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TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The decision to halt Egyptian natural gas exports to Israel was not due simply to commercial differences, international shareholders in the consortium involved said on Wednesday, dismissing claims they were behind in payments.
"Any attempts to characterize this dispute as a mere commercial one is misleading," shareholders in East Mediterranean Gas Co (EMG) said in a statement to Reuters.
"This is a government-backed contract sealed by a memorandum of understanding between Egypt and Israel that specifically refers to the (1979) peace treaty."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to play down termination of the 2005 deal, saying cancellation of the contract supplying Israel with 40 percent of its gas needs resulted from a business rather than diplomatic dispute.
Egyptian officials also said it was a trade issue, although there have been growing public calls for Egypt to review ties with Israel since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, for whom a peace treaty with Israel was a cornerstone of regional policy.
Sunday's announcement that Egyptian state-owned oil and gas companies would stop the gas sales, which were part of a 20-year deal, was the dramatic conclusion to a year of sabotage and pipeline attacks that had already disrupted supplies.
EMG's international shareholders said the Egyptian oil and gas companies act as third-party guarantors of their government's obligations to supply 7 billion cubic meters of gas annually to Israel.
"Egypt's public explanation that EMG was behind on payments is incorrect," said the international shareholders, who include Thai energy giant PTT, U.S. businessman Sam Zell, Israel's Merhav and Ampal-American Israel Corp.
Egypt Natural Gas Co is a also a shareholder in EMG.
The Egyptian oil and gas companies "failed to protect the pipeline from attack, failed to repair it promptly and have delivered almost no gas to EMG since February 2011," the international shareholders said.
The Egyptian oil and gas companies are substantially indebted to EMG as a result of the penalties they have incurred due to their failure to supply the gas, the shareholders said.
They dismissed Egypt's announcement that it is prepared to renegotiate the deal, saying EMG has been renegotiating with Egypt for months without success.
EMG initiated arbitration against the Egyptian oil and gas companies in October as a result of supply shortfalls and said this latest step will be put before that tribunal as well.
"EMG's international shareholders are actively considering legal avenues and will likely seek substantial damages under multiple applicable bilateral investment treaties," they said.
EMG board member Nimrod Novik said last July the group's international shareholders could pursue legal claims against Egypt for $8 billion in damages over contract violations in gas supplies.
Immediate comment was not expected from officials in Egypt, which on Wednesday celebrates Sinai Liberation Day.
Reporting by Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch; editing by Jason Neely


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Chelsea Czuchra: Flutes
Passionately dedicated to new music of all kinds, flautist Chelsea Czuchra has given premiere performances of works by some of today's most innovative composers, including Vinny Golia, Alex Shapiro, Arthur Jarvinen and Wadada Leo Smith. She has been an active collaborator coast to coast in North America and in Europe, with activities ranging from ensemble and solo flute playing to improvisation and theater work. She has been heard in places as diverse as: Maison 44(CH), Folkwangschule Essen(D), Edinburgh Fringe Festival(Scotland), Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt(D), Vancouver International New Music Festival (CA), the Ojai Festival(USA), Percussive Arts Society, Bang on A Can at MassMOCA, Musica Nel Chiostro(I), Galerie Rottstrasse 5(D), and the Spoleto Festival(I). Chelsea holds a BFA from Purchase College (SUNY) and a MFA from California Institute of the Arts.
Nora Krahl: Cello
The German cellist Nora Krahl has performed throughout Europe, Turkey and in the USA at international festivals as Ruhrtriennale, Munich Biennale, Bang on a Can Summer Festival (USA) and the International Conference of ISEA 2010.
She is member of the contemporary music ensembles Antares project, Ensemble Folkwang Modern, the improvisation ensemble Multiple Joyce Orchestra, she is collaborating with the composer Johannes Schmidt (Vc and electronics) and the visual artist Sena Basoz (Istanbul). She is passionate about contemporary music, and has performed in new music festivals such as International Summer Academy for Contemporary Music Darmstadt, SICPP (Boston), and Next Generation of ZKM Karlsruhe, the summer festival of Ensemble Recherche, where she worked with the cellists Lukas Fels (Arditti Quartet), Rohan de Saram and Åsa Åkaberg. Furthermore she worked with composers as Helmut Lachenmann, Martin Bresnick, Tristan Murail, Michael Gordon and Johannes Kalitzke.
Ms. Krahl has been awarded scholarships by Ensemble Modern, Allianz Kulturstiftung, the State of Niedersachsen and DAAD (German Academic exchange Program). In 2010/11 she was artist in residence in Istanbul, awarded by "Kunststiftung NRW" (Germany).
Ms. Krahl holds a german music diploma from the Folkwang University of Music, Theater and Dance in Essen, where she studied with Professor Alexander Hülshoff. She is currently pursuing her PhD in musicology, in the field of early electronic music.
Barbara Lieurance, Piano:
The Metroland of New York writes that Ms. Lieurance "wowed audiences" and the Maine Sunday Telegram notes that "at the end of the concert, Ms. Lieurance had. . . the audience standing." Known for her innovative performances and her daring programming, Ms. Lieurance brings new music to concerts halls around the United States and Europe. Recently Ms. Lieurance was invited to Switzerland to perform solo piano and chamber works of Meinrad Schütter, in a festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth. Last season she was invited to participate in an artist residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. This fall she was the inaugural performer of the Distinguished Alumni Concert Series at Western Michigan University, where she performed Inside the Piano, Outside the Box, a program featuring works for bowed piano.
Ms. Lieurance's workshops on new music and non-traditional piano performance techniques have been presented in many venues, including the Berklee School of Music (upcoming), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College, and as a guest artist for the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, where Ms. Lieurance performed two tours with their Keys to Education program, bringing avant-garde music to hundreds of schoolchildren in Michigan. Among the awards that Ms. Lieurance has received are the Emerging Artist Grant from the Gilmore Foundation, the Presser Scholar Award, and the Paloheimo Foundation Award.
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In general, the proposals were met with wide support, but there were some key themes that arose as a result of the consultation that needed further reflection and discussion. The consultation summary therefore shows the detail of the responses and also lists these key themes, the CWG's response to them and highlights the amendments or changes made as a result within the report itself.
We very much value all responses received which is why we want to make this analysis and our responses as transparent as possible.
You can download the full report and consultation summary here:
Read the recent press release on the report.
Please note that the name of the National Cathedrals Co-Ordinating Group in GS 2101A and GS 2101B has now been finalised to the Cathedrals Support Group.
"I would like to express my thanks to the Working Group, and to everyone who has contributed to the consultation process, and hope that both the report and the debate it has stimulated will help to resolve some of the challenges faced at the present time."The Rt Revd Adrian Newman, Chair of the Cathedrals Working Group
Next steps and General Synod
We had over 300 responses to our consultation which have been analysed and discussed as a group twice since the end of the consultation process. Alongside the online consultation we conducted two fringe meetings at the General Synod session in February with Bishops and General Synod members, as well as a meeting with Residentiary Canons in April. We subsequently reflected on the consultation feedback with some of the National Church Institutions and external stakeholders before finalising the report.
The final report was presented to the Archbishops' Council and the House of Bishops at their recent meetings and gained their endorsement.
General Synod will hear a presentation followed by a debate on the report at the next General Synod at 10.15am on Tuesday 10 July. The presentation will be from the Very Revd Vivienne Faull, Vice Chair of the Working Group. The Bishop of Worcester will then present the following motion for debate on behalf of the House of Bishops:
That this Synod:
- welcome the recommendations in the Report of the Cathedrals Working Group (GS 2101A);
- request the Archbishops' Council to bring forward a draft Measure for First Consideration at the February 2019 group of sessions to give effect to the recommendations that involve legislative change; and
call on all concerned, including bishops, cathedrals and the National Church Institutions, to give effect to the recommendations that do not involve legislative change as soon as practically possible.
"Cathedrals continue to seek to be centres of excellence in all areas of their life, and the proposals made in this report strengthen those ambitions by providing the conditions in which cathedrals can flourish into the future.The Dean of Lincoln, the Very Revd Christine Wilson
Long term plans
Some of the recommendations requiring no legislative change may be implemented as soon as practically possible and we are encouraging cathedrals to do so. Other recommendations will need to come into legislative effect during the coming years.
We value the feedback we have received from all those who responded to the consultation. We appreciate that some of the recommendations will need further decision-making processes before they can be fully taken forward. The Archbishops Council has endorsed the Third Church Estates Commissioner, Eve Poole, to oversee the national co-ordination for the implementation, of those recommendations that fall within the remit of the Boards and Committees of the National Church Institutions (NCI's) and their officers. The Cathedral Support Group will work in partnership with the Deans, the Association of English Cathedrals and the Cathedral Administration and Finance Association over the next 18 months and will report its activity to the Archbishops Council throughout this timeframe. A longer-term follow-up plan will be developed towards the end of this period.
