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I'm not sure where I got this first one. My mom used to make these cookies but I can't remember if this is her recipe or if I got it elsewhere. I quick search of the Web didn't turn up any exactly like this one so if anyone knows where it came from, let me know. This is also for one of my friends...I was supposed to send her this recipe WEEKS ago (Sorry, Chibi!)
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 C butter
1 1/2 C white sugar
1 egg
1 C canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 C AP flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 C semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 C chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon; gradually mix into the creamed mixture. Stir in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 15 minutes or until light brown, Cool on wire racks.
This next recipe is a bit nostalgic for me because Hubby and I spent our wedding night at a Double Tree. I do have to say, the cookies are amazing!
Double Tree Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup rolled oats
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
3 cups semi-sweet, chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts
Grind oats in a food processor or blender until fine. Combine the ground oats with the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Cream together the butter, sugars, vanilla, and lemon juice in another medium bowl with an electric mixer. Add the eggs and mix until smooth. Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just blended. Add the chocolate chips and nuts to the dough and mix by hand until ingredients are well blended.
NOTE: For the best results, chill the dough overnight in the refrigerator before baking the cookies.
Spoon rounded 1/4 cup portions onto an ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheet. Place the scoops about 2 inches apart. (You will probably only fit 4-6 cookies per sheet at this size) Bake in a 350°F oven for 16-18 minutes or until cookies are light brown around the edges and soft in the middle. Store in a sealed container when cool to keep soft.
This next recipe I got from my sister-in-law. You could probably use any kind of miniature candy bar you like for this. I've made them with Milky Ways.
Snickers Surprise Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
24 Snickers miniature candy bars
Preheat oven to 300°F.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, mix together butter, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and combine thoroughly. Then mix in flour mixture.
Cover and chill dough 2-3 hours.
To form cookie, scoop a tablespoon of chilled dough and flatten. Place a miniature Snickers in the center and form the dough into a ball around the Snickers.
Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-20 minutes. Cool cookies on a rack.
Optional: Decorate cookies with powdered sugar or drizzled melted chocolate or both.
Well, that's it for now. In the next week or so, I'll be putting up some of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes so keep an eye out!


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By David Veling
Outside of education, most adults may not talk much about metacognition, but it is likely to be an important aspect in their day-to-day life. If we think about metacognition as a toolbox, containing many different tools to help us understand how our mind works, one of the most important is self-reflection. When done well, self-reflection delves into our motivation and decision-making process and sheds light on misunderstanding and new learning. For many youth, this is a missing or underutilized tool, which often leads to repeated mistakes, misunderstandings, and missed opportunities in life, school and early career development. To help youth effectively apply self-reflection, we need to be able to point to clear applications and strategies of self-reflection.
In my own high school classrooms, students often repeated unsuccessful study strategies which led to consistently poor results. One young woman was relying solely on a test preparation strategy which centered on reviewing her notes. Regardless of the subject matter, type of test, or history of poor performance she did not adjust her strategy. To her, she was just studying the way she remembered being taught. Once she learned how to reflect on the process and results, she added discussion-based studying and her performance improved immediately. Continued reflection led to even further benefit when we reexamined her plan and added more use of practice questions. Developing a consistent practice of self-reflection creates the opportunity to generalize learned skills or strategies to new situations and contexts, which is especially valuable for youth seeking to build employment skills as they toil in their first or second jobs. Many of the youth with whom we work find themselves regretting short-sighted decisions to leave a job or internship early because of boredom or outside distraction. Pausing for reflection reframes their decision-making with a richer context and the time to identify relevance between their current work and future goals.
What does effective self-reflection look like?
- It requires recognition of our personal strengths, weaknesses, and knowledge. To reflect accurately, we need to recognize what we do and know well and what we do not.
- It requires critical analysis of personal perspective. This includes biases, prejudices, and assumptions, past experience or anything else that may influence our expectations
- It assesses results, both positive and negative, as well as the strategies employed to achieve those results. Successes and failures can all be learning experiences if we take the time to closely and critically examine how and why certain results happened. This applies equally to those results we wish to duplicate going forward as well as those we would rather avoid.
- It can take more than one form. Self-reflection is a multi-modal tool. It can look like meditation, writing letters to yourself, assessing long term future goals or checking in with to-do lists.
- It is honest. Self-reflection goes nowhere if we cannot take a no-holds-barred look at our own choices or behavior. It requires us to recognize, and set aside temporarily, those factors that are outside of our control so that we can focus inward.
Numerous studies have demonstrated the benefit of self-reflection, but perhaps American educational reformer John Dewey expressed the value most succinctly when he wrote, "We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience." Signal Success embraces this tenet and intentionally incorporates tools for self-reflection throughout the curriculum.
To Learn More:
Metacognition and Learning: Strategies for Instructional Design Metacognition and Student Learning in The Chronicle of Higher Education Learning by Thinking: Overcoming the Bias for Action through Reflection
Take a closer look at the Signal Success Curriculum

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Children run out to collect some of the 8,000 Easter eggs that were laid out on the grounds of Village Hall during Islandia Village's 12th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 8.
April 13, 2017
Children Collect 8,000 Eggs during Village of Islandia's 12th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Local families celebrated Easter a little early at Islandia Village Hall as they attended the 12th Annual Easter Egg Hunt, which took place on April 8. Children scampered across the grounds of Village Hall to collect some of the 8,000 eggs that were available; many of them contained a ticket in which the lucky children were able to redeem for a special prize. They also enjoyed hot cocoa, coffee, tea and cookies, danced to the music performed by "Joe the Singing Bus Driver" and had their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny.
For more information, call (631) 348-1133 or visit www.newvillageofislandia.com.


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The victim of a fatal shooting in Leeds has been named by police
Shuel Ali Hussain was shot in Pasture Road, Harehills, on Monday night.
Police were contacted just after 9pm by the ambulance service after the 33-year-old staggered into a shop in Markham Avenue with serious injuries.
He was taken to Leeds General Infirmary by ambulance where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
A forensic post mortem held yesterday (Tuesday) showed that Mr Hussain, from Harehills, died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Three males, aged 17, 19 and 20, who were arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder remain in custody as do two males, aged 15 and 16, who were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Detective Chief Inspector Steve Snow, of West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: "I have visited Mr Hussain's family today and they are understandably devastated at losing him in such sudden and violent circumstances.
"The investigation remains ongoing and we are continuing to search a number of addresses in Harehills and examine a number of scenes in the area of the incident.
"Mr Hussain was shot in his silver Vauxhall Astra, which was parked in Pasture Road near to the junction with Back Airlie Avenue, and then managed to make his way to the Faizan Khan Supermarket in Markham Avenue from where the emergency services were contacted at about 9pm.
"I would still like hear from anyone who witnessed any part of the incident in those locations or the circumstances leading up to it. I would also like to hear from anyone who has any information that could assist the investigation."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team via 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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What's so super about Super Tuesday?
Super Tuesday is seen as a key turning point in many U.S. presidential campaigns – but what exactly is it? Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) U.S. presidential candidates are gearing up for Super Tuesday. Candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties are vying to pick up a large number of delegates. There are more delegates up for grabs on Super Tuesday than any other day in the campaign for the presidential primary.


