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"Mirror Mirror on the Wall
Who is the prettiest of them all……"
We all know the story of Snow White, and her wicked step-mother, who could not bear the idea of anyone else being more beautiful than her. The idea that someone else could be more beautiful was enough to drive her to murderous thoughts. Some would say this was because she was vain and selfish. However, if we pause to think about why she guarded her beauty so fiercely, we will realize that at the root of it lay a strong feeling of inferiority, a belief that her beauty was the only thing that was worthy in her, and if someone else was found to be more beautiful, it negated her identity. She was not comfortable in her own skin, and always worried that someone will surpass her. To put it simply, she had an Inferiority Complex.
People with an inferiority complex often believe that they are not as capable, as efficient, as popular, as others. This feeling is so deeply ingrained, that no amount of evidence to the contrary, no amount of assurance from others can truly make them change their opinion about themselves. Essentially, they have a low self-esteem. Self Esteem is nothing but the belief that each one of us has about ourselves, and our ability to deal with life's challenges. It is the opinion that you have about yourself. If you have a good opinion about yourself, you are said to have a high self-esteem. In contrast, if your opinion about yourself is poor, you have low self-esteem. A lot of people suffer from low self-esteem. These are people who have a very low self-image, low self-confidence, and feel they are good for nothing.
Self Esteem is largely shaped in childhood, and parents play a crucial role in this process. You must have heard often enough that a child's mind is like wet clay, waiting to be shaped and moulded. Children look at parents as their mirrors, and they believe that everything parents say is true. So if we were repeatedly told as children that we are adored and loved, we will grow up feeling loved and adored, and feeling good about ourselves. Similarly, if a child repeatedly hears how ashamed parents are with her behaviour, she will soon start feeling ashamed of herself, and there her self-esteem will plummet. Think back to your own childhood, and try and remember what is it that you most remember your parents saying to you.....how much of it is still part of what you believe of yourself? After parents, all the other significant people in your life contribute to building our self-esteem: siblings, relatives, teachers, friends….. all contribute to shaping our thoughts about ourselves.
Once we grow up, we often continue with the same ideas and opinions about us that all these people had – we internalise these and firm up our belief about ourselves. Later in life, we keep viewing everything that happens from this perspective, further creating experiences and situations which will strengthen this belief that we have about ourselves. Thus, a person who grows up feeling inferior will always feel inferior, in every situation. And a person who grows up feeling capable and confident, will face even the most challenging of situations with a sense of confidence.
Now, you may think that there are several situations in which you feel nervous and unsure about yourself. Does that mean you have an inferiority complex? Not necessarily! During challenging, difficult and stressful situations, it is natural and normal to experience some amount of uncertainty and trepidation. Similarly, in novel situations too, one is somewhat tentative. So, if you feel nervous when you go for a job interview, while giving an important exam, when attempting a tough task, it's really fine! However, when lack of self-assurance becomes your second nature, when you constantly doubt yourself and your abilities, no matter what the situation, then it is something you need to look into, and change about yourself.
So how can one fight this constant feeling of inferiority? Is there any way to get out of it? Sure, there are plenty of things that you can do to change this about yourself. Let's look at some of these:
Accept Yourself As You Are: Self-Acceptance is the key to resolving your inferiority complex. We all know that each of us is unique, and as such, we each have our set of strengths, weaknesses, qualities we are proud of and qualities we are embarrassed about. Love and accept who you are ….. it goes without saying, if you don't accept yourself, how and why will the world? Self-acceptance brings a sense of peace, which pervades your aura, and can shine through your body language, your posture, your tone of voice.
Drop the Comparison! We often create and flame feelings of inferiority by comparing ourselves with others. It's good to have a role model, a benchmark to follow; however, remember, you should always compare with your own past performance. If you keep comparing yourself with others, you will never match up, because once you match up with one person on one quality, there will be several others who will be better, and it becomes an endless struggle then. Remember Snow White's step mother; despite having so much beauty herself, she could never have peace because she always wanted to be the better than others.
Change Your Self Talk: While our self-esteem is shaped by others around us during childhood, once we grow up, we are the ones who propagate the inferiority by constantly putting ourselves down. Start watching your own internal dialogue and you will realize how many negative messages you give yourself throughout the day. Starting today, resolve to change your self talk. Use positive statements, affirm to yourself that you will try your best and succeed, and break the cycle of negative thought patterns.
Build Perspective: Setbacks and failures happen to everyone, and you are no exception. It is important to keep the right perspective when things don't go well. Instead of beating yourself up and further fuelling your inferiority complex, take a realistic stock of the situation. Assess your mistakes, see what you need to do differently, and most importantly, MOVE ON!
Most importantly, every time your internal voice tells you that you are not good enough, or inferior in any way, don't just accept that! Question, confront, and resolve it there and then. You have been accepting that voice for long enough, it is now time to challenge that voice, and once and for all, defeat that self-defeating approach, which may make you feel inferior in front of others.

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Florida Panthers
Players excited to report, put last season in the past
Summer officially came to a close for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday morning as the team held its final informal workout.
Wednesday might as well constitute the team's first day of school.
The Panthers report for the start of training camp Wednesday morning with physicals and meetings with the front office and coaching staff at BB&T Center in Sunrise.
Florida's first on-ice practice is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday at the Saveology.com Iceplex in Coral Springs. The Panthers are expecting close to 60 players, who will be split into groups.
One team will likely stick together and play Nashville in the preseason opener in Sunrise on Monday afternoon with the other group playing the Predators in the doubleheader nightcap.
Florida will play five more exhibition games before the season opens Oct. 3 in Dallas.
The Panthers are ready to put last year's nightmare behind them. Florida finished last in the 30-team league for the first time in franchise history during the lockout-shortened 2013 season.
"Personally, I'm excited to be starting out fresh with a whole new season," said forward Tomas Fleischmann, Florida's leading scorer in 2013. "We have a lot of young guys who look pretty good on the ice. It's going to be good to get the camp started.
"Everyone has been here for a couple of weeks already, and I think that really shows how much everyone wants to do a better job than last year. It starts now."
Perhaps Wednesday's biggest news will be the progress of Florida's many injured players from last season.
Although players such as Kris Versteeg (knee surgery in March) and Ed Jovanovski (hip surgery in April) have been skating, they haven't been cleared by the medical staff.
Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov spent all but about two weeks in South Florida this summer after shoulder surgery. Kulikov said he has been skating for about six weeks, but he also needs to be cleared by the Panthers.
"I honestly can't wait. This has been a long summer and I have worked myself into great shape,'' Kulikov said on Tuesday. "I'm excited for training camp to start, for the games to start. I'm seeing the doctor [Wednesday] and we'll see. I feel good but we'll see where I'm at.''
