment. I buy from your company all of the time. I love your products.
Shirley of Hallandale Beach, FL November 5th, 2017
I was looking through my Birds and Blooms magazine and noticed the ad for the jade and opal necklace and thought it would be a great birthday present for my aunt. The representative was very nice and explained the offer to me and when she asked if I would like the bracelet and earrings to match I said no. Then she made me a better deal on the necklace and I purchased $200 worth of coupons to use toward future purchases and some other pluses so I went for it. I always have someone who needs a birthday gift or Christmas present.
Albert of Chesterfield, VA October 13th, 2017
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The Fremont-Winema Forest and the agencies of the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) plan to treat approximately 915 acres of National Forest System lands on the west side of Chemult this spring using broadcast underburning.
This type of treatment is conducted during very specific conditions, factoring in fuel moisture, temperature, wind speed and direction, and a favorable weather forecast over several days. The prescribed fire is applied along unit boundaries and creeps along the forest floor, removing brush and wood debris to help reduce the risk of wildfire.
Prescribed burning announcements will be placed locally prior to ignition. SCOFMP employees are committed to a safe and successful prescribed burn in the Chemult WUI.
There will be visible smoke in the area and while every effort is being made for smoke management and reducing impacts as much as possible, the area being treated is on the Highway 97 corridor and there is the potential for reduced visibility at times.
Travelers in the area and Forest visitors are asked to be aware of their surroundings and watch for prescribed burning operations to maintain personal safety. If visitors are uncertain, they are encouraged to visit the SCOFMP InciWeb page at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5172/ or SCOFMP website at: http://www.scofmp.org/rx_fire.shtml
The area is part of the 2001 Chemult Townsite Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. The prescribed burning is part of maintaining defensible space around the town and reducing the risk of wildfire.
For more information, please contact SCOFMP Fire Information Officer Sarah Saarloos at 541-219-0515 or email@example.com.
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Your own island! Who has not dreamed of having one? This little gem of an island can be yours for a week. Little Diamond Island is a 1/4 acre island located in Lake Cobbossee in West Gardiner Maine. Just 20 minutes from the capital city of Augusta you are close to restaurants and shopping but in a setting that is private and close to nature.
Little Diamond Island in Lake Cobbossee is a unique lake front vacation rental. Rustic 3 room cabin with lake views from every window. The lake is just steps away in any direction. Sandy bottom swimming areas and the lake is great for boating, canoeing, kayaking or jet skiing.
Island vacationing is not for everyone. If you love camping (not the same as RV'ing) you will love this. It is a lot like camping except you have a real bed to sleep in. Rustic in nature there is no electricity or running water. We do provide a composting toilet, propane stove, refrigerator and solar campers shower. Many refer to it as "glamping", glamorous camping. We provide a canoe, life vests and paddles. Its a short 5 minute paddle from the shore where you park your car.
This is a peaceful spot for anyone who loves nature. Except for the occasional boat the only sounds you hear are the young osprey begging for food in the nest above the cottage and the mournful cry of the loons as they float past the island. You can see nesting osprey, pileated


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A very well organised competition by Frances & Bob with tight matches and run away matches!
Through to the final are
Gorgeous George and his Lovely Ladies – Joan H & Sheila M
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NDSU prepares for a different level of speed at Eastern Washington
FARGO — It could be the equivalent of driving a 1970s Pinto station wagon with the wood paneling on the side, hopping in a time machine and finding yourself with the keys to a 2017 Aston Martin.
The difference in speed North Dakota State will see from opening day last Saturday to a date with a Division I FCS power this week will probably be striking.
And make no mistake, the Bison are preparing for it.
NDSU defensive coordinator Matt Entz said it will be "180 degrees different." Defensive line coach Nick Goeser said the difference will be "night and day." When the starting gun sounds to the Bison and Eastern Washington University at EWU's Roos Field, NDSU better have its quick thinking caps on.
"They're explosive," said Bison linebacker Nick DeLuca. "They like to spread the ball out, have a fast-paced offense and one of the big things we have to do is slow them down as much as we can."
NDSU had trouble in that area last year in its 50-44 win over Eastern at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Quarterback Gage Gubrud completed 26 of 40 passes for 450 yards, ran for 49 more and Eastern accumulated 556 yards of total offense. Gubrud is back for his senior year.
Mississippi Valley State didn't have a receiver open all day in NDSU's 72-7 win last week. That could change in Game 2 with the Eagles, who historically have gotten open on everybody over the last several years.
That doesn't take into account the pace of the Eastern offense, either. It's a no-huddle, spread-it-out, let's-go-now attack.
"What's different about this team is the unbelievable skill players that they have," Goeser said. "Their running backs, receivers and quarterback. Their skill players are going to be at a whole different level." Preparing for that different level is a challenge this week from a personnel standpoint alone. NDSU tends to recruit more tight ends and fullbacks than most teams, so it's not like the Bison have five redshirt freshmen scout team receivers hanging around. A couple of freshmen tight ends are playing the part of Eagles receivers this week.
"We're using all hands on deck when we're trying to emulate some of their personnel, spread sets and just them going fast," Entz said. "We have to get our scout team ramped up for it."
And once the bell sounds on Saturday, the Bison coaches will also have to think fast — especially when it comes to substituting players. It will require split-second thinking, Entz said.
The Eagles' use no-huddle offense means the Bison will have to pick their spots rotating players. For instance, if the Eastern offense changes personnel, NCAA rules allow the Bison to do the same thing.
"So if it means all four defensive linemen are coming in, we should take that opportunity whenever we can," Entz said.
But if the Eagles don't sub players, NDSU will have to take advantage of incomplete passes, any stoppage of the clock or if the ball is on the hash mark close to the Bison sideline.
"Maybe there you can slide a guy in and out quick," Entz said. "We have to be on top of our game."


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TO COMPLEMENT LAST WEEKEND'S exhibition of art by children from refugee camps, at St Mary's Church, Totnes, we present (scroll down) a special report with photos of a visit last month to the Greek island of Lesbos, by the Totnes Refugee Medical Response Team – Dr Abby Fearon tells of the situation there, some stories about the refugees and their sometimes surprising range of needs, and also offers some useful links for anyone interested in helping.