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Even for smaller deployments we have to deal with the reality of achieving 1:1 and to meet all the core missions of OLPC. I witnessed this first hand in the dLEAP (digital Learning & Education Asli Project) deployment when I returned to launch with local partners, and to kickstart the schoolserver infrastructure. All the younger children had the symbolic procedure of their name written on the XO. All XOs were registered with the XSCE 5 registration procedure. For older children we had to make the decision that they will share the remainder XO available - 2 children to 1 XO.
What pleased me most is the spirit of the older children helping to deployed and to take charge of some logistic for deployment preparation. Kids were organised to flash, charge and taught skills to manage some future technical expertise support. I found myself teaching the children about the schoolserver concept, details of account management to unix command to a few kids who showed leadership and initiatives.
I am proud of children accomplishments and hope they drive the project forward for months to come.
In a new pre-deployment visit we left a few XOs to the children and went on a visit to see/bath baby elephant. Coming back hours later they were still engaged. Yes, we left the "crank" to them and let them organised themselves. Peeping into the images on the XOs we found new younger visitors. Their "V" sign gesture is indeed heartwarming.
Why should we believe in the children? If they can trek/live in the jungle as their playground, I am sure taking care of themselves with modern technology is much easier. With digital technology we must empower them with new knowledge,skills and attitude. The process is the critical message and I hope adults understand the importance of setting the right environment for change by children for children.
As I reflect on the 3 days of handson deployment I ask: " how can we can engage children with their own deployment and if we can rethink deployment to avoid tethering children indirectly"


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According to at least one source, when DKW introduced the 1965 Hummel 155, the European cycling press immediately named it the "Tin Banana."I don't think it looks like a banana; I think it looks incredibly cool.
While DKW made bikes as big as 348cc, as well as the world's first Wankel powered motorcycle (the 1975 W2000), they began as a maker of small cycles- indeed, the name DKW is an acronym for "Das Kleine Wunder"- the little wonder. The 49cc Hummel was produced in various versions between 1956 and 1959, most of them not nearly as cool as this one.


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Super-Sculpting Strength Routine
5 moves designed to firm your abs, arms, back, and shoulders while strengthening your legs, hips, and butt.
Dorit Thies
How This Workout Works
"These moves firm your abs, arms, back, and shoulders while strengthening your legs, hips, and butt, helping you go faster and longer and power up hills," says Jeff Castaldo, owner of the Training Studio in Nyack, New York, who designed this circuit. Do all exercises once, resting for 30 seconds between each. Repeat the circuit three times.
What you'll need: An exercise band or tube with handles.
Dorit Thies
Bird Dog with Tuck
Targets: Neck, back, abs, butt
- Get on all fours (hands below shoulders, knees below hips).
- Keeping abs engaged, hips still and back flat, extend right leg behind you, left arm forward (both in line with back).
- Pull right knee and left elbow in toward each other; extend again.
- Do 12 to 15 reps; switch sides and repeat.
Dorit Thies
Lateral Tube Walk
Targets: Hips, butt, outer thighs, quads
- Stand on middle of band, holding one end in each hand, with feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent.
- Step right leg out to side as far as you can, then step left leg to center.
- Repeat for 15 steps in the same direction, keeping knees slightly bent and glutes engaged the entire time.
- Switch legs; repeat in opposite direction.
Dorit Thies
2-Way Rear Delt Flye A
Targets: Neck, shoulders, upper back
- Stand in middle of band, holding one end in each hand, with feet together, knees slightly bent, palms facing back.
- Hinge forward from hips until back is parallel to ground, keeping chest open, abs engaged.
- Extend arms straight overhead, elbows by ears, then lower. Do 5 to 7 reps.
2-Way Rear Delt Flye B
- Turn palms inward and lift arms out to sides at shoulder height, keeping elbows slightly bent, then lower. Do 5 to 7 reps.
Dorit Thies
Targets: Abs, hips, inner thighs
- Lie faceup on ground with legs together and extended, arms by sides. Bend knees into chest while squeezing thighs together.
- Engage abs and lift head and shoulders off ground. Slowly straighten legs while separating feet 12 inches.
- Bring knees back into chest.
- Do 12 to 15 reps, keeping head and shoulders lifted the entire time.
Dorit Thies
Low Jump Squat A
Targets: Lower back, butt, legs
- Stand with feet slightly more than shoulder-width apart, hands clasped behind head.
- Lower into a squat, keeping knees behind toes.
Dorit Thies
Low Jump Squat B
- Jump straight up and land back into deep squat. Repeat immediately.
- Do 15 reps.
Originally published in FITNESS magazine, September 2008.


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Robin Thicke's campaign to win back his wife keeps rolling.
After commenting publicly on numerous occasions that he hoped to reunite with Paula Patton following the couple's recent separation, Thicke took to the Billboard Music Awards last month to debut a new song called "Get Her Back."
A gentle soul ballad in the style of his Patton-inspired 2007 hit "Lost Without U," "Get Her Back" finds the singer regretting a whole host of marital offenses, including raising his voice, making his wife feel small, even asking her to do anything at all.
"I should have kissed you longer / I should have held you stronger," he croons over a delicate guitar figure, "And I'll wait for forever for you to love me again."
Now Thicke is upping his apology game: According to Us Weekly, his new album will bear no less of a title than "Paula."
Due out July 1, the disc will feature "Get Her Back" and was written and produced entirely by Thicke. That's a shift from last year's "Blurred Lines," for which Thicke recruited such radio-pop rainmakers as Pharrell Wiliams, Dr. Luke and will.i.am.
But then those guys couldn't keep Thicke's lady from leaving.
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Sept 2nd, 2013 – Ayo Balogun In Make-Up Dressed Like A Woman: Who Did This To Wizkid?
A very rare picture of Nigerian singer Wizkid in makeup dressed like a lady is currently going viral.
This photo of Wizkid dressed as gay is very doubtful.
A quick glance at his social networking profiles indicated that this photo didn't originate from him.
From the look of things, the photo appeared Photoshopped.


