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Using The BCG Matrix Is One Of The Tools Fast Easy Accounting Uses To Help Construction Contractors Increase Profits
Developed By Bruce Henderson - For the Boston Consulting Group in 1968 to help corporations analyze business units or product lines. It helps companies allocate resources and is used as an analytical tool in brand marketing, product management, strategic management.
No Two Construction - Companies are alike. Every construction company has a unique blend of ownership and management philosophies, tools, equipment, staff, field employees, geographic location, and relationships with suppliers, vendors and professional service providers.
This Means - That if construction company "A" earns a better than average profit percentage on residential remodel it does not follow that company "B" will be able to do the same.
Get Rich In A Niche - By finding your company's sweet spot, that particular thing you are good at, that people want and will pay good money for and that you are best suits you. Then you spend the majority of your time and effort developing your Business Process Management (BPM) to be the best and only company to service those clients and preferably dominate that market in your target geographic area.
The BCG Matrix - Is one of the many tools in our BPM tool chest. We do Job Profitability and Job Costing reports from a properly maintained QuickBooks file to map out a specific construction company's target markets.
Cash Cows - Are construction projects that generate the highest gross margin. These projects typically generate cash in excess of the amount of cash needed to maintain the business. They are regarded as stable and boring and every contractor would be thrilled to own as many as possible. They are to be "milked" continuously and add more of them whenever possible. The best Cash Cows are found in Service Contracts that generate regular income.
Dogs - Are construction projects that generate the least gross margin. These projects typically "break even" or lose money. Though owning a break-even unit provides the social benefit of providing jobs for your employees and possible synergies to assist other construction projects from an accounting point of view they are worthless because they reduce profits and the construction company's return on assets ratio which many investors, bankers and bonding companies use to decide how well a company is being managed.
Question Marks - Are construction projects in new markets or a different type of work than the company has been doing which shows potential because they are growing rapidly. Beware of the fact they could consume a lot of cash while you are putting the processes in place to manage these projects. A question mark could prove itself and become a star, and eventually a cash cow. If the question mark does not prove profitable within 90 - 180 days, it may be wise to re-evaluate those projects.
Stars - Are construction projects with high gross margins in a fast-growing area like aging in place for seniors. The hope is that stars become the next cash cows. Sustaining your construction company market leadership and increasing the profit picture. When growth slows, stars become cash cows if they have been able to maintain their category leadership, or they move from being a star to a dog.
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When you need to declutter your kitchen or add some new cooking tools, making the right picks is very important. However, this whole process could be very tough especially because you'll be faced with multiple options thus making it hard for you to know what to pick and what to leave.
This is very common when it comes to cooking pans since there are so many options available ranging from the best lasagna pans to the more common saucepan. This article will help you know which kitchen pans you should pick as these are absolutely essential and multi-purpose in nature. These include the following: –
Cast-Iron Skillet
This is a must have kitchen pan and acts as the kitchen workhorse. The beauty with cast iron skillets is that they are durable and can serve different generations in your family. The pans can be used for absolutely any work you need done including cooking those recipes that need to be cooked on stovetops before being transferred to the oven. You can use it for sautéing, shallow frying or cook your delicious steaks with ease. Cast-iron skillets come in different sizes and it wouldn't be bad to have a few in your arsenal.
Sheet pans (Rimmed baking sheets)
These pans are very essential especially when it comes to making cookies, sponge cakes, roasted veggies and jellyroll. Although there are many cheap sheet pans in the market, it would be better to spend a little bit more money especially if you are looking for durability and better roasted vegetables and cookies. Most inexpensive pieces will only burn in the bottom and are flimsy.
Nonstick Skillet (frying pan)
If you love friend and scrambled eggs, a nonstick skillet will be very essential addition for your kitchen. These pans come coated with tough lining with Teflon being the most common lining material for many brands. The pans are very convenient especially when cooking wet, sticky foods or those likely to stick to the surface when cooked in other pans. Most nonstick pans cannot be used in the oven since they come with plastic handles which are not heat-proof.
Lasagna pan
If you are a pasta or casseroles lover, then you will need to have a lasagna pan in your kitchen. The best lasagna pans will guarantee hearty baked casseroles and yummy lasagnas but for you to enjoy this, you will need to go for the right depth while at the same time considering your recipe volume. Your pan of choice should be determined by the kind of lasagna you intend to prepare.
Stainless steel skillet
You never go wrong with stainless steel pans otherwise known as frying pans. These pans are normally suitable for searing or browning meats, making sauces and sautéing vegetables. Unless you want to use nonstick skillets, these pans are normally excellent for sautéing.
With these pans available in your kitchen, you will be good to go and armed for different kinds of cooking experiences. However, you can add other pans such as glass baking pan, round cake pan and glass pie pan. A Bundt pan will also be a worthy investment.

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Keeping the History of the Pony Express Alive through personal interaction at schools, museums, parades and public presentations, our members are always sharing the history and demonstrating the legacies of the Pony Express. Always in uniform the red shirts of the Pony Express riders are easily identified at every parade and historical event in Nevada.
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Well, Tinks and Ellie finally had a week of training, nearly every day, Gary training Ellie and myself trainning Tinks. Knee held out thankfully so it is now a case of getting on with their training whilst strengthening my knee etc.
They got their puppy certificates last week, we took them to the wonderful team that is Linda and Erik, friends of ours who run training classes nearby http://pawsdogtraining.co.uk/
We went to socialise the girls as although they were socialised when they were with the whole litter because of the fall they haven't had much socialisation since. Jay had her bronze kennel club certificate by the time she was 5months (I think, give or take) but we have to remind ourselves that I trained Jay jay from the get go, we have only just started training Ellie and Tinks.
Tinks fell in love with Erik, still Tinky likes all people, though bless her she was so scared of this yappy dog it was ridiculous, he he he!
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WOW (Window on the World) is partnership consisting of 5 organisations from different European Countries between in an Erasmus + strategic partnership project to promote global education to young people.
Aim Of The Project
The project aims to strengthen the capacity of organisations working with youth, by developing a strategic approach that empowers youth practitioners and educators to facilitate young people learning about and engaging with global and international development issues, and become global citizens. In other words, opening a 'window on the world' so young people can see the "bigger picture".


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Welcome to the Thailand Incentive Trip Achievers Blog Hop for June. Eeek – June – that means we are very close to actually departing on our Incentive Trip to Thailand. Beth and I leave in 2 weeks today!!! In fact our travel wallets from Stampin' Up! arrived yesterday! Aren't those elephant tags the cutest! This …
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NOTE: The location has changed! This show will be a very special "garden party" with Hamell on Trial at Peavine Alley (the backyward at James Cook's house in Ballard).
Hamell is: Fast. Furious. Funny. Unforgettable.
2:00PM Open House
3:00PM Earl Brooks
4:00PM Hamell on Trial
Admission by donation
There is plenty of room in my backyard (aka Peavine Alley) for your blankets and chairs and butts. Usually we potluck. I'm frantically trying to finish a pergola so we'll see if I am able to do that AND smoke a pork loin. Wish me luck. See you all Sunday.
There will be hose to hose down the hotness or to wash away any and all pants peeing. No charge.
Pork loin brine: 16 limes (blender), 3 lbs fresh gingerroot (blender), pepper corns and cloves (mortar and pestle), 1 pint apple juice concentrate, bunch o' kosher salt.
The Return of the Return of Hamell on Trial—Sunday Matinée
Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone who came out Sunday and made this a terrific event. Thank you for bringing food. Thank you for bringing beverages. And thanks especially to Señor Hamell and Earl Brooks for bringing the music. Hope to see each of you again soon.