"With cathedrals increasing in popularity, cultural importance and defying the expectations of a secular age, the vision behind this report is to ensure that they can continue to grow and flourish."The Bishop of Worcester, Dr John Inge, the lead bishop for cathedrals
Background to the report
The Cathedrals Working Group was set up in response to a request made by the Bishop of Peterborough in his January 2017 Visitation Charge on Peterborough Cathedral. The Bishop asked that the Archbishops' Council look carefully at how the current legislation governing cathedrals is operating, and whether any improvements could be made. The draft report is the result of this.
The report reviews and provides recommendations on 6 themes:
- Mission and Ecclesiology
- Governance
- Leadership and Management
- Finance
- Buildings
- Safeguarding
"Cathedrals are spectacular and wonderful expressions of the mission of God in His world. There is much to celebrate, guard and nurture in the life of cathedrals - congregations are growing, people continue to visit in vast numbers, and demand for the contribution of cathedrals in civil society and the public square defies expectations in a secular age. All of this attests to their increasing popularity and cultural importance – cathedrals bring something unique and wonderful to Church and nation. Our vision in preparing this report has been to seek to preserve these extraordinary places so that they may carry on flourishing into the future."+Adrian Stepney, Chair of the Cathedrals Working Group
Chair: Rt Revd Adrian Newman, Bishop of Stepney
Vice-Chair: Very Revd Vivienne Faull, Dean of York
- Mrs Julie Dziegiel, member of General Synod (Oxford) and of the Archbishops' Council Finance Committee
- Andrew Holroyd OBE, Executive Chairman, Jackson Canter Solicitors, Lay Canon of Liverpool Cathedral
- Carl Hughes, Member of the General Synod and the Archbishops' Council Finance Committee; led the Visitation of Peterborough Cathedral on behalf of the Bishop of Peterborough; vice chairman of the Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance
- Richard Oldfield, Chairman, Oldfield Partners, Chair of Canterbury Cathedral Council
- Baroness Maeve Sherlock OBE
- Jennie Page CBE, Former Vice Chair of the Cathedral Fabrics Commission for England, Vice Chair, Church Buildings Council, Chair of Southwark Cathedral Council
- Dr Fiona Spiers, former Regional Director for Yorkshire and Humber, Heritage Lottery Fund
- Rt Hon Jack Straw
- Rt Revd Tim Stevens, former Bishop of Leicester
Terms of Reference
The Cathedrals Working Group has been established by the Archbishops in response to the request from the Bishop of Peterborough in his Visitation Charge "to look at whether the current Cathedrals Measure is adequate, and to consider revising it".
The Working Group will therefore review the sufficiency of the Cathedrals Measure in relation to governance structures in cathedrals, with particular reference to:
- Financial management
- Major buildings projects
- Safeguarding
- Accountability, oversight and scrutiny
The Working Group will also review:
- Leadership capacity, including training and development needs for Deans and Chapters
- The relationship of cathedral governance structures to other key partners, especially the Diocesan Bishop, Diocese and Church Commissioners
- The planning, execution, communication and implementation of Cathedral Visitation


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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 14, 2011) - Today, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and Suzanne Fortier, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announced the winners of Canada's top natural sciences and engineering prizes awarded by NSERC.
"Our government is committed to developing, attracting and retaining the world's best researchers here in Canada," said Minister Clement. "We are proud to support NSERC as we honour our country's top natural scientists and engineers, and highlight the many ways in which their work is improving the lives of Canadians and people around the world."
Among the six prestigious prizes given today was the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, a $1-million grant that was awarded to Geoffrey Hinton, a renowned computer scientist from the University of Toronto. Dr. Hinton's work in machine learning has led to major advances in artificial intelligence, with applications that include monitoring industrial plants for improved safety, creating better systems for voice recognition and reading bank cheques. The NSERC Herzberg Gold Medal guarantees Dr. Hinton $1 million in research funding over the next five years. This announcement is another example of how the Government of Canada is harnessing the power of innovative digital technologies to develop new and improved services for Canadians.
"Canadian scientists and engineers are conducting some of the most ambitious, creative and successful research programs in the world," said NSERC President Suzanne Fortier. "These award winners represent the full spectrum of our country's research talent, from students just embarking on their careers to seasoned researchers making internationally recognized discoveries."
Minister Clement also announced the following prize winners:
The prizes will be formally presented during an evening ceremony hosted by Governor General David Johnston. Recipients of NSERC's Synergy Awards for Innovation, which were announced last fall, will also be recognized at the ceremony.
Canada leads the G7 in the amount of research and development performed by universities and colleges as a percentage of gross domestic product. See the attached backgrounder for more details about all the award winners.
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Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC's highest honour, recognizes research contributions characterized by both excellence and influence—two qualities that defined Dr. Herzberg's illustrious career, which included the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The Herzberg Gold Medal is awarded each year to an individual who has demonstrated sustained excellence and influence in research for a body of work conducted in Canada that has substantially advanced the fields of the natural sciences or engineering. The award celebrates Canada's most outstanding scientists and engineers, raising public awareness about the major contributions that Canada's top researchers make to international science and technology, and to improving the lives of Canadians.
Value: The winner receives $1 million in research funding over five years.
2010 winner:
University of Toronto computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton is among the world's leaders in the field of machine learning. His contributions to artificial intelligence have led to major advances in the field. Algorithms developed by Dr. Hinton have been used in a wide variety of applications, including monitoring industrial plants for improved safety, creating better systems for voice recognition and reading bank cheques. In studying the workings of the human brain, Dr. Hinton's work has also contributed to advances in cognitive psychology and neurobiology.
Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering
In tribute to the pursuit of research excellence the late Canadian scientist Bertram N. Brockhouse exemplified and inspired, NSERC offers an interdisciplinary research prize in his name. Dr. Brockhouse won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics.
The Brockhouse Canada Prize recognizes outstanding Canadian teams of researchers from different disciplines who have combined their expertise to produce achievements of outstanding international significance in the natural sciences and engineering in the last six years.
Value: The winners receive a $250,000 team research grant.
2010 winners:
Electrical engineer Guy Dumont and anesthesiologist Mark Ansermino, both from the University of British Columbia, have created intelligent devices and systems that help anesthesiologists monitor patients' vital signs more effectively during operations. The devices have proven effective during hospital clinical trials. The team's future work will focus on translating these advances into safer, more sustainable healthcare in Canada and globally.
NSERC John C. Polanyi Award
Created in 2006, the NSERC John C. Polanyi Award is named in honour of Canada's 1986 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The NSERC award is given to an individual or team whose research, conducted in Canada, has led to a recent outstanding advance in any NSERC-supported field of the natural sciences or engineering. The research leading to the advance must have been funded at least partially by an NSERC grant.
Value: The winner receives a $250,000 research grant.
2010 winner:
Victoria Kaspi's insights into neutron stars have boosted our understanding of the fundamental physical laws governing the universe. The McGill University astrophysicist's research team strengthened the validity of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, putting the theory to a unique test. Dr. Kaspi's team also found a number of missing links between two classes of dense stellar objects—pulsars and magnetars—and discovered the most rapidly rotating neutron star ever found.
E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships
NSERC's E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships honour the memory of Edgar William Richard Steacie, an outstanding chemist and research leader who made major contributions to the development of science in Canada during, and immediately following, World War II. Steacie Fellowships are awarded to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.
Value: Each of the six winners receives a $250,000 research grant over two years. The host university receives up to $90,000 per year to fund a replacement for the Fellow's teaching and administrative duties during the course of the fellowship, allowing the Fellow to concentrate only on research for two years.
2011 winners:
Andrea Damascelli, of the University of British Columbia, researches quantum materials, substances in which electrons give rise to new and unusual phenomena. He is building a spectroscopy centre that will make Canada a global leader and could provide knowledge resulting in new electronic materials for use in telecommunications, computer science and biomedicine.
Alexander Litvak, of the University of Alberta, is an internationally renowned mathematician who has made decisive progress on long-standing mathematical problems. He focuses on "high-dimensional phenomena," which are used to interpret data from a variety of fields.
Roberto Morandotti, of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique, conducts research into ways of transmitting electronic information with unbreachable security. His new technology, based on high-performance integrated nonlinear devices, aims to put theory into practice by transmitting pairs of light particles—called entangled photons— through existing optical networks.