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Name: Charlie Vanguard
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Homeworld: Yaga Minor
Occupation: Merc. for hire
Physical Appearance: Charlie is a plain human male, Tanned skin and short hair. Dark brown eyes and dark brown hair.
He has a beige jacket with a strap in the back for aesthetic sakes, under the coat he wears a plain white shirt with a pair of navy blue pants that look a bit too snug.
His foot wear is a pair of worn black boots. He is not a good dresser.
He is a normal muscle build. He stands at good Five foot Nine.
Personal History: Charlie was an imperial recruit at the age of 19, but he nearly passed his training but failed due to not getting his required passing marks in all of his courses (Accuracy, Discipline, Endurance etc.)
After failing his stormtrooper training and being kicked outta the academy for being a shameful excuse for a soldier, He used what he learned from the academy and turned to being a Gun for Hire in the Outer Rim systems.
Due to being born and raised on Yaga Minor, he is used to the oddity that is Insectiod aliens, and the many stories told by pilots and crew passing through system.
He seeks to make his own story in the great galatic stage, his first story being in the outer rim.
There he learned fast that being a merc is hard and rough, nearly dying multiple times but saved due to some miraclous event, I.E; Rancor smashed by a cave in, Speed Biker gang getting lost, Enemy running out of ammo, Ex-girlfriend hitting her head and seemingly forgetting him, etc etc.
He used this luck for both fame and infamy. He is known by some to be an idiot with luck, Others think he is a force user, While in reality his just a idiot who trips over his own shoes.
He has 2 years of combat experince and has imperial training. He owns his own fighter, a used IRD-A, He prefers long rifles as opposed to up close and personal conflicts and because of that personal prefrence he knows how to use long rifles(Which include sniper rifles) in a relevantly good fashion, But should things get up close and personal he has a scout blaster for quick shootouts. He often gets distracted by minor things like wild life and plant life in his current surroundings, which has cost him a job or two... and many many dead friendlies and contractors.
OOC: To be used in the RP adventure, with DarkForce's approval.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who do I contact if I want to provide supplies or services to companies involved in the projects planned in the Growth Point?
A. The Growth Point Team is working with the Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry and neighbouring business membership organisations to develop a business portal to post and access opportunities.
The Exeter and East Devon Business Portal is being designed to help local businesses win supply contracts by streamlining the procurement process, allowing companies to promote their skills and expertise to the right people. To register your interest click here.
Q. I would like to apply for an Affordable House on Cranbrook. Who do I contact?
A. You will need to be on the Housing List at East Devon District Council or Exeter City Council. The Councils will be responsible for allocating the homes. Please visit http://www.devonhomechoice.com/ for further information.
Q. When will building of Affordable Homes commence?
A. Work on Cranbrook will be starting during Summer 2011, there are 300 affordable homes within the first 1,100 homes planned within the first phase of Cranbrook.
Q. The new bridge over the M5 is 'green' . What does this mean?
A. The Redhayes 'Green' bridge has been designated green because it will allow access for local people living on the Exeter side of the M5 access to green space and green infrastructure such as woods, countryside, cycle paths and so on. The bridge will mean that housing and employment are accessible to each other without using traditional methods of travel to and from work. Visit our pages on Sustainable Growth for more information.
Q. What about the flood risk at Cranbrook?
A. Drainage at Cranbrook will be designed to replicate the natural means of surface water receptors, the existing open ground, Cranny Brook and Rockbeare Stream. To reproduce the existing drainage characteristics once the site is developed, a best practice Sustainable Urban Drainage System will be implemented. No building will occur in the 1 in 1000 year floodplain of the site.
Q. Where can I find more information about the local planning process
A. You can either visit your local authority website or. for additional information on how the planning process works, what a LDF is, and how the RSS is likely to affect you, visit the Government's planning resource "The Planning Portal".


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Guizme comes with an innovative concept: buy your disguise costumes and sell them on the same website right after your party!Réalisation : March 2017 URL : Guizme
Faceted navigation within the categories helps to find appropriate results and easily find the perfect outfit to celebrate. The website is based on Magento 2 and has been optimised for SEO : each filter generates its own URL along with a dynamique title and H1 tags construction.
When more than 2 filters are selected at the same time, URLS are not indexed to keep a reasonable number of indexed page.
Guizme uses our online payment extension Monetico, the payment gateway of the CM-CIC group.
Our missions:
- Front-end integration
- Massive import of the catalog
- Specific development of the reselling feature of the repackaged products.
- Search engine Optimisation


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Accel is a venture capital firm that has been dedicated for over 25 years to supporting entrepreneurs who possess the unique insight to define new categories and build world-class technology companies. Accel shares its entrepreneur's passion for change and their courage to break new ground. This emphasis on leadership has engendered category defining companies that have reshaped their industries and in many cases created entirely new sectors. Accel-backed companies have sparked many of the most significant revolutions in technology businesses.
Tiger Global is a global investment firm that deploys capital in two businesses - private equity partnerships and public equity funds. Tiger Global's private equity partnerships have ten-year horizons and invest in growth companies in the global Internet and technology sectors. The Firm's public equity funds focus on long-term trends in the technology, telecom, media, retail and consumer sectors. Tiger Global was founded in 2001 and is based in New York.
CapitalG (formerly Google Capital) is a growth equity fund which is backed by Alphabet, Google's parent company. Their goal is to invest in the most promising companies of tomorrow. CapitalG will be looking to invest in companies solely as they hit their growth phase, which means finding companies that have already built a solid foundation and are really ready to expand their business in big ways. CapitalG looks across a range of industries for companies with new technologies and proven track records in their fields.
Sequoia Capital India funds invest in venture and growth stages in Technology, Consumer and Healthcare in India and South East Asia. Sequoia is a startup building partner to founders who want to turn business ideas into enduring companies.