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The Bengals are the surprise team of 2009. Carson Palmer is returning to pre-Kimo Von Oelhoffen form. Cedric Benson is running like he was at Texas. The offensive line improvement, without #1 pick Andre Smith, is even more surprising than the Steelers improvement at O-line. And the Bengals defense has turned into a smash mouth unit.
I can't provide a detailed breakdown as good as the one at SteelerFury, so I'll link you there and be done with it. (Beware of a little homerism)
Instead of dissecting individual match ups to see who has the upper hand, I want to analyze the remaining schedules for the Steelers and Bengals to determine just how important this game is.
Both the Bengals and Steelers sit at 6-2, but the Bengals currently hold the tie breaker due to a better AFC North record. Even if the Steelers beat the Bengals this weekend, the team will still have to beat the Ravens twice to equal what Cincy has done in the division. If Cincinnati wins on Sunday, the Bengals will have a one and a half game lead in the division. Insurmountable? Let's find out.
After the Pittsburgh game, the Bengals play:
@ Oakland
@ Minnesota
@ San Diego
Kansas City
@ NY Jets
Football outsiders ranks it as the second easiest schedule in the league. It's really tough to find a scenario where Cincy doesn't win at least 11 games. Cincy should go on a three game winning streak after Sunday (Oak, Clev, Det) and will have no trouble beating Kansas City. I'll give the Bengals a 1-2 record against Min, SD, and NYJ. That places their record at 11-4 without the Steelers game. If they beat the Steelers, Cincy would be 12-4 on the season, meaning Pittsburgh could only win the division by winning all of their remaining games.
Pittsburgh's remaining schedule looks like this:
@ Kansas City
@ Baltimore
@ Cleveland
Green Bay
@ Miami
Let's give the Steelers wins against KC, Oakland, and Cleveland. I'll be generous and give the Steelers wins over GB and Mia. Then, let's assume we split with Baltimore. This gives Cincy the tie breaker. Those assumptions put Pittsburgh at 12-3.
Meaning a win against the Bengals wins the division and a loss against the Bengals loses the division.
So there you have it, this game will decide the AFC North winner.
The scenarios above are generous to the Steelers. Meaning, even if the Steelers win on Sunday, if they would drop an extra game (say to Mia or GB or Balt) or Cincy went 2-1 against SD, Min, and NYJ, the Bengals would still win the divison.
This game means more to Pittsburgh in the AFC North division race than it does to Cincinnati. If the Bengals win, the AFC north division is theirs, unless (maybe even if) Pittsburgh wins out. If Pittsburgh wins, it will be a competitive race to the end.
Barring major injuries, both of these teams should be locks to get to at least ten wins and make the postseason. And that's all that matters.
Because remember, Cincinnati won the AFC North in 2005. The Steelers won the Super Bowl.


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Students cannot blame colleges for poor portfolios
In answer to Darren Bolton's questions about the quality of advice graduating students receive from tutors (Letters, DW 1 September), I can only speak from my own experience as a graduate (of University of Lincoln's HND Graphic Design course).
Yes, my course tutors did go through my work several times and advise me on portfolio preparation. Yes, we had practice interviews with design practitioners from outside the university. We also had alumni visits and ample opportunity for informal discussions and advice from tutors.
I wasn't able to attend Gyro's open day as I had another interview to attend; I'm now on a paid work placement. But if I had been among those bringing a disappointing portfolio, I don't think I would have had any right to blame my university.
Bolton's comments make me value the help I've received all the more. Unfortunately, any students hoping for the same support may be disappointed; the University of Lincoln has decided to close its HND graphic design course.
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Blockchain in Practice
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Date: Wednesday 2nd August, 2017
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Venue: Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN 3000 San Gwann
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Free event, please register here: firstname.lastname@example.com
The potential of distributed ledger technology, or Blockchain, to transform financial market is getting more widely recognized. Fintech players across the globe are looking more into Blockchain technology and digital currencies.
The scope of development however varies across the regions. While in some regions potential applications are in their infancy, in other parts of the world the application of technology is getting closer for wider implementation.
However, Blockchain implementations are still abstract in nature and hard to understand In this brief information seminar we will show you Blockchain in practice in a local context. From smart contract implementation and case studies as well as pitfalls and how to secure the Blockchain for data sensitive applications and fintech applications.
Session 1 – Creating the Blockchain
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This free information seminar presents a realistic down-to-earth view of Blockchain implementation in the local context. Therefore the seminar is addressed at a broad audience: anybody at any management/professional level who works in financial, legal or public services, or related businesses. The seminar is for:
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Andrew Aukerman spent the summer researching at the world's largest particle physics lab with the ThinkSwiss Scholarship.
He conducted research with the ATLAS experiment at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, Switzerland. His project focused on particles called Higgsinos, the theorized super-partners to the Higgs boson. He also conducted archival research at the CERN library to investigate the impact that CERN has had on regional and global politics.
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Well established firm specializing in the sale, installation, and service of residential standby generators. Large customer footprint in several states. The firm has been established for decades and is experiencing explosive growth due to the current unpredictable weather patterns. The demand for residential standby generators is expected to continue to grow. The market only has a 2% penetration so the potential is huge. Full staff of experienced and certified electricians and generator installers. The company has a multi-state footprint.
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FOR SALE: 1967 Shelby GT350 Fastback
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This 1967 Shelby GT 350, #1210 is 1 of 5 according to the Marti Auto Works report. Rare options such as special order color, air-conditioning and automatic transmission separate this fully optioned Shelby from all but four of the other 1967 Shelby's produced. The matching numbers original K code motor and a nut bolt concours restoration make this car a turn- key blue chip investment that needs nothing more than a new proud owner. This highly documented and verified 1967 Shelby GT 350 drives like a dream and comes with all the original Ford and Shelby documents supplied by the 1967 Shelby registrar, as well as the Marti Auto Works verification report. This GT 350 is listed in the SAAC Shelby Registry, and is currently registered in California with a California black plate and a 1967 sticker. Of course there's a Carroll Shelby signature on the glove box.
Provided with sale is a copy of the original invoice from Shelby American to Johnny Bolton Ford itemizing the following options:
- Power Disc Brakes
- Power Steering
- Shoulder Harness
- Fold-Down Rear Seat
- Select-O-Matic Transmission
- Radio
- Air Conditioner-Selectaire
- Tinted Windshield
Fresh off its restoration, the GT350 was invited to be one of the few automobiles displayed at the Saturday Night Gala that proceeds the Greater Valley Concours d'Elegance. The next day, on the show field, the Shelby had not only earned the "Best in Class" award, but the judges unanimously voted for it to receive the "Most Fun to Drive" award. Not bad for your first outing…
The Shelby's next event was California's premiere Central Coast car event, "The Classic at Pismo Beach Car Show." Over 1000 cars were in attendance that weekend. As the Shelby snaked its way to the registration table, it was instantly selected as a "Gold Class Winner," allowing it to compete in a designated area against a mere 17 other vehicles for the "Grand Prize". Sunday morning it was announced the 1967 Shelby GT 350 was the winner of the coveted "Meguiar's Platinum Best of Show Award."
This 1967 Shelby GT350 is part of the Francis Collection at present day. #1210 is still shown on occasion across California, and remains a cornerstone of the collection. Most importantly, it is exercised regularly, much like the rest of the collectables. It has certainly earned its place amongst Ford's greatest vehicles.