See also below for a very diverse selection of events over the next three weeks to choose from, to learn, listen, celebrate, engage.
Scroll even further down for our latest bumper round-up of Community News and information from Liz Waterson and others.
• please check our Events and Services pages now and then, in case of any last-minute changes or additions
SPECIAL SERVICE – in Bridgetown
Sunday 28th February at 9.30am
St John's Church, Bridgetown
COMMUNION by EXTENSION (Order 1)
• officiant: Tony Gregg (Reader)
UPCOMING & NEWLY-ADDED EVENTS – in and around Totnes
Friday 19th February to
Sunday 21st February
St Mary's Church, Totnes
COME AND JOIN US for an art exhibition of drawings created by Syrian children living in a refugee camp in Lebanon.
There will be speeches and a presentation by Baraa Kouja and Ahmed, a Syrian Refugee who worked for the UN in Syria, at 5pm on Saturday 20th February.
The exhibition has been organised by Baraa Ehsaan Kouja, a Syrian student at the University of Exeter, and Alison Williams – and is sponsored by Totnes Citizens UK.
Watch a video by Adam Prosser:
There will be around fifty prints of drawings and paintings made by Syrian refugee children aged 12 to 18, currently living in the Al-Abrar refugee camp in Lebanon. Some of the works reflect the trauma that the young people have experienced, while others are more hopeful and optimistic. Baraa said:
"There is now a lost generation of Syrian children – children who are losing their education, who have been forced to thinkabout war and destruction rather than peace and love.
"These paintings show something of the awful reality that Syrians have endured, but also their dreams. I have lived in Exeter for a year, and have met many wonderful people working for the relief of refugees, both at the university and in the town this exhibition compliments that work by showing the real experiences of real refugees."
Alongside each picture, as well as the title and the name of the artist, there will be a photo of the tent they are currently living in, and a brief statement of that child's dream. Every child has the right to dream.
• scroll down for a special report with photos of the visit last month, to the Greek island of Lesbos, by the Totnes Refugee Medical Response Team
• see the facebook event page for latest news
• see also the From Syria With Love project page
UPDATED: Saturday 20th February from 11am to 12noon
St Mary's Church, Totnes
Coffee concert by NEWTON ABBOT UKULELE CLUB
Watch a video – they spend ages tuning up but it's worth the wait!
• in aid of Friends of St Mary's
• entry £5, tickets available here
• homemade cakes and coffee on sale
Saturday 20th February from 11am to 4pm
The Conference Centre, Buckfast Abbey, Devon TQ11 0EE
In Laudato Si' Pope Francis calls us all to become more active in the work of protecting creation – that is, both the wider ecology of our world and our brothers and sisters living in poverty – and to find real answers to our planet's social and environmental crisis, because "a technological and economic development which does not leave in its wake a better world and an integrally higher quality of life cannot be considered progress" (LS, #194).
The Day of Reflection will be following the methodology of the encyclical itself – seeing what is good and what is challenging around us in our common home, reflecting on Scripture and Church teaching, asking ourselves how best to respond, and celebrating creation together.
• FULL DETAILS on the Events page
• there is no cost for the Day of Reflection
• to book your place, please contact CAFOD Plymouth by Monday 15th February by email or telephone 0792 0751180
Friday 26th February from 10am to 12.30pm
Methodist Church Hall, Totnes
Network of Wellbeing presents an
You are warmly invited to come along to help develop ideas and enthusiasm for a Share Shop in Totnes. Having your input would be great, the event is free, however please book via this link so we know approximate numbers.
Share Shop Inspiration Morning
10:00am Arrival and tea / coffee
10.15am Introductions and Inspiration from Frome Share Shop (video)
10:40am Ideal vision for a Share Shop in Totnes
Small groups generating ideas for the Share Shop:
● finding a suitable venue
● funding
● volunteers
● finding 'things' we'd love in the shop
● promoting the Share Shop
12:00pm Sharing the plan forward
12:30pm Close
Hope you are able to come.
Kate Reed
Totnes Project Coordinator
Network of Wellbeing (NOW)
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• telephone 01803 849107 or mobile 07783 262302
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NEW: Saturday 27th February from 10am to 2pm
Totnes Methodist Church
The slogan for Fairtrade Fortnight this year from
27th February to 13th March is:
Breakfast will be served including hot drinks, muesli, bananas, cake and biscuits. All will be Fairly Traded and made with Fairtrade ingredients as far as possible.
Viv Elce will be there with a Traidcraft stall.
COME TO OUR BIG BREW is Traidcraft's invitation slogan. Viv will explain the roll of Traidcraft's work.
• please come along with family and friends to help promote Fairtrade
NEW: Friday 4th March at 11am
St Mary's and St Georges' RC Church, Totnes
Everyone is welcome to this service, which has been prepared by the women of Cuba.
• please can you display the poster if possible – many thanks, Anne Binns – coordinator
Friday 4th March
at 6.45pm for a 7.30pm start
St John's Church, Bridgetown
The Rotary Club of Totnes presents the
in aid of their charities. "It is the third time we have done this and it has proved very successful because they are so good!"
• tickets £8 per person, includes free refreshments, available from Stephen Evans on 01803 866844
• numbers limited to 150
• raffle
Saturday 5th March 6.30pm
St John's Church, Bridgetown
We do hope you will be able to come. Please let Diana know whether you are able to attend or not.
Look forward to seeing you there.
• more about Messy Church here
• see some photos of Messy Church
Saturday 5th March at 7.30pm
St Mary's Church, Totnes
Totnes Early Music Society presents
As Our Sweet Cords and Discords Mixed Be
Jerome Bassano Fantasia 1
John Dowland The King of Denmark's Almain
Anthony Holborne Heigh Ho Holiday
Christopher Tye In Nomine Seldom Sene
Christopher Tye In Nomine Re la re
Christopher Tye In Nomine Saye So
Giovanni Coperario Fantasia in G
John Dowland Earl of Essex's Galliard
John Dowland Captain Digorie Piper his Galliard
John Dowland Mr George Whitehead's Almain
Osbert Parsley Parsley's Clocke
The five award-winning members of Consortium5 are celebrating 10 years together with the launch of their second album, featuring some of their favourite repertoire from the heyday of English consort music, the English Renaissance. At this time, the Fantasia and In Nomine became significant compositional forms, reflecting a new interest in instrumental writing. Their concert includes works played on an array of different sized recorders.