Other players who had offseason surgery reportedly include Drew Shore (wrist) and rookie of the year Jonathan Huberdeau (abdominal).
Huberdeau at least used his long offseason to good use. For the first time in a long time, Huberdeau was able to concentrate on off-ice activity and add some bulk to his lanky 6-foot-1 frame. Huberdeau says he put on 10 pounds of what looks like nothing but muscle.
"This has been my longest summer since I started playing hockey,'' Huberdeau said.
"I think everyone worked hard, is rested and healthy. We're all looking forward to get camp started. I used the summer to get stronger. With my injury, I slowed things down but I rehabbed well and did other things. I feel good. I'm ready for the season.''
• The Panthers officially announced veteran forward Brad Boyes, 31, will be in camp on a professional tryout. Also, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie, Florida also offered a tryout to former Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, 39, who is looking to get back into the league after taking last season off.


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The European Poker Tour (EPT), brought to you by PokerStars, the world's richest live poker tour, is back for Season 7. The first stop on the EPT Season 7 is Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Not only is this the 1st stop on the European poker Tour Season 7 but, it is the first time EPT has visited Estonia – double celebrations! The tournament will be taking place in the Swissotel this coming August 11th to 16th and there are Prize Packages up for grabs worth a generous €6,000 which will include:-


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Houston – August 23, 2012 – SplatterFest Horror Film Festival and Convention is pleased to announce that Anthony Michael Hall (star of Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, The Dark Night, Weird Science, The Dead Zone) will appear at this year's event and will have a dedicated autograph signing session, photo op, will hold a Q&A, as well as a special night of film screenings. Hall will also be honored as a recipient of the SplatterFest Lifetime Achievement Award.
VIP tickets to the festival, which give priority access and grant admission to all screenings, will be available soon online at http://splatterfest.com. The event will take place at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park in Houston October 2-6th, with Hall appearing one day only on October 6th.
Official schedule will be announced soon, but attendees should plan to arrive early as the signings and Q&A will take place during the day with screenings in the evening.
Registration for the short film competition is now open, and contestants can sign up online as well. Filmmakers will be given 54 hours to write, shoot and edit a horror short (see Official Rules for details). This year's grand prize is a Canon t4i and will be awarded to the winner by Anthony Michael Hall.
This is SplatterFest's 3rd year, and previous guests have included Bruce Campbell and Michael Biehn, drawing attendees from all over the world, with a group of fans that traveled all the way from Moscow.
The SplatterFest team looks forward to a fun and exciting year. For more information, please visit http://splatterfest.com
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General Manager
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- Location
- Woking
- Salary
- From £34,000 to £37,500 per annum
- Posted
- 12 Jan 2019
- Closes
- 22 Jan 2019
- Job Function
- General Management
- Industry
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- Position Type
- Permanent
Beefeater Bridge Barn Woking is currently recruiting for a General Manager to join their team. Beefeater is part of the Premier Inn group, the UK's leading hotel business, which has over 785 hotels and more than 72,000 rooms across the UK. Our unique joint site model means that more than half of our hotels are located alongside our own restaurant brands. With an average of 2 hotel openings a month and an ambitious growth plan, there is no better time to start your career with us.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our business as a General Manager. In this role, you will lead a team of 20 ensuring a first-class service and excellent food quality to our guests.
As a General Manager you will:
- Ensure all guests receive high levels of customer service and this is at the heart of everything you and your team do
- Manage and motivate your team to increase sales and ensure efficiency of the restaurant
- Analyse sales figures and forecast future sales volumes to maximise profits
- Drive passion and energy in your team by continuously encouraging and recognising amazing team performance
- Ensure standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are met and exceed
So, what can we offer you I hear you ask?
- A salary of £34,000 - £37,500
- A bonus scheme of up to 50% of your base salary
- Further training and career development opportunities across our entire Group
- 33 days holiday
- Up to 50% discount on our Premier Inn hotels and 25% on all our restaurant bands
So, is it time to get your teeth into a role that not only offers immediate satisfaction but also long-term career development opportunities? If so, then apply now.
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A Riverside County Animal Services responded and found the roaming dog, a 2-year-old, female German shepherd. The dog was impounded at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley.
Officer John Hergenreder knocked on doors and talked with residents about who might be the owner of the German shepherd. The investigation is ongoing.
Animal Services is seeking the public's help in trying to find the owner of the dog. It is not microchipped and did not have a dog license tag. The number to call with information is 951-358-7387. Information can be shared via e-mail at email@example.com
A resident in the area provided Animal Services a video clip from one of his surveillance cameras that included footage of the incident. That video clip is being provided to the media with this news release.


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We love to hear from stories from our adopters! Each one of these beagles touches our lives in a special way - hearing the "Happy Tails" makes everything we do worthwhile! Below are just a few examples of some of our happy beagle tails!
Read all of the Happy Tails by paging through them below (stories are listed from newest to oldest) or click on a name to go to a specific article.
Do you have your own Happy Tail story about adopting a B.O.N.E.S. beagle that you'd like to share? Please send it, along with any pictures, to firstname.lastname@example.com.
To All B.O.N.E.S Staffers:
We just wanted to drop you a quick note to say that we had a wonderful adoption experience with your organization. Everyone we came into contact with was such a great help and so knowledgeable about beagle nuances! This was new territory for us – a dog! Henry turned out to be a great choice for us and we thank all of you, especially Jeanne Lemner, for really making sure that the right home was found. We did a lot of research on dogs and breeds and really liked the idea of a beagle. You all made that come true. We even worked on our own set of "rules". I am enclosing a copy of them as written by our seven year old. They're very amusing!
We had a great start since Henry loves to ride in cars and he didn't disappoint! When he first arrived, he explored everywhere. At first, it was slow going for Henry and he spent a lot of time sleeping, when he wasn't being taken for several walks a day, since everyone wanted their own turn! Less than a week here and Henry was really getting into the routine of things. He had found a favorite place to sleep and a favorite place to rest. He has also figured out which closet stores his food and which child is most likely to drop something at the dinner table! Thankfully, that hasn't happened too much! The kids are just as interested in their food as is Henry!
Henry comes to the bus stop daily, walking with us or riding if it's too cold (which has been much of this winter in NH!) He also loves to ride in the car to pick up at preschool. The teachers love him and say what a good dog he is and our five year old just loves the many kisses he gets as a greeting! Henry loves to greet the older kids when they get home from school as well. He will jump up to say hello and plant a few kisses.
Henry loves his daily walks and is very excited when we take his harness and leash out. Sometimes, he even tries to jump into the harness! Henry came to us around 54 pounds and when we visited the vet last week, he was down to 44 pounds! The vet said we are doing a great job and heading in the right direction.