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A word— or, a few words— about polyamory.
By Alex Gaskarth
I think I realized I was polyamorous near the end of last term. It had been a wild term, and I had been having a lot of sex, with a lot of different people. I had been absolutely addicted to Tinder, and I increasingly loved both the thrill of becoming intimate with someone new and the pleasure that comes with cultivating and deepening an existing relationship. For a while, I simply thought of myself as a bit of a slut, something to feel guilty about; I chalked it all up to a high libido, an unresolved psychological need to be enormously loved, and my mimetic entanglement with Walt Whitman. Then, near the end of the term, I started meeting people through this weird network, people who really blew my mind, who were uniquely brilliant, interesting, exciting, and beautiful. My romantic side came out swinging, and these romances felt much, much deeper than sex; they were with people who I knew I would hang out with whether or not we were sexual together (although I also wanted to be sexual with them). I found myself thinking "Yeah, I could honestly marry someone like this." While home for winter break, after casually sleeping with a 30-year-old polyamorous programmer in Providence who explained polyamory to me after taking me to a kink dungeon, I realized that I could marry, or at least love and live with, a lot of people like that. I started entertaining fantasies of being a part of the coolest "polycule" ever a decade from now, experimenting with boundary-pushing love like a 21st-century Simone de Beauvoir.
In my head, then, I started thinking of myself as polyamorous. It explained so much about how I felt about love, and so perfectly. Love is more infinite and more powerful than any social construction, including monogamy. What we think of as natural monogamy is highly conditioned by historical, social, and political-economic forces — for example, the idea of a wife as private property to be traded for a dowry. The divorce rate in our society peaks four years after marriage, due in part to the biology of sexual attraction, which is designed to keep a couple together just long enough for the baby to be able to walk on its own. Beyond that, we are essentially designed to have as many babies with as many people as we can. My desire for multiple romantic partners was not an evil thing, but a biologically understandable one. Of course, this doesn't invalidate the very real monogamous feelings that most people have; it just validates the very real polyamorous feelings that I have as a sincere alternative. When I told someone I loved them, I really meant it, regardless of my lack of desire to own or be owned by them in an exclusive relationship. I have truly loved many, many, many people in my life, and often they overlapped; loving people is my primary motivator and value; it's something I think about philosophically and something I practice. After realizing I was genuinely polyamorous, I felt free — I could love beyond constructs; I could love beyond jealousy; I could love beyond one person, without detracting at all from my love for any one person, or at least in an ideal world.
However, we live in a messy world. Our society is still not very conducive to polyamory. I discovered this in the best way possible — by falling in love. Near the end of January, before we returned to school, I had been texting this wicked cute girl from Tinder for weeks, and we clearly had chemistry. I told her up front, before we ever met, that I was polyamorous, and she said we could work it out. On the night of a snowstorm, I spontaneously drove to Boston to see her, and we had the most insanely romantic 36 hours of my life. Her eyes were magical, her smile was bright, her mind was intelligent, and the sex was, honestly, the best that I've ever experienced. She felt the same way, and we both instantly knew it after the long, transcendental first time (of six in that period). We were absolutely crazy in love. For the first month of this term, I was seeing her a few times every week, way more than I saw even my best friend. Quickly, I realized that this was my most serious relationship since high school.
She was monogamous, though, and we had a few deep talks about our relationship, eventually settling on an open relationship. But when I told her, about a month later, that I had slept with three other people over that period and over break, she was deeply hurt and cried a lot. We talked through the night, trying to figure it out. She felt like she wasn't "enough," and it was so hard to explain to her that there was no "enough" and never would be, and one person would never be it. And I tried to get her to see that there were other human beings involved, who also felt love and would be hurt to lose me, and that love didn't have to be a finite resource the way time was, and that she had most of my time as well as my love, especially while I was here in Boston. She looked at some websites to try to figure things out; one website, MoreThanTwo.com, was particularly useful, and had an article about poly-mono relationships. The drive to seek out new relationships, which in her monogamous mind had turned off when she found me, never turned off in me; it was something I couldn't change about myself without mutilation. If I had cheated or lied, then my polyamory might have been less legitimate (there are people who claim polyamory to simply get away with hurting a partner), but because I had been honest from the start, she recognized the legitimacy of how I felt. It was difficult to find a compromise; after all, one person would end up changing who they were. We are still together and happier than ever, although she has made more sacrifices than I had to, and I am grateful to her for her willingness to change. In fact, she slept with someone else last week, and I was so, so happy for her. That feeling is called "compersion," the happiness you feel for your partner when they enjoy love from another partner, or your "metamour." Now, I have a girlfriend, as well as my polyamorous identity, and there are a few other people I still love scattered around the country who I have not had to cut from my life. I truly love those people, but I love my girlfriend more. I also love feeling the freedom to discover love around any corner. It's hard to qualify or quantify these things; the "muchness" of love is simply so much that it's worth putting faith into, and not worth attempting to regulate or label or compare. Polyamorous relationships are hard, but they can work, with communication, honesty, and love.
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I asked a question about the Kerbal Space Program video game over on Arqade, and it was not well received. I had a lot of trouble conveying to the community there that I was interested in what KSP could teach a player in terms of real-world concepts utilized in space exploration and rocket science. I expected answers as a list - and possibly with brief summaries if appropriate - to allow for further research as opposed to in-depth explanations. After 4 down votes and a lot of back and forth on clarity, the only answer I got was a high-level description of the overall game-play instead of the concepts and techniques necessary to operate a successful space flight in the simulation. Two questions:
- Would that question be a better fit here and on topic?
- If yes, what's the best way to handle moving the question over?