• tickets are £12 on the door (£5 for students & under 18s) from Dartington Box Office 01803 847070 or on the door
• website
Saturday 12th March from 3.30pm to 5.30pm
St John's Church, Bridgetown
We had a great time at the February session!
theme this time: Jesus and the Tax Man
• more about Messy Church here
• see some photos of Messy Church
NEW: Sunday 13th March at 7.30pm
The Great Hall, Dartington
In aid of Totnes Caring.
• tickets £10 (£8 conc.) from Dartington Box Office
on 01803 847070
SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES – special feature
To complement this weekend's Art Exhibition by Syrian refugee children, at St Mary's Church, Totnes (see event details, listed above) – and the accompanying speeches and presentation on Saturday 21st February at 5pm – we are featuring a special report sent to us by Dr Abby Fearon, a member of the Totnes Refugee Medical Response Team of GPs who recently volunteered help in the Greek islands to arriving refugees…
Report from the Totnes Refugee Medical Response Team
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY the Totnes Refugee Medical Response Team travelled to Lesbos, Greece. Our aim was to help meet the medical needs of arriving refugees who are fleeing atrocities in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries.
Over half a million refugees have arrived in Greece in 2015 alone. They travel by small rubber boat arranged by smugglers in Turkey. The boats are built for 15, but they often cram in 30 to 40 people. If the weather conditions are favourable the crossing can be uneventful, however, engines often fail or stormy seas can result in significant loss of life.
• watch a videoclip from 5th January, with the team's spokesperson Dr Abby Fearon:
Our role was at the registration camp away from the beaches. Whilst we were there approximately 2000 people were at the camp, however, there was only accommodation for 800. This meant only the most vulnerable were selected to sleep inside. The camp was an old detention centre which meant there was a lot of razor wire and chain link fencing; not a particularly welcoming sight for families that were arriving. However, it did feel secure, particularly as many had had to sleep outside in dangerous circumstances whilst travelling to reach Turkey.
We were responsible for many pregnant women, babies, toddlers, disabled and elderly patients. Meeting them and hearing about what they had escaped from was quite traumatic, however, we were able to offer them care and reassurance, particularly for pregnant women who were able to hear their unborn babies' heartbeats after the traumatic journey. This was made possible with equipment we had purchased from the kind donations we received before we left.
(Photo: Dr Andrew Frankland from Totnes examines a baby.)
Many were suffering from illnesses we would see in the UK such as asthma, diabetes and pneumonia, but also conditions most of us had never seen before such as frostbite, trench foot and scars from assault; we met one teenager who had been a victim of stoning whilst in Syria. We also saw some rare conditions such as trachoma; an infectious eye condition that results in painful scarring and visual loss, primarily found in the developing world.
We found the refugees to be incredibly generous and often selfless. Those that could speak English would work alongside us to help fellow refugees, despite the fact they often had not slept for days. We had one teenager who was the sickest person in the room, but as the only English speaker she carried on translating until everyone had been treated.
The stories they told were often harrowing. We met people who had been beaten and robbed with no option but to sleep outside, sheltering in woodland or abandoned cars. We heard of one family who had lost their toes after they had their shoes stolen during the night; their options were to lie down and die or to continue walking through the snow without any foot wear. In the 21st Century we should not be treating children for frost bite and trench foot, regardless of your country of birth.
We met children whose parents had been killed in Afghanistan and were trying to reach other family members in Germany, despite having no money.
The amazing response to our fundraising resulted in over £9000 being donated. This was crucial in being able to assist the refugees in a number of ways. With this money we were able to purchase a range of medical equipment; as a result the clinic room now has advanced resuscitation kit. We have stocked the shelves with an array of medication and ensured there are sufficient medical instruments on hand.
As well as meeting medical needs, we have also tried to help in other ways too. We left information sheets in Arabic and Farsi to advise about the importance of breastfeeding, particularly when the trauma of their journey has interrupted feeding. A supply of infant formula was also purchased for those women who were unable to restart breast or cup feeding.
Patients suffering with trench foot could not afford to rest and allow time for healing. To enable them to carry their families through Macedonia and Serbia we purchased 200 pairs of shoes. We saw a lot of painful and often infected nappy rash as families were trying to eke out their supply of nappies. This combined with immersion in cold salt water for many hours meant this was a significant problem. We bought every tube of nappy rash cream available in Lidl!
Some of the women told us they had not washed their children for many weeks, so to have warm water was a blessing; we bought enough soap to keep the compound going for several weeks. Scabies was also a problem and to try and reduce further spread we thought it important to help fund the daily laundering of the blankets.
We also saw patients who had broken bones many days or weeks earlier. They had tried to splint them as best they could with bits of cardboard, however, with our funds we were able to buy a good supply of crutches to help them on their journey. We also bought wheel chairs and stretchers, not only for our compound, but also for the medical teams on the beaches who found themselves often dealing with collapsed patients.
Because of the generosity of the donations we received we are able to fund permanent signs indicating that people could sleep inside; we often found families heading out into the woodland in sub-zero temperatures for the night because they did not know there was sheltered accommodation.
We paid for our own travel and accommodation for the nine days we were there and the time seemed to go by in a flash. We believe it showed that short term volunteers can make a significant impact. If you would like to consider volunteering, no special skills are required. There are a number of roles from helping people out of wet clothes, to erecting shelters or spotting incoming boats with binoculars. We met a variety of volunteers from many countries doing whatever they could to ease the suffering of the refugees. There was a real sense of multinational teamwork united by humanity.
We would like to sincerely thank everyone that donated funds and clothing that has directly gone to support desperate people.
If you would like to consider volunteering we would suggest the following charities: Lighthouse Refugee Relief Lesvos and A Drop in the Ocean (both receive refugees from the boats); Dirty Girls of Lesvos Island (recycle, wash and dry clothing and blankets), and Off Track Health (for those with any medical qualifications, they manage the health needs of the wider refugee camp.)
