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Yeah, it is holiday for me finally! My 3 months holiday now only left 1 week (><)~ Anyway, I learned a lot from my internship this year! It made me a tougher person! Hohohoho~ Anyhow, feel attracted by my title? Yes, me 2!!! (^^)~~~
This post I should have updated a long time ago when the premier of the Pirates of The Caribbean 4! Midvalley is always into the "in" stuffs. No wonder despite weekdays, it is still full of customers walking here and there. If you remember (here), last time, Midvalley also wooed his fans with the amazing Alice in The Wonderland decor! This time, I would say that the pirate theme was amazing as well~
The replica there was amazing! If you can see clear, can click on the photo to photobucket~ Of course, the ship wasn't that real! But, it was still breathtaking ! They even had performances on the stage there (^^)
More relics to be spotted from treasure chest to gold bars to skeletons (^^) ~ It was simply cool event! I love those rings a lot (^^)!!!!!!~~
The main attraction was still the ship though despite I DIDN'T really like it ~~~
Anyway, I salute Midvalley for always being innovative and creative to attract and serve its customer (^^)~~


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Dutch skiers presumed drowned in High Arctic, say Nunavut RCMP
Marc Cornelissen, Philip de Roo were on 2-month scientific study of Arctic ice
Nunavut RCMP say the search is over for two Dutch skiers who fell through ice near Bathurst Island, about 200 kilometres north of Resolute, Nunavut. Both are presumed drowned.
According to the Cold Facts organization's website, Marc Cornelissen and Philip de Roo were on a two-month scientific study of the area's ice for the organization. The site says part of their research involved interviewing local hunters about ice conditions.
The two men left Resolute on skis April 6 for the Last Ice Survey.
In a news release, the Dutch support team says that on Wednesday morning, the base camp received an automated message for an urgent pickup. A pickup operation was started immediately with a local aircraft, but the pilot could not land because of thin ice.
A dog travelling with Cornelissen and de Roo was spotted, along with a sled on the ice and another in the water.
A search and rescue operation, co-ordinated by the Nunavut Emergency Measures Organization, also failed to locate the two expedition members, police say.
"They were able to confirm that there was expedition equipment including personal items floating in the water at the location of the distress signal."
In a voice recording he posted online Tuesday, Cornelissen said: "Today was a good day." He described the weather as surprisingly warm, "too warm actually," noting that he ended up skiing in just his underwear and boots.
"We think we see thin ice in front of us, which is quite interesting," Cornelissen said. "And we're going to research some more of that if we can."
The release said the two are experienced polar explorers and researchers.
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Listen to our ten favourite new tracks below, including Amelia Lily, Kanye West, Pink and Kelis.
Amelia Lily: 'You Bring Me Joy' (out August 26)
Out of all of last year's X Factor crop, Amelia Lily was one of the few that we were genuinely excited to hear more of. Her sound, we hoped, would fall somewhere between Kelly Clarkson and Pink but with a distinctly British edge. Fortunately, 'You Bring Me Joy' delivers on all counts. RC
Kanye West & Pusha T: 'New God Flow' (release date tbc)
"I believe there's a God above me, but I'm just the God of everything else," Pusha claims. It's a bold statement, but we wouldn't expect anything less from GOOD Music's latest project. Heavy hip-hop beats and soulful piano are a backdrop to the rappers' ego-tinged flow. LC
Pink: 'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)' (release date tbc)
When we first heard Pink's new single, for a split second we thought she'd gone all Two Door Cinema Club with a high-pitched funky guitar intro. However, 30 seconds in and you're reassured that it's another 'f**k you' anthem with a massive chorus - and we wouldn't like it any other way. LC
Kelis: 'Distance' (release tbc)
We got excited when we heard a snippet of Kelis's new track during her typically hectic performance at Lovebox festival, and we're pleased to report that the studio version doesn't disappoint. The singer's soothing vocal over Skream-helmed garagey beats makes for a hauntingly atmospheric dance number. RC
Paloma Faith: '30 Minute Love Affair' (release date tbc)
The blend of Faith's soul-drenched vocals with buzzing '80s synths results in a Cyndi Lauper-meets-Drive number, which she recently revealed was about a fleeting moment with a London busker she fancied when she was a teen. RC
Rebecca Ferguson: 'Backtrack' (release date tbc)
It features on the US version of her debut album Heaven, but rumour has it that 'Backtrack' will also serve as Ferguson's next UK single. Given it's got a chorus catchier than a Frisbee, it could be her best chance for a hit single since 'Nothing's Real But Love'. RC
Nas ft. Amy Winehouse: 'Cherry Wine'
One year on from Amy Winehouse's death, the star's voice continues to remind the world of music's tragic loss. The Londoner's soulful tones complement Nas's smooth rap and results in a retro hip-hop number that oozes class. LC
Trey Songz: 'Simply Amazing'
The R&B singer may be big news in the US, but he has yet to make significant waves in the UK. However, new album Chapter V feels like it could be his British breakthrough and latest cut 'Simply Amazing' only reinforces its potential success. LC
Foxes: 'Warrior' (out now)
Louisa Rose Allen, or Foxes to you and us, releases her 'Warrior' EP today. Those aware of last year's online hit 'Youth' will be pleased to hear on the title track that she hasn't lost her touch for haunting pop with sweeping and epic choruses. RC
Devlin ft. Ed Sheeran: 'Watchtower'
UK MC Devlin has teamed up with Ed Sheeran for his latest single. However, Ed gets the raw deal in the impressively-shot music video, when he passes out after being stabbed. A mix of hard-hitting rap and rockstar riffs soundtrack the visual faultlessly and results in one of Devlin's finest cuts to date. LC
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Welcome to Cuenca's International Christian Community.
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We are former Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists, Catholics, Mormons, Mennonites, and persons from many other diverse Christian traditions. Though we come from many backgrounds and many other church traditions, we unite as one community to worship and serve a loving and redeeming God in Christ. Read more about us
Our building does not look like a church building because it is a community space. It is located at Nicanor Aguilar & Solano Avenue near the Mount Sinai Hospital. Click here to see a map.


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The Castle Museum is located in the Little Castle or "Hrádek", which is the oldest part of the castle complex. The castle chambers, normally featured in a castle tour, are presented here in an elegant combination with museum exhibits. The exhibition is topped off with an ascent to the Castle Tower where you can enjoy not only a breathtaking view onto the Old Town, but also a look into the castle moat below where bears have been bred for centuries.