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Watch the following trailers of documentaries on our Planet and our impact on the natural environment. Write your personal response in the Padlet: Which trailer caught your attention most? Why? Which one do you find most effective in raising people's awareness of the need to take action to safeguard and protect our environment? What are the concerns that are expressed by these documentaries. Why are there more and more political leaders and celebrities (Al Gore, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jeremy Irons) who want to become the ambassadors of planet Earth?
An Inconvenient Truth: Why this title? What does it mean? How would you paraphrase it?
You may find this link interesting to further investigate the issues at stake in this documentary.
The 11th Hour: What does this expression mean?
The official film website provides you with more interesting information.
What further information are you being provided with by the following message? Di Caprio himself reveals the meaning of the title. What are we urgently invited to reflect upon? How should we take action?
Trashed: what is the other issue that is dealt with in this documentary?
Once again, the official film webpage can result to be of interest for extra suggestions or information.
Now have a go at the Padlet
Now I would like you to listen to Leonardo Di Caprio's Speech at the United Nations. The text under the video may help you focus on certain passages. I would like you to write down what strikes you most of his speech (choice of words, body language, the way he delivers his speech, the way he emphasises certain words or he creates pauses). What is the urgent message he is addressing to the UN Assembly? What are his demands/expectations? If you were invited to give your own speech at the United Nations, what would your strategy be? What would your catch phrase be? What would you emphasise?
Thank you, Mr Secretary General, your excellencies, ladies and gentleman, and distinguished guests. I'm honored to be here today, I stand before you not as an expert but as a concerned citizen, one of the 400,000 people who marched in the streets of New York on Sunday, and the billions of others around the world who want to solve our climate crisis.
As an actor I pretend for a living. I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems.
I believe humankind has looked at climate change in that same way: as if it were a fiction, happening to someone else's planet, as if pretending that climate change wasn't real would somehow make it go away.
But I think we know better than that. Every week, we're seeing new and undeniable climate events, evidence that accelerated climate change is here now. We know that droughts are intensifying, our oceans are warming and acidifying, with methane plumes rising up from beneath the ocean floor. We are seeing extreme weather events, increased temperatures, and the West Antarctic and Greenland ice-sheets melting at unprecedented rates, decades ahead of scientific projections.
None of this is rhetoric, and none of it is hysteria. It is fact. The scientific community knows it, Industry and governments know it, even the United States military knows it. The chief of the US navy's Pacific command, admiral Samuel Locklear, recently said that climate change is our single greatest security threat.
My Friends, this body – perhaps more than any other gathering in human history – now faces that difficult task. You can make history … or be vilified by it.
To be clear, this is not about just telling people to change their light bulbs or to buy a hybrid car. This disaster has grown BEYOND the choices that individuals make. This is now about our industries, and governments around the world taking decisive, large-scale action.
I am not a scientist, but I don't need to be. Because the world's scientific community has spoken, and they have given us our prognosis, if we do not act together, we will surely perish.
Now is our moment for action.
We need to put a pricetag on carbon emissions, and eliminate government subsidies for coal, gas, and oil companies. We need to end the free ride that industrial polluters have been given in the name of a free-market economy, they don't deserve our tax dollars, they deserve our scrutiny. For the economy itself will die if our ecosystems collapse.
The good news is that renewable energy is not only achievable but good economic policy. New research shows that by 2050 clean, renewable energy could supply 100% of the world's energy needs using existing technologies, and it would create millions of jobs.
This is not a partisan debate; it is a human one. Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is our moral obligation – if, admittedly, a daunting one.
We only get one planet. Humankind must become accountable on a massive scale for the wanton destruction of our collective home. Protecting our future on this planet depends on the conscious evolution of our species.
This is the most urgent of times, and the most urgent of messages.
Honoured delegates, leaders of the world, I pretend for a living. But you do not. The people made their voices heard on Sunday around the world and the momentum will not stop. And now it's YOUR turn, the time to answer the greatest challenge of our existence on this planet … is now.
I beg you to face it with courage. And honesty. Thank you.
If on the one hand there are famous people who become spokespeople for a better future, celebrities who endorse the struggle against climate change, on the other hand there are young people, institutions and organizations who believe in taking action for mankind and planet Earth. Their words are as powerful as the words of stars or powerful people. Their words resonate and echo in the future. Watch these videos. What strategy do they use to raise the viewers' awareness and to sensitize them to their cause? Discuss in groups. Then think of what images, refrains, catchphrases you could use in your own video. Would you use your own voices? Would you show your faces? Would you use photos or snatches of videos? Would you use a soundtrack?
There are different means used by institutions to fight for a cause. Videos are shot, messages are endorsed by popular people or commoners, or there is the use of social advertising. Do you find social advertising effective? Ineffective? Why (not)? Should governments invest more money on social advertising campaigns to be broadcast on tv or on printed advertising to be printed in magazines/newspapers or put on hoardings along streets or roads.
If you happen to find other interesting examples of social ads, please share them by posting the link in the comment space below.
Now click on sticky moose and let me/us know the ad you liked most? In class you will say why.
While surfing the net after interesting videos for you to watch, I came across this short film by Morgan Freeman. I found it pleasant and powerful at the same time and I would like to know what you think of it yourself.
I would like to conclude this learning path dedicated to the much-debated issue of climate change with a creative writing activity. I invite you to watch the marvellous short film by Werner Herzog, which invites us to look at the world through the "eyes" of a plastic bag. He drags us into an imaginary but realistic journey. You become that plastic bag, what are your emotions? How do you feel? What would you like to say? Let us hear your words, write a poem, choose the title and then post it on the Padlet below so that your classmates can appreaciate your poem.
Feedback. Take a few seconds to say whether you apprecaited this post or not.


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Recommendation: Can A Boy Wear A Skirt To School?"
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The NYTimes did this article on "cross-dressing" in high schools, but you might also want to read a fashion scholar's response to the article and the issue. All I have to say is "Bravo!" to those high schoolers!
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis
The IYSSE at the University of Minnesota is fighting to bring a socialist perspective to students and working-class youth in Farmington, Maine, and across the region.
The IYSSE opposes imperialist war, social inequality and attacks on democratic rights. Only by turning to the working class, in Maine and internationally, can any of the problems confronting students, including student debt, be addressed.
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| 11.8°C Belfast
A Canadian couple who won £6.9 million on the lottery and gave away 98% of it said that they are just plain country folks who do not need more than they have.
Allen and Violet Large said they won their fortune in a July 14 Lotto 649 draw and decided to save 2% for a rainy day and give away the rest.
After taking care of their family, they donated some £6.5 million to churches, fire departments, cemeteries and the Red Cross in Lower Truro, Nova Scotia, as well as hospitals where Mrs Large, who has cancer, has undergone treatment.
Mr Large, 75, said that, after retiring from a 30-year career as a welder, he and his wife were happy with what they had and the way their lives were going.
He said their phone has been ringing non-stop since news about their philanthropy spread to international media after a local paper covered their story this week.


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The top four women's seeds reached the semi-finals at the 2013 Pan American Championships in Cali, Colombia, with wins in the quarter finals on Thursday. Top seed Paola Longoria of Mexico and 2nd seed Rhonda Rajsich of the USA both won in two straight games, Longoria beat Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-4, 15-2 and Rajsich defeated Adriana Riveros (Bolivia), 15-5, 15-11.
However, the 3rd and 4th women's seeds both needed tie-breakers to win their quarter-final matches. Fourth seed American Sharon Jackson, playing in first international event, had a close match with veteran Angela Grisar of Chile, winning 15-12, 12-15, 11-9.
Third seed Samantha Salas of Mexico also had a narrow tie-breaker win over Bolivian Jenny Daza, 14-15, 15-1, 11-8.
On the men's side it was top seed Marco Rojas of the USA who needed a tie-breaker to advance, as Cesar Castillo of Venezuela forced Rojas to go the distance in order to win. Rojas pulled it out, 13-15, 15-6, 11-3.
Rojas will face Bolivian Felipe Mercado in the semi-finals, as Mercado defeated Argentine Shai Manzuri, 15-8, 15-8.
On the other side, Mexican veteran Polo Gutierrez will face off against Bolivian Carlos Keller in the semi-finals, as in the quarter-finals Gutierrez beat Felipe Camacho Martin (Costa Rica), 15-0, 15-8 and Keller defeated Daniel Maggi (Argentina), 15-0, 15-0.
The International Racquetball Federation (IRF) is streaming matches live from Cali via its website.
2013 Pan American Championships
Cali, Colombia
Men's Singles - Quarter finals
Marco Rojas (USA) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 13-15, 15-6, 11-3
Felipe Mercado (Bolivia) d. Shai Manzuri (Argentina), 15-8, 15-8
Polo Gutierrez (Mexico) d. Felipe Camacho Martin (Costa Rica), 15-0, 15-8
Carlo Keller (Bolivia) d. Daniel Maggi (Argentina), 15-0, 15-0
Men's Singles - Semi-finals
Marco Rojas (USA) v. Felipe Mercado (Bolivia)
Carlo Keller (Bolivia) v. Polo Gutierrez (Mexico)
Women's Singles - Quarter finals
Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-4, 15-2
Sharon Jackson (USA) d. Angela Grisar (Chile), 15-12, 12-15, 11-9
Samantha Salas (Mexico) d. Jenny Daza (Bolivia), 14-15, 15-1, 11-8
Rhonda Rajsich (USA) d. Adriana Riveros (Bolivia), 15-5, 15-11
Women's Singles - Semi-finals
Paola Longoria (Mexico) v. Sharon Jackson (USA)
Rhonda Rajsich (USA) v. Samantha Salas (Mexico)
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Thousands of people from across Hanoi flocked to the Dong Da festival on February 9 to commemorate the 230th anniversary of the battle of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da which saw a victory over the Chinese Qing invaders.
In attendance at the ceremony were Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung, and Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai.
The delegates offered incense in front of the statue of King Quang Trung Nguyen Hue.
Nguyen Duc Chung, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee said the Dong Da Mound relic serves as a historical tribute to the patriotism of the Vietnamese people and their desire for independence and freedom. It is also an affirmation of solidarity, courage, and willpower.
During the festival, PM Phuc presented a certificate honouring the Dong Da Mound as a national relic site.
A performance was held by drummers during the opening of the ceremony.
The festival is held annually on the fifth day of the first lunar month to commemorate the victory of King Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue) over the Chinese Qing invaders.
A wide range of artistic performances are held during the festival as a tribute to commemorate King Quang Trung.
A scene showing King Quang Trung entering the battle
An image featuring the Tay Son soldiers marching forwards
The Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da festival is a show of national unity and patriotism of the Vietnamese people.
The fifth day of the first lunar month has become a memorable day for local people in Quang Trung ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi as well as people across the country.
Thousands of people gather together to take in the spectacle of the Dong Da festival.