When we've been out for a while, Henry loves to greet us with his howl that seems to say, "Hey, where have you been and why didn't I go?" He loves to relax and have his belly and neck rubbed and is more than willing to give the younger kids a bath, of sorts! Our two oldest boys (12 and 10) are planning on walking in a benefit for the NHSPCA this June, too.
It's obvious that Henry came from a home where he was well loved. We can see that in the way he behaves and treats us.
We are sending along some pictures to share as well. Thanks for everything – Henry is great!
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This weeks Theme: Lorenzen Family Feat week. In other words, this week I'll be blogging about projects I am working on in response to my son's special needs. My guy has ASD and kidney ailments. Most of my posts this week will be related to autism. Tuesday's post relates to both of his conditions.
One of the first suggestions I'd make to parents of newly diagnosed children with special needs is to start keeping a medical journal right away. I'd also suggest this to parents who haven't started one yet. Keeping a medical journal for your child will allow you to track medication changes, doctor suggestions, key dates of diagnosis and other important information.
Keeping the journal in a notebook is the first of five recommendations that a nurse, Catherine makes in a post about keeping personal medical journals on her blog titled Be the Change You Want to See in Yourself. (Note to self: Print out post and paste it on the first page of the notebook.)
One of her commenters mentioned keeping an online blogging diary which is also good idea though I'd suggest keeping it private rather than public. On this blog, for example, I'd rather not mention some things because I'd prefer to respect my son's privacy.
Another idea is to check out this book by Sharon Larsen on Amazon. It is titled Your Child's Medical Journal: Keeping Track of Your Child's Personal Health History from Conception Through Adulthood. The drawback to this book is that it is expensive ($34.93)--especially for a paperback.
The upside is that the book allows you to record these details: Family medical history, Pregnancy record and calendar, Delivery and postnatal record, Routine doctor visits for preventative health care, short-term illness record, Complete medications record, Complete immunization record, Growth record and charts, Allergy record, Vision and hearing records, Injury, radiological, hospitalization, and surgical records, and Dental and orthodontic records. It looks like Larsen's journal helps one to keep track of everything that is important. I'd give it a try, if it weren't so pricey.
This Blogger's Confession: Today I'm blogging about the importance of keeping a personal medical diary for a child with special needs because I really need to start keeping a medical journal in a notebook! I have tried to keep word files on the computer, which worked for a little while until we bought a new computer and I forgot to back up the files. I lost four pages of doctor contacts and well as documentation of a few appointments this way.
I can recreate the doctor contact page by finding the information online and I do remember a lot of my son's past medical history. However, I am coming to understand the benefits of a notebook (if I don't misplace it.) In my own self defense, I do have key papers from doctor's offices in a filing system, so I'm not completely incompetent in this area.
Story behind this post: Yesterday we went to Grand Rapids again to see the pediatric nephrologist (kidney doctor). We have to visit his office every two to three months. Yesterday we were lucky to only have one appointment. Sometimes he has to have an ultrasound and visit his pediatric urologist too. I am usually exhausted at the end of days like those because I also have drive four hours (round trip) and shepherd my son through lunch and sometimes dinner if we have a lot of appointments.
Thankfully my young patient's appointment yesterday went well. His kidney condition has been stabilized. Since we only had one appointment we brought his little brother, who is five. This actually worked to my benefit. The patient actually allowed his blood to be drawn without me there to hold him still and calm him down!!
What helped? His little brother gave him one of his Ty Beanie baby kitties to hold during the blood draw. My little guy decided to do this as a result of the reminders I was giving his older brother on the two-hour drive to the appointment. It worked wonders!! Why didn't I think of that...
Afterward, my youngest son helped (without knowing it) by playing with his brother during the extra long wait in the doctor's office. The doctor was behind yesterday and it seemed to take forever before we saw him. Anyway, my little guy helped keep my oldest one from getting into too much trouble.
Ornery behavior like turning the lights on and off or getting into the drawers, etc. often occurs during appointments. These behaviors are often driven by anxiety and they drive me crazy! As long as we only have one appointment, I don't mind taking my other child. However, if a lot of testing and more than one appointment is to occur then I'd rather leave him home with a sitter.


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'Bunty' is a gorgeous 12" (from tail to tip of nose standing) OOAK Lombard Bear ! He has been created in a more realist style with a double neck joint and lockine armature in his leg so he can stand and pose :) Bunty is made from the softed most gorgeous chocolate brown coloured Alpaca with a beautiful soft pink Alpaca tummy and inner ears. His paws are suede and have been pulled so they are lovely and soft and squishy. He has beautiful handmade mauve glass eyes from the UK and is filled with wool and steel shot to add a lovely weight to him. Bunty's muzzle and nose have been tightly needle felted and then hand shaded by me with permanent inks to bring out his so so soft nature.
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I Heart Fall Most of All Stickers
I Heart Fall Most of All Stickers
Falling leaves, tall boots and pumpkin spice - it's fall in the Northern Hemisphere and this gorgeous new collection from Traci Reed will help you document everything YOU love about fall! Designed in a glorious orange/wine/blush/navy palette with accents of denim and wood, "I Love Fall Most Of All" creates a stunning backdrop for all your most favorite fall memories!
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This set coordinates with the I Heart Fall Most of All Collection of Products
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Yes, this collection DOES look a lot like the Forever Fall Collection from Simple Stories! That's because I designed this collection first and then adapted it into Forever Fall for Simple Stories :)


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Smartwatch sales continue to grow as mobile payments emerges as a killer app
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Australian smartphone sales for the second half of 2016 remained flat despite soaring usage rates, according to a new study by emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte.
New findings from the Telsyte Australian Smartphone & Wearable Devices Market Study 2017 shows 4.1 million smartphones were sold during 2H 2016, down 2 per cent (or 0.1m) compared to H2 2015. Year-on-year the market grew less than 1 per cent. Sales were impacted by a combination of factors including the recall of the Samsung Note 7, rising prices of premium handsets, and a difficult retail environment.
At the end of 2016, Telsyte estimates that 75 per cent of Australians were using a smartphone, with near full penetration in the 18 to 55-year-old age group. The smartphone has quickly become the go-to device for Australians' digital lifestyles. Telsyte's study findings show that:
- 3 in 4 smartphone users streamed music, video or both to their device during 2016, as mobile data caps increased and more than half of all mobile phones were connected via 4G.
- Around 30 per cent of all eCommerce (online purchases of physical goods and services) were conducted via post-PC devices (smartphone & tablet), up from 22 per cent in 2015 (averaged across 23 measured product and service categories)
- Services such as ride sharing, food ordering and delivery services that are primarily accessed via smartphone apps are growing strongly. Over 2 million Australian smartphone users used online food order and delivery services in 2016 and 1.7m used a ride or car sharing service.