Ruth Signorell, of the University of British Columbia, studies molecular aerosols—microscopic particles suspended in space—to provide knowledge that can be applied in fields as diverse as space science and medicine. Her work includes the development of new instruments and experimental techniques for the detection of ultrafine aerosols in Earth's atmosphere.
David Vocadlo, of Simon Fraser University, pushes the boundaries of knowledge using innovative chemical biology approaches to study the key roles played by carbohydrates in biological systems. Leading a team of researchers, he is creating new chemical probes to pioneer carbohydrate-focused approaches for treating diseases such Alzheimer's and antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.
Boris Worm, of Dalhousie University, combines oceanography and marine biology to paint a comprehensive picture of the state of the world's oceans. His research helps governments improve fisheries and oceans management, which benefits the environment, the economy and society as a whole.
Synergy Awards for Innovation
The Synergy Awards for Innovation were launched in 1995 by NSERC to recognize partnerships in natural sciences and engineering research and development between universities and industry. Since their inception, the awards have honoured the most outstanding achievements of university-industry collaboration in the natural sciences and engineering.
Value: The winning university receives a $200,000 research grant
Category 1: Small and Medium-Sized Companies
Brahim Benmokrane, Université de Sherbrooke
Pultrall Inc.
The normal life span of vital Canadian infrastructure—such as bridges, tunnels and parking garages—could soon exceed 100 years, thanks to materials and technologies developed through a two-decade research partnership between the Université de Sherbrooke and Pultrall Inc. Led by civil engineer Brahim Benmokrane, the research has developed ways to use fibreglass and carbon-fibre composites, rather than traditional steel, to reinforce concrete.
Category 2: Large Companies
Ahmet Alpas, University of Windsor
General Motors of Canada Limited
This partnership has developed new lightweight metal components for energy-efficient vehicles, resulting in a new generation of aluminum-silicon alloy internal combustion engines. These engines provide exceptional efficiency and durability, and improved fuel economy with lower environmental impact. The team's research on surface engineering and tribology—the study of friction, wear and lubrication—led to improvements in GM Canada's manufacturing processes.
Category 3: Two or More Companies
Donald Mavinic, University of British Columbia
Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., Stantec Consulting Ltd., Metro Vancouver, EPCOR Water Services Inc., and Clean Water Services
As a component of DNA and a key ingredient in fertilizer, phosphorus is essential for all living things. Yet, it cannot be extracted, manufactured or substituted, making the world's supply finite. This partnership has developed a new way of reclaiming phosphorus, via technology that recovers 85 percent of phosphates from wastewater and converts it into fertilizer. In addition to creating a marketable product, the nutrient recovery system solves a costly maintenance issue for treatment plants.
Leo Derikx Award
Roderick Guthrie and Mihaiela Isac, McGill Metals Processing Centre (MMPC)
Hatch, Novelis, Heraeus Electro-Nite, Sumitomo Metals Industries, and Rio Tinto (with subsidiaries QIT-Fer et Titane and Alcan)
Formed in 1990, the McGill Metals Processing Centre is a leading global facility dedicated to finding better ways of processing and producing advanced metallurgical materials. Among its many achievements, the Centre's Liquid Metal Cleanliness Analyzer (LiMCA) technique to measure impurities in liquid metals has been adopted worldwide in aluminum smelters for melt quality assurance. The Centre's corporate partners include some 20 major international companies in the ferrous and light metals industries.
NSERC Howard Alper Postdoctoral Prize
The NSERC Howard Alper Postdoctoral Prize is awarded to the most outstanding candidate in NSERC's postdoctoral fellowship competition. The prize recognizes academic excellence, existing and potential research contributions, interpersonal and communication skills, and leadership abilities. It was established by Howard Alper, recipient of the 2000 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering.
Value: The winner receives a $20,000 prize in addition to their postdoctoral fellowship.
2010 winner:
Rowan Barrett studies the genetic basis of adaptation—the process by which species evolve to fit their environments. His postdoctoral research, conducted at Harvard University, will allow better predictions about the extinction risk for species forced to evolve in response to changing climate conditions.
NSERC André Hamer Postgraduate Prizes
The NSERC André Hamer Postgraduate Prizes are awarded to the most outstanding candidates in NSERC's master's and doctoral scholarships competitions. The prizes were established by Arthur McDonald, winner of the 2003 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, in memory of a very promising young scientist who passed away in 2003.
Value: Each of the two winners receives a $10,000 prize in addition to their scholarship.
2010 winners:
Audrey Kertesz works on the control of switched-mode converters for solar panel arrays, devices which transform DC voltages from one level to another. Her research, conducted at the University of Toronto, aims to improve the energy-harvesting capability of solar installations by optimizing the power output of each individual panel.
Haley Sapers researches the potential evidence of microbial life found in meteorite impact craters. Her work will provide insights into microbial diversity on Earth, early life on Earth, and the possibility of life on other planets such as Mars. She is based at the University of Western Ontario.
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Are you really a Reverend, and why is that important?
Yes. I am ordained and have my authorization through the United Church of Christ. I attended Lancaster Theological Seminary for three years and earned a Master of Divinity. In addition to theological education, I have completed internships with local non-profits and churches as well as earning one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.
Why does this matter to you?
I bring all of this experience with me when I meet with couples. Since I see myself as here to help you prepare for your marriage as well as your wedding, I have the training and experience to navigate the variety of joys and challenges that modern couples and families face. In addition, I am accountable to and authorized by something bigger than myself. This accountability means that I take my own continuing education seriously because I believe that you deserve someone connected to an authorizing body as well as a person continually learning about best practices.
What other credentials do you have?
Currently, I am certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator and Step-Family Coach. I am also pursuing my license to practice marriage and family therapy. I am in training at the Council for Relationships.
Why do you require pre-marital coaching or counseling sessions?
I have three main reasons:
I believe marriage is one of the most important choices a couple can make. To enter into a marriage and to continue to have that marriage grow and bloom takes practice.
Planning a wedding can be stressful and overwhelming. It can be really easy to lose sight of the big picture. I meet with couples to help them learn to navigate these situations and to help remind them of what's most important—their upcoming marriage.
FINALLY because I haven't met you before our first meeting, we need time to get to know one another. The pre-marital sessions give me time to get to know you as a couple and are invaluable in helping me create a ceremony that is unique to you and your relationship.
You're a Christian pastor. Do you officiate weddings of non-Christians?
YES! Again, our pre-marital sessions are time to help you as a couple share what YOU believe and what traditions YOU want to include in your ceremony. Interfaith elements are absolutely welcome.
Do you officiate same-sex weddings?
YES! I believe that all people have the right to marry and am grateful that today I can not only bless a same-sex couple but also legally marry them.
Do you officiate second weddings?
YES! This is one of my specialties. I believe second marriages deserve special attention and care. The second or third marriage family will be different than the first, and I believe preparing for a wedding is the perfect time to begin learning how family life might be different than what you expect. Whether you will have children in your home or they are grown, stepfamilies face unique challenges that pre-marital work can prepare you not only to face but to grow with and through.
Do we get input in our ceremony?
Absolutely! We will work together to create the ceremony that best reflects you as a couple and your unique beliefs, practices, and traditions. There is no additional charge or fee for unity elements, readings, or special moments in your wedding ceremony.
Do you attend the reception?
It is appreciated that you would ask this question. Traditionally, I perform the ceremony and say my congratulations, and then I leave so you and your loved ones can celebrate your day. I do not feel right asking you to incur an expense for me.


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Private Equity backed Oil & Gas company
About Our Client
My client is a large, overseas, oil and gas storage facility, combined with a refinery, port and shipping facility. They are private equity backed and the corporate office sits in Boston, MA. They will be investing $2B into their recent acquisition, are in search of a highly skilled, resilient and capable Senior Project Accountant, to assist in the financial management of the Project.
Job Description
Reporting directly into the VP if Finance, the Senior Project Accountant will be a key member of the Project Management Team and instrumental in the successful execution of the firm's long term strategy on island. Main duties and responsibilities will include the following:
- Preparation of project financials based on percentage of completion under US GAAP
- Prepare the monthly reporting package including project financials, forecast, working capital and cash flow metrics
- Ensure Monthly invoicing is done to the client based on milestones achieved
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Prednisone is a designed corticosteroid that is used for treating irritation and for the camouflage of the safe schema. Notwithstanding the way that the last make an individual vulnerable against ailment, it is however greatly supportive in the midst of organ transplants as it keeps the auto-immune structure from attacking the transplanted organ. Regardless, the most generally perceived usage for prednisone is for the treatment of swelling.