A rich array of valuable exhibits on the history of Český Krumlov and its surroundings await you in the Regional Museum, located in the newly-reconstructed Baroque building of the former Jesuit High School. The Museum also features a detailed ceramic model of the Old Town, the largest such model of its kind in the world.
The unique secessionist building that houses the Seidel Photographic Studio tells the story of the beginnings of professional photography and of the local pioneers of photography. Visitors are shown a glimpse of the life of the town and its inhabitants one hundred years ago through the vast works of two generations of photographers.
Permanent exhibition about the life and work of Egon Schiele (1890-1918), whose mother was born in Krumlov. You can see drawings, graphics, the artist's own furniture, personal letters, business cards, dozens of photographs, Schiele's family tree, documentation about his stays in Krumlov and the motifs on his works. Parallel to this we have seasonally changing exhibitions of 20th and 21st century art.
Life and Art in the Krumlov Monasteries
The exhibition "Life and Arts in the Minorite Monastery" introduces the history of the Minorite Order and construction development of the Monastery complex. St. Wolfgang chapel and the Einsiedeln Chapel with its unique copy of the Black Madonna of Einsiedeln are both part of the ambit. A copy of the Madonna of Krumlov is one of exhibition highlights.
The exhibition "Life and Arts in the Poor Clare Monastery" is based in the former cells of Poor Clare nuns and it presents medieval monastery life of the Poor Clare nuns in historical context and the story of St. Clare as well as the history of Český Krumlov and its monasteries.
Come and soak up the atmosphere on the terraces of the garden house where the now world famous painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918) lived and worked in 1911. Come and take a seat in in the working environment of the artist's studio. Have a coffee on the adjoining terrace, view artwork by contemporary artists created in the inspiring atmosphere of the studio "100 years after Schiele".
The offer is valid for the summer season.
Price list 2019:
Full: 300 CZK
Reduced: 150 CZK (Children up to 15 years, seniors over 65 years, students up to 26 years and handicapped)
Family: 600 CZK (2 adults + max. 3 children up to 15 years)
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SAN BENITO - The construction value of new commercial and residential building projects reached $16.7 million in 2013, according to city permit data.
In 2013 the city reported the following:
• 57 housing starts with a construction value of $4.8 million;
• 69 commercial construction projects with a value of $11.9 million; and
• a $7.2 million, 100-unit apartment complex at 698 Stookey Rd.
New home construction shows the local housing market is rebounding, according to Pete Avila, a representative for D.R. Horton. The city issued the developer 31 construction permits for homes with average values of $138,000 in 2013.
"That's a strong indication that the housing market and the economy is bouncing back," said Avila. "We're looking for a good strong year this year."
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Farrugia hails team's tenacity but calls for change in mentality
Malta coach Ray Farrugia hailed the tenacity and character of his players as the national team provided an encouraging response to last week's debacle in the Faroe Islands when they battled to a 1-1 draw against Azerbaijan in the UEFA Nations League Group D3 match at the National Stadium.
It has been a few difficult days for the national team in the run-up to the match against the Azeris as the players were subject to a barrage of criticism after the disappointing defeat in Torshavn.
But on Monday night, the national team answered their critics in the right way with a gutsy display against the more-quoted Azerbaijan to pick up their first point in the newly launched UEFA competition.
"I'm really happy with the result," Farrugia told reporters at the end of the match.
"Obviously I would have been happier had we won the match but to be sincere I think a draw was a fair result as both teams deserved something for their efforts.
"I only have words of praise for my players who played a great match today. For us it's not easy to play two matches in the space of three days but they rose to the occasion and provided the right answer to all the criticism they faced in the past few days.
"Tactically, the team produced a flawless performance and surely this result augurs well for the future."
The Malta coach heaped praise on young wing back Joseph Mbong who enjoyed another impressive performance and highlighted the contribution of several veteran members of the team.
"Joseph Mbong had another fantastic performance for us today. He showed great personality against very difficult opponents," the Malta coach said.
"Ferdinando Apap was another player who stood out when he came on in the second half. I knew that he can be a valuable member for our national team and today he proved that.
"But one cannot not mention the contribution of our veteran players. Michael Mifsud, Andre Schembri, Paul Fenech, Andrei Agius and Roderick Briffa were fundamental for us as their experience helped the team in difficult moments during the match.
"This result surely fills us with more determination to keep working hard and I'm sure that this team has a bright future ahead."
The national team's commitments in the Nations League resume next month when with an away double header against group leaders Kosovo and a trip to Baku to face Azerbaijan.
The Malta coach said that he is aware that the national team is far from a finished article but reiterated his stance that the only way for the players to improve is that all stakeholders stick together and give their contribution towards the common goal – to help the national team reach higher levels of performance in international competition.
"The only way forward for us now is to continue to stick together and look forward with optimism," Farrugia said.
"I have only been in charge of the national team for five months and I can already see the players approaching national team duty with a more positive frame of mind and are ready to make a lot of sacrifices.
"We need to change our mentality. My appeal is for all the game stakeholders to give more support to the national team as that is the only way for us to become a better team."
There is no doubt that the result against Azerbaijan has infused more enthusiasm among Maltese football fans on Monday night but that doesn't wipe away the problems afflicting the development of our 'Beautiful Game'.
These two Nations League matches have again highlighted the fact that our national team still lags behind fellow European minnows such as the Faroe Islands.
There are various reasons behind this sad reality and when one puts them all together one concludes that the set-up of our 'Beautiful Game' is not good enough.
"My appeal is for all the game stakeholders to support more the national team..."- Ray Farrugia
The majority of our national team members ply their trade in the Maltese Premier League which produces far from high-quality football week in week out and it's no surprise that our players end up struggle to match the higher intensity and physical fitness of their foreign counter parts on the international scene.
Having only two players who are conducting a professional football career outside our shores from the players called up for these couple of appointments, is too little and a concerted effort must be
made by clubs and the Malta Football Association (MFA) to ensure that our most promising players are quickly shipped to a foreign club to help them develop into better players.
A lot of criticism that the Maltese national team has to encounter is the fact that they do not manage to achieve positive results against fellow minnow opponents, such as the Faroes.
However, if one really digs deep into
this debate, can see that Malta's first two opponents in this competition boast players with a certain pedigree on the European stage.
The Faroes can bank on various players who feature regularly in the Norwegian or Danish top tier leagues, which are highly competitive especially when compared to the Maltese one.
Moreover, their main forward, Joan Simun Edmundsson, plies his trade in Germany's second tier of football, at Arminia Bielefeld, who in relation with Maltese football, it is still a very tough and challenging movement.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan have majority of their players who play in the domestic league, mostly with Qarabag, Gabala and Neftci Baku.