- 1 in 4 smartphone users indicate that they "feel addicted to their smartphone".
Apple's iPhone was the most popular brand of smartphone sold in Australia with an estimated 1.7 million units sold in H2 2016. However, Telsyte believes Apple was not able to replicate its H2 2014 performance which covered the period following the launch of the iPhone 6, which triggered a major upgrade event due to its larger screen size. Telsyte believes price rises have also impacted iPhone sales.
Nonetheless, iPhone repeat purchase intentions remain industry leading at greater than 80 per cent, creating a big opportunity for Apple if it can deliver a compelling new product at the end of 2017.
"A third of the iPhone installed base is on the iPhone 5S or earlier models, making them ripe for an upgrade," Telsyte Senior Analyst, Alvin Lee, says.
Telsyte anticipates that an iOS upgrade in 2017 will result in models such as the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c being left unsupported.
Android remains the most popular operating system on smartphones in Australia (52% of the installed base), with Samsung continuing its Android sales leadership followed by Huawei.
According to Telsyte's research, the recall of Galaxy Note 7 has negatively impacted Samsung's brand for only around a third of Samsung's smartphone users. Samsung smartphone users indicate around 60 percent repeat purchase intention, similar to before the recall.
Smartwatch sales set to overtake smart fitness bands in 2017
Telsyte estimates nearly 2 million wrist-based wearables were sold in 2016, of which 37 per cent were smartwatches. Telsyte expects by the end of 2017, over half of all wrist-based wearable sales will be smartwatches, as more basic smart fitness band sales decline in sales. Telsyte estimates that smart fitness band sales in Australia were down 10 per cent year on year, and down 28 per cent in H2-2015 compared with H2 2016.
"Around 1 in 6 smart fitness bands are given as gifts in Australia which is impacting longer term usage rates," Telsyte Managing Director, Foad Fadaghi, says.
Telsyte believes mobile payments is quickly becoming the killer application for smartwatches.
Telsyte surveys show that almost half of Apple Watch owners have used Apple Pay, with more than 70 per cent indicating they use it "regularly" or "almost always". In comparison, less than 10 per cent of iPhone users in Australia that have a compatible handset have used Apple Pay.
"Once users get over the initial barrier of raising a smartwatch to a payment terminal, they start to use it regularly, indicating it might be a critical application for smartwatch retention," Fadaghi says.
Telsyte research shows that the number one requested smartwatch feature is longer battery life.
For further information on the study or media enquiries contact:
Foad Fadaghi
Managing Director
Tel: +61 2 9235 5851
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Alvin Lee
Senior Analyst
Tel: +61 2 9235 5890
Email: email@example.com
The Telsyte Australian Smartphone & Wearable Devices Market Study 2017 is a comprehensive study which provides subscribers with:
- Smartphone market sizing estimates, platform and vendor market shares and forecasts.
- Smart wrist-based wearables market sizing estimates, platform and vendor market shares and forecasts.
- End user trends across devices, application usage, platforms and operators.
- Purchase intentions and acquisition channels.
- Strategic analysis of market trends and issues.
- Device profiles and Telsyte analyst ratings of tested devices.
Telsyte measures smart wearable devices in the Telsyte Australian Smartphone & Wearable Devices Market Study 2017 as computing accessories worn on a user's wrist typically paired and controlled via a smartphone. Examples includes products from Adidas, Apple, Asus, Fitbit, Garmin, Huawei, Jawbone, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Nike, Pebble, Samsung, Sony, TomTom and others.
In preparing this study, Telsyte used:
- An online survey of a representative sample of Australians 16+ years of age conducted with 1,060 respondents in November 2016.
- Interviews conducted with executives from service providers, network operators, manufacturers, retailers, financial analysts and channel partners.
- Financial reports released by service providers and manufacturers.
- On-going monitoring of local and global market and vendor trends.
- Analyst reviews of leading smartphone and wearable devices.
Editor's note:
Telsyte measures sales of devices ("sell out"), not shipments or sales to retailers or carriers (sometimes called "sell-in"). Telsyte believes this is a more accurate measure of performance of products in a marketplace. Telsyte does not rely on disclosure from vendors or general assumptions made for large multinational companies that do not release local market data. Telsyte uses a comprehensive methodology that includes surveys of consumers, discussions with vendors, carriers and their partners, retailers, and financial analysts. In addition, public financial results from manufacturers and carriers are used. Telsyte tests a wide range of products in real life usage scenarios and conducts satisfaction and repeat purchase surveys with large and representative samples of Australian smart device users. Telsyte is a pioneer in measuring and reporting smartphone sales in Australia and has been providing insights on mobile technologies since 2006.
About Telsyte
Telsyte delivers strategic insights and advisory services to businesses that are producing, or are impacted by, disruptive technologies. Telsyte publishes studies into emerging consumer and business markets and provides custom research and advisory services. Telsyte is an independent business unit of DXC Technology. www.telsyte.com.au
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Family tree (G)Written by Fawsley
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Family tree'No! Not like that!'
The steward shook his head in exasperation at his king's awkwardness.
'Right foot here… Then a hand there… Left foot in this notch, you see? Then you can pull yourself up, and…'
'Wait! Wait! You've been doing this since you were a child, you know all the secrets. I haven't climbed a tree for ages and this one never. Give me a chance!'
Faramir laughed and dropped back to the ground.
'It was our playground. A ship, a cave, a castle. Anything and everything we dreamed of. Boromir pushed me up as soon as I could walk'
'It's incredibly tall' murmured the king, gazing upwards. 'You must have been terrified.'
'I don't remember being so. Boromir always took great care of me. He was the most excellent of brothers. Now! Right foot here, see?'
Aragorn followed in what seemed to Faramir to be painfully slow fashion.
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'I think…' the king puffed 'that I really missed out not having brothers of my own. Elladan and Elrohir were ancient before I was even born, so we never shared the sort of camaraderie you and Boromir enjoyed.'
They had made it now to a long straight limb, above which there seemed to be no possible further passage for the next branches were far out of reach. Side by side, hidden high up in the thick canopy, they caught their breaths.
'A brother is indeed a wonderful thing to have, especially as a child. I've sometimes envied you your upbringing in Imladris, but I think I would always have preferred romping across the Pelennor Fields with Boromir.'
'I rather imagine I might have done as well. Fun wasn't exactly the order of the day in Rivendell.'
Aragorn sounded more than a little sorry for himself, so Faramir offered a gentle hug.
'We're true brothers, you and I, even if we're not real brothers.'
The king's smile was warm and grateful, but then he became sad once more.