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Daily Archives: November 4, 2016
Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake – Farrant
(NYT) How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth
Next week, if all goes well, someone will win the presidency. What happens after that is anyone's guess. Will the losing side believe the results? Will the bulk of Americans recognize the legitimacy of the new president? And will we all be able to clean up the piles of lies, hoaxes and other dung that have been hurled so freely in this hyper-charged, fact-free election?
Much of that remains unclear, because the internet is distorting our collective grasp on the truth. Polls show that many of us have burrowed into our own echo chambers of information. In a recent Pew Research Center survey, 81 percent of respondents said that partisans not only differed about policies, but also about "basic facts."
For years, technologists and other utopians have argued that online news would be a boon to democracy. That has not been the case.
Wesley Hill–why Christian Philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorf 's case for same-sex marriage is shallow
One would never learn from Wolterstorff's reading of Romans 1 that multiple New Testament exegetes have offered cogent responses to Boswell's interpretation, undermining its credibility even for most "progressive" Christians writing in this area today. Specifically, Wolterstorff declines to mention the pitched debate over the import of the multiple allusions Paul makes in Romans 1 to Genesis 1-3, allusions that suggest that "nature," as Paul understands it, isn't simply "what is common in Paul's day" but rather what is given in God's creation itself.
All of Wolterstorff's engagement with Scripture appears to be shaped by his gambit: If same-sex sexual intimacy isn't inherently unloving, then opposition to same-sex marriage can only be due to a misbegotten commitment to divine command theory. Once one sees that those supposed divine commands""for instance, in Romans 1""aren't in fact a black-and-white proscription of all gay sex, then the traditionalists' jig is up. And this is where Wolterstorff ends his lecture: Having neutralized the proof-texts beloved of conservatives, he closes with a positive case for same-sex marriage.
(Telegraph) Parents fear that religion will make their children outcasts
Almost a quarter of religious parents are not passing on their faith to their children for fear they will be alienated at school, a survey has revealed.
The poll found that one in four (23 per cent) were worried that their offspring might be sidelined by friends if they passed on their religious views.
A similar proportion (26 per cent) of parents said they were concerned that their children "may have questions I could not answer".
(BI) U.S. public pension plans are headed for a disaster on the current trajectory
The combined debt held by U.S. public pension plans will top $1.7 trillion next year, according to a just-released report from Moody's Investors Services.
This "pension tsunami" has already forced towns like Stockton, California and Detroit, Michigan into bankruptcy. Perhaps no government mismanaged their pension as badly as Puerto Rico, where a $43 billion pension debt forced the commonwealth to seek protection from the federal government after having defaulted on its obligations to bondholders "" a default which is expected to spread to retirees in the form of benefit cuts.
While the disastrous outcome of Puerto Rico's pension plan "" which is projected to completely run out of assets by 2019 "" represents the worst-case scenario, the same series of events that led to its demise can be found in most public pension plans nationwide.
(Church Times) Stanley Hauerwas–Countering the politics of resentment
…the racism and anxiety that Mr Trump has exploited are, I believe, manifestations of an even deeper pathology "" namely, the profound sense of unease that many Americans have about their lives. That unease often takes the form of resentment against elites, but, even more troublingly, it also funds the prejudice against minority groups and immigrants.
Resentment is another word for the unease that seems to grip good middle-class "" mostly white "" people who have worked hard all their lives and yet find that they are no better off than when they started. They deeply resent what they interpret as the special treatment that some receive in an effort to right the wrongs of the past.
All this is happening at the same time as the Church "" at least, the mainstream Church "" is struggling against a culture of consumption. Americans find that they have no good reason for going to church. The statistical decline of Christians has led some church leaders to think that our primary job is to find ways to increase church membership. At a time when Christians are seeking to say something confident and useful about "church growth", what we communicate is superficial and simplistic. You do not need to come to church to be told that you need to be nice.
The Church has failed to help people to live in such a manner that they would want no other life than the life they have lived….
Archbishop's Welby's speech in Abu Dhabi on religious freedom
In 2015 a powerful book* Dr Frances Flannery, a scholar at James Madison University in Washington, analysed the nature of apocalyptic terrorism. The author looks at case studies within the environmental movement, in Japan, amongst militant Christian militia groups in the USA, and in Islam.
For me the key finding was that whereas fundamentalist attitudes with an apocalyptic, imminent end of the world approach, in some groups might lead to psychological harm or isolation for their members, it was the sense of who was responsible for bringing in the rule of God that made the difference. If the answer was that God was responsible, the group was unlikely to be violent. Once they felt that they had a responsibility to do God's work in the place of God, then extreme violence was inevitable.
In other words the issue is theological. What is the understanding of God that we have in terms of responsibility for a righteous society.
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A Prayer to Begin the Day from William Bright
We beseech thee, O Lord, to enlighten our minds and to strengthen our wills, that we may know what we ought to do, and be enabled to do it, through the grace of thy most Holy Spirit, and for the merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
From the Morning Scripture Readings
At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you." And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, "˜Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.' O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, "˜Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
–Luke 13:31-35
Rosaria Butterfield–Love Your Neighbor Enough to Speak Truth: A Response to Jen Hatmaker
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The RNS Interview with Jen Hatmaker
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Operations & Maintenance for Offshore Wind 2018
Date: 7th March 2018 - 8th March 2018 Location: London - UK
ACI's Operations & Maintenance for Offshore Wind will be taking place on 7th & 8th March 2018 in London, UK.
Effective Optimisation in Cost-Reduction
Once again, the conference will look at the global and European Offshore wind markets, as well the main drivers amongst end-products.
The event will also take in-depth look into trends & innovation and new technologies development.
The two day event will bring together key industry stakeholders from the wind farm industry, wind farm owners & operators, energy producers, developers, solution and technology providers, manufacturers and main associations.
Join us in London to exchange your point of view with your peers and engage in excellent networking opportunities.
Key topics:
Global offshore wind market overview
Cost-optimisation maintenance
Offshore wind farm projects
Update on the latest technologies in cable manufactory
Time management as an important asset in O&M
Maximise preventive maintenance strategies
Business models of wind turbines manufactures
Offshore wind farms research and development
Who will attend:
Offshore wind farm owners & operators
Wind project developers
Wind power integrators and installers
Wind technology developers and manufacturers
Wind turbine OEMs
Government & regulators
Utilities & power providers
Wind power technology research and development companies
Solution and technology providers
Offshore wind service solution providers
Energy analysts
Data Management Experts
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[[Warning Containing Rant]] I'm joining Dan in his Amazon crusade (see here and here), which basically means, I'm not selling books on there (I pulled all my for sale books down today from their site), and I'm not buy books from there (unless maybe there's the one long lost used Quaker book I absolutely need and cannot find in any library or anywhere else). ((In actuality I have literally under 10 (new) books from Amazon out of my entire library)) I'm not one to be too dogmatic but I do think it's about time to put my foot down on this. A while back Dan challenged me on my usage of Amazon affiliate links on my blog, a practice I never really felt great about but had my (somewhat justified) reasons for doing so. I make a decent amount of money on my blog every month from book sales and text-link-ads to help defray the cost of my school book budget, so while I pretty much never buy new books from Amazon, I felt that making a little cash off a sale wasn't a bad deal. But then he showed me that you can do the affiliate links elsewhere (Powell's) and so I decide to stop link to Amazon books. ((At this point I don't think I am going to go back through all of my old posts and remove my amazon affiliate links just because that would take a ridiculous amount of time. But all new links will be affiliate links to Powell's or non-affiliate links elsewhere.))
So that's part one. Part two is really the point of my boycott. Continue reading Boycotting Amazon (And Borders and B&N)