Dr Abby Fearon, Totnes
• click the photos to view them larger
• the Totnes Refugee Medical Response Team will be giving a talk in the Civic Hall on Tuesday 1st March at 6pm as so many people have asked them about the trip – there will be lots of pictures and info about how to volunteer if people are keen
Note from Liz Waterson: St Mary's Church has just sent knitting, clothes, bedding, etc., to Syria, Calais and Dunkirk. Also, a very big thank you to all who contributed to the Christmas Tree Festival – we raised £220 for Beyond Borders Totnes.
COMMUNITY NEWS with Liz Waterson
Totnes Street Pastors
The Winter 2016 Newsletter is now available to download.
• more about Totnes Street Pastors
• download other issues of the newsletter
THE PSALMS…Prayers for Today's Church
(York Course 2016)
Starts on Tuesday 23rd February at The Rectory
followed by Tuesday 1st March, Tuesday 8th March, Tuesday 15th March and Tuesday 22nd March.
• if you are interested in attending this group, please contact the Rector on 01803 865615
Tuesday Afternoon House Group
We will meet again on 23rd February:
2pm at Mary Harris' house: 4 Riverside, Swallowfields (further details ring Liz Waterson 01803 849345) or
7.30 to 9pm at Tony & Carolyn Stilwell's house, 3 Sparrow Road, Totnes, telephone 01803 863030.
We'll be continuing a study: Fruitfulness on the Frontline by Mark Greene, looking at the practical ways we can share our faith.
Lenten Appeal for Water Aid
– turn your coins into clean water
Once again, we will be collecting for Water Aid during Lent – the work they do is very important particularly to the peoples of Africa and Asia. Martin Harvey has jar labels and further information, or visit the Water Aid website.
• as per previous years, Martin would like ultimately to be given notes or cheques made out to 'Water Aid'
• last year's appeal raised £317.85
Lent Lunches
every Tuesday in Lent
Take advantage of the chance to enjoy a simple lunch of soup and bread in aid of charity. St Mary's will be providing the lunch on Tuesday 1st March at St Mary and St George Catholic Church Hall, so please make a special effort to come.
Deanery Confirmation
The Deanery confirmation this year will be held at Marldon at 3pm on Sunday 3rd July.
• please let Julian or Debbie know if you are interested (children or adults)
Food in Community
We held the first of this year's 'pay what you feel' Community Cafés, at the Methodist Church Hall, Fore St, Totnes, on Saturday 6th February. Encouraged by good feedback and a regular following, we have decided to run these on the first Saturday of every month.
• fresh organic food created from surplus produce is served anytime between 12.30pm to 2.30pm
Rough sleeping in Torbay
Details of the Torbay Winter Night Shelter scheme, providing shelter, evening meals and breakfasts – by a simple referral procedure – until the end of February.
• click the image to enlarge it
• or click here to download a printable poster
Food Bank collections
Remember: You can now bring your food bank donations – especially toiletries and cleaning products please – to any Sunday service at St Mary's Church.
No need to wait for the first Sunday of the month! Many thanks to everyone who donates – your help is greatly appreciated.
• please check all sell-by dates!
• further information from Liz Waterson on 01803 84934
• more about Totnes Food Bank here
Parish News February 2016 – this month's newsletter, compiled and designed by Julian Hall, features 20 pages full of news, articles and information.
This issue includes:
- Martyr's Church in Danger! – by Carolyn Stilwell
- Lent – by the Reverend Gill Still
- Take Part in Take Heart on Valentine's Day – by Suzanne Dugmore
- Thieves Held Captive by Porridge – by Helga Watts
- Traidcraft – by Viv Elce
- It's Just a Thought – by the Reverend Cliff Berdinner
- How to Overcome Anxiety – another extract from UCB's Word For Today booklet (available free in both churches), see also www.ucb.co.uk
- Spring into Caring for God's Acre – news of a new documentary film
- Contemplate the New Year – Sundays@7 is a new Service at Exeter Cathedral
- Talking Jesus – The Right Reverend Robert Atwell, Bishop of Exeter
- A Helping Hand – by Natacha. a victim of torture
- Working for Transformation – by Chris Forster
- New Faces – John Searson + the Reverend Simon Holland take up new posts in Devon
- …and as always, Contact Details, Events, Adverts and Service Times
To download in pdf format right-click HERE (ctrl+click Mac), or click on the thumbnail to read online.
• remember you can advertise in the newsletter
Team Churches
We warmly welcome two of our Team Churches, St Mary's, Dartington (left) and St Barnabas, Brooking (right), who now have special pages on this website.
• look under the Team Churches menu, or click here for service times and other information, and here to read about the History, and Friends of, St Mary's Dartington.
You can now download an invoice (Word document), updated February 2016, for the core costs (Service, Marriage Certificate, Calling of Banns, optional Banns Certificate and heating if applicable) of a Wedding Service provided by the Totnes Team Ministry.
• full details HERE
• if anyone would like to send us photos from their wedding service, we'd love to have some to post on the website.
In the Footsteps of St Paul
Prebendary Brian Tubbs will lead a pilgrimage to Greece
from 23rd to 30th April 2016.
• a brochure is available giving full details
• please ring Brian on 01392 200506
Clergy days off
Thursdays (Reverend Julian C Ould) and Fridays (Reverend Debbie Parsons) – please respect this by not contacting them on those days!
The Cross in Your Pocket
Several of our ladies have been embroidering pocket crosses – they are free and can be found in St George's Chapel.
They have been extremely popular and we have received many thanks for them. If you would like to help make some more, please contact Jean Marr on: 01803 847839
• the beautiful cross pictured left (click to enlarge) was made by one of the stewards at St Mary's Church, Totnes
Care Gift Account
From time to time churches and individuals have been giving me money for the Food Bank, the Drop In and for Christians Against Poverty all linked and based in Totnes.
In order to target our donations most effectively, I opened this account so that the amount can grow. Small donations of between £1 and £10 across the Team have grown quickly and we have, for example, been able to give £60 to Christians Against Poverty for their Christmas Hamper Scheme.