'And now I suppose the adventure is over and we have to scramble down again…'
'No! We're going right to the top! See if there's anything left of our old treehouse.'
'You had a treehouse? Up there?!'
'We didn't build it, it was there already. I'll show you that secret when we reach it.'
'But how? What are we going to do? Fly?'
'There always used to be a rope to pull yourself up the trunk with.'
'But that must have rotted away years ago.'
'Oh. Yes. I suppose it did. I hadn't thought of that.'
Faramir balanced himself carefully upon the bough and felt around the trunk.
'No! It's still here! Look! Oh….'
Suddenly they were whispering.
'What is it?'
'That's not our old rope. That's somebody else's rope!'
'Who do you think…?'
'We're going up to find out!'
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Rangers now, and thoroughly enjoying being so, steward and king silently wound their way up the great trunk, over branch and bough, finally sighting the dark shadow of the treehouse amongst the leaves.
'What if somebody's up there?'
'I think we'd know by now if there was. They'd have heard us making all that noise before we found the rope.'
'You go first. It's your treehouse.'
'Scaredy cat!'
Faramir grinned when Aragorn stuck out his tongue in reply.
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The last few feet were accomplished as soundlessly as elves. Just below the treehouse they paused before the final push, gathering their strength for whatever they might find.
Aragorn's curiosity got the better of him, and two noble heads rose simultaneously above the floor of one of the more eccentric flets of Middle-earth. Constructed from rough wood and worked timber along with – quite unbelievably – a tin bath, a fire-guard, what looked like the old curtains from Arwen's parlour and various unidentifiable odds and ends, the whole ensemble with its many scattered piles of treasure was covered with a firmly fixed sheet of canvas.
'That's new,' Faramir remarked. 'Good idea. We just used to get wet.'
'That's my pipe! And my knife!'
Aragorn lurched forwards to reclaim his property, but was held back and reprimanded.
'No! They mustn't know that we know. This place is a special secret and we must keep it so.'
'But who are they?'
'Who do you think?'
The king looked surprisingly blank.
'I said I'd let you into the secret of who built this place. It seems that the current occupants have also left their mark. Look!'
Faramir pointed to where initials had been gouged into the bark, the oldest somewhat mossed over now but still legible:
Then below, more clearly:
And newest of all, ragged splinters still surrounding the cuts:
'A true brother,' Faramir whispered, 'is a marvellous thing to have, whether he's your real brother or not.'
Aragorn laughed, and hugged the father of his son's best friend.
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The Vata Prakriti Skin : normal to dry
Ayurveda classifies all of us as per our dominant dosha. All of us are made up of a unique combination of doshas which is determined at conception, and is further bolstered by the food we eat, the lifestyle we maintain and the place we live in.
Vata dominant prakriti (constitution) is characterised by skin that is normal - dry. The skin tends to flake easily and peel, especially in cold, dry weather, and during periods of high stress. The skin regeneration is also slower as the nourishing factors in the skin are much less. This skin tends to be flaky around laugh lines and the eyes. It feels stretched or taut in the cold season or soon after washing it. It feels dry and rough and can feel worse in cold, dry climates of with frequent ac exposure. This is the kind of skin that requires frequent moisturisation and seems to "drink" in moisturisers or oils when applied.
Vata skin wrinkles quicker than other types of skin. There is also visible and prominent dry and flaking skin around the knees, legs and the arms.
Why a synthetic facewash or a soap dries out Vata Prakriti (Normal - Dry) Skin:
The primary constituent of a synthetic facewash is the surfactant SLS, or SLeS. SLS and SLES dissolve your skin's sebum layer and strip skin of all its natural oils leaving you with dry skin and hair. "The lathering power of liquid soaps is actually an enemy. It can bubble the oil out of your skin" says Dr. Marianne O'Donoghue, associate professor of dermatology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and spokeswoman for the American Academy of Dermatology.
Vata prakriti skin and hair (normal - dry hair) which is already low on protective skin oils, tends to react very quickly to this systematic stripping of sebum. The excessive harshness of this product usually makes both skin and scalp feel very stretched, taut, itchy and uncomfortable. You may also develop visible whitish flaking around thinner areas like around the mouth and eyes. The skin feels very uncomfortable and stretched unless it is copiously moisturised.
In time, you will find that your skin ages much more rapidly especially in areas where sebum production is generally low , like your laugh lines and around the eyes.
Why soaps and deodorants do not work very well on Vata type skin? The Ayurvedic texts list out the large and small orifices in the body in great detail and also enumerate the mala (impurities) that accumulate as a part of normal wear and tear from the dhatus in these orifices. Moisture of the tongue, eyes, mouth, excretions of the eyes, ears tongue, teeth, axilla, genitals, pimples, greasiness of facial skin, sweda (sweat) , sebum secretions of kesha (hair) are all mala from the dhatus (tissues).
If this mala is not removed periodically, especially in seasons where the mala can increase, the body loses its health and appearance of well being. It is only by thorough cleaning these minute pores, and removing debris and dead cells that could clog these channels, can the body be truly clean. The Mala or toxins from many organ systems find their way to our Skin. From the skin, they are released outside through the outpouring of Sweda or sweat. Sweda contains Mala from the body in the form of oil, debris, dead cells, vapour or gases and debris of micro flora or the small organisms that live on us. This is generated everyday as we sleep through the normal process of cell and organ system repair and regeneration.
To cleanse this Mala from the Skin, the Ayurvedic texts recommend using a specific combination of lentils, grains and specific herbs that suit each kind of prakriti. The action of this cleansing product is extremely subtle – unlike a synthetic soap, the Ayurvedic Snana product opens up the pores of the skin, encouraging the removal of Mala through the srotas of the skin. The most minute pores of the skin are gently encouraged to open up and this opening action helps suck out Mala which adheres to the Ayurvedic ubtan as it cleanses the skin. Finally when the skin is rinsed with water, the entire body is left feeling refreshed, lighter, deep cleansed and ready for the new day.
For vata prone skin, it is extremely important that this cleansing be done only with herbs that nourish and boost skin healing and regeneration. Ayurveda lists many such herbs that are very suitable to vata type skin. Some of these herbs (which we use in Krya formulations meant for dry skin) like Gotu Kola, Ashwagandha and Kushta are extremely powerful, and strongly promote skin repair and healing. We in fact use these herbs even in our skin care range meant for chronically dry skin like those prone to eczema, contact dermatitis, etc.