As a fabricated corticosteroid, prednisone copies the action of cortisol, a corticosteroid that is frequently made by the adrenal organs inside the body. Notwithstanding the way that corticosteroids have various and different outcomes for the body, its essential use however is relieving, especially in the midst of conditions wherein the safe schema has a fundamental part. This will fuse conditions like joint torment, asthma, bronchitis, colitis, skin rashes, provocative conditions, and/or unfavorably defenseless conditions.
Prednisone comes in 2.5mg, 5mg, prednisone 10mg, 20mg, and 50mg estimations. Yet genuine dosing moreover incorporates body mass, the most renowned is prednisone 10mg. Really, prednisone 10mg is thought to be the safe estimation for adults that have not been authentically diagnosed by a therapeutic master however are taking prednisone 10mg to treat a couple of sorts of swelling from inside their body. Once ingested, prednisone 10mg or diverse estimations stays sit inside the body. Set up for prednisone 10mg to work, the element include ins must be changed over by mixes released by the liver. This infers that in case you encounter the evil impacts of some kind of liver ailment, prednisone 10mg may not have the same effect as that of people that don't have any liver weakening.
As tagged former, the usage for prednisone 10mg is towards the organization of swelling conditions or remedial conditions where the safe schema is incorporated and has a fundamental part to play. Since there are truly various conditions wherein prednisone 10mg can be used on, the most well-known conditions where prednisone 10mg is used are joint torment, unfavorably helpless reactions, whiteness, asthma, Crohn's infirmity, leukemia, lymphoma, lupus, psoriasis, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. In addition, prednisone 10mg can smother the safe skeleton making it exceptionally important in keeping the body from rejecting of transplanted organs. For sure, immense quantities of the people who routinely use prednisone 10mg uses it as a substitution treatment, especially when their adrenal organs are not prepared to supply the key levels of cortisol.
On the off chance that you will be taking prednisone 10mg, it is basic that you fathom that prednisone can react with estrogens and likewise phenytoin. In case you have raised measures of estrogen, it may truly cut down the effect of chemicals inside the liver that breaks down the element fixings inside prednisone 10mg. As a result of this, the likelihood of experiencing indications from prednisone 10mg confirmation is extended. Besides, phenytoin fabricates the effect of intensifies that associates in breaking down the element fixings of prednisone 10mg inside the liver. This accordingly diminishes the general reasonability of prednisone. This suggests that if phenytoin gets taken, you may be obliged to manufacture your estimation of prednisone 10mg.
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Deweese, NE Internet Access
Internet Connectivity in Deweese
^ An estimated 50 Deweese residents are connected to the Internet either at home, work, elsewhere or at multiple locations [1].
Internet Availability in Deweese
^ Collectively (all cities), 76.7% of all Nebraska residents live in a household where Internet is available, which ranks 27th in the nation [2].
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65mn Steel Vibrating Screen Mesh - Chinaprice: 5.39 Dollar US$
High performance
Long wearable life length
Not easy to brittle
Suitable tightness and flatness Applications: mine and stone works, glass factory, coal factory, hardware, food, chemical
Company Contact:
- Posted By: Anping Fangsen Wire Mesh Producing Co.,Ltd
- Phone: +86-15333387829
- Address: East Development Zone of Anping County, Hengshui, Hebei, China
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- Website: http://www.chinameshscreen.com
Published date: March 28, 2017 -
- Business Description: Anping Fangsen Wire Mesh Producing Co., Ltd is located in Anping county which is known as the Hometown of China's Wire Mesh. Our company was founded in 2011, which covers an area of about 33, 000 square meters. APFS Has 20 sets of CNC wire mesh weaving machines, 50 workers, 5 Engineers, 10 quality control staff, 15 sales people. Through years of experience engaged in manufacture and R&D of woven wire mesh products, our products have been exported to countries like America, the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, etc.
Our main products include manganese steel crimped screen, heavy crimped wire mesh, mining screen, architectural woven wire mesh, stainless steel crimped mesh, vibrating screen cloth, crusher screens. As a professional manufacturer, we own modern advanced weaving techniques with sufficient production capacity to meet demand of customers from home and abroad. Our products confirm to quality management system standard ISO9001:2008. In order to meet the demanding requirements of our customers, we strive to pursue high product quality, excellent performance and good pre-sales and after-sales services. With strong techniques introduced from Germany, we can supply customers with international standard products and provide customized specifications. Apart from our main products, we can supply other metal wire mesh products. You can find all kinds of wire mesh products you need in our company, we can provide you high quality products with competitive prices, please feel free to contact us.
We have established trade relations with Asian countries, Germany and Australia, New Zealand and so on. We look forward to long-term business cooperation with you as well. Welcome to our company for a visit.
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Delicious Liquid Dessert
I received a sample of this tea and I am so glad I did. It is absolutely delicious. It is a fabulous dessert tea. I just bought my 2nd batch. Yum!
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle
I love peaches, ginger, and chocolate so this tea was definitely a buy and it is soo good.
Surprised me!
This was a stretch for me. Flavors seemed kind of strange, but I LOVE IT! I never thought I would like chocolate tea but thid is good. I drink them all chilled. I make single serving jars is a variety of flavors with just a touch of honey. One of my favorites but to be honest, i have a lot of favorites. So many more to try.
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle
LOVE this flavor, as well as Sip and Be Merry! Had tried to locate a ginger peach tea that I was served at a restaurant, but it was not available. So glad I discovered Republic of Tea - yours is even better! Rewards program is a plus.
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle
I'm a chocolate-lover, so I especially like Repub. of Tea's Peppermint Chocolate Tea. Your Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle isn't as chocolatety (or as peachy) as I like so I didn't enjoy it as much, but it'll do.
A Delicious Indulgence
The blend of tastes in this tea makes it a wonderful indulgence for when you are craving something delicious but don't want to spend a lot of calories on it.
My favorite black tea
Love the gentle taste and benefits of ginger balanced with sweet chocolate. I drink a cup daily.
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle
Really tasty. I have this often. Wish there was a bit more flavor of chocolate, but this is very good!
Good Tea
I've only tasted this tea once and it is delicious.
Great desert tea
I am a regular drinker of decaf ginger peach. Adding a little chocolate makes it great for desert.
choco good
love the chocolate flavor of this tea. Just add a little sugar and it's like drinking a chocolate bar.
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle
I'm getting back into hot tea again and have always loved RoT. I ordered this tea along with several others mainly by reading reviews. I was a bit skeptical because let's face it; this sounds like a terrible combination! But it is SO delicious! It might be my new favorite. I can really taste the peach with a hint of cocoa. I sweeten mine with a bit of stevia.
Recently, I placed an order with one tea I have tried and liked and two new ones. I liked the combination of flavors in this one. All of RoT's teas are tasty.
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle
This tea is very tasty I received a sample with catalog book from Republic will be ordering more of the ginger peach chocolate truffle I really could taste the chocolate truffle inter tea made me feel hapoy
It's drinkable
I was surprised that it was so non descript. Not bad, but no great shakes either.
Subtle yet perfect pick-me-up
This has become my favorite black tea. It's subtle flavors make it a perfect afternoon pick me up. I order it on a regular basis (auto ship).
My MOST Recent Tea Purchases
Hello!! :-) My name is Laurie King and I recently purchased *Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle*, And *Orange Ginger Mint* from You. I got them in record time, and were packed well. I tried them both, and they are Simply *WONDERFUL*!!!! I LOVE THEM, BOTH!!!!! I Will Be Highly Recommend Them To All My Friends!!!! : Thank You For Making Such AWESOME Teas!!:-) Sincerely, Laurie King :-)
different flavor
not sure what to expect from name...it was ok but not my most favorite
intoxicating aroma
Please please please don't ever stop production if this amazing blend! If you like peaches and chocolate, you will be amazed at this delightful combination.
Buy this tea. I drink ginger peach tea every day. When I saw this, I must admit that I thought it sounded a bit strange and potentially ghastly. But I had an opportunity to try this and I am now addicted. It is absolutely delicious - the ginger peach that we all know and love with just a hint of cocoa. I like mine sweetened and with that, my tea it a substitute for that dessert I need to stay away from. I rarely write reviews but take it from me...this one is worth it.
ginger peach choc. truffle
didn't think I would like it, at all. Then you sent a sample and the rest is history. A perfect desert tea! Samples are the secret to introduce new flavored teas!
Delicious tea
As a fan of both ginger peach green and black teas, this one with the chocolate truffle added is a wonderful addition. I tried it from a sample I received, and knew it was going to be a favorite.
Really Delicious
Very tasty tea. I like it with a generous splash of unsweetened almond milk and a dash of stevia.