Buoyed by some important investment, mostly at Qarabag, such clubs are able to advance in European competitions, with Qarabag also becoming the first Azeri side to reach the UEFA Champions League group stages, last season.
Nurturing new talent will take time but in the meantime it's vital for the future of our game that we start taking the right decisions to ensure that our national leagues are more competitive.
The level of football displayed on a weekly basis in the Premier League is waning with every season that passes and surely the decision to increase the number of teams in the top flight to 14 teams and the rise of overseas players to seven has further hurt the chances of Maltese players to improve their game, or at least gain enough top-tier football in their legs.
If we really want that our national team start to be more competitive on the international scene we need to start address the shortcomings, which have stemmed from wrong decisions taken by the clubs and the local governing body.
Farrugia is currently finding himself forced to work with a close group of players that have the ability of donning the Malta shirt as young players are struggling to make the grade at the highest level.
It's high time that we start taking decisions that will help our young players to maximise their potential by playing more regular football and in the process attract foreign interest in their services.
The national team is not only the responsibility of Farrugia and his technical staff but of all member clubs and officials that form part of the Malta Football Association (MFA).
The national team is clearly at crossroads and it's imperative that all stakeholders in the game ensure that it takes the right path to finally restore the team to acceptable level of performances on the international scene.


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Continuing our countdown at No. 8 of Newport Harbor's 20 Most Interesting Boats:
No. 8: FORGER — 74' — Commissioned in 1988 at the German Bültjer Shipyard in Ditzum to a Beeldsnijder design. It is immediately obvious that she is definitely a different sort of motor yacht. Her "iroko" topside gleam has countless coats of varnish. She came to town five years ago and is berthed on the end of Linda Isle.
No. 7: DRUMBEAT — 49' — Originally commissioned for the previous owner of the No. 9 Sailboat "Rocket." She was built to a Kernan yacht design with a type of commuter boat styling. She was finished by a team led by Richard Crow from Orange Coast College and is now owned by one of our harbor's best yachtsmen. She is berthed on the end of Lido Isle.
I found some more ideas for what to leave under your sailor's Christmas tree. Everyone likes to be green around the holidays so I thought the Davis No Spill Fuel Recovery System would be the perfect stocking stuffer or it might bring a laugh if you bought it for the owner of the boat you are boarding for the upcoming Christmas Parade. You can find them at West Marine store locations or online.
Next I noticed the Argus Battery Bug. This looked like a very simple way to manage your electrical system on your boat. You can also find them at West Marine or online.
Harvey Wills from Western Marine Marketing told me about the GOST Cloak System.
"Most property loss occurs in the initial minutes of a break-in, before police or security teams have had a chance to respond," the GOST's website reads. "The GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies — formerly Paradox Marine) Cloak system is designed to provide protection in the critical time gap between onboard alarm activation and the response team's arrival.
"In a matter of seconds, the GOST Cloak system fills the protected vessel interior with an impenetrable cloud of smoke that makes the intruder disoriented and confused and forces them off the vessel until the response team arrives."
This would make for some funny video of the bad guys leaving your boat or me, "The Yacht Broker," who did not follow the boarding instructions properly.
Now I have some holiday gifts from our local marine vendors I would like to give out to my readers. These vendors are people I have learned to trust over my 23 years on the harbor, and I hope you will recognize their names the next time you need something for your boat. Please e-mail me at email@example.com with your boat name and type after you read this story and I will place your name in a hat.
This week the gift bag contains the following:
From Harvey Wills and Western Marine Marketing Inc. we have an oxidation removal kit. The Western Marine Marketing product line covers everything from ValVtect Fuel to Pettit products.
Independent Rigging will do one free anchor chain to rode splice. While you have Richard at your boat, you should ask him to take a look at your standing and running rigging.
"Rob The Diver" has offered inspection and reports on bottom condition plus free replacement of one large plate zinc, two trim tab zincs or two shaft zincs up to two inches in diameter. More zincs can be replaced for free if the owner supplies the parts. Rob has most of Newport's 20 most interesting boats on his client list.
Arturo Yacht Maintenance has offered one free wash down. While you have Arturo on your boat, you should get a quote on your varnish or waxing your hull. Arturo can take care of most of your problems on your boat.
From last week, Ellen Shockro received the Island Marine Fuel and T-shirt, Megan Delaney won the Gary Miltimore Catalina print, Michel Yahn won the Mariners General Boat Show swag bag and the famous Carbon Money clip. Ray Lewis won the free boat title search from the Mary Conlin Title Co.
Continue to follow Newport's Most Interesting Boats countdown because I have some rather large gifts still in the bag. If you are a local vendor, contact me if you would like to help.
LEN BOSE is an experienced boater, yacht broker and boating columnist.


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Matthew 6:27
"Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" (NIV)
Worry - To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled.
No one wants to feel this everyday, right? And just like what the passage said, can anyone of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Ofcourse not! It will just consume our thoughts, strength, and day. We try to deal it with ourselves but this behavior is not glorifying God. Worrying and doubting just shows our doubt to God's will. He has a greater plan at work.
Yes, it is so hard not to worry, especially if we really have problems.
The next time we find ourself worrying and doubting, STOP! and PRAY!
Turn to Your God and turn it over to Him, everything to Him.
I wore this cute skater dress from FF4L Boutique on our trip in Singapore. I love how comfortable this dress is and how I can turn it to a peplum top and dress.
Put your faith in Him and STOP WORRYING.
Jesus loves you!


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They were watching for him.
As Delaney climbed into his rental and placed his bag on the passenger seat, two pairs of eyes stared unblinkingly at him with naked hostility. In the background they noticed Lena Maclean waving goodbye and closing her front door. She was unimportant now. She was harmless. The bitch could whine and whinge all she liked and she could make as much noise as she liked, she was no threat.
Mike Delaney, on the other hand, posed a clear and present danger. Maybe the athletic guy leaving the house and getting into the mid sized coupé had screwed the woman senseless? Well, lucky her. It was certainly going to be the last time that Delaney got laid. As he pulled away from the drive, a dark blue Pontiac waited before moving off smoothly in pursuit.
Delaney headed for the airport where he found the rental return area. He cleared his paperwork and was told to take the car to a remote area of the car park. He pointed the coupé in that direction and found a bay. There was no one else around. The park was bordered beyond its high wire fence by rough scrubby land with construction hoardings announcing a future development of mid-priced homes.