If you would like to give a small donation, just put it in a envelope marking it Care Gift Account and drop it the collection box at the back of the church. It will be banked, and as soon as we have between £50 and £100, I will contact the charities to see where the money is most needed.
• more about Care Gift Account here
• telephone Liz Waterson on 01803 849345 or email Liz
at St John's Church, every Friday 5pm to 5.45pm
• all welcome
Table Talk
Every third Thursday of the month at The Seven Stars, between 10am and 12noon. Meet at the large table at the back, behind the bar, for coffee, etc.
• contact Anne Binns for more information on 01803 840146
Sunday Lunches
Would you like to have a roast lunch at the Albert Inn, Bridgetown, on the first Sunday of the month, with members of St John's and St Mary's churches?
• to book, please ring Anne Binns on 01803 840146 by the previous Thursday


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The best part of posting secret audio from concerts you've attended is using them as an excuse to ring up others who were also there and reminisce about that, like, amazing night, remember? Like, say, Jeff Liles, who recalls Blur's February 3, 1996, show at Trees (scroll down) as "a mob scene" and "loud as fuck." (Jeff, incidentally, had stopped booking Trees a year earlier, after he signed to Virgin and moved to L.A., but he was back and forth so much I always forgot he'd moved.) Or, Peter Schmidt, who recalls, among other things, how brutally cold it was that winter's night -- upper teens, with a coating of snow on the ground. (Good memory.) And: "That was a great show."
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So it was ... and can be again. What I recall, off the top of my hand, about that set list: the surprisingly thorough cover of the Dallas theme song, in between "Mr. Robinson's Quango" and "Globe Alone," two of the many Great Escape cuts played during that tour in support of the band's fourth record. Also: Graham Coxon's very rare performance of "End of a Century" B-side "Red Necks," sung in that hilarious 'Merkin accent. Also: that "Parklife" singalong (and jumpalong) during the second encore, back when encores meant something. Says here many of the shows on that tour were out-of-sorts, with Damon Albarn occasionally getting "very lazy with his vocals, changing lyrics, forgetting them." Not on that night. Not then, not now.


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This game started off horribly BUT did turn around midway through the second quarter. The bad part is that although it was a win, the signs of trouble are there. With 1:22 left in the first half, Greg Knapp elected to sit on the ball instead of going for more points despite the fact we had reeled off 10 unanswered points. I just don't understand this. When I look at his playcalling in 2 minute situations or 3rd and 4th downs, I'm just not impressed.
Here's what I saw:
Running game: Dunn (21/87), Vick (10/59), Norwood (9/107, 1 TD), Griffith (1/3). 11 of Dunn's carries went for 4 yards or more. This is the kind of performance we need out of Dunn. Key thing to look for is for his 4 yards or more runs to be half of his carry total. That will pretty much tell the story on the his day. Vick didn't get as many yards as usual on 10 carries but definitely not a bad day. What else can be said about Jerious Norwood? The man is a speed demon and flat out iced the game on 1 carry. No fumbles in the game either. I've been very impressed with the lack of fumbles this season.
Breakdown of passes:
Vick: 8/16, 122 yards, 2 TD/0 INT. Breakdown of incompletions are: 1 bad throws, 3 pass defended and 4 drops. The bad throws number was far less than 20% and the job done today was fantastic. The WR's are still having issues.
Drops (4): Crumpler 2 (8) and Lelie 2 (8).
Sack responsibility (1): The lone sack was in the first drive and was on Gandy.
Pass blocking: Not a bad job at all. Only 1 hurry and 1 sack.
YTD Sacks (33):
Michael Vick 13 (4 rushing attempts that went for negative yards)
Matt Lehr 2.5
Kynan Forney 2
Eric Beverly 1
Wayne Gandy 5.0
Justin Griffith 1.0
Warrick Dunn 2.0
Alge Crumpler 1.0
Todd Weiner 1.0
Tyson Clabo 1.5
P.J. Alexander 1.0
"Scheme/No line adjustment" 1.0
Note: Vick sacks are those that he has at least 3 seconds and either chose to try to scramble or stayed in the pocket when the better decision would be to throw it away. Also includes those rushing attempts that go for 0 or negative yardage that for some reason are counted as a sack.
Run defense: Was absolutely horrible especially on the ends. The Redskins ran sweeps and pulled guards which caused all sorts of problems for our defense. When you watch the game with that in mind, it really looks like our defense was unprepared for that as their reactions don't speak to the contrary.
Pass Defense: It was okay. Teams are still trying to pick on Rossum and Crocker and pretty much get the best of us in those situations. Tons of pressure on Campbell which forced two INT's and 11 hurries.
1 sack: Paul Carrington had the lone sack, unfortunately he also committed a facemasking penalty on the play which gave them an automatic 1st down instead of bringing on the punting unit.
Special Teams:
Rossum had 1 kickoff return for: 22. Decent return.
Norwood had 2 kickoff returns for 26 and 27. Not bad.
No punt returns in the game.
Koenen had 4 punts. 1: 39 yards, downed at the 31 of WSH. 2: 37 yards, fair catch at the 30 WSH. 3: 37 yards, return of 3 to the 42 WSH. 4: 43 yards, downed at the 5 WSH. 1 great punt and 3 very mediocre punts.
Kickoffs: Koenen had 5 kickoffs: 1: to the 2, returned to the 37. 2: to the 6, returned to the 27. 3: to the 12, returned to the 37. 4: to the 13, returned to the 23. 5: to the 18, returned to the 26. Not a good day kicking.
Field Goals: Andersen hit 1/1. Good from 34.
Special Teams leading tackler: Omare Lowe and Michael Koenen had 2 each.
Things that really need improvement:
1. Cure the drops!
2. Pass defense
3. Run defense.
Offensive MVP: Michael Vick
Defensive MVP: Lawyer Milloy (9 combined tackles, 3 hurries (caused a big INT), 2 passes defended)
Special Teams MVP: Morten Andersen
Goat of the Week: Run defense
Let me know your thoughts and questions otherwise:
Next up: AT Tampa Bay, December 10!