The Krya Moisture Plus skin range: ideal companion for Normal - Dry , Vata prakriti skin The Krya Classic skin range is an ideal set of products for Vata Prakriti skin. we formulate this range with several detoxifying, deep cleansing and pitta balancing herbs. For example, we use nourishing, cleansing and skin repair and restoring herbs. The Krya Moisture Plus Bodywash makes an ideal body cleansing product for Vata prone skin and is far better for this kind skin compared to any gentle synthetic soap. Besides cleansing thoroughly so that all minor srotas are free from Mala, this product is extremely good at leaving the moisture in skin intact. This is done by the special set of astringent and healing herbs we use in the formulation.
Unlike synthetic skin care products that are designed for normal to dry skin, the Krya range of Moisture Plus skin care products do not load skin with unnatural humectants, or petrochemical based moisturisers. These ingredients only mask the skin's dryness and do not work with the skin to heal or nourish it. They coat the skin, clog the pores, and leave it prone to minor infections and unbalanced sebum levels.
The Krya Moisture Plus skin oil on the other hand, works intimately with the skin and help nourish it naturally. So with frequent use, skin has a natural radiance and health that si visibly noticeable.
The Krya Moisture Plus Skin Oil is an excellent substitute to your synthetic moisturiser. It contains moisture replenishing and skin nourishing oils, herbs and fruits like the Pomegranate and is a great way to nourish skin without loading it with toxic chemicals.
We have lots of product options and systems available for Normal to Dry skin listed in this page. To understand how you can use each product effectively, what herbs it contains and the provenance of these herbs, please read the individual product page.
Great skin is strongly linked to what you eat and how you live:
Good skin that functions well is linked very strongly to what we eat and how we live. Skin and hair are sensitive systems that usually show our stresses and our junky eating very fast.
Please read the Krya blog for suggestions on a good diet to follow for Vata prakriti and good health giving practices that can help balance your doshas.
For vata prone skin, we STRONGLY recommend doing a weekly or bi-weekly abhyanga. We have found through experience that this strongly restores balance to the body and balances Vata dosha and leaves the entire body in better health.
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That feeling of being alive in the vicinity of of the one who you cared so much and be painfully invisible to their eyes. When ignorance would tear you apart.
You'd wish upon me, as if
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For your new found love, my love,
as I Burn out in your Atmosphere*
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The Dark Tower movie is here – Stephan King's foray into a fully-realized fantasy universe is finally being realized onto the big screen, and we're here to celebrate! First tuck into our River Crossing Beef and Barley Soup, and venture forth to the Western Sea with a Lobstrosity Po-Boy (Crab Cake Sandwich with Lobster Bechamel) and don't forget to take a Muffin Ball on your journey – ours are deep Friend Ice cream, so best to eat them fast! And then when you've finally gotten back to In-World, settle yourself with a mug of Good old Graf (Cider, Hops Syrup and Cassis!).
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|To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
|I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
|My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then I spoke with my tongue.
|LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
|Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth; and my age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
|Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
|And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
|Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
|I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
|Remove thy stroke away from me; I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.
|When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
|Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
|O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.


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After talking about FreeBSD's transition to Clang as the default C/C++ compiler rather than GCC, the move has finally happened where for x86/x86_64 systems the LLVM-based compiler has replaced GCC.
Using Clang for FreeBSD builds the software quicker while using less RAM while BSD developers also like LLVM/Clang since it's under a BSD-like license rather than the GPLv3 with GCC.
The next FreeBSD release where it will feature LLVM/Clang rather than GCC as the default compiler is with FreeBSD 10. The final heads up about the compiler change was made on the mailing list this week.


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What is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you? I feel like the embarrassing moments in our lives are truly the most important and memorable things that could ever happen to us. How did you react to that embarrassing moment? Did you crawl into a ball in the dark and hide from the fear of being laughed at..or even worse..laughing at yourself? Here are short and sweet words of wisdom…NOBODY CARES… so why should you?
You trip and fall in front of your crush…stand up, laugh at yourself, and keep on flirting! He will probably laugh, but in 5 minutes he will be thinking about something else. In my opinion, the quirkiest people are the most adorable.
One time my boyfriend and I were walking down the front steps of his house at school. The coupled of days before that it had been snowing like crazy, and it was very icy outside. We were joking around in our normal fashion when WHAM! Down he went, on the ground. The cold, wet, snowy ground.
Instead of getting stand offish and all embarrassed he cracked up at himself like the dork that he is. I didn't tell him this, but i really loved that moment. He took something that could have been really embarrassing and turned it into a great story to tell our friends.
Thats the things. Laughter is so beautiful. Embarrassing moments are made for laughter.
Truth be told, everyone has been through at least one embarrassing moment. Even movie stars.
Who reading this post remembers when Jennifer Lawrence face planted before she even made it on the stage to accept her award at the 2013 Oscars? As well as winning best actress, she should have won "best fall" because she owned every single second of it. That is why so many people adore her. Because she can turn a truly embarrassing moment, in front of millions of people, into more of a reason to love her.
Seeeeee….even Jennifer Lawrence, who so many people look up to for her flawless beauty has some questionable and hilarious moments. But she has remained to rock them.
Own those embarrassing moments people, that is all I ask.
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Kirtlington leads the field
Kirtlington Park looks set to lead the field in ground management by becoming the first club in the UK to introduce scientific ground measurement techniques.
The innovation borrows systems originally developed for use in the horseracing industry by Cambridgeshire-based technology company, TurfTrax. Data gathered by the TurfTrax GoingStick will significantly aid ground management programmes and maintenance schedules.
TurfTrax, in collaboration with the Centre for Sports Surface Research at Cranfield University, began development of the GoingStick in the early 2000s in response to the British horseracing industry's search for more scientific methods of monitoring and measuring going and weather conditions on UK racecourses.
The result is a device which has been designed specifically to measure sports surfaces and help predict how they will respond to the impact of a horse at full gallop. Following a rigorous and painstaking calibration process to account for different soil types at racecourses around the country, a scientifically derived numeric scale was derived that correlates to the traditional 'going' descriptions ranging from Heavy to Firm.
The device has since been adopted by the sport's regulator, the British Horseracing Authority, and is also commonly used at major international racecourses, fast becoming recognised as a global industry standard.
"The GoingStick measures penetration and shear, which are the two forces that the horse's hoof exerts when it's in contact with the ground," explains TurfTrax' Managing Director, Mike Maher.
Measurements are taken using precision strain gauges which are attached to a probe. The strain gauges feed data up to the GoingStick's control box where is it recorded. The probe is inserted into the ground vertically to measure penetration, then the stick is pulled back to an angle of about 45 degrees or until the turf tears to measure shear.
Once readings have been taken from pre-determined locations - called waypoints - the GoingStick simply plugs into a laptop or desktop PC and downloads data to a bespoke software platform. From there data can be analysed, archived, published on a website or distributed by email and via any number of social media channels.