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Just got a new RX Vega 56 and have been testing it in heaven benchmark and some games. In every game I play and every Heaven benchmark I do the card will get to 57 degrees and then the fans will keep gaining speed and decreasing speed constantly in order to keep it at that temperature. This is very annoying as I sit right next to the pc and the sounds comes through my headphones and is really irritating.
Furthermore I worry that this will effect games via thermal throttling but I do not have the knowledge to assert whether that is true or not.
I have had a fiddle about in Wattman based on this youtube video RX Vega Overclocking & Undervolting GUIDE - YouTube but the results were quite unstable for me and i've reset to the default "Balanced"
I really would like to know if there is maybe something I can do with the fan curve or manual fan speed to sort this out as its quite annoying.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.


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Nanyue Polishes a Tile.
June 19, 2016 § 1 Comment
Nanyue went to Mazu to ask, " Great monastic, what do you intend by doing zazen?" Mazu said, "I am intending to be a Buddha." Nanyue picked up a brick and started polishing it.
Mazu said, "What are you doing?" Nanyue said, "I am trying to make a mirror."
Mazu said, "How can you make a mirror by polishing a brick?" Nanyue said, "How can you become a Buddha by doing zazen?"
This is part of a famous koan that is included in Dogen's Shobogenzo. It emphasizes that practice is done in the here and now, where looking to the past or future can only be seen as a distraction.
Like Mazu intending to be a Buddha, we, too, look to some future "Aha!" moment that signals our practice is complete. We are like those with a chronic illness who recall healthier days, while hoping the future will bring better times.
We may draw a parallel between practice and our mental state when ill. When ill, we use distraction and denial to avoid pain. In practice, we look outside the present moment for answers, never thinking that it is only by embracing the present moment that they may be found. We tell ourselves."It can't be that simple!" That's when Nanyue comes along, polishing a brick to make it a mirror, asking, "How can you become a Buddha by doing zazen?"
Nanyue is telling us not to pile up ideas about the past and future, or good health and Buddhahood. When we do, we cover over what is originally here; our original health and original face. That is why we must kill the Buddha. Not the actual Buddha, of course, but the ideas we hold about Buddhahood that obscure the true nature of the universe and ourselves.
Because we have clothed the "I" we are today in images and thought, we find it difficult to believe it is the same "I" of the Buddha. Having made this discrimination we conclude that we must change self to achieve Buddhahood. We then set out on a long journey to try out new ideas that will polish our brick into a mirror. True practice, however, is never a matter of adding things but dropping them. In this way our original nature unfolds naturally and our original health is revealed.
In practice this means staying with our immediate surrounding. We place our attention in a specific space like the tip of the nose where the breath comes in and out, the Hara that is just below the navel or by focusing on the floor a few feet in front of us. The aim is to stay connected to our physical surroundings, returning to it each time we are pulled into thinking.
Uncovering original face and finding original health does not mean all is resolved and good health restored. To expect this is merely to place another covering over our true nature. Our practice is just to let the present moment unfold without labeling it good or bad, or running to or from it.
When a brick, then be a brick. When the brick is a mirror, then you are a Buddha. And when you are a Buddha, then you are you. Each is not transformed into the other but is, in fact, originally the other. Like subatomic particles that change into other particles but are always energy, the process is the goal itself. There is nothing extra.
Past and Future are Cut Off.
June 9, 2016 § Leave a comment
In the first chapter of Zen Master Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō he discusses time, telling us that past and future are cut off from this present moment. Using the example of firewood Dōgen writes,
"Firewood becomes ash. Ash cannot become firewood again. However, we should not view ash as after and firewood as before. We should know that firewood dwells in the dharma position of firewood and has its own before and after. Although before and after exist, past and future are cut off. Ash stays in the position of ash, with its own before and after."
The typical understanding of time is that the present flows like a raft on a river from the past into the future. In this view, 'before and after' is primary to the present moment. Firewood comes before ash that, in turn, comes after firewood. Adulthood comes after childhood and before old age. Depending upon one's personal temperament, life under the sway of time is either ceaseless becoming or endless dying.
Dōgen tells us that this is not how things are. The immediate moment or space you are in, he tells us, is primary. What is here and now does have a before and after but that past and future is cut off. Our only actual experience or reality that we know, in other words, is this present moment and not of something coming into existence or ceasing to be. As Dōgen wrote it, "firewood dwells in the dharma position of firewood and has its own before and after… Ash stays in the position of ash, with its own before or after."
We may express these two views in terms of a motion picture. When we watch a movie we see one scene coming after another. When we examine the actual film, however, we discover that we were really watching a series of still images. Each image occupies its own position on the film with an image coming before and after it (except the first and last images, of course!) The before and after images, however, are 'cut off' from the center image by clear strips on the film. Every image is like this, having its own position and its own before and after.
Dōgen is not playing the cosmologist when he takes up the discussion of time. He is presenting us with a way to approach mindfulness and meditation.
The ordinary mind is continually thinking in terms of before and after. It is looking to the past for experience to draw upon and to the future for results. It is always occupied with a thousand desires and a thousand plans, searching and never still. This is the nature of temporal consciousness.
Dōgen presents us with an alternative to temporal consciousness that I call spatial consciousness. This consciousness is always here but is hidden by the noise of temporal thought and desire. To realize it all we need do is drop 'before and after' and stay with what exists now, in the present moment. We do not try to alter or deny it. Nor do we think of how it was in the past or how we want it to be in the future. We just stay with what is here in the present moment as it is. This is how we approach mindfulness and meditation.
Spatial vs. Temporal Consciousness
June 4, 2016 § Leave a comment
The story is told of a monk who sat in meditation. As he began he heard the evening bell toll. The morning bell then chimed with no sense of any intervening passage of time or loss of awareness.
This brief vignette serves to introduce the idea of temporal versus spatial consciousness. Temporal consciousness, as the name suggests, is awareness of change, of past and future. In meditation, for example, any sound we hear will arouse an awareness of duration, with a definite starting and expected end point to the sound.
Ordinary thinking that is desire based is temporal by nature. When we think of something we want it is typically with the hope that the desire will be fulfilled in time. When we put this desire into words we use a subject/verb/object structure that suggests the notion of time, as in, "I want to see Africa." Because of its temporal nature, desire based thought mars meditation as it takes us out of the present moment and into memories of the past or dreams of the future.
Opposed to the temporal is spatial consciousness. While the former implies becoming, the latter suggests being. Spatial consciousness is not dominated by thought of what was or what might be but is an awareness of what is, here and now. It is reflected in concepts that suggest immediacy, such as 'identity' and 'now'. In contrast to temporal thinking, spatial consciousness is represented in sentences without an object, as in the assertion, "I am." Or in the Zen phrase, "Just this."
We might describe meditation as the practice of minimizing temporal consciousness while maximizing spatial consciousness. In practical terms, this means turning attention away from thoughts that suggest process, such as how we are doing or what we will do after the meditation, to just sitting in the awareness of our immediate space. At first we do this by focusing on a particular location such as the tip of the nose, a candle or the hara located just below the navel. As we progress we come to a point where we just sit, alert and aware in the space we occupy in the present moment. When the monk did this in the above story, time ceased to exist.
The Buddha said, "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." If we do not understand that the past and the future are temporal constructs while the present moment is spatial, the Buddha's meaning might elude us. Yet if we understand this then we understand that the present moment is our immediate surrounding. And it is this space only that we need focus on in our meditation.
A note, do not think that spatial consciousness is nirvanic consciousness. The latter transcends both temporal and spatial consciousness and is, properly, neither. Spatial consciousness, however, is more like nirvana than is temporal. By focusing on the spatial we are aligning ourselves with Nirvana and therefore in a better situation to let it lift and transform us.