Not what I had hoped for
I love ROT chocolate teas and ROT peach ginger tea, but I do not like this combination. I've tried it plain and with milk, and I just don't care for it.
Dessert in a cup
I bought this because of reviews by others. What a delightful tea. Perfect for a treat in the evening when you want a little something chocolate. Let it brew to get the full favor. You won't be disappointed. Add a splash of milk or 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. Will buy again.
Best sample I have received so far!
As stated in the title, I have received this as a sample for my recent order and was actually pleased with this taste. And considering the fact that I've been ordering their chocolate teas so far and have loved them all, I was not surprised that I would feel the same this one. The peach taste wasn't overpowering while the chocolate taste was subtle, but you could still taste its presence. Once I'm due for my next order, I'm truly considering buying a tin of this. Hopefully by then, there would be an option to buy refills.
Surprisingly Delightful!
When I got a sample of this tea, I thought it was a strange combination of flavors. Not something I would have ever thought about ordering. However, it is DELICIOUS! Now one of my favorites from R.O.T. The chocolate flavor is subtle, but very satisfying.
This tea is yummy!
Best treat tea EVER
I LOVE chocolate, but try to minimize it in my diet. I love tea, but have been bitterly disappointed with every chocolate tea I've ever tried - they just taste bitter or chemically to me. Until this delightful surprise! I got a sample and now I don't know how I'll wait for my order to come. This is the most delicious blend of sweet, luscious flavor in a tea I have ever experienced. I hope it's not too much caffeine for nighttime sipping OR that we'll have a decaf version in the future. Thanks Republic of Tea. What a lovely blend - soothing and it will keep me out of the high calorie treats. Much appreciated.
Indulgent tea
This is a wonderful tea! I enjoy it hot or over ice. Very refreshing, unique, and indulgent. Please put this tea in the permanent collection!
Tried this as a sample, and am now completely addicted to it! It's just delicious--such a yummy way to begin the day. The peach, ginger and chocolate are all very noticeable and balanced; I love it with a splash of milk. I'm stocking up and just hoping this sticks around well beyond this year, because I'm not sure how I can survive without it!
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle WOW
This is the most flavor one can sip by sip. This cannot be considered a One Time, Limited Edition TEA. The stuff is positively mind blowing. I'm 68 years old and THIS is the Finest after dinner drink in the world, Barr None! Please Put this on your regular Product List. Even if the price was higher, this is the GO TO TEA!
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle
Thought I'd try this Special Edition Tea. I like Ginger Pea Tea, but there other teas the I enjoy more. Am I glad that I followed my "gut feeling" by ordering. Tea depends on personal taste, and this tea as an outstanding flavor on my palate. Since it's a "limited time only" offering, I ordered more. I hope that this becomes a permanent flavor offering, and Republic of Tea offers 250 tea bag bulk availability. I need to keep plenty in my tea cabinet.
I don't like chocolate tea, but I LOVE this one and will purchase a tin. I wish there were a decaf version.
Interesting Combination
I saw this tea at my local cafe and decided to try it as it sounded so interesting. I should note that I am a tea addict, I write a tea blog, so I am pretty particular when it comes to teas. So, the first sip of this tea you get the peach but there is a creaminess there from the chocolate. The ginger is not competing, it is soft and mellow and it works with the other flavors. My worry before trying this is that you have 4 flavors that could compete, the black tea, the peach, the ginger and the chocolate. Somehow though all of these flavors work together and I really liked this. I do wish the black tea had a slightly stronger flavor so I deducted a star for that but otherwise this is a very nice blend. Don't let the flavors scare you, this really works nicely together. Now, if only ROT would come back with the daily apple blossom green tea that I loved but they discontinued :O(
My Go-To Breakfast Tea
The combination may sounds odd, but I happily discovered that it is a delicious drink to start the day with. I depend on it!
I Love it
Perfect morning tea. I received a sample with my Honey Mango. The next day I bought some. This tea is great and of course it is a limited edition and it's time to stock up now. Just the my Persimmon tea it too will disappear.
Not a fan of chocolate teas
First a little about me, so you will know if I have similar tastes to you, or not. I first started on black tea, and love Tetley's black tea with a little sugar and milk for breakfast. I later tried green tea for health, and fell in love. And, once stumbled across white tea, and again, love it. Some of my favorite Republic of Tea teas are: Ginger Peach black tea, Emperor's white tea, People's green tea, Pineapple Guava White tea, Orange Blossom white tea, and Honey Ginseng green tea. I do not like red tea. I am picky about herbal tea: chamomile is good, though. I do like chocolate. I do not like the smell of chocolate mint leaves. I do like the smell of spearmint, so it is the chocolate bit of the chocolate mint that I don't like the smell of. This was the first chocolate tea I had ever tasted. So when this one came in the mail as a free sample, I was interested. When I opened the tea bag packet, the smell was immediately off putting. I thought for sure I wasn't going to like it. The smell was very powerful, and it didn't smell like black tea, nor like chocolate, and not even artificial chocolate. It smelled kind of like chocolate mint leaves, only without the mint: what I imagine cocoa leaves would smell like. I wanted to give it an honest try, so I brewed the tea anyway. I brewed it like I brew all my black tea. I used a standard size coffee mug, boiling water poured onto the tea bag, a small saucer plate on top of the mug and let it seep for 4 minutes. I removed the tea bag and sat down with the unsweetened tea. The smell was a little more mild once brewed, but still the same off-putting smell. Once it was cool enough to sip, I tried it, and was surprised. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it either. Most would probably think it doesn't need any sweetening, but I typically drink my tea with a little sweetener, so I added two sugar cubes, stirred and tried again. That did not change m opinion. It was still just okay. Overall conclusion. I would not buy it, but I did like it enough to drink the whole cup (didn't throw it out like my first opinion when I first smelled it). The smell even grew on me a bit to match my opinion of the tea: didn't hate it anymore, but still didn't love it. The chocolate flavor was overpowering. I could hardly taste any ginger, no peach flavor at all, and no black tea flavor either. If I didn't know better, I would guess I was drinking an herbal tea given the lack of tea flavor.
Pleasantly surprised
I received this as a sample and wasn't quite sure what the taste would be, combining ginger with chocolate. I was pleasantly surprised. The ginger makes things interesting, peach provides a balance of flavor, and the chocolate provides a smooth finish. I will be purchasing the full-size tin.
OK but nothing great
I was disappointed with the taste. I like chocolate and I like ginger but could not really distinguish either flavor.
Wonderful Tea
I love this tea with a little cream and touch of sugar. Its rich and truly a dessert!
Absolutely delicious!
Smooth, delicate, and that hint of chocolate just puts it over the top. From the first sip of my first cup, I've found myself looking forward to each and every brew.
chocolate-y good
Wonderful taste.
Tasty tea
I liked this one better, I think because of the chocolate hint that it gave out. I could taste the ginger and the hint of chocolate as well. The only thing I didn't like about it is that it cools off too quick. What can I do?
Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle
This was a real treat. The flavor is such a beautiful mix. Love it enough to order more..more..more!
Ginger peach chocolate black tea Sample
Love it ,came as a sample with my order
Tried too hard
Although this one sounded amazing I think ROT tried too hard. It doesn't taste bad but it could be almost anything. I can't taste the ginger or peach or anything specific - it does taste rich, almost like a coffee drink, but no distinct flavors in it. I prefer the Reishi Cocoa tea or the original ginger peach to this one.
I love this tea! It's perfect with just a little honey and cream, tastes like a decadent chocolate dessert.
Worth the wait
There is so much going on with this blend! Every sip takes me through a roller coaster of flavors that mix together to make an amazing blend of 25 years in the making. Congrats on 25 years of offering up some of the best teas on this planet. And I raise my steaming cup to another wonderful 25 years :) Cheers!


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An op-ed piece in The New York Times and an editorial in The Wall Street Journal both give a thumbs-down to a new plan from President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Rick Perry to bail out coal and nuclear plant operators — Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. prominent among them.
In The Times, Jeff Nesbit, executive director of Climate Nexus, a nonprofit communications group focused on climate change and clean energy, writes that the plan to subsidize money-losing coal and nuclear plants "makes no economic sense and runs counter to the free market ideology of the party he leads. But it will make the operators of those plants very happy while consumers across the country foot what could be an extraordinarily expensive bill."
From the piece:
Under a plan first disclosed by Bloomberg, two rarely used laws would be invoked to require operators of the nation's electricity grid to buy power or reserve generation capacity from unprofitable coal and nuclear plants that are scheduled to be retired.