The partnership breaks new ground for TurfTrax whose products also include weather stations and the TurfTrax Tracking System which provides real-time speed and positioning data for every horse in a race and is used to enhance broadcast, for training purposes and post-race analysis.
The GoingStick that will be used at Kirtlington Park has be specially re-calibrated because the playing surface is generally firmer than the racing surface, and pitches have been grid mapped to ensure readings are consistent.
"Effective ground management is vital," say Polo Manager Josh Tuthill. "At Kirtlington we have two sites with a total of 7 pitches and they all drain differently. By recording measurements regularly we can build up an archive of data which will help in scheduling ground maintenance with accuracy to achieve consistency across all our pitches, spread usage more evenly among the grounds with assurance that the grounds are within our parameters and ultimately improve the consistency of ground for our members to enjoy throughout the season.
Footing is key for a horse to be confident and safe, and a ground that doesn't perform will take more out of horses. Better ground conditions mean better polo and standards improve all round. Allowing our members and away teams to visually see our grounds rating or "going" remotely from the web site will give them more information and information is the key to success. It will also allow assurances when the weather is against playing. For example, rain affects grounds differently as to how quickly it penetrates, so a rain gauge can only tell you so much and a kick of a heal (a common site before a game) is subjective. The Going Stick allows us to make these calls having surveyed the ground quickly and then cross reference them to the archive to help make the call to play or not play from an objective perspective. I hope to see this in other clubs/grounds so we can start to bench mark the pitches against one another to fairly reflect the quality of the different grounds."


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On the Road with Harlan Ellison from Deep Shag Records Available at Forbidden Planet NYC
The full line of Unca Harlan CDs, all six volumes, from Deep Shag Records is now in stock and I couldn't be happier! Volume six is brand new and the only installment I had not owned… until now. This series is a friggin gem, and MUST be one of the prime reasons homo sapiens developed ears.


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Our website contains a great deal of information about the school. As well as finding the information you seek, I also hope that you will gain a sense of the school's mission to work to the highest possible standard to enable your children to flourish, learn and grow.
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Filed under: civil rights
I'm not the biggest fan of hate crimes laws because, as I see it, if you kill or beat the crap out of someone, you should go to jail regardless of your motivation. But then I read something like this from Pat Robertson:
"The noose has tightened around the necks of Christians to keep them from speaking out on certain moral issues. And it all was embodied in something called the Hate crimes bill that President Obama said was a major victory for America. I'm not sure if America was the beneficiary. […] We have voted into office a group of people who are opposed to many of the fundamental Christian beliefs of our nation. And they hold to radical ideology, and they are beginning put people sharing their points of view into high office."
Gotta love that knee-jerk hateration. And Pat, you can still say all the cruel and hateful things you want about the gays–you just can't beat them up for being one. Got that? And I can't know for sure, but I think Jesus may be with me on this one.
Filed under: 2012 watch, republicans
Hey, it must be the money.
Kind of a jackass, but ….
Filed under: White House
Brit Hume is loving White House v. Fox.
Filed under: healthcare
Hard to believe this guy was the vice-presidential nominee in 2000.
Filed under: Uncategorized
Anne Frank from her diary, "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart."
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Obama = Stalin Hitler Nixon!.
Filed under: healthcare
Heather Graham and her (modest) cleavage for the public option.


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When I received the picture below on Facebook it brought back a flood of memories.
My husband Eddie and I had been pastoring in 1995 when God called us out from our pastorate into the Evangelistic Field. We kept hearing, "I am sending you out like Abraham and Sarah not knowing where you are going. Each time my husband would mention it, I would say, "Well Abe, when you get there let me know." I must admit I was extremely resistant! Our children were on the A Honor Roll at school. We had a nice church and salary and so forth. I was, to say the least, very comfortable. I loved my life just like it was.
Most of us have heard that opposites attract. Well Eddie and I are no exception. I am a "planner" by personality. Going anywhere or doing anything without a plan was not my nature. Eddie, on the other hand was a "go with the flow" kind of person. Plan? What plan? So as God has worked on both of us, we now have a plan in pencil with a BIG eraser.
We had a guest speaker at our church, Rev. Clayton Mulvaney. He now resides in heaven. Pastor Mulvaney had my dad in his Sunday School class years previous. Pastor Mulvaney had know both Eddie and me since we were teenagers and he was our Presbyter at the time. We hadn't told him that we were feeling God's call to leave the pastorate and go into the evangelistic ministry.
God has such a sense of humor! As Pastor Mulvaney got up to speak, he said, "I had a message all prepared. But as I was sitting here the Holy Spirit is leading me in a different direction. Eddie and Becky are on a pilgrimage. They are like Abraham and Sarah, not knowing where they are going."
I wanted to scream, "STOP"! Eddie just began laughing because he knew God was bringing yet one more confirmation.
I couldn't sleep that night, so I got up and decided to read my Bible. I could hardly believe my eyes when my Bible "accidentally" fell open to:
Isaiah 51:1-2 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)
51 Hearken to Me, you who follow after rightness and justice, you who seek and inquire of [and require] the Lord [claiming Him by necessity and by right]: look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the hole in the quarry from which you were dug;
2 Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for I called him when he was but one, and I blessed him and made him many.
I began to cry and repent. That was the night I accepted the call to go on the evangelistic field.
We began making preparations. We transitioned a pastor in to take the church over, found home schooling materials, bought a conversion van with a television and video player in it for our two children to do their school and so forth.
Fast-forward to our first Sunday after leaving our church and we realized we forgot to do something VERY IMPORTANT. We forgot to start booking revivals. Ugh. This was a horrible start for this little planner girl.
Needless to say, we did book revivals. God opened doors. We saw very many people healed spiritually, physically, mentally and financially. We saw the "impossible" become possible. People came out of wheelchairs. Cancers gone. Broken hearts mended. It would take an entire book or two just to share what we were honored to see God do! People came to Jesus for the first time. Others rededicating their life to God. To God Be The Glory Great Things He Has Done And Is Doing!"
Unfortunately, many times there was what we call, a lot of love and very little offering. Seriously, we found out about several pastors who stole our offering and kept it for themselves or only gave us a small portion. We didn't make any requirements of the churches we ministered in except to receive a love offering for us.
Being on the road with a family of four – two of them teenagers is very expensive!
I CONFESS that satan had gotten the best of me. I got so sick of hearing, "Where God guides, He provides." I would say, "That is not true for us". That was a BIG MISTAKE! I had aligned myself with the enemy via my CONFESSION, instead of CONFESSING the TRUTH of God's Word.