Delaney had to walk back to the reception to catch the bus to the airport. He was thinking deeply about Lena Maclean as he pulled in close to a bleak brick wall. He half noticed a blue car arriving behind him. It was just another traveller en route somewhere.
He got out, put his bag on ground and locked the car. He needed to check his emailed tickets were in his inside pocket. He noticed something in the wing mirror of the sedan. It was just a shape materialising. He heard something then, someone trying to breath as quietly as they could and the faintest of footfalls approaching from behind. As he stepped out to his right a pair of powerful arms grabbed him. He could smell sweat and bad breath. He was pinned in a bear hug just as another man came round the front of him holding a black plastic bag. Delaney knew what was coming. The two muscle bound guys were paying a return visit.
"Thought we could let you go without saying goodbye?" the one holding him grunted close to Delaney's ear. Two fingers of one hand were bandaged with a splint and encased in a rigid black leather glove for protection the knuckles of which jammed under his chin. "That would be a shame, asshole. You need to be taught not to poke your nose where it's not wanted."
The other one took a step forward intending to ram the bag over Delaney's head. Delaney lifted his feet off the ground letting his weight drop. He twisted sideways and rammed his feet against the door of the coupé and pushed backwards. At the same time he dropped his head and shot it back into his attacker's face. The man yelped and Delaney felt the back of his hair dampen with blood as the grip loosened enough for him to raise his arms high. The one with the bag went for him bringing the bag down on the spot where Delaney's head had been. It was a split second manoeuvre as the bag was rammed over Delaney's arms and just over his head. It all went black for a moment. The stench of old garbage filled Delaney's nostrils. He squatted quickly, pulling his arms out of the loosened bear hug while kicking upwards into the big man's groin.
He screamed in pain.
Delaney rolled out of the embrace, twisting as he did so. The other attacker let fly a vicious short range hook that just missed Delaney's midriff but caught him on the shoulder spinning him back and knocking him into a nearby car. Delaney ripped the bag from his head, his shoulder throbbing. He stepped back and faced the two of them. The one on the left took a long nightstick out of his inside jacket while the other slipped his right hand into his pocket, withdrawing it with the dull metal of a knuckle-duster encasing his fist.
No words were exchanged. There were no threats.
The one on the left made his move, swinging in with the polished black hardwood baseball bat. Delaney saw it coming, feinted to block then spun on his heel until he was out of range. He caught the man's wrist, pulled him off balance, stepped in and hit him hard in the kidneys and then in the sciatic nerve. The assailant fell as though electrocuted. The second man was now upon Delaney. The iron fist was coming at him with considerable weight behind it. If it connected he would have been pole axed. Delaney blocked the punch with a sweeping movement and with blistering speed reached in and grabbed his opponent's Adam's Apple. He squeezed then slammed the heel of his other hand under the nose of the big guy. His attacker staggered back, blinking with pain and frustration. But he was as strong as an ox. His partner was struggling to get to his feet. Delaney stepped out once and swept his foot around in a short arc, catching the guy in the temple. He collapsed as a dead weight.
The other guy was stronger and faster than Delaney had imagined and he was upon him, wrestling him to the ground and attempting to knock Delaney's head off with the knuckle-duster. Delaney was used to street fighting and knew some dirty tricks learned in the back alleys the world. The muscle bound guy wasn't all muscle and he wasn't fit. Delaney had the dangerous fist in a wrist lock as the two of them rolled around between parked cars. Delaney remembered he had a plane to catch and he would have to get this over with.
With a lurch he levered himself off the big guy and wrenched at his wrist causing his assailant to loosen his grip around Delaney's shoulders. That was his big mistake. Delaney heaved himself up, lifting his knees off the ground then slammed them down together deep into the solar plexus. The man gasped with pain and his eyes dilated. Delaney, now kneeling on his chest, raised his fist to slam punch him with maximum chi.
That's when the lights went out.
The other man swung the baseball bat and caught Delaney a sliding, glancing blow across the back of his head. It sent shock waves of pain from his skull shooting down his spine. A deep pool of indigo ink washed over him. He dived into the pool and lost consciousness.
He came to inside a large room that stank faintly of old chemicals. The thick gloom was diluted by light from a window high up. He tried to move then fell back onto a makeshift bed. His head was pounding and sore. He would have to move very slowly and carefully.
He lay still, allowing his eyes to become accustomed to the grey light. His hands had been tied together crudely but effectively with a thick, bristly cord and his wrists were chafed and sore. He was lying on what felt like a hard wooden bench covered with some kind of sacking material about three feet off the ground. Slowly he turned on his hip, squinting through painful eyes at his surroundings.
A disused factory building of some description of about sixty cubic feet with concrete walls and floor with steel stanchions around the walls supporting a roof trellis of rusted iron beams. An iron work bench ran around most of three of the walls and there was evidence that equipment of some kind had once been bolted to the floor. Judging by the abrasive tang of undistinguishable chemicals that lingered and seemed to issue from the fabric of the room itself, Delaney guessed chemical vats or baths once stood there.
Next to his makeshift bed was a dirty, stained sink with a dripping tap. He might have water at least.
In the corner was a large door, constructed of blackened metal and heavily discolored wood, steel cross beams riveted with large bolts. A glimmer of light bled onto the concrete floor from under the door and Delaney could just make out voices outside. They were faint and sounded as if his captors were standing in a large, echoing space.
Delaney lifted his hands to his face and examined his bonds. His wrists had been trussed efficiently but he could move his fingers and grasp things. This was a relief. He tried to unpick the knots with his teeth but they had been expertly tied and counter tied. He tried to move slowly as the pain in his head began to ebb. He needed to get to the tap and sluice his head and face.
He raised his knees and swivelled on his hip until he was sitting upright. His head was painful but he'd had worse injuries, especially in the life and death situations he'd been in as a covert assassin for the US government's untraceable G-Force section.
He allowed himself to sink into a meditative state. He believed in the body's ability to heal itself of basic ailments, allowing endorphins to flow through his vital organs by visualising golden light surging through his blood stream.
After twenty minutes he stood up. His head still ached dully but his eyes and mind were clear. He walked to the sink and, using two hands, turned the tap. After an initial gurgle and a spurt of some ungodly fluid, what passed for clean water eventually began to pour from the tap.
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Photo Below: Greenhouse on patio... now you see it...
Now you don't.
I cleared everything off the patio and gave it a good sweeping and hosed it down. Now I have a clean slate to work with. Look at all that room!
While I was doing my thing the carpenter bees were busy with the raspberries. There were four of them on the canes all day from sun up to sun down. I haven't seen any honey bees in the garden yet. This worries me a little. Last season they covered my passion vine and the large Angels Trumpet tree.