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Harvest Church began in 1978 with about 25 believers who loved GOD, loved to worship and were excited about how HE was working in their personal lives and families.
Now, years later, HARVEST is a diverse community of believers who believe we are called to live out our FAITH by JESUS' example; sharing His Love, His Compassion, His Mercy and His Salvation to everyone we encounter. Our hope is that each believer will GROW in Relationship, Purpose and Influence. Though different in many ways, we are ALL ONE in Jesus Christ our Savior.


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#lib0233 - Students
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Damon Albarn doesn't deserve our love. We want Blur and he gives us … anything but. Sure, Blur is doing a handful of reunion shows in Europe this summer (the total cost to attend if you are a fan living in America? Something in the five-digit range), but a world tour is reportedly out of the question. And a new album? Well, in a recent issue of NME, William Orbit admitted that he had been recording with the band, but Albarn killed those sessions; as Orbit tweeted: "Blur could have been good. But Damon, brilliant and talented tho he is, is kinda a shit to the rest of Blur."
If you were taking bets in 1997 or so, Albarn would hardly have been considered the most likely member of the Britpop legends to emerge as one of popular music's most adventurous and exciting artists circa 2012. (The smart money would probably have been on guitarist Graham Coxon.) But over the last decade or so, Albarn has been just that. Along with creating the Honest Jon's record label — which has released compilations of indigenous soul and folk music from Africa, Latin America, England and the Caribbean — he has collaborated with an insane variety and amount of artists in numerous media. He has also worked on a lot of projects that are not Blur — he now has released work with more non-Blur projects than total Blur albums, including three already THIS YEAR to go along with the Blur "reunion."
So it's high time to put these projects into context — by comparing them to one another, ranking them from worst to best. These rankings are not meant to be comprehensive — they leave out (among other things) Albarn's excellent work on the new Bobby Womack album and last year's Kinshasa One Two. But these are the projects at which Albarn is the center, or near the center. That's what we care most about, right? Because even though he doesn't deserve our love, we love him anyway.
Here for you, is our rundown of Damon's non-Blur projects, from best to worst — starting with the worst.


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Could well be your family. We will need to explore more.
I am a KING from Albany GA.
There is another KING family from Americus. I do not think they are related but lets continue to talk.
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Doug Miller is originally from Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Valerie, have been married 33. Between them they have four children, Greg, Drew, Debbie and Kim, Doug is a Vietnam Army veteran and currently the facilities manager at SKP RV Park in Benson.
Doug is a mean keyboard player, and enjoys playing keys at NLFWC, as well as jamming with a local, oldies group (the music, not the players). Valerie enjoys home decorating.
Doug's personal verse is Matthew 6:33


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Paraguay are in sight of the second phase of the World Cup after goals from Enrique Vera and Cristian Riveros gave them victory against Slovakia in Group F.
It was just the result coach Gerardo Martino was looking for after the draw with reigning world champions in their opening game.
Vera made the breakthrough in the 27th minute after a spell of sustained pressure at the Free State Stadium.
Paraguay then squandered a number of good chances to extend their advantage before Riveros added a second with five minutes to go.
It is Slovakia's first appearance in the finals and they are heading for an early exit.
The team's only effort of note came in stoppage time when substitute Filip Holosko's shot was turned over the bar by goalkeeper Justo Villar.
Paraguay dictated the pace from the start and Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz, who returned after a minor injury, came close to scoring twice.
He almost gave his side the lead in the third minute, his effort turned away at the post by Everton-bound goalkeeper Jan Mucha.
Then Nelson Valdez turned quickly but saw his effort go wide before play switched back down the other end. Marek Hamsik played the ball out to Jan Durica but he sent his shot over the bar.
Paraguay were having the majority of possession and Paulo Da Silva was only inches away from making contact at the back post following a free-kick by Claudio Morel.
Then Cristian Riveros drilled a shot from the edge of the area but Mucha was equal to it before Lucas Barrios was off target from an acute angle.
Slovakia again found themselves on the back foot in the 24th minute but Valdez fired wide.
Paraguay's pressure paid on the 27th minute when they made the breakthrough. Barrios released Vera and he got the better of Durica to hook the ball home.
Slovakia hit back and Kornel Salata headed over the bar from inside the area in the 37th minute.
It proved brief respite, however, with Santa Cruz almost adding a second a minute later only for Mucha to boot the ball clear.
Slovakia tried to step up the tempo at the start of the second half but Paraguay looked well in control.
Vera should have scored his second goal of the game in the 72nd minute following a swift counter attack.
However he steered a header wide in front of the posts following a cross and some good skill from Santa Cruz, who was unhappy at some of his treatment from Liverpool's Martin Skrtel.
Then substitute Aureliano Torres saw his effort take a deflection off a Slovakia defender and finish high over the bar.
Paraguay extended their advantage in the 85th minute when Da Silva played the ball into Riveros and he curled a shot into the corner.
Slovakia v Paraguay pictures and stats
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12/16/13 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University employees and students have partnered with the Salvation Army, Associated Charities and the Ashland City Police Department to help make the holiday season better for many in the community.
"These community initiatives support the University mission and specifically the core value of character development - compassion, service to others, leadership and good citizenship," said Sue Heimann, vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Ashland University. "Our students, staff and faculty have a big heart and we simply provide the opportunities to show it."
Eighty-eight "Angels" were selected by students, faculty and staff members who participated in the annual Salvation Army Angel Tree in the AU Student Affairs office this Christmas season. Each "Angel" designates a child for whom the Ashland University community bought new clothing and toys. These gifts were delivered to the Salvation Army on Dec. 9. AU has partnered with the Salvation Army on this project since 2003.
In addition, 82 new stuffed animals were delivered to the Ashland Police Department on Dec. 9 as the first cycle of the annual Student Senate Teddy Bear Drive. The police department in turn gives the stuffed animals to children during traumatic/crisis situations to provide a small sense of comfort.
The Teddy Bear Drive was launched at the fall Family Weekend event and will continue during spring semester through AU's Sibs and Kids Weekend. Sophomore Class President Sean Honaker chairs the Teddy Bear Drive Committee and Ashland University's Student Senate has partnered with the Ashland Police Department on this service project since 2003.
Last month, AU G.I.V.S (Ashland University Gets Involved with Volunteer Service) partnered with Associated Charities to host a "Stock the Sleigh" event on campus to help stock their Santa Room where parents are invited to select gifts for their children. A total of 25 individuals, student organizations and/or AU offices sponsored a donation level ranging from stocking stuffers to large scale gifts such as video games and gift cards for infants and teens and these donations were delivered to Associated Charities the week of Dec 2.
Ashland University, which has been ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students. ###