Had I known how important my words were back then, I would have been speaking – CONFESSING – the TRUTH of GOD'S WORD…and would have experienced extreme financial blessing. In sharing this story, I hope I spare you from having to learn this lesson the hard way. No Matter what the enemy throws at you…it is a lie. Satan is a liar and all he can do is lie. Instead of aligning myself against God's Word I should have made my VERBAL CONFESSION, "God has guided us to the evangelistic field and we are fully funded to do His will! God does provide where He guides!"
Isaiah 58:11 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)
11 And the Lord shall guide you continually and satisfy you in drought and in dry places and make strong your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
You Can Change Your Life By Changing Your Words!
Proverbs 18:21 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].
We cannot go by our five senses, the doctors report or our bank account. We must be a person who believes that God is not a man that He should lie! We must then align our "confession"…words with the Word of God! WORDS ARE POWERFUL! The truth will set you free!
I Confess Jesus is Lord,
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It has recently come to pass that another conlang (artificial language) was added to Scout's Journey. There are two talking alien factions, so…
It's an interesting challenge to make aliens talk believably. Luckily, the two factions are quite different; one is militaristic, invasive and arrogant, the other is comparatively peaceful and spiritual. I find these two contrasting characters make it easy to form words and sentences that have different tones to them.
Here's some examples from Language A:
While I wrote a bunch of grammar for the first one and tried to stick to it, I tend to just wing it with the second one. Once I write banter for their battle groups, I might have to lay down some rules though.
This might seem like overkill, but it's actually really fun to do. And it makes the game world more plausible.
Technically, there is a third alien faction, but they're insects. I'll probably let them use a pure click/noise language. Maybe gestures, too.


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CAMP ELIZABETH. Camp Elizabeth was nine miles northwest of the site of present Sterling City in central Sterling County. It was first established as a camp for Texas Rangersqv about 1853. In 1874 it was taken over by Fort Concho and used mainly as an outpost hospital. Fort Concho was activated from 1867 to 1874, when an unusual number of Indian depredations were taking place in West Texas. The camp had officers' quarters, a hospital, a farrier shop, and rock corrals, as remembered by early surveyor W. F. Kellis, who made a diagram of it. The soldiers slept in tents near the officers' quarters. Water was obtained from a nearby spring on the North Concho River. The parade ground between the camp and the river seems to have been used to teach horsemanship. During the time the camp was in operation several black troopers were stationed at the post. Camp Elizabeth was abandoned intact in 1886. Later the buildings were razed by ranchers who objected to the unsavory characters frequenting the place. A commemorative monument was later erected by the state of Texas at the presumed site.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:Beverly Daniels, ed., Milling around Sterling County (Canyon, Texas: Staked Plains, 1976). Harold Schoen, comp., Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence (Austin: Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, 1938).
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12:15 p.m. Update: DDOT says the suspicious package has been cleared and that streets are reopening. Expect delays to continue for a while.
11:33 a.m. Update: Authorities remain on the scene. Westbound K Street is still clogged and delays on 14th extend to Pennsylvania Avenue.
11:10 a.m. Update: The District Department of Transportation says K Street is closed from 13th to Vermont Avenue and L Street is closed from 14th Street to Vermont Avenue.
Original post: 14th Street in Northwest Washington is closed beginning at I (Eye) Street while police investigate a suspicious package. Traffic near Franklin Park is heavy and delays in the vicinity are building.
The Post's Mark Berman reports that eastbound K Street is severely backed up as well. Delays extend to 19th Street, he says. H Street, Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts are all preferable alternatives.
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Wedding photography at Tullylagan Country House Hotel is always a treat as its such a lovely location. However, last Thursday was probably the wettest day I have had all year. As a natural light photographer it's not something I particularly welcome on a wedding day. Unfortunately the weather is one thing I have no control over. This is were trusting your photographer is paramount to making the best of your day and Paul & Gemma trusted me implicitly. We spent some time inside the Tullylagan Country House Hotel before prayers were answered and we got to go outside for a walk for about 15-20 minutes.
I have known Paul since I was a wee lad, as the saying goes. His character and personality is something I have always remembered him for. A happy, smiley gentleman. Gemma is a perfect match!
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If you have decided to put your home on the market, you have probably spent many a sleepless night wondering how long the sale will take, how many prospective clients you will have to meet, and how disrupting to your life the process will be. If you are contemplating the sale of your home, or even if you have already begun the advertising process, you will certainly benefit from some of the tips we bring you, about speeding up the sale of your property. Read on to find some awesome home selling tips!
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One of the most surefire ways to attract buyers is to improve the curb appeal of your property. There are several ways to pull this off and the chief goal is to make your home appear clean, attractive, and well-maintained. Give it a facelift with a new façade and deal with any defects, cracks, and peeling paint. Install a high-quality doors and paint the windows. Get into the art of landscaping and present a well-groomed lawn. Keep walkways, porches, and entryways tidy and free of clutter. Finally, invest in some outdoor lighting and take the beauty to new, luminous heights.
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Sellers often shy away from doing upgrades. This is understandable considering that the ROI is seldom 100%. Then again, buyers are picky and tend to avoid homes that require a lot of work. Note that you do not have to do major remodels, as small updates can make a big difference. Start by fixing problems such as leaky roofs and faucets, and ensuring that plumbing and electrical systems work like a charm. Make the necessary repairs and do not let typical red flags fly and turn people away.
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Many buyers overlook one crucial aspect, the timing. Namely, serious buyers may shop all year round, but others are prone to the influence of good weather. Hence, spring is traditionally the time when many individuals and families see a smooth transition. Therefore, get your home in impeccable shape and gain an edge over the competition when it most matters.
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Many women ask, "Why be?"
It's a fair question because it's an unusual name for a doctor's office.
After spending time in "corporate" medicine, I didn't feel I could practice medicine the way I wanted – the way most women wanted. Preventive medical care was scoffed and medicine was all about "shares," "relative value units" and seeing more people while seemingly doing less for them. Have a question about your bill or insurance? Great, call an office 70 miles away. Need to talk to a nurse? Yep, leave a message through a vast network of phones and hope you get a response sometime that week.
I wanted to put a stop to it. Driving home one day from a long day at work, daydreaming about the way I'd like to run a medical practice if I could, a familiar old song from the 70s came on the radio: "Let It Be." And then it came to me. We, as medical providers, should encourage women to be themselves; be strong; be confident; be healthy. And I realized, this whole project was just meant to be.
A patient once asked if I named my practice "be" because my patients call me "Dr. B." Sure! Why not?
Someone else astutely realized that "be" encompassed mine and Mary's last initials. True that!
Mary and I wanted to create a village for women's health where women – regardless of age – could feel their health was supported and their health goals were cherished.
Be natural? Check.
Be respected? Yes!
Be yourself? Absolutely.
Welcome, and let it be.