Photo Below: Carpenter bee.
Photo Below: Another garden visitor...
Sundays to do list:
- Turn compost
- Plant bush beans in bed 4
- Plant mini cantalope in bed 3
- Water
- Bring out patio furniture
- Install sun shades


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September 15th, 2016
They take it on faith that roses are in fact red, that skies shining might be blue, or that we all live in a yellow submarine.
Those with color-blindness lack one or more types of the photoreceptor cells called "cones" which convey the various wavelengths of light corresponding to different hues. Color-blindness exists on a spectrum, some unable to distinguish red-green distinctions while others can't make out blue-yellow contrasts, either.
The condition is typically genetic. It affects males more commonly. And there is no cure.
But maybe you saw this in recent months. It's not a cure, but a dramatic advance in providing the color-blind access to a whole new and vivid world.
Just see how dramatic:
The folks at EnChroma who developed the glasses have, in effect, given these folks new eyes. They now see what they could not see, and with eyes they could not fashion themselves. Moreover, they at last see what is–the full truth of all they behold no longer obscured or distorted. To them–clearly–it is nothing short of breathtaking.
For nearly four months now we've listened to how Jesus has sought to reimagine life for us. His Sermon on the Mount outlines certain ethics to be sure, but ethics that entail a whole new way of seeing. One won't follow in His way (at least for long) unless they see what, and how, He sees.
So for instance, you won't follow His ethic on reining in your anger unless you see the darkness its unbridled expression plants in our souls–to say nothing of the havoc it can wreak on its object.
You won't track with His teaching on lust unless you see those we might otherwise objectify as bearing an intrinsic glory a salacious intent dismisses.
You'll find his warnings about the use of our words persnickety if you can't see the worship underlying our language.
And you'll never suffer the ridicule, the disenfranchisement, and even the pain of following Jesus if you don't see Him as worthy of the authority He both unhesitatingly asserts and ably demonstrates.
For this new life we need new eyes. And that new sight begins with seeing first Jesus as He is.
We're nearing the end of this tour through His most famous sermon. What are you seeing that you hadn't seen bef0re? Or seeing anew what had become with time obscured?
Or what of the life He's outlined that requires new eyes to see still seems opaque? (It's there you find reason for prayer, for conversation–even confession.)
Bedazzlement may not be our common experience in seeing life through the lenses He gives us. But that in no way diminishes the miraculousness of seeing as He sees.
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C.S. Lewis
He gives us new eyes. But that does not exhaust all he makes new for us–for "he makes all things new."
That includes a new family. Diverse in every way, but of one heart for the One who brought us together.
And in that larger, more diverse set of relationships, we must also be given new ears. We need ears to hear the one who is in some way "other" to us, and yet also one with us.
Lost in some english translations of Psalm 40 is the Psalmist's thanksgiving for the "ears thou hast dug for me" (v. 6). As we are blind in need of new eyes, so a kind of deafness to the things of God also plagues. Deafness to God, but also deafness to the fulness of all God's people.
But not a deafness irremediable.
This Sunday we'll hear and sing in a tongue we may not know. It hails from W. African climes. And while the words will be foreign, their content will be entirely familiar. We will need ears to hear these words from a part of our larger family. As we do He will "put a new song in our mouth, a song of praise to our God" (Ps 40:3).
Finally, while families are bound together by common name and common story, families only become true families through sharing a common life. CtK is one local expression of the body–the family–of Christ. As such it's inherent to our identity to help nurture genuine familial life. One way we seek to do that is through Community Groups. You've heard how new Groups are forming (or continuing) this month. This Sunday we'll pray for all those who will facilitate them. A list of them you'll find below. Consider visiting a Group during September. Just contact the facilitator.
CtK CGs Winter/Spring 2017
|a Precept Ministries study of 1 Peter
|Carla Ellison
|Tuesdays, 7-8:30p, resuming 1.24
|the home of Barbara Byron - 7415 Flameleaf Pl, Dallas
|email Carla, or call (817-548-4279). Materials are $28.
|A Kathleen Nielson study of Isaiah
|Karla Pollock & Debby Comer (morning)
Karla Pollock & Cathy McAndrew (evening)
|Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:30p
|the home of Cathy McAndrew,
1215 Rita Ln., Duncanville
|email Karla and Cathy
|a Redeemer study of Living in a Pluralistic Society [Group is now full for the fall]
|Margaret Doria, Hugh Comer, Mark & Rachel Kull, Jonathan & Liesl Raikes
|Thursdays, 7-8:30p
|rotating locations in N. Oak Cliff
|email Margaret [Group is presently full but may have room in the new year]
|TBD (but a study of a particular book of the bible)
|Bill & Robin Harris
|Mondays, 7-8:30p
|the home of Bill & Robin Harris 1369 Green Hills Ct
|Email Bill Harris
|A study of Paul's letter to the Galatians
|Patrick Lafferty & Kevin Gladding
|Wednesdays, 7-8:30p
Resuming January 18th.
|the home of Mark Rustine - 627 Little Creek Dr, Duncanville
|email Patrick & Kevin


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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
SMQ Bee Blocks
7 comments:
- Lynn said...
Love your blocks! I have that book too but haven't made anything from it yet. It's on the list!
Oh dear Denise! I've cut stuff too short too. No fun.
- July 3, 2013 at 10:09 PM
- Diane said...
nothing gives me a sinking feeling in the tummy like running out of batt or backing (done both myself)at least the batting you can press on-great tip!
The ticker tape quilt is very cool.
- July 3, 2013 at 10:42 PM
- Kate said...
Beautiful blocks. I like the neutral one with the brights in it.
I add one more step to the measure twice and cut once, look at the instructions 3 times before you pick up the rotary cutter.
- July 4, 2013 at 8:24 AM
- Karen said...
Lovely blocks - they all look great.
Oops - sorry to hear about the cutting short!
- July 5, 2013 at 1:57 AM
- Kelly@ Charming Chatter said...
What lovely blocks - such fun colors! And, I love that last one - the ticker tape - going to have to try that! Always get bummed when I make a cutting error - great save :0)!!
- July 11, 2013 at 12:59 PM
- Becky (My Fabric Obsession) said...
Very fun blocks. I haven't done one of those ticker tape blocks either. It turned out great. And seriously, how do I not know about the batting tape?! I have literally sewn batting on with needle and thread in the past because I've done just what you did.
- July 11, 2013 at 1:30 PM
- Michele said...