text: One of the most important tasks of Wageningen Food Safety Research is to measure and detect substances and contaminations in food and feed. This concerns substances which may have negative effects on humans and animals, such as pesticides, toxins, hormones, antibiotics, environmental contaminants and heavy metals, but also microbiological and virological contamination. Wageningen Food Safety Research has been appointed as the official control laboratory by the government and therefore makes an important contribution to safe food.


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Seafood Industry
Seafood is a major source of protein for the global population, with an average worldwide consumption of seafood around 18.4kg per capita, or 16.6% of animal protein intake. In some developing nations, fish can provide more than 50% of the population's animal protein. Consumption of seafood is expected to rise to 19.6kg per capita in the next 10 years and increasing demand and limited supply will drive up prices, particularly in premium markets.
Around 175 million tonnes of fishery products are produced each year. For capture fisheries, increased environmental guardianship is key to maintaining access to premium markets. In these markets, consumers are demanding better management of stocks to prevent overfishing and the use of more selective fishing techniques to reduce the impact on non-target species. Delivering seafood of consistent quality and ensuring food safety is also vital.
Aquaculture production has steadily increased since 1980, at an average annual rate of 8.8%. Aquaculture now provides more than 40% of total global seafood volume and this is expected to rise to 55% by 2020. In around two thirds of aquaculture production, fish are artificially fed so ensuring the availability of suitable feed is vital in managing the population. Protocols for managing from seed through harvest are also important in ensuring product quality and safety, and maintaining environmental sustainability.
New Zealand produces less than half a percent of the world's seafood supply but close to 1% of the export value. Around 20% of the industry's $1.56 billion export revenue is generated through aquaculture, and this is expected to reach $1 billion by 2025. The seafood sector is keen to develop new species for aquaculture as well as new high-value seafood products with increased consumer appeal. New Zealand is regarded as one of the most sustainably managed fisheries in the world and maintaining this record of environmental sustainability is also key for the continued success of the industry.


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Advice from people living with dementia
We asked people living with dementia for some practical tips for daily living. Here are some of their suggestions:
"Do one thing at a time."
- Take pleasure in living in the moment by appreciating the small joys of life such as seeing flowers coming into bloom, watching birds at a feeder and pushing a child in a swing. And be sure to rest when you are tired.
"Don't stay enclosed, isolated. Get out."
- Join a book club, hobby group or exercise group that goes at a pace you are comfortable with.
"Be with people you can laugh with."
- Stay connected to family members and friends. Talk on the phone, correspond through email or extend some invitations for a get-together. Learn more about staying socially connected.
"Don't be shy. Ask for help."
- Ask your doctor about what kinds of activities you can do to keep active. You may experience trouble with one activity, but this is an opportunity to try something else. Learn more about keeping physically active.
"Follow routines."
- If you enjoyed cooking, gardening, fishing or sports, continue making them a part of your everyday routine.
"If you forget something, don't dwell on it."
- Setting the timer while cooking, using post-it notes, or writing appointments can help you remember things.
- Take medications as prescribed.
"Never give up hope. Living is worth it."
- Most importantly, look after yourself. Eat well, reduce stress, stay active and challenge your brain. Learn more about brain health.
[From the Shared Experiences: Suggestions for those with Alzheimer's disease booklet and audiotape by the Alzheimer Society of Canada. To get a copy, contact your local Alzheimer Society.]
There are things that you can do to improve the quality of your life. Watch the video I Have Alzheimer's Disease - What Can I Do to Help Myself and Improve my Day-to-Day Life?
The material was created by TCD, through the NEIL Programme at the Institute of Neuroscience with support from GENIO.
© 2014 The Provost, Fellows, Foundations Scholars, and the Other Members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Of Queen Elizabeth, near Dublin. Permission to use this material was granted by TCD which reserves all rights in the material.


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A game designer's main goal for a commercial project is to publish it. There are no other goals greater than this. Nothing will give you a chance to redeem your time, effort and resources if there is no game to deliver.
As many are compelled to keep working on their games forever, it is crucial to address this issue at an early stage. This is what the guide is going to cover.
Assuming you're developing commercially, a game has to be publish-ready and available for people to get their hands on it. First, we have to tackle the challenge of determining when a game project is ripe for harvesting.
There are several aspects of game project that we need to look at, of which are the technical conditions and the infamous controversial qualitative conditions.
These are the technical conditions:
Minimum viable product is achieved.
Game is functionally playable as intended, with basic accessibility implemented.
These are the qualitative conditions:
Assets are generally polished.
Your game being perceived as what was defined in your design goal.
Adding features as the saying goes is never ending. Even if you may disagree, there will always be room for improvement. Struggling at this very stage is real when there are major consequences on the line and could be easily avoided if a well defined design goal is achieved at the bare minimum. Pad yourself on the back, you have successfully achieved what you have intended it to be; and sometimes, that is more than enough.
This way you will be at ease as you know the cut was reasonable; it's the safest cut.


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How to download clips, collections from Flow or Edge
In Flow, you can only download one file at a time. This is due to the fact Flow runs in a browser. In Edge it's possible to download a whole collections at a time.
1. Download from Flow
Go to the collection of the clip and select the clip you want to download. Click on the three dots and a menubar will open up.
Select 'download' an choose the format you want to download.
Your files will be downloaden in to your download folder.
NOTE: It's not possible to download multiple files at a time in Flow due to the fact Flow runs in a browser. If you want to download more than one file you'll have to work with Limecraft Edge (see below).
2. Download from Edge
In Edge you can download more files at a time.
Open Edge and select "download" in menubar on the left
Choose the collection of which you want to download files from and select the files.
Once you selected the files, you'll have to choose a destination folder.
Click 'download' to start.
3. Questions
Didn't found the answer you were looking for? Mail to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Budapest has six Michelin-awarded restaurants in 2020. Except for Onyx, which has earned two stars, they each have one star. You can also find the full list of Budapest's best fine dining restaurants.
In 2010, Costes was the first restaurant in Hungary to earn a Michelin star. Today, despite the fact that Budapest boasts many Michelin-starred places, Costes still has a special cachet. The restaurant is once again helmed by Portuguese chef Miguel Rocha Vieira, under whom Costes first won its Michelin accolade and who for several years cut his teeth in the kitchens of legendary Spanish chef Ferran Adrià.