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FITNESS WALK on Sunday, May 22nd in BODRUM (Bodrum)
Dear ALL,
Following Fitness Walk will be on Sunday, May 22nd in Bodrum centre.
- Meeting point will be at Milta MARINA, infront of the Marina Yacht Club,
- Start time at 9:00 a.m. Sharp!
- There is a FREE Parking side roads just behind the Marina Vista Hotel,
- Fitness Walk will be an Hour long all the way to Bodrum Cruise Port(Şalvarağa) and back,
- Then after, If you wish, you can stay for Breakfast by the Marina. I've got special price for our group btw 10.-/14.-TL/pp,
- Pls do not forget to have your walking shoes, hat, bottle of water and extra t-shirt,
- There is NO NEED to send confirmation to me, but if you want you can drop a note thru Forum where I can check regulary,
It's for ADULTS only!!! But, you can bring your friend/s, husband/wife if you wish.
Hope to see you there, I will be Walking anyway;))


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*cautiously peeps head over parapet*
I think I'm feeling better.
At least, I've been feeling better for the last three days. My life doesn't seem to be unravelling around my ears any more, anyway. And I don't want to sell the house any more, and run away and live in a shack on a mountain with no running water, telephone or mortgage. Although I did very much like the look of this place. However, it would mean another forty minute commute each way for B and anyway, I rather like living here, now I'm back on the tablets.
Also I've managed to wash up for three days running AND change the bedsheets. And yesterday and today I've some website building stuff both for a friend and for ourselves. I'm still getting up and throwing up if I don't have a cup of tea really, really quickly; but hell, that's a massive improvement on three weeks ago, so I'm not complaining.
Much, anyway.
Also, the sun's come out. Had you noticed?
Everything in the garden has started growing and I desperately need to plant the fruit bushes (raspberries, blackcurrant and gooseberries) properly as we just heeled them in when they arrived and now they're starting to sprout. The bees are out and about too, which is a relief as we were wondering if they'd have starved to death because of the early mild weather that meant that they woke up before there was much pollen about.
Tomorrow we have a friend visiting who we haven't seen since we got married. It's going to be fun and in his honour we are going to kill George. I haven't actually spelt this out to him, as he's an ex-vegan. George doesn't know yet, either. I can't say I'm looking forward to it, but doing it quickly and not thinking about it too much is probably the way forward. With that in mind, at some point I'm going to get a dog called Spot so that I can keep yelling "Out, damn'd Spot" at it.
Stream of consciousness post, sorry.
Tomorrow: Cockerel killing report, no pictures, promise. More as an exercise in self-motivation than because you want to know. And a thousand words on 'Why are mothers always so negative?'.


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The Keys to Eliminating Being Bullied at the Poker Tables
When you play in a certain manner at the online poker tables, it can be simple for other players to tell you are weak. This is usually when they go on the attack and raise your blinds, push out off hands, and make sure that any time you bluff they are there to raise you off the pot. The easiest way to throw the scent off from those bullies is to make a few changes to your game as outlined below:
1. Stop flashing your hole cards when you bluff. You only give away information for free or you could get another player so mad they follow you from table to table determined to get even with what you did to them.
2. Learn to mix up betting patterns before others know what moves you make before you do. This means you have to be willing to bet more and raise each round. You have to fold the blinds and raise the blinds, and well as raising over the top of an aggressive player.
3. The best way to keep others from knowing you are weak or a rookie to playing poker online is to stop telling everyone. If you have the table chat feature turned on and you are spilling your guts about every hand you folded, every time you got bluffed on the river, or how you have not seen any premium hands this hour, you just told the table all they need to know about your game.
4. Don't fold each time a player raises your blind or the bot, call or raise back and you will find more players stop trying this move.
These simple tips will disguise the fact you are a rookie and allow you to get better each playing session.


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Oracle Sponsors First Time Buyer Awards for 2018 – Voting Now Open
We are sponsoring the FTB Awards 2018. The awards shortlist has been announced and you can vote for your favourites here www.ftbawards.com This year's event will take place on April 20th 2018 at The Waldorf Hilton Hotel in London, where industry professionals will come together to find out the winners and highly commended of the 18 Read more
Oracle Creative Sponsored Football Team finish runners up in the cup
Oracle Creative is proud to sponsor the football kits of the Baldock Crusaders under 12 squad for 2017. Our Creative Director Paul Browne attended a recent tournament where the team wore their 'lucky' kit. The children put in a brilliant team performance to finish runners-up in the competition. The football shirts carry the Oracle Creative logo which Read more
Oracle Creative Sponsor First Time Buyer Awards 2017 for the 5th year
To celebrate our first year as sponsors of the FTB Awards we are running a competition to win 10 bottles of Champagne. You can follow the progress on the Storify feed below. [View the story "Oracle Creative Sponsor First Time Buyer Awards 2017" on Storify]
Oracle wins East Thames branding pitch
We are pleased to announce Oracle Creative as the winning agency in a recent pitch to develop the East Thames brand and visual identity for 2016. Oracle has been working with East Thames for five years and are looking forward to building our partnership further. Oracle has recently completed two property marketing projects for East Thames. Foundry Mews and Read more
Just Rifles Quiz Night 2016
A big thank you to all who attended our first fund raising quiz night in aid of Just Rifles on Wednesday 2nd March 2016. Over 110 people came along and the total money raised for Just Rifles was… £4,421.50 We would also like to thank those people who were unable to join us on the Read more
The Story of Christmas 2015
Founded in 1978, The Story of Christmas is the property and construction industries' annual Christmas charity event. It takes place each December at St George's Hanover Square, Mayfair, London in the form of a service of nine lessons and carols. Following this there is a champagne reception and charity auction in the ballroom at The Read more


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Posted: January 24, 2017
Red Dragon Martial Arts Academy participates in 2 Tournaments a year. One will be with the Norton & Walpole Schools. Then, one will be an inter-school tournament with our Kenpo friends from Craig Lowes Kenpo Karate of Norwood and DHAC Kenpo Karate Center in Dedham Health & Athletic Center.
All students are "Encouraged" to participate in the "Red Dragon Martial Arts Academy" held tournament. It is a great way for the students to exhibit their skills, get some exposure to other peoples techniques and to just have a good time. At our tournaments a smile is guaranteed and every child will leave with a trophy.