Ostensibly, the idea is to establish a "Strategic Electric Generation Reserve" to ensure that a domestic energy supply is available in a national emergency while the Energy Department undertakes a study of risks to the energy system.
But "national security" is really just a fig leaf for subsidizing coal and nuclear plants that can't compete anymore against natural gas and renewables like solar and wind power. The effort is built on the lie that these plants will be essential if the nation's electric grid is attacked. It's an obvious gift to the troubled coal industry that President Trump promised to save while a candidate. And it would be an expensive gift. One study estimated it could cost consumers as much as $11.8 billion.
Similarly, The Journal says in its editorial that "there's no emergency, and the political intervention will do more harm than good."
It notes that Perry last September directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) "to consider if power plants that store at least 90 days of fuel on site should receive additional compensation. According to DOE, natural gas is prone to supply disruptions and the country needs a stored fuel supply to ensure the lights stay on during extreme weather or cyber-attacks. FERC in January unanimously rejected Mr. Perry's proposal, noting that it was already improving grid reliability and cybersecurity."
Since then, though, "coal and nuclear power producers have lobbied Mr. Perry to short-circuit the FERC review," The Journal says. "Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy 's power generation business filed for bankruptcy in April, which could result in the closure of several coal and nuclear plants. The White House is also worried about layoffs in states like West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio before the midterm election. Thus, the rescue plan—er, regulatory bailout."
According to the Trump memo, Section 202 of the 1920 Federal Power Act lets the Energy Secretary mandate the delivery or generation of electricity during an emergency. It also suggests that the president could use his authority under the 1950 Defense Production Act to "construct or maintain energy facilities" to protect national defense.


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Two great things that (could) go great together -- Emacs and Perl talking to each other through a pipe. There's good support for calling in both directions, and the code seems well-thought-out (e.g. circular data structures are properly serialized). I say "could" because the support is incomplete, e.g. hashes can only be passed as opaque references. However, this module's still fun, useful, and fun to use.
Check it out.


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Homepage transfer and ISP change
Reseller subscription
Open the website www.bluetronix.com.au with your browser and click on Subscription / Webspace .
To subscribe your customer to a reseller subscription, go to Premium / Shop category or to Business category. The stated price here is not relevant for you as a reseller. Enter the domain name and if you change the ISP, add the domain of the previous website. You have to confirm I am the legal owner of this domain dialogue. Now enter the customer details of your customer, not your own. These details are required for domain registration and for ISP change. The email input field can be left blank if you do not want to confirm the registration automatically. As payment method select Payment in advance, this is unrelated to your payment method to bluetronix. Now enter your reseller code into the input field Notes. Please take care to type in the code correctly. This code identifies you as a reseller and relates you to the newly created domain and its owner. Finally confirm that you agree to the terms and conditions and click on Order. Save and print access details. The subscription will be registered and available after ca. 6-48 hours depending on the top-level domain. In the case of an ISP change, a second temporary domain is available so you can use it until the new domain is registered successfully and ready to use. The ISP change document needs to be sent to your customer who must complete their details and subscribe it. You or your customer can fax it to your previous ISP and give a copy to bluetronix (fax number will be stated at the document).If you experience delays in this process please ask your previous ISP first whether they received the document or why they refused affirmation. Bluetronix will not be able to do anything without the affirmation of the ISP.
Homepage transfer and ISP change
It could happen that customers who already have an existing website, several domains and e-mail addresses want to move. In this case, following these steps will avoid unfinished sites shown or email messages being lost.
Subscribe to bluetronix as described in the chapter Reseller . As domain name enter the domain which will be the main domain. If you want to transfer more than one domain to your subscription, first go into editing mode of the temporary domain www.yourdomain.bxserver.com.au. and click Contract -> Domain management as described at the respective chapter Domain manager, the ISP of other domains can be transferred. Remember to print out all ISP transfer documents.
If the website is still under construction or gets imported right now, wait to fax the ISP transfer document until you finished step 5. Now you can start creating or importing existing websites. For further details about importing whole websites see Import an existing homepage. While the homepage is under construction the customer is able to see the proceeding by going to the temporary domain. www.yourdomain.bxserver.com.au. Existing e-mails are transferred after finishing of editing/importing websites to the domain. This can be done in different ways: Forward the admin access to the customer. This enables the customer to configure all their e-mail addresses by themselves. But in doing so, the customer can change the admin password so the reseller will not have access anymore. Consider this method if you want to transfer full control to the customer. Create a new user account with admin rights. Give the user details to the customer and they will be able to set up their e-mail addresses. At the same time you are still able to edit the website. An introduction about creating users and user groups can be found here. You can set up the e-mails and pass the details to your customer. For this see the chapter Creating e-mail addresses. Now fax the ISP transfer document to the ISP who will confirm this. As soon as the domain status in the domain manger changes to green, , the domain can be activated as main domain. For this see Change the main domain. Inform the customer about the new details concerning email and user access. If you have any problems with e-mail configuration please see the problem solving chart here.


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INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN – ANTOINETTE HENWOOD- RONALD aka TONIO
In 2017 I started my "Inspirational Women Series" where I featured women in my life that inspire me and others by just being themselves. On the 9th of August in South Africa, Women's Day is celebrated. A day to commemorate and remember the strength and courage of the 20,000 odd women who took part in the march in 1956 to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The march, a protest against by laws requiring individuals registered as black by the government to have a travel pass in order to roam the land within the borders of South Africa. The protest was lead by...Read More


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An ancient township
Streethay, situated to the immediate east of Lichfield is one of the ancient townships associated with the Lichfield area having historical records dating back to at least 1327. The area was originally two hamlets, Streethay and Morughale, although the latter is now lost.
Some buildings in the hamlet have ancient lineage including the site of the Manor House, to the North of Streethay, the site of which is thought to have been inhabited in the mid 13th Century and Brownsfield farm which may have its origins in the 17th century.
The name Streethay means an enclosure by a Roman road, which runs through the hamlet and was called Broadway in the early 13th Century and Stony Street in 1375. It is now known as Burton Old Road and is part of the Roman Ryknild Street.
Streethay was originally a township within St, Michael's parish, in Lichfield and over the centuries it has had a number of boundary changes. It was converted to a civil parish in 1934. In 1983 the parish was amalgamated with its larger neighbour, Alrewas, to form Alrewas & Fradley with Streethay Parish Council. The two areas retain their separate boundaries to this day.
Impact of transport
The parish has been influenced by all the major transport networks including the canals, with boats today berthing at Streethay Wharf on the Coventry Canal and two platforms at Trent Valley Railway Station for the West Coast Main Line route from London to Scotland and the Cross-City Line route from Redditch to Lichfield via Birmingham. It is bordered to the south by the A38 major trunk road.
There is little industrial activity in the area. A brewery was once situated on Burton Road with the row of workers cottages still standing and inhabited. W.R.A.F. personnel serving at Fradley airfield during the Second World War used the area to the south west of the Anchor public house. The Anchor public house has been on this site since 1824.


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"Literature circles are small, temporary groups of students who have chosen to read and discuss the same story, poem, article, or book. Each member prepares to take specific responsibilities in the upcoming discussion, and everyone comes to the group with the notes needed to help perform that job. The circles have regular meetings, with discussion roles rotating each session. When they finish a book, the circle members plan to share highlights of their reading with the class"
Daniels, Harvey Literature circles: voice and choice in the student-centered classroom. Stenhouse, 1994.
In groups of four you will read the same book and get together for in-depth, self-directed discussions in class-time, with each member taking responsibility for drawing out discussion & insights on particular aspects.
Students have commented:
"it's easier to contribute to discussion in a small group"
"Listening to the views of others broadens opinions"
"Helped me to think more deeply about the book"
"Can find real-life connections in the story and characters"
"Variety of books with lots of classics"
Group decisions:
Individual responsibilities:
Class lists are drawn up in collaboration with teachers and accommodate as much as possible a range of genres, forms, length and complexity.
Students choose their first four preferences from a list of 9 book choices, and books are allocated to provide 7 groups of four members.
Book sets can be created to complement class texts or particular themes.