Beautiful Bee Blocks :-)
- July 13, 2013 at 9:26 PM


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Wolfmother do Queen & Bowie
July 23, 2010
It was Andrew's birthday a few days ago, and as a present to us fans he and the band recorded a couple of epic songs and uploaded them to YouTube.
First is Queen (check out the guitar display):
And then there's Bowie (that wallpaper hurts my eyes):
Not only are they cool covers (I particularly liked Starman with the bongos!), but it's very cool to see the band hanging out and doing fun stuff. It feels like the chemistry is back for the first time in a good few years. Let's hope to see more of this kind of thing!
Get a piece of WM history
July 17, 2010
Back in 2006, I posted about a t-shirt created by Wolfmother, sold by The Yellow Bird Project, and all for a good cause.
Well, for a limited time, the t-shirt is available again! And, on sale! $15 buys you what is without doubt a unique tee. One for Wolfmother collectors I think.
Tour dates coming thick and fast now!
July 6, 2010
Well, okay, so it's a second … but I'll take what I can get! Australia again of course, but this time Melbourne. Aussie fans, get your arse down there and tell us if they still rock.
Wolfmother are BACK!
July 2, 2010
After their mysterious hiatus recently following a still unknown illness, the band have just announced a new gig! It's a charity gig to benefit The Regent (I guess Aussies may know more about this than me!).
Tickets are on sale at: http://www.globetheatre.com.au/music.html
I have to say, I am very relieved … I was starting to wonder if the band would ever return. I should learn to have more faith!


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Bay Area Serial Offender Lands Back on CSLB's Most Wanted List
Revoked painter wanted for misrepresenting license, grand theft, taking excessive down payments
SACRAMENTO — Khalid Wilson, 41, of Oakland, is back on CSLB's Most Wanted. Wilson has a total of $138,500 in outstanding warrants for his arrest in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, stemming from numerous East San Francisco Bay Area consumer complaints that he took illegally large down payments and did very little or substandard, incomplete work.
Contractors State License Board partners at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office have filed felony charges against Wilson for fraudulent use of a contractor license number and grand theft, and misdemeanor charges for soliciting excessive down payments, contracting without a license, and illegal advertising.
Investigators believe Wilson has been using his contractor license number that was revoked in 2004 to obtain work, in violation of Business and Professions Code (B&P) section 7027.3, which can be charged as a felony subject to one year in state prison or county jail and/or a fine of up to $10,000. He also is suspected of misdemeanor violations of soliciting down payments for home improvement contracts that are beyond the legal limit—10 percent of the total contract or $1,000, whichever is less—in violation of B&P Code section 7159.5(a)(3), contracting without a license, and illegal advertising.
Alameda County has a $100,000 arrest warrant for Wilson on one felony count of 7027.3, and another $10,000 warrant for two counts of the same, a $1,000 misdemeanor warrant for contracting without a license, and a $2,500 warrant for driving on a suspended or revoked license.
Wilson was captured and taken off of CSLB's Most Wanted list in 2008. In September of that year, he pleaded no contest to charges of misrepresenting his contractor license and contracting without a license. On December 9, 2008, Wilson pleaded guilty to misrepresenting his contractor license and contracting without a license in Contra Costa County Superior Court. He also failed to pay restitution in Contra Costa County in 2010, prompting the issuance of a $15,000 warrant for violation of probation. Wilson also failed to appear at a restitution hearing earlier this year in Alameda County which resulted in another $10,000 warrant for violating probation.
Since Wilson's license was revoked in 2004, dozens of complaints for poor, incomplete workmanship and illegally large down payments have flooded CSLB, with more than half resulting in criminal filings. "Checking your contractor's license on the CSLB website is vital," said CSLB Registrar Steve Sands. "It's one of the best ways to avoid being deceived, as Wilson has been doing to unsuspecting Bay Area consumers."
Individuals included on the CSLB Most Wanted list have been identified as some of the worst unlicensed violators and are known to prey on vulnerable and unsuspecting homeowners. Complaints against these individuals have been lodged with CSLB, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors' offices around the state, and warrants have been issued for the arrest of those who appear on this list.
Anyone who knows the whereabouts of a person on the CSLB Most Wanted list can contact their local police or sheriff's department. After contacting local law enforcement, call CSLB at (916) 255-2924 for northern California; (559) 445-5583 for central California or (562) 345-7600 for southern California.
CSLB urges consumers to follow these tips before hiring anyone to work on their home:
- Hire only licensed contractors and ask to see their license and a photo ID to verify their identity.
- Always check the license number on CSLB's website at www.cslb.ca.gov or www.CheckTheLicenseFirst.com to make sure the license is in good standing, and that a workers' compensation policy is in place if the contractor has employees.
- Don't pay more than 10 percent or $1,000, whichever is less, as a down payment. (There is an exception for about two dozen licensees who carry special bonds to protect consumers. These exceptions are noted on CSLB's website.)
- Don't pay in cash, and don't let payments get ahead of the work.
- Get at least three bids, check references, and get a written contract.
The Contractors State License Board operates under the umbrella of the California Department of Consumer Affairs. More information and publications about hiring contractors are available on the CSLB website or by calling 800-321-CSLB (2752). You can also sign up for CSLB email alerts. CSLB licenses and regulates California's 300,000 contractors, and is regarded as one of the leading consumer protection agencies in the United States. In fiscal year 2010-11, CSLB helped recover nearly $45 million in ordered restitution for consumers.
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This is an unusual case of a mare and hi-tensile wire. She got her hind leg tangled in hi-tensile wire today.
There were 3.5 wraps around her hind leg. The owner could not see much of the wire and assumed that it had cut deep into the leg even though there was no blood present.
This is immediately after cutting the wire off the leg. No skin cut at all, leg seems to be normal temperature below the wire.
5 hours after, treated with bute and cold water hosing.
Tags: Equine Leg Injury, Wound Healing, Horses and Hi-Tensile Fencing
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Streisand: 2007 Europe Concert Tour
Berlin, Germany
30 June 2007
This page:
Set List
Act One
- Funny Girl (Broadway) Overture - Bill Ross, Conductor
- Starting Here, Starting Now
- Down With Love
- The Way We Were
- Ma Premiere Chanson
- Evergreen (with Broadway Singers)
Broadway Singers set:
- Something's Coming
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- I Finally Found Someone (Barbra returned on stage in the middle of this song and sang the last part with them.)
- Come Rain or Come Shine
Funny Girl Suite:
- Funny Girl
- The Music That Makes Me Dance (partial)
- My Man
- People
Act Two
- Bill Ross Entr'acte
- Music of the Night (Barbra & The Broadway Singers)
- Papa, Can You Hear Me?