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Par Rittsel
During the 1850s, the itinerant daguerreotypists introduced new methods as the ambrotype. The style remained however the same. From the glass plates were also made positives on salt or albumen paper. Paper was also tried as negatives. The pioneers appear to have been David Gibson in Gothenburg 1851 and the painter C G Carleman, who was later to be one of the inventors of the halftone block. His first halftone blocks were printed in Swedish magazines in 1871.
The introduction of better negative-positive processes and the carte-de-visite format created a boom. The number of professional photographers in Stockholm increased from 66 in 1855 to over 200 in 1861. Five years later they were 284. This in a city with 120 000 inhabitants.
The most legendary studio of the era was established by Johannes Jaeger, a German who after a few iterant years settled in Stockholm in 1863. In Gothenburg his equivalent was Aron Jonason The artistically inspired photographers included Frans Klemming, closely related to the school of national romanticism.
While studio photography developed technically, the first amateurs appeared with a freedom to choose their motifs. Carl Curman was a doctor, and the pioneer of the Swedish bathing resort. As a photographer he emphasised the greatness of nature in a romantic style. Painter Severin Nilson was his opposite, using his camera to document the poor and urban slum areas.
August Strindberg tried photography during a few intensive periods. A journey through the French countryside aimed to create a social documentation in a new way, but his disregard for established techniques made the material unusable. Another project to photograph clouds failed for similar reasons. But the existing body of around 60< pictures consists mainly of strong portraits and auto portraits.
The Swedish Tourist Association, STF, was formed in 1885 as a part of a nationalist movement. To help Swedes discover their own country, photographers were invited to portray landscape, wildlife and people in their home regions. A generation of versatile professionals found a reason to get out of the studios and deliver coherent portfolios of cities and countryside.
The signals of pictorialism were rapidly registered in the 1890s. Amateur Gunnar Malmberg and the professional Herman Hamnqvist were the first to introduce the gum bichromate process. The pictorialist era was dominated by photographers as Ferdinand Flodin, John Hetzberg and Henry B. Goodwin, but their main oeuvre was created after the turn of the century.


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Chinese Exports Pack Less Punch
China vowed after the global financial crisis to wean itself from its export-oriented growth model. Who would want to depend on the whims of U.S. and European consumers anyway?
Well, it turns out that exports are about all China has these days when it comes to meeting its yearly economic-growth target, especially given an increasingly creaky property market. Fortunately, June trade figures due this week should show a decent pickup as the developed world continues to rev up: Economists expect an acceleration from May's 7% year-over-year export growth.
There is a lot to be said for China's export machine, even as it has been overshadowed by infrastructure spending and property investment the past few years. Despite impressive wage growth for workers, factory owners who sell abroad have figured out a way to survive.
While some labor-intensive industries such as footwear and toys are migrating to cheaper locales in Southeast Asia, China remains the place to be for consumer electronics, and increasingly, for things like automotive and aerospace products. It has picked up global market share: Nearly 20% of goods the U.S. imports globally come from China, up from 16% in 2008.
The trouble with many of these exports, though, is that they tend to be in low-margin businesses. Manufacturers compete to the bone. Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, may make millions of iPhones in China, but its 2.7% net margin leaves Apple Inc. reaping most of the profit. The decline in the yuan against the dollar this year should help at the edges, yet Beijing's push to keep wages rising will continue to pressure profits.
For the broader economy, any export lift just doesn't deliver the same old punch since China is much bigger than it used to be compared with its trade partners. In 2006, the value of China's exports was equivalent to 36% of all economic activity. Last year, it was 24%.
If exports are China's salve, a further deterioration in the property market could be the wound that forces Beijing to take more drastic stimulus measures than the restrained efforts so far. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said last month the country's 7.5% growth target is "legally binding."
Exports will only help him fulfill part of that contract.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in June that the country's 7.5% growth target is "legally binding." An earlier version of this column incorrectly attributed the quote to Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Sept. 15, 2014)


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Preston Grasshoppers go into tomorrow's home game against old North West rivals Sedgley Park Tigers with a triple boost from last weekend's fixtures.
Hoppers will be encouraged by their performance at National League Two North promotion challengers Ampthill last Saturday, when they collected a valuable bonus point in a 17-22 defeat after what head coach Garth Dew, pictured below, called "a hugely committed performance".
Meanwhile, Hoppers second XV were demolishing their Sedgley counterparts 32-6 in a Bateman Premier League top-of-the-table clash at Lightfoot Green.
And Park's own first team were going down to a surprise 17-22 home defeat by 13th-placed Birmingham/Solihull.
Tomorrow's fixture is followed by successive away games for Preston and then a home date with second-placed Hull Ionians, so it's another challenging spell. But Dew is hoping his side will take confidence from last week's display and the previous Saturday's second-half demolition of Stockport.
Sedgley come to Lightfoot Green in sixth place, following 10 victories, a draw and eight defeats. Away from their Whitefield home, they have won three, drawn one and lost five, but have the third-best scoring record in the league, running in 567 points.
Hoppers have won four out of 10 at home and six out of 19 overall, but they felt they could have won at Park in September, when they went down by an agonising 31-33.
Preston won last season's home game 29-24 before losing 14-39 away. They have 13 bonus points to the Tigers' 11 and remain 12th, but there is wide scope for movement in their part of the table with just seven points separating the seventh and 13th-placed sides.
Scott Jordan returns on the wing for Hoppers and Alex Zavallis-Roebuck is pencilled in on the bench after missing last week's game through injury.
There are rearranged fixtures for Vale of Lune and Kirkby Lonsdale in North One West, while Kendal have a Saturday off.
Widnes head for Lancaster to replay a game which was abandoned in November due to a serious-looking injury. The visitors lie fourth after 10 victories and six defeats.
Away from home, they have won three and lost five, including defeat at leaders Birkenhead Park last Saturday.
Ninth-placed Vale are bidding to end a run of six straight defeats – and two successive home defeats - as they host a side which did the double over them last season; Widnes won 18-10 at home and 13-10 away.