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The Duck on the Pond is a fantastic new food destination experience, based in the delightful village of Long Itchington it has recently undergone a stylish major new refurbishment.
We hope you enjoy the new surroundings and enjoy the food which is sourced from
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The team is dedicated to serving top quality food using local ingredients and
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The Duck offers a large bar with two main dining areas, the formal dining room
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Installation of a new computer system is causing delays in the ability of Nevadans to file weekly unemployment claims and receive benefits.
The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation says call center staff began taking logging into the new system Wednesday morning and taking claims by telephone.
Director Frank Woodbeck says people receiving benefits may experience a one-day delay.
The new $35 million system funded by the federal government is being implemented in stages.
Officials say the ability to file claims online should be available within the next three days.


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Weber Charcoal Kettle GrillReviewing: Weber 741001 | Rating:
Years ago we always used a charcoal grill, then along came the gas grills and everyone wanted those because they were so easy and no mess with the charcoal and lighter fluid. Well, after years of having gas grills, I wanted another charcoal grill, so we went for the best. Weber.
I love the Weber grill because it not only has that great charcoal flavor, but it actually smokes the meat. Wow.. have a nice juicy hamber with a Weber and you know the difference. There's so much room on this grill I can cook plenty for my huge crew. We have 7 kids and 13 grandchildren and at any given time we can have at least 20 for a cookout (but usually more).
The coals heat evenly and keep hot longer. One time I went out to the patio at 9 p.m. after cooking earlier in the afternoon. I noticed that the grill was still pretty hot. I lifted the lid to see the coals were red and burning hot. So guess what I did!! I took a pizza from the freezer and put it on the grill covered it with the lid and there it was 15 minutes later, baked and cheese melted perfectly all ready to eat. Yep... it tasted a little smoky.. but yummy. GREAT grill.


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Summit Medical Products, Inc., the developer and manufacturer of the ambIT product line, is committed to providing our customers with quality products, customer service, and clinical support.
We recognize that the success of Summit Medical is determined by the performance and quality of our products. We are excited to offer patients and their healthcare providers the safest and highest quality ambIT pumps to meet their ambulatory infusion needs
Summit Medical Products, Inc. is dedicated to designing, manufacturing and marketing medical devices that our customers value and recognize as having superior quality.
This dedication to superior quality is the foundation for building long-term sustainable success, growth and profitability.
To develop, manufacture and market superior quality, innovative, simple and easy to use devices; and to expand the utilization of infusion therapy throughout the world.
Summit Medical Products, Inc has put together a team of experienced professionals from Engineering, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing and Sales. We have teamed up with Healthcare Professionals to innovate the medical devices used on patients. We welcome new ideas and look forward to working with you in developing a device the next generation of healthcare professionals can utilize in making patient care better.
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My 3 wishes for the new Comcast $20million minority entrepreneur fund
So the Comcast/NBC Universal merger was approved yesterday. As expected, the FCC voted in favor 4 to 1 and as anticipated, Commissioner Michael Copps, dissented. No surprise there. Copps has been lamenting about how much he disliked this and any form of media consolidation for years now.
Commissioner Mignon Clyburn responded to all of the fearful rhetoric out there about how this merger will mean the end to localism, diversity in programming, competition, lower prices and a host of other evils. She stated, "it is with far more comfortable optimism than fearful skepticism that I vote to affirm the joint venture between Comcast and NBC Universal."
As part of the merger, Comcast-NBCU will be required to take affirmative steps to foster competition in the video marketplace. In addition, Comcast-NBCU will increase local news coverage to viewers; expand children's programming; enhance the diversity of programming available to Spanish-speaking viewers; offer broadband services to low-income Americans at reduced monthly prices; and provide high-speed broadband to schools, libraries and underserved communities, among other public benefits.
Indeed a lot of government officials, legislators, public interest and consumer interest groups and minority advocacy groups had a lot to say about the merger. Some were able to see how it would help pull up NBCUs less than stellar record of minority procurement, community involvement, diversity programming and bring it on par with Comcast's record. The concessions are great. The key is to make sure they are abided by and followed through on — as a lesson I've learned from the Sirius/XM merger deal is that a merger condition is only as good as the enforcement efforts used to make sure they are completed. (because of constitutional law concerns, the Sirius/XM set-aside for minority programmers got watered down last minute and only time will tell if those channels are put in the hands of diverse players).
I digress.
In addition, Comcast promised to establish a $20 million venture capital fund for minority entrepreneurs to develop "new media content and applications" when the deal closes.
Despite the fact that many consumer advocacy groups are against the merger, I am able to look at the potential benefits it could mean for (1) expanding the number and amount of diverse programmers in the market; (2) enabling more people to get online; and (3) providing a source of capital to new digital entrepreneurs who may be able to benefit from the $20 million fund.
A few thoughts on the fund and wishes for it:
1. it could have been increased to a higher amount because $20million can go far but $50 million would go further to really help some projects get off the ground, but it is a start and perhaps to counterbalance this amount, Comcast could place some of it in a revolving interest bearing account and run it sort of like an endowment so it continues to grow;
2. whomever is in charge of the fund should make it a point of funding projects/businesses that will be sustainable and not pigeonhole the fund to financing businesses that target the minority community only. There are a host of entrepreneurs who have businesses and start ups that are minority-owned yet target the general market; and
3. have whatever fund manager in charge of it focus primarily on managing this fund and maximizing its usage otherwise, it won't get the attention it deserves. If it is undernourished, it will teeter out very soon and the purpose of it will not be actualized. t would be a travesty to have the capital access bridge the same or farther expanded after this fund is exhausted. Funding the best possible, sustainable projects is a sure fire way to make sure this doesn't happen.
As for the new programming channels, I am hopeful that the search for content, talent, executives is far and wide and not limited to the usual circle of insiders. There are a lot of qualified people of color out there, especially on the net doing phenomenal things and looking for a venue and avenue to really shine. The world is waiting. This deal's concessions represent a wonderful opportunity for them to have that break.
This has me thinking I should really finish that proposal for the radio show pitch! When the cards are in line, I'd love to make sure I too can throw my hat into the ring for what it's worth. Now whether they kick it out is another story for another day.