For example:
Australian literature
Banned Books
Coming of Age
Good and evil
Novellas and short works
Short stories
This Sporting life
Individual titles related to a particular theme for comparative discussion:
War genre - lists of books set in different conflicts
This Sporting Life
Collections of short stories, articles and poetry to complement texts, contexts and themes, such as:
Jasper Jones
This Sporting Life
Incomplete book sets - donations would be very welcome
Adiga, Aravind Selection day
Beckett, Bernard Jolt
Carr, J.L. A month in the country
Carroll, Steven The Gift of speed
Coelho, Paolo The Alchemist
Don't peak at High School
Eaton, Anthony Night people
Flynn, Gillian Gone girl
Grant, Neil Indo dreaming
Hadfield, Chris An Astronaut's guide to life on earth
Harris, Catherine The family men
Hayes, Nicole & Sometimes, Alicia From the outer
Heath, Jack Remote control
Hemingway, Ernest For whom the bell tolls
Hesse, Herman Siddhartha
Howey, Hugh Wool
Karunatilaka, Shehan Chinaman
Kelleher, Victor Born of the sea
Kelleher, Victor Into the dark
Krien, Anna Night games
Lanagan, Margo Black juice
Lawhead, Stephen Scarlet
Lawson, Sue Freedom ride
Miller, Alex The Tivington nott
Mitchell, David Black swan green
Moore, Alan Watchmen
Muchamore, Robert Eagle day
O'Brien, Tim The Things they carried
Plath, Sylvia The Bell jar
Portman, Frank King Dork
Pryor, Michael Blaze of glory
Pung, Alice Her father's daughter
Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis
Scott, Michael The Magician
Vonnegut, Kurt Cat's cradle
Wheat, Chris Looselips
Wild, Margaret One night
Zusak, Markus Fighting Ruben Wolf
Rotating roles might help you to look at the book from a range of perspectives as well as just purely enjoying the story and characters. The following roles are taken from Daniel's book, but your teacher may create different roles to match your readings.
Discussion Director presents a big picture view, leading discussion on themes, central narrative, structure, etc.
"Your job is to develop a list of questions that your group might want to discuss about this part of the book. Don't worry about the small details; your task is to help people talk over the big ideas in the reading and share their reactions. Usually the best discussion questions come from your own thoughts, feelings and concern as you read…" Daniels
Sample questions:
What did you think about last night's reading?
Was anyone surprised when…?
Why do you think this author made the character do…?
What do you think will happen next?
What big issues and questions does the story raise?
Creative Connector: calls for associative thinking. You will be looking at relevance and authenticity, sharing your own personal connections & making up questions to prompt others to share insights & stories, similarities to other books, films, songs, etc.
"Your job is to find connections between the book your group is reading and the world outside. This means connecting the reading to your own life, to happenings at school or in the community, to similar events at other times and places, to other people or problems you are reminded of. You might also see connections between this book and other writings on the same topic or by the same author. There are no right answers here – whatever the reading connects you with is worth sharing" Daniels
Sample questions:
This part reminded me of…
Can you think of a time when…?
Have you ever felt…?
Why are we reading this? What does this have to do with me?
How is this character like me?
Does this book seem true to life?
Does this family remind me of my own?
What would I do if faced with this choice?
Passage Master: will look at the text in detail, selecting passages of the book to read out loud in the group explaining why you choose the particular passages – maybe because they set a mood, are exciting, include good ideas, are puzzling or controversial, etc. As Passage Master you will encourage others to talk naturally about their responses to the passages.
"Your job is to locate a few special sections of the text that your group would like to hear read out aloud. The idea is to help people remember some interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling or important sections of the text. You decide which passages or paragraphs are worth hearing, and then jot down plans for how they should be shared…" Daniels
Sample questions:
Researcher: will find background information to connect with the major themes, characters, narrative etc.
"Your job is to dig up some background information on any topic related to your book, to find some information or material that helps your group understand the book better. Investigate something that interests you – something that struck you as puzzling or curious while you were reading" Daniels
This might include:
The geography, weather, culture or history of the book's setting,
Information about the author, her/his life, and other work,
Information about the time period portrayed in the book,
Pictures, objects or materials that illustrate elements of the book,
The history or derivation of words used in the book,
Music that reflects the book or time…
In their paper Rethinking literature circles: reading and role-making in a virtual classroom environment,(Orana Volume 35, issue 3, November 1999) Lyn Hay and Kylie Hanson detail 3 stages of reading:
First reading is an emotional experience as you read through the work:
Re-Reading is an imaginative experience, reading into the work for discovery, problem-solving:
Critical/Analytical reading. A critical dialogue, reading against the work, negotiating meaning
Booksets in our collection
Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
Adiga, Aravind The White tiger
Alain-Fournier Le Grand Meaulnes (The Lost estate)
Ammaniti, Niccolo I'm not scared
Anderson, Scott Triage
Asimov, Isaac Foundation
Asimov, Isaac I, Robot
Austen, Jane Emma
Austen, Jane Pride and prejudice
Bao Ninh The Sorrow of war
Barker, Pat Border crossing
Beckett, Bernard Genesis
Birch, Tony Ghost River
Birch, Tony Shadowboxing
Boyd, William Solo
Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights
Brown, Dan The Da Vinci Code
Brown, Dan Angels and demons
Brugman, Alyssa Walking naked
Burgess, Anthony A Clockwork orange
Camus, Albert The Outsider
Capote, Truman Breakfast at Tiffany's
Capote, Truman In cold blood
Card, Orson Scott Ender's game
Carey, Peter The True history of the Kelly Gang
Carmody, Isobel Scatterlings
Carter, Paul Eleven seasons
Chan, Kylie White tiger
Chbosky, Stephen The Perks of being a wallflower
Child, Lee The Hard way
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl
Collins, Suzanne The Hunger Games
Conrad, Joseph Heart of darkness
Cormier, Robert The Chocolate war
Courtenay, Bryce The Power of one
Crew, Gary Strange objects
Crossley-Holland, Kevin The Seeing stone
Dahl, Roald Tales of the unexpected
Dashner, James Maze runner
Dick, Philip Do androids dream of electric sheep
Dickens, Charles Hard times
Do, Ahn The Happiest refugee
Doerr, Anthony All the light we cannot see
Doyle, Arthur Conan The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Doyle, Arthur Conan The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doyle, Arthur Conan The Lost world
Doyle, Arthur Conan The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Doyle, Roddy Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Drewe, Robert The Shark net
Earls, Nick Joel and Cat set the story straight
Fitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby
Fowles, John The French Lieutenant's woman
Frayn, Michael Spies
Gaita, Raymond Romulus my father
Gardner, Scott The Dead I know
Golding, William Lord of the flies
Goldsworthy, Anna Piano lessons
Goldsworthy, Peter Maestro
Grant, Michael Gone
Grant, Neil The Ink Bridge
Green, John The Fault in our stars
Green, John Looking for Alaska
Green, John Paper towns
Greene, Graham The Quiet American
Grenville, Kate The Secret river
Haddon, Mark The Curious incident of the dog in the night-time
Hardy, Thomas Jude the obscure
Hartley, L.P. The Go-between
Hartnett, Sonya Forest
Hartnett, Sonya Golden boys
Hartnett, Sonya Thursday's child
Hearn, Lian Across the Nightingale Floor
Heath, Jack Hit list
Heath, Jack The Lab
Heath, Jack Money run
Heller, Joseph Catch 22
Hemingway, Ernest A Farewell to arms
Hemingway, Ernest The Old man and the sea
Herrick, Stephen The Simple gift
Higgins, Jane The Bridge
Higson, Charlie Silverfin
Hinton, S.E. Hawkes Harbor
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders
Hornby, Nick About a boy
Hornby, Nick Fever pitch
Horniman, Joanne Mahalia
Horowitz, Anthony House of silk
Horowitz, Anthony Stormbreaker
Hosseini, Khalid And the mountains echoed
Hosseini, Khaled The Kite runner
Huxley, Aldous Brave new world
Hyland, M.J. Carry me down
Hyland, M.J. How the light gets in
Jacq, Christian Ramses: the Son of the Light
James, Henry The Turn of the screw and The Aspen papers
Jonsbery, Barry The Whole business with Kiffo and the pitbull
Jordan, Toni Nine days
Joyce, James A Portrait of the artist as a young man
Kafka, Franz The Trial
Keneally, Thomas Schindler's List (or Ark)
Kesey, Ken One flew over the cuckoo's nest
Kwaymullina, Amberlin The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
Lahiri, Jhumpa Interpreter of maladies
Lahiri, Jhumpa The Namesake
Larbalestier, Justine My sister Rosa
Law, Stephen The Philosophy files
Lawhead, Stephen Hood
Le, Nam The Boat
Le Carre, John Tinker tailor soldier spy
Le Guin, Ursula A Wizard of Earthsea
Leckie, Ann Ancillary justice
Lee, Harper To kill a mockingbird
Leigh, Julia The Hunter
Li, Cunxin Mao's last dancer
London, Jack The Call of the wild
Lore, Pittacus I am number four
Love stories
Lovitt, Zane The Midnight promise
Lu, Marie Legend
Maloney, Shane Nice try
Maloney, Shane Stiff
Malouf, David Johnno
Malouf, David Ransom
Manfredi, Valerio Massimo Tyrant