Vale have won five out of eight at home this term but have only six wins out of 16 in total.
There's little to pick between the sides' scoring records – Vale have 380 for and 359 against while Widnes have scored one more point and conceded 17 fewer – but the Lancastrians have the edge in bonus points, 14 to 10.
Vale will select from a squad of 19 – all last week's starters and replacements, plus the returning Ian Bird. He is among six threequarters in contention.
Second-placed Kirkby Lonsdale visit Broughton Park, who are eighth, in a fixture postponed from December 13.
Fylde seek an 11th successive home win in National League One, when Hartpury College make their first visit to Ansdell and provide them with their second student opposition in successive games.
Fourth-placed Fylde's unbeaten home record contrasts starkly with their away form – just two wins anda draw in nine outings – but one of those victories came at Hartpury earlier in the campaign, where they won 32-24.
Tomorrow's visitors may be down in seventh place, 16 points behind Fylde, but they are on a bit of a roll, winning their last six games and their last three away fixtures. That has taken them up from 10th place at the beginning of last month.
In total, they have won 11 out of 19, with six victories and three defeats on the road. Unfortunately, they have collected only eight bonus points, 10 fewer than Fylde.
Fly-half Chris Johnson is missing from the home line-up, having picked up a one-match ban for three yellow cards, so Richard Kenyon steps in. Mark Rylance starts as hooker and Dave Fairbrother returns to the back row after a two-month injury lay-off, with Tom Burtonwood and Ben Vernon switched to the bench.
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--what the Great Spirit said to the Paiute medicine man Wovoka during his Ghost Dance vision on New Years Day 1889.
The most disturbing aspect of the California wildfires is not so much the awful devastation and material loss caused by the fires but the fact that these fires have become an all too common occurrence in the Golden State as well as other western states in the continental U.S.
The decrease in rainfall caused by global warming; the over-development of the West as a whole has depleted the natural resources of the West far past the tipping point in terms of spawning environmental and meteorological disasters. Each year wildfires keep getting more and destructive and the lack of water in the region threatens the ecological existence of the entire region.
It's sad to see people complaining about the lack of fuel for their cars when they should be more worried about water to drink and water to replenish the parched earth. Humanity lived for millennia without using gasoline and we can live for millennia still if we have the moral courage to resort to alternative energy sources which will not compound the global warming trend. Alternative energy sources are out there but corporate greed roadblocks all attempts to provide the general public with those alternatives.
Meanwhile the world's supply of drinking water grows more and more scarce. As I said before humanity can live without gasoline but it cannot live without water. Water is life and when there is no water then life ends. The droughts in the West have destroyed forests, vegetation, and rivers. When fires erupt either through natural or human means then the devastation is made even worse. If anything it should be the mission of state and the Federal government to practice new policies which protect existing aquifers in America and seeks to find new sources of drinking water for the American people—and the world.
We sowed the seeds of this catastrophe and now we are reaping the whirlwind—the hellfire this time.
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How to Make Motor Winding Pendants
I've finally got another downloadable how-to article ready, this one about making motor winding pendants.
It's a bit higher in difficulty than my 1st two and requires an old DVD ROM and use of a Dremel with cutting wheel. But in my opinion, it's still pretty easy and fun.
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The warmth of the sun on your face, the grit of the sand between your toes, add a few kettlebells and jump ropes, and you have yourself a "WOD on the Lake." At least that's what my gym did this weekend. Branching out from our typical in-box Saturday morning WOD, we all headed out to the local lake. We competed in a three-man WOD, followed by some "Hoover Ball", and a cookout. While the main draw of the lake WOD was to work out in a whole new setting, it also allowed us to view our boxmates in a whole new light. When confined to our box and individual workouts, we sometimes forget to interact and appreciate those around us. However, when we are forced to step out of this singular mindset, we realize despite any differences or diversity, we all share a common passion, a common bond (and a mutual hatred for burpees in the sand is a great bond builder.)
Benefits of Events
Workouts may help us grow our muscles and endurance, but hosting and attending special events and workouts allow us to grow so much more.
- Grow Encouragement. Sometimes when you're on the 25th rep of 30 power cleans, it feels like you can't possibly move another centimeter, let alone complete another rep. However, when you hear someone scream your name, encouraging you to push forward, the bar becomes weightless. Some people may be naturally inclined to scream and cheer for others; however, others may only feel comfortable once they know each other a little better. Luckily, after some great event bonding, everyone should be set to share in the cheers.
- Grow Friendships. The running joke is that Crossfitters can never stop talking about Crossfit. I'm sorry that we are passionate people, who want to share our excitement and experiences with others. Since the general public could care less about how much you deadlift or is disgusted by your ab-mat butt burns, making friends with those in your box gives you an engaged audience.
- Grow the Box. This one is especially beneficial for owners. When people see how much fun your box-goers are having (and how hot they look out on the beach) they'll be more than inclined to join in.
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Encourage your box owner to start hosting events, or put one on yourself. There are plenty of opportunities to get people together. Here are a few you might try:
- Fight Night. This event is one we have done several times at my gym. We bring together the gang after hours, throw our names in a hat, draw out two names, and then those two fight to the death. Just kidding! There is also a drawing for a WOD, and the two lucky picks compete head-to-head in that workout. The box will be full of fierce competition and loud screams. To make things more fun and rowdy, our box owner even allows beer.
- Cheat Meal. Host a huge pot-luck cheat meal at your gym. Everyone brings their favorite cheat food item and pigs out on good food with good company. Bring on the pizza, doughnuts, and beer!
- Not-a-Cheat Meal. You could also go the other way with this one. Encourage members to bring their favorite healthy dish. This could be extra beneficial if you have some members who are new to healthy eating, and could use some inspiring recipes.
- Game Night. The competitive nature doesn't have to stop in the gym. Get your box members out to compete in other ways too. Try out bowling, board games, maybe even trivia to show the community there's some brains behind all that brawn.
You may complete a WOD by yourself, but in Crossfit, you are never alone. There is a whole community of like-minded, passionate individuals standing behind you. When we take the time to build bonds with these individuals, the benefits are limitless. Make sure when you are making all those gains in the gym, you gain a few companions along the way.


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