- Unusual Way
- What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
- Ask Barbra (incl. Happy Birthday sung by Barbra)
- Four Horseman of the Apocalypse (instrumental for Barbra)
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- (Have I Stayed) Too Long At The Fair?
- William Saroyan: The Time Of Your Life
- A Cockeyed Optimist
- Somewhere (with Broadway singers)
- My Shining Hour
- Don't Rain on My Parade
- Smile
- The Summer Knows
The Broadway Singers: Peter Lockyer (Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera), Sean McDermott (Grease, Falsettos, Miss Saigon), Michael Arden (The Times They Are A-Changin', Bare), and Hugh Panaro (Lestat, Side Show, The Phantom of the Opera)
Press Reviews & Photos
Streisand warms to Germany with Berlin concert
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - Barbra Streisand told a sell-out Berlin concert crowd on Saturday that she was delighted to perform in Germany for the first time after turning down several invitations in the past.
German media have linked the Jewish star's refusal to sing there previously to Germany's responsibility for the Holocaust and had hailed her decision to appear.
Streisand quickly warmed to the enthusiastic audience of 18,000 that gave her more than a dozen standing ovations.
"I'm so very happy to be in your country," Streisand said, speaking in flawless German, after the crowd warmed themselves up and brought her orchestra to their feet with a series of pre-concert stadium waves.
"It's exciting for me to be here, too," Streisand added before listing some of the things she likes about Germany -- from currywurst to apple strudel and Beethoven to Bach. She recited a Goethe poem, which she said was a lifelong favorite.
"Germany has always been a place where you buy a lot of my records. I feel very good here. I'm always amazed how music can transcend all our differences. Even though I may complain about certain things, I've come to look at the glass as half full."
Streisand, one of the best-selling female artists of all time, is on a six-week, eight-city tour through Europe.
"I'm really glad to be in your city — it's filled with culture...and the deserts I love," Streisand said in the open-air Waldbuehne arena, next to Berlin's Olympic stadium used for the 1936 Olympics and tarnished by its association with the Nazis.
Paul Spiegel, late leader of Germany's Jewish community, said he had made repeated appeals to her to come, and, before dying last year, Spiegel blamed her refusal on the Holocaust.
"Barbra Streisand was the only one," Spiegel said, when asked if artists had reservations about Germany. Spiegel, a top German talent agent, said he could understand her stance.
The 65-year-old singer did not want to comment on her reasons for not coming to Germany in her career before. But in a statement to Reuters on Friday she had said: "Germany is a very different place than it was before World War Two."
Born in New York to Jewish American parents in 1942, according to online biographies, Streisand has never played outside North America except for London and Australia.
"Thank you for coming to Berlin!" shouted one fan at one point late in her 2-1/2 hour long show.
"It's my pleasure — I'm thrilled to be here," she replied.
Fan Reviews & Photos
Yorgos' Review
And the dream keeps going on....
When I heard about Barbra's touring in Europe, I was starting thinking of which would be the best place to see Barbra on stage. After much thought I ended up - not totally certain -with Berlin. I though of Germans not being so extrovert with their reactions but I was utterly wrong. Germans went crazy and I was lucky to be in that party!!! And it wasn't only me to be surprised by the crowd's reaction, you could see Barbra's eyes expressing a strange feeling, like she hadn't been in front of a crowd again!
Coming up on the stage she looked confident and relaxed. She did what she knew better: sing and make people travel with her. Watching her during the first song I couldn't realise what was going on, seeing Barbra for the first time....it was like a nirvana! When I came to real world, I did nothing else than shouting with all the strength of my voice " Barbra, I love you!".Don't make me tell you my reaction about her answer...! I was like in heaven! Yes, Barbra! You were more than we had expected. Vocally more mature and more expressive than ever (no matter any small weakness at some parts), a great confidence and an immediate communication with the 18,000 people, that were the luckiest people in the world that night! I was looking at her and I couldn't find out what was on her so majestic that night.... an inner beauty that reflected all over the place!!!
As for songs I was anxious to listen to "Have I stayed to long at the fair" and I really loved it but every single song awoke deep feelings inside of me and I don't really distinguish any particular. It was like listenining to them for the first time!
Barbra, thank you for that wonderfull and unforgetable night!!! My voice is still in bad shape after so much shouting but it did worth it since Barbra replied to me several times.Lucky me!! I still have that theater in my mind, the clouds moving fast in the colourful sky, the smell of the wet earth and the forest and Barbra singing: Memories......
Please let this dream never end!
Yorgos, Athens Greece
Anke's Review
I enjoyed the show immensely, after all I never in my wildest dreams thought that Barbra would come to my hometown, Berlin, to give a concert. So that made it really special. Moreover, many family members and friends of mine were also in the audience which made the experience even more exceptional and gave us all the possibility to talk about it afterwards.
To me, Barbra seemed to have some minor voice problems, maybe some effects from the bad weather in Vienna... BUT: I didn't care at all because it was such a great show. One could feel that she really enjoyed herself immensely. The Berlin audience gave her a warmer welcome than anywhere else, longer and louder standing ovations all through the concert and it was funny to watch her repeated eye contact with Bill Ross during these long periods of applause where she was sort of asking him with her eyes what to do and he was just grinning and seemed to be telling her to just enjoy it and wait a little longer before continuing with the program.
And then, during the second act, we were treated to a couple of "specials": During the "Ask Barbra" part she first took out a card asking her to sing "Happy Birthday" to some audience member. She did it after warning us of the, as she put it, poor quality of her singing that song. The she took out another card and started giggling before reading it and saying that it's from her manager, Marty Erlichman. It said that the whole concert crew was wishing her and Jim a very happy anniversary. Then Bill Ross took the microphone and expressed congratulations and thanks from the whole crew and afterwards conducted a special surprise for her: The music from "Four Horsemen of the Apocalyse", her favourite song which was also played at her wedding. She was truly surprised and delighted with this "gift", made a couple of comments on the song and even hummed a couple of bars of it.
And as if all that hadn't already been enough, Jim came on stage after Barbra had finished singing "Smile" and presented her with a tray with huge pudding or jell-o on it — I could quite define what it was — and also wished her a happy anniversary, kissing her right on stage.
Barbra then said good night as usual but the audience did not stop clapping and cheering and we actually made her come back! So, after a short consultation with Bill Ross she then sang "The Summer Knows" as her third and final encore. PURE MAGIC.