Mantel, Hilary Bring up the bodies
Marchetta, Melina Saving Francesca
Marsden, John Tomorrow when the world began
Martell, Yanne The Life of Pi
Matsuoka, Takashi Cloud of sparrows
McEwan, Ian Atonement
McEwan, Ian Enduring love
Metzenthen, David Boys of blood and bone
Moloney, James Kill the possum
Miller, Alex Coal Creek
Moloney, James Touch me
Moore, Alan V for vendetta
Morpurgo, Michael Private Peaceful
Muchamore, Robert The Escape
Muchamore, Robert The Recruit
Ness, Patrick The Knife of never letting go
Newton, Robert The Runner
Nix, Garth Mister Monday
O'Brien, Tim In the Lake of the Woods
Orwell, George 1984
Orwell, George Animal farm
Paolini, Christopher Eragon
Provoost, Anne Falling
Pullman, Philip Northern lights
Pung, Alice Growing up Asian in Australia
Pung, Alice Laurinda
Pung, Alice Unpolished gem
Ralston, Aron Between a rock and a hard place
Reeve, Philip Mortal engines
Reilly, Matthew Area 7
Reilly, Matthew Ice Station
Reilly, Matthew The Greatest warriors
Reilly, Matthew The Six sacred stones
Remarque, Erich Maria All quiet on the Western Front
Rice, Anne Interview with the vampire
Riordan, Rick Percy Jackson and the lightening thief
Rosoff, Meg How I live now
Roth, Veronica Divergent
Roy, Arundhati The God of small things
Roy, James Town
Rushdie, Salman East west
Rushdie, Salman Midnight's chidren
Salinger, J.D. Catcher in the rye
Sebold, Alice The Lovely bones
Serong, Jock The Rules of backyard cricket
Shelley, Mary Frankenstein
Spiegelman, Art Maus
Steinbeck, John Of Mice and men
Stevenson, R.L. The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Stevenson, R.L. Treasure Island
Stoker, Bram Dracula
Stroud, Jonathan The Amulet of Samarakand
Swarup, Vikas Q & A (Slumdog millionnaire)
Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's travels
Temple, Peter The Broken shore
Temple, Peter Truth
Things a map won't show you
Tolkein, J.R.R. The Hobbit
Tsiolkas, Christos Barracuda
Tsiolkas, Christos The Slap
Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twohig, Peter The Cartographer
Verne, Jules Journey to the centre of the earth
Vonnegut, Kurt Slaughterhouse 5
Wiesel, Elie Night
Wells, H.G. The Time machine
Wells, H.G. The War of the worlds
Westerfeld, Scott So yesterday
Westerfeld, Scott Leviathan
Wilde, Oscar The Importance of being Ernest
Wilde, Oscar The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wilson, Tony Players
Winch, Tara June Swallow the air
Winton, Tim Breath
Winton, Tim Cloudstreet
Winton, Tim Minimum of two
Wolff, Tom Old school
Womersley, Chris Cairo
Wyndham, John The Day of the triffids
Zusak, Markus The Book thief
Zusak, Markus The Messenger
Zusak, Markus When dogs cry


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WikiLeaks on July 26 5pm EST released over 75,000 secret US military reports covering the war in Afghanistan. "The Afghan War Diary an extraordinary secret compendium of over 91,000 reports covering war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. The reports describe majority of lethal military actions involving US military."
The full suite of documents was provided to three news organizations: The New York Times, Britain's The Guardian, and Germany's Der Spiegel were given access provided they didn't report on the contents until July 25th. They include number of persons internally stated to be killed, wounded, or detained during each action, together with precise geographical location of each event, and military units involved and major weapon systems used.
Government officials came down hard on the site, calling its activities "irresponsible." "Wikileaks made no effort to contact us about these documents — the United States government learned from news organizations that these documents would be posted," National Security Advisor General James Jones said on White House website.
More Info: The Afghan War Diary on WikiLeaks


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Reforming Teacher Education, Rethinking Liberal Education
by Jane Roland Martin - 1987
What teacher education should be at this moment in history is reflected upon. Plato's ideal of guardian education seems to be embraced by the Holmes Group, thereby ignoring society's reproductive functions of rearing children, caring for the sick, feeding people, and other forms of social responsibility. (Source: ERIC)
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Latest News
Mega deal set to reshape local Fuji Xerox landscape
Fujifilm's $6 billion deal to amalgamate Xerox and Fuji Xerox into a new Fuji Xerox business will see ten thousand jobs cut across FX subsidiaries in the Asia Pacific region.
Fujifilm said "personnel reductions of 10,000 people domestically and overseas" in its Fuji Xerox business by March 2020 were part of a cost-cutting package aimed at saving 50 billion yen ($US460 million) in the face of an "increasingly severe" market environment for office printers.
No further details of the job cuts have been announced. Fuji Xerox Australia has been contacted for comment.
The deal comes at a challenging time for both local Fuji Xerox and Fujifilm operations, and follows just months after an $A450 million accounting scandal at FX New Zealand and FX Australia led to the company launching a High Court civil case against three local executives. New Zealand extended a temporary ban on Fuji Xerox NZ from accepting any new government work in the wake of the scandal, and New Zealand's Serious Fraud Office is still investigating the case.
Last week, the Australian National Audit Office slammed the Australian Electoral Commission over its $27 million contract with Fuji Xerox Document Management Solutions to scan ballot papers in the 2016 federal election, saying it failed to achieve "value for money" and compromised ballot security.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that the Fuji Xerox Printers business at French's Forest in Sydney will be integrated into Fuji Xerox Australia at Ryde.
In September 2017, local Fujifilm COO and MD Dave Marshall announced he was suing Fujifilm CEO Takeshi Yanase and chairman Nobuhiko Koshimizu in federal court claiming they dismissed him for being 'too old'. 59-year-old Marshall said senior Fujifilm figures, including Koshimizu, made 'ageist' remarks about him on multiple occasions including at a dinner in Tokyo.
In its statement announcing the deal, Fujifilm said the market environment surrounding Fuji Xerox had grown increasingly severe and that restructuring measures would involve both job cuts and closing or integrating manufacturing bases.
New Fuji Xerox will accelerate business reform not only as an office document business but also as a leading company engaged in a wide range of businesses in fields such as commercial printing centered on inkjet technology as well as various types of industrial printing, and solutions services that improve business process and productivity.
New Fuji Xerox will become the largest document solutions company in the world in revenue size, and by deploying its operations worldwide with a uniform management strategy, New Fuji Xerox will realize further acceleration of business growth and new value creation for customers. In addition to its size, New Fuji Xerox will also have management resources such as high-value brands and the cutting-edge technology and excellent human resources that support those brands, as well as global marketing power and a superior customer base.
Strategy for New Fuji Xerox
– Based on a globally unified marketing strategy, provide products and services that are competitive in the office market, and further accelerate an increase in market share in each region and the acquisition of global accounts
– By optimizing all the value chains at New Fuji Xerox including R&D, manufacturing, procurement, and logistics, realize timely injection of new products into the market and improved cost competitiveness
– By combining the image processing technology that is the Company's specialty and the document-related AI technology held by New Fuji Xerox, automate work processes that differ for each industry and customer and provide solutions services that realize further improvements in productivity
– By taking the advanced technology held by the Company in areas such as photographs, inkjet, photolithography, and optical, and the technology held by New Fuji Xerox in the document area, then leveraging these technologies to form a combination that competitors do not have, realize innovative product development and expand market domains.


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Decorative and usable Antique Bread Board, a welcome addition to your Country style kitchen. I love these here at home, and use them happily for serving bread, crackers and cheese, fresh-baked croissants, or for slicing an apple. The round boards from the 19th century are getting rare to find!
This beautiful French board has a lighter color, a hand done curved edge, and great patina. This board is a fabulous addition to your collection of English and French antique bread and cutting boards. Display in your cuisine with joy!


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Concealed Carry Weapon
Adding or changing a firearm on your license.
Normally when you want to add or change a firearm on your license, you would pay a fee for an instructor to meet you at the range, pay for range time, pay for ammo, and pay for targets. We have an advantage and a cost savings we pass along to you, the CCW holder. With all the instructors on staff at On-Target we only require that you pay just for the range time, ammo, and targets to complete the modification. After firearm inspection and review of the targets we will (if your score was 70% or better) signoff on your certificate. The best part is that our instructors are here during regular business hours, virtually every day we are open.