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2014 is the 50th Anniversary of the striking of the first Kennedy Half Dollar. To mark this occasion, US Mint issued this Kennedy half dollar , struck in high relief on a 3/4 oz. 24 karat (.9999 pure) gold planchet.
NGC gave this 2014-W Gold 50c Kennedy 50th Anniversary High Relief the highest grade of Proof 70 Ultra Cameo
Additional Info
|Metal Content
|3/4 oz
|Half Dollar
|United States
|United States Mint
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All shipments sent by LPM are insured, however orders are only covered while in transit. Coverage is terminated upon arrival of the package (marked as delivered or notice of signature from carrier).
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Collectible orders will be shipped for free if they meet the minimum requirements but the bullion portion of the shipment will need to be paid by you.
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Hi there, I'm Kristy! The (more-than) slightly introverted writer behind-the-screen.
I tend to be a human "doing" instead of a human "being"… so my first inclination is to tell you everything I do. (Which, honestly, is quite a bit on most days!)
But, since we're going to be friends, I'll just get real with you and share a few things about who I am.
Maybe you'll relate to a few of these random facts about my family and my personality?
According to the Meyer Briggs personality profile, I'm INTJ. Takeaway: I'm an over-thinker and introvert.
On the Enneagram, I'm a type 1 (wing 9). Takeaway: I'm a moralistic perfectionist with high ideals.
I'm happiest when I'm curled up with an inspiring book.
My favorite season of the year is autumn.
I'm a shameless fan of Kate Middleton and her classy wardrobe.
I love to wear hats, sip hot tea, and do other "British" things, just because.
I'm a pastor's wife.
I love rainy days, Christmas, and cold weather.
I'm articulate. Processing life and then expressing myself through words, written and spoken, has always come pretty naturally for me.
Oddly enough, I'm often very reserved in public. Small-talk and chit-chat feel deeply difficult for me.
I'm an English grammar tutor at our local Classical Conversations community. I love English grammar.
Please don't ask about my math skills.
I'm the busy, blessed mom of five amazing kids.
I homeschool the aforementioned kids, and let me tell you I'm not cut out for it!
People usually assume that I must be super patient. I'm not patient.
I'm married to a wise and wonderful Mr Steady guy. He is patient.
I'm a homemaker, but I'd really rather be a queen and hire a maid.
Most of our family is gluten-free.
I know all about homeschooling a strong-willed child. So does my mom.
Our family lives in a big, old fixer-upper house on two acres in North Texas.
I enjoy country living, as long as I'm within driving distance of some really awesome shopping.
I'm fiercely focused. It's scary sometimes!
I have lightening-fast typing skills. That comes in pretty handy for a blogger.
It's hypothetically possible that I could live off hot tea, chocolate, wi-fi and good books.
I'm a bit of a morning person.
I have no sense of direction. What. So. Ever.
Sometimes people think that I'm pretty confident. I'm really more "self-sustained" than confident.
I'm a Thriver. Literally and, well, literally. Right here.
I like quick hair do's, short lines, long books and slow mornings.
My favorite colors are pink and red. I'm a February baby, so go figure!
Jeremy and I- we've been a team since 2002!
I'm passionate about living and loving well.
This blog right here is very much about cultivating a space for other women to feel understood, inspired and equipped in their own journeys of living and loving well.
I would love to connect with you in one of my private Facebook groups:
I believe God put me on this earth to live and love well.
At the end of the day, I hope I have inspired someone else to do that too.
I'm so glad you're here!
Now that you've read all about me, why don't you introduce yourself?
Drop me a comment below and tell me something about you.
Here's to living & loving well-


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Jack Broadbent
Jack Broadbent
Hailed as "The new master of the slide guitar" by the Montreux Jazz Festival and "The real thang" by the legendary Bootsy Collins, Jack Broadbent has spent the past year wowing international audiences with his unique blend of virtuosic acoustic and slide guitar, and poignant folk and blues inspired vocals.
Born and raised in rural England, Jack grew up listening to artists such as John Lee Hooker, Peter Green, Robert Johnson, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, to name a few. These legends of rock, blues, roots and folk infuenced Jack's distinctive song writing, singing and performance style, which have a depth and heart that defies strict musical genres. Jack's performances exude a warmth, humour and energy that has electrified audiences worldwide.
Following a string of successful shows opening for legendary artists, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Hallyday, Robben Ford, and Tony Joe White, Jack headlined his own whirlwind international tour, playing sold out shows for music lovers in Europe, New Zealand, Japan, the US and Canada. 2017 will be a big year for Jack as he works on a new album and continues touring internationally.
With three full length albums under his belt, tens of millions of YouTube views and a devoted army of fans, this young musician's career is going full throttle.
Don't miss the unforgettable musical experience that is Jack Broadbent live.Listen on Spotify Book tickets


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|Date of Birth:
|1990, November 21
|29 years old
|Birth Nation:
|United States
|6 Feet 1 Inch
|Birth Name
|Kendall Chase Graveman
|Birth Place
|Alexander City, Alabama, United States
|Famous Name
|Kendall Graveman
|Gary Graveman
|Sharon Graveman
|Net Worth
|$5 million
|Past Team
|Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays
|School Location
|Alabama, the United States
|1 year $575,000
|Career Earnings
|88 kilograms (194.007 lbs)
|Position in Team
|Starting pitcher
|Current team
|Chicago Cubs
|baseball player
|Currently Working For
|Chicago Cubs
|University attended
|Mississippi State University
|School attended
|Benjamin Russell High School
|Married to
|Victoria Long
Kendall Graveman is an American professional baseball player who plays in the Major League Baseball (MLB). Kendall Chase Graveman currently plays for the Chicago Cubs as their Starting pitcher in 2019. Kendall Chase Graveman has played for other teams like Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays.
Kendall Chase Graveman reportedly earns around $575,000 as his yearly salary from Chicago Cubs as a starting pitcher. Further, Kendall Chase Graveman has an estimated net worth of over $5 million.
Kendall Graveman is married to his girlfriend Victoria Long on November 07, 2015, in a lavish wedding ceremony.
Kendall and his wife got married after being in a romantic relationship for a very long time. So far the couple seems happy in their marital life and it can be confirmed since there are no disputes in their marital relationship.
The couple lives in their home in Birmingham during the offseason.
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In addition to this, Graveman has not given a single hint from which his past affairs or relationships can be guessed. Despite his busy schedule, Kendall manages the time for his friends and family. As exploring his official social sites, it is found that he is very fond of hunting.
The Famous MLB star Kendall Graveman is 6 feet 1 inch in tall in height and weighs around 88 kilograms (194.007 lbs) lbs. Currently, Graveman is 29 years old.
Kendall Chase Graveman has an estimated net worth of over $5 million in 2019 which will surely increase in future because he is still in his MLB career.
Talking about his estimated career earnings, Graveman has so far earned a decent amount of money around $8,493,702 from his baseball career until 2019.
Kendall Graveman's Salary and Earnings:
Kendall is currently in a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs which is worth $575,000 and is signed on March 5, 2019, and the contract also guarantees a sum of $575,000.
Graveman is receiving a quite good amount of money from his team Chicago Cubs in 2019 as his annual salary which is around $575,000.
Similar Bio: Adrian Gonzalez.
Kendall Chase Graveman was born on December 21, 1990, in Alexander City, Alabama, the United States to parents Gary Graveman and Sharon Graveman. he is American by nationality and belongs to the White ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Sagittarius.
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Kendall Chase Graveman attended Benjamin Russell High School in Alabama, the United States where he played for his high school baseball team. After completing high school, Kendall Chase Graveman enrolled at Mississippi State University and played for them.
At the beginning of his career, Kendall played in the minor leagues until 2014 and later made his MLB debut against Boston Red Sox where he played for a season. After that, in the same year of his MLB debut, Graveman was traded alongside three other players for Josh Donaldson to Oakland Athletics.
Kendall played for over several seasons with the Oakland Athletics starting from 2014 and is now playing with Chicago Cubs and is also opted for 2020 season. Some of the Kendall Graveman's current teammates are Tyler Chatwood and Anthony Rizzo.