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In-Motion Dimension Weigh Scan of parcels, freight, and SKUs across driven belts or conveyors at the highest speeds required.
At SCACO our in-motion Dimension Weigh Scan (DWS) Systems are built using proven technology volumetric measurement sensors in combination with in-motion scales, barcode scanning equipment, integration software and other display or accessory components.
Our in-motion systems use SCACO's Harmony data-capture software, which stores data captured from different component sources, merges it and sends it to the host IT application. Harmony's robust reporting and diagnosis modules help to make SCACO the preferred solutions provider to Australia's leading brands.


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Philly fans are going to be tough on Carson Wentz. How will he handle that adversity?
Underrated: Fletcher Cox
Some people questioned his massive six-year, $103 million pay day, but if you listen to football people, they know he's worth it. The key is that he plays with relentless tenacity and he is a really quality interior pass rusher.
Overrated: Carson Wentz
People talked about all the winning that he did in college, but he was really only a two-year starter. He sat on the bench for three years, and it'll be a huge leap from where he was at North Dakota State to where he needs to be as the new starter of the Eagles in 2016. Philly fans are going to be tough on him. How will he handle that adversity? He has a hitch in his delivery where his elbow flares out, and he's kind of a rigid guy in the pocket—mechanical is the word that comes to mind. Everybody talks about how smart he is, but that doesn't always translate. Alex Smith is a classic example—as smart as he is, he does not make quick decisions on the field.
Extra Point
When you trade away as much as the Eagles did, you leave yourself without a ton of depth. They don't have a whole lot of options at linebacker and in the secondary, and they are thin at running back as well. They may be two years away from getting back to a competitive level of play.


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Unit Circle Labeled At Special Angles
Illustration of a unit circle (circle with a radius of 1) superimposed on the coordinate plane with the x- and y-axes indicated. All quadrantal angles and angles that have reference angles of 30°, 45°, and 60° are given in radian measure in terms of pi. At each quadrantal angle, the coordinates are given. These coordinates can be used to find the six trigonometric values/ratios. The x-coordinate is the value of cosine at the given angle and the y-coordinate is the value of sine. From those ratios, the other 4 trigonometric values can be calculated.
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Etsy Find: Vintage Shabby Chic Chalkboard Table & Chair Set
Remember those vintage ice cream parlor chairs? The Vintage Barn on Etsy has taken those original chairs, re-upholstered them in a vintage inspired black and white ticking stripe fabric and matched them up with a hand painted white, distressed table. An added bonus to this set – you can add a 'chalkboard' option turning the table-top into a chalkboard for an extra $15.00.
The table measures 19 3/4 inches high x 23 inches long x 20 inches wide.
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They claim Crowded House as theirs. They still think they invented Pavlova. And now our Charlie`s is what that are after. When the Aussies fall for a Kiwi icon, you know what we have must be a damn good thing.
Australian juice lovers are saying they love the Kiwi drop Charlie's as much as we do. Leading supermarket operator Coles is about to start stocking 11 different Charlie's 'not from concentrate' juice and smoothie products.
The 750 store chain has been testing Charlie's products in selected stores nation-wide over the last year – and juice fans have told them it's a taste they love.
The multi-million dollar Coles deal has the potential to double Charlie's sales in Australia and calls for a huge supply of lemons – more than four million additional lemons a year – to keep up with demand. Charlie's marketing manager Ron Curteis says the brand's 'honest' stance fits well in the Australian market.
"Like Kiwis, Aussies are pretty straight shooters so they don't put up with too much BS. When they find a good honest product they stick with it and Coles understands this. "Having said that, it's a well-developed juice market across the Tasman and a tough one to crack so this is big news for us and for New Zealand.
"Our 'not from concentrate' positioning has proven its value and we now have a big foot in a door leading to a huge market – and most of that is down to the fact we use the best ingredients and have innovative, honest and fun packaging."
Spearheading the range is Charlie's Old Fashioned Lemonade[1] supported by a further 10 Charlie's products including the brand's famed Spirulina Smoothie. Eight of the eleven flavours will be available in all 750 Coles supermarkets across Australia from the beginning of November. "Charlie's Old Fashioned Lemonade is a favourite amongst New Zealanders so we were keen to see what our Australian cousins thought of it," Curteis says. "The sales team has been working on the deal with Coles for more than 12 months and the Charlie's Quenchers and Smoothies have been trialled in a selection of 37 Coles stores across Australia.
The product launch is backed by an in-store marketing program and a "cheeky" consumer marketing launch.
The Charlie's brand was launched in Australia only two years ago and along with the company's other brand Phoenix Organics, they have both gained favour in some of the nation's trendiest cafés, restaurants and hotels.
Charlie's varieties ranged by Coles in Australia are Old Fashioned Lemonade Quencher, Mango and Orange Quencher and Raspberry Quencher. Smoothie flavours ranged include Berry, Spirulina, Guava and Mango.
There are 750 Coles supermarkets in Australia with 100,000-plus employees and more than 11 million customer transactions every week.
About Charlie's: Charlie's Group Limited is a New Zealand owned company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and operating principally in the Australasian market. The company manufactures and markets a range of 'not from concentrate' fruit juices as well as smoothies and organic beverages. Principal brands are Charlie's and Phoenix Organics. The business was established by friends Stefan Lepionka (CEO), Marc Ellis (director) and Simon Neal (distribution manager) in 1999 and floated on the New Zealand Stock Exchange in July 2005. Charlie's operates in New Zealand and Australia and exports to territories in Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent.
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Be sure to check out this latest album from Chicago-based singer-songwriter Haley Fohr (a.k.a. Circuit Des Yeux). Overdue is her most expansive effort to date, with Fohr bringing in quite a few additional musicians to bring some structure and finesse to her swirling, psychedelic and abrasive, punky brand of folk-rock. But just because the LP opens with a string quartet doesn't mean that Fohr is at all toning things done. These eight tracks have just as much force behind them as any of her past solo work--they've just been given a greater scope.
The first half of Overdue is available to stream above. Happy listening!


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We were supposed to fly straight out of Manila to Boracay but had a change of heart last minute & decided to check out Puerto Galera which was just a 2 hour bus ride & then a 2 hour boat ride from Manila. There are 2 main areas in PG - Sabang & White Beach. We couldn't decide between the 2 so decided to do both as they're quite near to each other.
Sabang first & we stayed in the cheapest accommodation we have stayed in for ages. At less than a fiver a night Paddy's Bar was the cheapest place to stay in Sabang - maybe even the whole of PG. Paddy's Bar was run by Paddy & his son Spud who were Australian but of Irish descent. There was also Lorenzo who ran the bar and a young guy they were training up they called hamburger when we got there but within a day of us arriving he had been promoted to being called cheeseburger. Yup - these guys were a bit crazy but really friendly & a lot of fun.
The room we were given first was really small - Russ couldn't even fit in the bed which I found quite amusing, after the 1st night we moved to a much better room with bunk beds that were a bit longer than the previous bed. Unfortunately they were murderous bunk beds - on the 1st night I was climbing into bed when Russell wasn't in the bottom bunk the whole bed fell on me & trapped me against the wall - it really hurt but I'm sure it would have been really amusing to see, shame nobody was there to see it :)
We didn't find much to do in Sabang, there wasn't really a beach to speak of and the bars full of old western men with Filipino women weren't exactly our bag but we still enjoyed it. We spent just about a whole day on a floating bar in the sea. There was a little boat that ferried people over day & night, it even had a slide into the sea (which I never got to test out). We had lots of fun in that bar, the drinks were cheap, there was a nice free shot every hour or so & they let us put our own music on for a bit before some other tourists took over.
|If only I knew what was about to happen....
Although 99% of that day was ace & sooo much fun there were 2 bad bits. 1) I got a really bad jelly fish sting, so bad I cried a little bit and me & Russ were pulling the tentacles off my arm for ages. Russ said I was delirious as I got out of the sea just wiping my arm for ages. The bar staff got me lime to put on it & that really helped. 2) My purse got stolen. There wasn't a lot in it & the English owner told us not to worry about the bill so we only lost about £20 in the end, I was more bothered about losing my purse I bought in Bangkok :( We didn't let that ruin the day for us though, we still look back with happy memories of our day on the floating bar. They also let you write on the bar in marker pen so we left a few drawings & an important warning.
We spent quite a lot of time sat in the bar at Paddy's drinking with the guys and watching them make whatever they decided to make that day, they were always up to summat with their angle grinders & other power tools. We got on with them all really well so when they asked if we wanted to go out snorkelling with them on their boat we jumped at the chance. It was a great little trip & this was definitely the best snorkelling we have ever done - I finally found Nemo - he has grown since the movie. We snorkelled round a ship wreck & watched Spud & Lorenzo go diving for oysters - they must have got over 50 oysters that they were going to bbq that night. Then the scary bit came - the cave! They had told us about this cave but to get to it you had to swim through an underwater tunnel about 10 metres long. I was terrified, even more so when we got there as Paddy then also told us you had to be careful & swim near the bottom or you would hit your head on the top of the tunnel. Spud went 1st & held your head as you came through so off I went & it wasn't that bad at all & the cave was really cool with a whole in the roof. Russell struggled more than me, on the way out I thought he wasn't coming, we seemed to be waiting forever for him & in his words he 'kept forgetting how to swim'. We were wearing flippers for the 1st time too so that made it a bit harder cos we didn't really know what to do with flippers.
A highlight for me was watching Lorenzo swim underneath Russell & grab his foot - Russ shit himself. Really funny!
|Eerie shipwreck
|Free oysters anyone?
|Apparently the owner of this boat wasn't even bothered when he found out it had sunk
|Paddy & Spud's dogs - LaLa & Woof enjoyed the boat trip too.
They dropped us off at White Beach where we had booked 4 nights - getting off the private boat was 1 way to make an entrance.
We found our hotel with the help of an ice cream seller (we bought an ice cream to thank him for his trouble) and I was amazed to see the Russian couple who owned the hotel also owned a tiny monkey. They had only just acquired this monkey & she didn't yet have a name but I really liked going to reception under the pretence of asking a question when really I just wanted to play with her.
Unlike Sabang White Beach had a beach & it was nice on first sight but on closer inspection it needed a good clean - I re-named it fag end beach. Turns out there had been a lot of beach parties over Easter so hopefully it will be cleaned up by now.
Puerto Galera is one of the top 10 diving sites in the world apparently & I can believe it, the coral & sea life were amazing.
After spending 2 hours & £6 looking for a cash machine (we tried just about every machine in PG) it became apparent that we weren't going to get any cash in PG so our 4 days turned into 2 as we didn't have the cash to pay for the hotel for another 2 nights and cards weren't accepted. So, as Russ mentioned before all roads lead to Manila, we booked a hotel in Manila and a flight to Boracay the day after as we knew of a cash machine in Manila that worked for us. How crazy is that? We had to to go back to Manila to use the cash machine!
The journey back wasn't as comfortable as the journey there, they let too many people on the bus so Russ was sat on the floor which was boiling as we were right over the engine, he even took a 'no seat selfie', we went to the cash machine and got as much cash out as possible & then we got an inept taxi driver who couldn't find our hotel & stopped at least 8 times to ask people for directions. I was hoping Boracay would be as good as I had heard, we were in need of a bit of relaxation and natural beauty.
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Why would someone from an independent school want to observe the Finnish School system where there are no independent schools and education is free? As someone responsible for students with learning disabilities and for closing the achievement gap, and as a school instructional leader, working toward eliminating standardized tests such as AP's and assessing department based learning outcomes, I am eager to learn more about three aspects of Finnish education:
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2) The Finnish commitment to education as a tool for social and economic equality and finally,
3) The Finnish philosophy and practice of student assessment.
Many are surprised to hear that my school admits students with learning disabilities and we offer academic adjustments and develop educational PLANS for these students. However, unlike the Finnish inclusion model, colleagues refer students with learning problems to our program as a way of not having to take responsibility for the success of weaker students. Similarly, unlike the Finnish system where special education teachers are paid more, our tutors' salaries and benefits are discrepant from the rest of their Lawrenceville colleagues.
Therefore, question 1 is: What can I learn from the Finnish model to help me think of ways make both our program and our students' success included in the professional identity of my colleagues? In addition to my school wrestling with its "special education" students, we are also wrestling with issues of social inequalities. During my 19 year tenure, the school's student body has changed proportionally from 75% White to 52% White. This statistic makes our school more racially diverse than most public schools. Likewise, our generous endowment provides a disproportional amount of scholarships, making the school more economically diverse than most public schools. Ideally, this diversity should offer all Lawrenceville students the same opportunity to learn, regardless of family background.
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