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This summer, the whole family enjoys splashing fun at Waterworld Waterpark in Ayia Napa! By shopping €50 or more in one receipt you receive a coupon for 4 persons, for 50% off the entrance ticket on weekends. Happy Summer from ΜΕTRO!
This offer is valid exclusively for METROcard holders.
Τhe coupon is offered with purchases of €50 in one receipt at any METRO Supermarket.
- One coupon is valid for up to 4 persons for summer 2019
- Up until August 15th the discount offered is 50% on weekends, and on Monday-Friday €13 off for visitors over 13 years and €10 off for visitors 3-12 years old. From August 15th until October 31st the discount is 50% everyday for all ages.
- Not for resale, may not be used in conjunction with any other offer and has no cash value
- In order to receive this discount please present this voucher at the ticket booth, located at the entrance of Waterworld with your METROcard and a receipt of a recent purchase must be shown with the coupon.
- The offer is valid only for permanent Cyprus residents as per Waterworld Waterpark regulations and proof of residence may be asked at the park's entrance.
- Waterworld Waterpark reserves the right to refuse the coupon if it is not used in accordance with terms and conditions. Entry prices are subject to change without notice.
Waterworld is open 7 days a week:
April and October from 10:00 - 17:00 | May - September from 10:00 - 18:00


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Let's face it: you want to be in the best hands for all your skincare needs. Dr Jenni offers an exciting range of advanced medical aesthetic treatments so you can look good, feel great, and be amazing. These include wrinkle-relaxing injections (Botox), dermal fillers, microneedling, dermaplaning, eyelash enhancement and medical skin peels along with really good skincare advice.
Dr Jenni is passionate about helping people to look and feel their best. How we see ourselves in the mirror is very strongly linked to how we feel and our mental wellbeing. Her personal promise to her clients is to use her knowledge, skills and experience to help them to look good and feel great, so they can be amazing. She has 10 years of experience as a medical doctor, a friendly and personal approach, and has amazing aftercare; so not only will her clients be in safe hands, they will feel really well cared for too.
Dr Jennis website is www.drjenni.co.uk which will provide you with detailed information about her treatments and prices. She also has a facebook page where she posts video blogs and gives medical advice at www.facebook.com/letsfaceitwithdrjenni
To find out more about our medical aesthetics therapist, Dr Jenni Henderson, visit her page.


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I look for murals everywhere I go, but San Francisco is something special. I went to school near San Francisco, so I've learned some of the good spots to look for public art and when I had a business trip this past summer I decided to take an afternoon and walk to all of my favorite spots to photograph new street art. I visit every 1-2 years, and usually there will be a good amount of turnover in the murals as they are updated, repaired after taggings, and replaced by new art.
I decided to visit three spots and walk between them so that I could spot new art along the way. My favorite mural alley is Clarion Alley, connecting Valencia and Mission between 17th and 18th. It's where I first discovered the Mission murals, and I love to see what is new. On this visit there were some great additions, though I was sad to see that my original favorite mural is getting smaller and smaller as neighboring art encroaches on it. This alley may only be a block long, but it's packed with murals on both sides for the full length (minus a bit of fencing).
My next spot was the Women's Building near 18th and Valencia. In terms of sheer impressiveness, this may be San Francisco's most iconic murals. The facade is covered in an enormous mural themed around women's health issues, indigenous cultures, and immigration and civil rights. It is stunning. This mural hasn't changed much in the years I've visited it, but I could tell on this visit that some maintenance had been done to keep the colors bright.
Finally, I walked over to Balmy Alley between 24th and 25th. This is one of the more well-known mural alleys and I believe it has been here for a long time. Clarion Alley is my favorite of the two, but that may just be because I found it first. There are all kinds of murals in Balmy, ranging from professional artists to more simple community efforts. And of course, walking between the various spots I found several more beauties.
This is my favorite way to spend an afternoon in SF, and this time I also broke it up with a stop in Dolores Park for ice cream after visiting the Women's Building which was an excellent choice!
Photo via Flickr user Brad Fult


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Van Dal
Rochester II Wedge Loafer Shoe17505-MID-4
Regular price £49.00 Sale price
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The Rochester is a classic wedge from Van Dal. It features an elastic gusset for a firm fit and easy on & off. The upper and wedge adopts a midnight (blue) croc patent finish which is sure to impress. One of Van Dal's longest running styles this popular wedge comes on their D fitting last.
- Colour: Midnight Croc (Blue)
- Style Code: 0408450
- Also available in: Storm Croc (Grey) - Black Patent Croc - Midnight Reptile Print


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A promo to my first story
It all begun approx 5 yrs ago, my life got a new twist with a new turn.
She came in my life as a storm and messed up my life totally. We use to fight like anything not even a single point of view of ours would come to agree at each other… We never left any chance to make each other feel embarrass…. but ever since we know there would be time a we won't be able to live our life without each other but as said destiny plays its own game. A man around 29 was thinking while sipping his coffee…….
Bonjour everyone!!!!
Hello Namaskar Satsrikal and Good Evening everyone….👋
From last few months I am stocking all the tu (telly update) writers in tu world and on a serious note u people are just amazing nd ur write-ups are just fab….. From last few months whenever I use to get time off from travelling nd busy clg schedule i used to come to telly updates and read few fan fictions…
Talking about fan fictions I seriously don't watch tv serials so I don't know which is good and intresting one so I don't have any idea i should pick which one to write my first…
So just giving this as a try…. Hope u like it
All replies and comments are most welcome…
Hoping for the best
Eagerly waiting to start writing
Hope u accept me in ur tu family
Signing of,
Take care bye see u soon❤


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In my mind, I see us there. Bare souls. All the special places inside you are shaped just like me. The flavors in my mouth are found only in the bright colors of your mind.
Our hands are stitched together in a pocket of wool and rainbows. This glitter in my eyes is the heavens moving to the galaxies which drop from your tongue.
Whether I bite my lip or bare my neck, you still see all I hoped to hide away. In my mind, you love me with a rare gift of love. The dark and jaded pasts fade away. Our palms clasped, fingers entwined, future hopeful.
You lift me up and hold me close, letting what was behind me drip away; you see only the pureness of we. Somehow we take steps forward and it's easy and natural because in my mind that's how we've always been.
Every facet of you shines out and I bask in this, our love. In my mind, you spread your raw love over my cheeks and I wash your feet with my tears. In my mind, we are bare souls but it doesn't scare me.
tara caribou | ©2019
Read this and more in my poetry book, Four.


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Whether you start an online or offline venture, reliability and authoritativeness are the most crucial factors to dominate in your field. At the very beginning of a website to present yourself as a reliable brand, the WordPress logo slider can be a good option. Through the WordPress logo slider
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