On a final note, I must say that I liked the Broadway guys much better than Il Divo, the have good voices and they seem to understand what they are singing, are very lively on stage and are definitely just acting like some robots. Of course, I would prefer to see and hear Barbra alone, all the time but this way it's nice and enjoyable.
I could write much more, but I guess this was the essence of what made the Berlin show special.
Best wishes
Werner's Review:
Barbra's Berlin Concert ! It was a special evening because:
1. The fantastic relax, warm, intimate presence of Barbra!
2. The wonderful open air location, in the middle of a wood, during fine weather and the sunset.
3. And last, but not least, the unusual enthusiastic moods of the audience.
This concert was a personal triumph for Barbra. Even her voice was not always in perfect or "best" condition, she was beloved by the people from her first till the last note. Barbra gets nearly after each song such a stunning , standing ovation, that she told the people: "You make me feel like home,...NO, BETTER THAN AT HOME !" or: "PLEASE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND. PLEASE TAKE A SEAT!!
It doesn't matter, that a Barbra Streisand Concert is from the beginning to the end a perfect production without a surprise, - because she makes each moment, each song like a moment of truth... Over the years her personality changed to an authentic and enigmatic-magical person. Her radiation is a miracle, because she is just so simply ( and true) with her performance. What is her secret, that she takes the whole audience by storm?
Between each song she talks relaxed, funny and with a little bit self-ironical to the people like a mixture of a divine diva and the girl from the next door.
Only for very few and short moments, there is the old, powerful Streisandvoice, the older fans are waiting therefore. But a new, fragile, soft and very beauty quality of voice is now beloved by the people deeply. It seems, Barbra doesn't needs the loud " belt out" notes, for impressing the audience !
And so it is: Into the still between the songs, you could hear a man-voice : "Barbra I love you"! And the big videoscreen shows her smile, during she answers: " Thank you… I can feel it !"
My opinion about her singing compared with the Vienna Concert: "Papa" and "Flowers" were better in Vienna. "Have I Stayed To Long At The Fair" was in Berlin better, just a gem, so beautiful and totally flawless. The same I could say for "Funny Girl" , The Way We Were, "Somewhere" and "Don't Rain on My parade". Great performances. "Unusual Way" starts perfectly, but in the middle, during the high dramatic notes you could listen some hoarse and strained notes.
However, a fantastic song, performed by Barbra with great credibility ! Strong "songs – arias" with high notes and not even easy to sing, like "People" and "My Man" were also great performed, but had also some hoarse and strained notes. The most of the reviews wrote about this fact very kindly.
When finally Barbra starts to sang: "My Shining Hour, so heavenly and beauty, anybody could feel, this was really a "shining hour" for Barbra Streisand. ( And the people too!)
At the end, the aplause was monstrous! When Barbra left the stage after a moving "Smile", I thought the applause would never end….
So she came after a while back to stage, talks a little bit with her musical director and then she sung at these unforgettable summer-evening: "The summer knows".
By Werner
At the end of my short report some headlines of the newspapers about the Berlin Concert:
- "A real great Diva! Barbra Streisand enchant the "Waldbuhne" with her authenticity and honesty"
- How We Were, What We Are !!! Nearly a family meeting. Barbra Streisand's first Germany- Performance in Berlin is a triumph.
- One Woman, One Voice. Big feelings, classic broadway.
- Wunderbar, wunderbar !!!
- La Ola for the Diva!
- Berlin celebrates Barbra Streisand! Jubilation-storms for the Superstar
- The fans celebrate Barbra!
- The Diva sings, wins and eats shaky-wackelpudding
- Ode for the Unique
(Above: Polish fans on their way back from the show in Berlin. In the photo you can see [Left to Right]: Leszek, Adam, Kasia, Ania, and Irek.)
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I spent the first 14 years of my life on a small farm in Saskatchewan's Boreal Transition Ecoregion. Our nearest neighbours lived more than a mile away, and we didn't have a TV. What we did have a lot of was nature, since more than half of our farm had never been cleared for agriculture. A lot of my childhood was spent with my nose in a book, but I also spent a lot of time out in the "bush".
It concerns me that my children haven't had the same oppotunities to connect with Creation that I did as a child.
Given that concern, this news article caught my eye…
Kids face 'nature deficit disorder' given trend toward staying indoors: experts
By MELISSA JUERGENSEN
TORONTO (CP) – The "vague and powerful fears" parents harbour about giving their children free reign to frolic outdoors means a whole generation of young ones are facing a "nature deficit disorder," say experts and observers.
"The whole notion of free, unorganized play is going by the wayside," said Joe Doiron, senior policy analyst with the Public Health Agency of Canada's healthy living unit.
There is a "disturbing trend" that shows children are involved in mostly indoor organized activities, Doiron said.
"What this trend suggests is that we're ignoring opportunities for our kids to be involved in unorganized, free play," he said.
Nathan Perkins, an associate professor at the University of Guelph, said the need for structure in people's lives is making nature an increasingly "programmed experience."
Read the entire article here. I think it raises some very important issues about a generation of kids who are out of touch with Creation.


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You have 2 VMware Horizon View Connection servers with the version 5.3.2-1887719 in your environment that displays a red exclamation mark under the Last Backup column:
Hovering over the red exclamation mark displays the message:
One or more View Composer backups failed. See the event log for more details.
This apparently is a bug in version 5.3.2 build 1887719. The message will no longer appear once the connection servers are upgraded to version 6:


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MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Russian police pressured minority shareholders at Anglo-Russian joint venture TNK-BP into dropping legal claims against BP, an executive said.
A proposed January deal between BP and Rosneft for work in the arctic collapsed after TNK-BP said the proposal violated terms of its shareholder agreement with BP. Rosneft later landed a similar deal with U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil.
Andrei Prokhorov, one of the minority shareholders involved in legal action against BP, told a Russian court he was forced to sign a statement saying he didn't have a claim against the British supermajor.
He said colleagues faced "threats of criminal proceedings and psychological pressure" to back away from the legal action, The Daily Telegraph newspaper in London reports.
Prokhorov's actions were tossed out of court and BP, which had its Moscow offices raided during the summer, described the charges as baseless.
Minority shareholders claim that "to scare them, the (police) unreasonably suggest that the minority shareholders took part in corporate raiding," said Prokhorov.
BP didn't comment on Prokhorov's allegations but said the courts have "so far" ruled in its favor.


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Letters to the Editor
Fare increase for disabled 'un-American'
Why should residents of Miami-Dade County with disabilities have to pay more to use public transportation? They don't pay for the construction and maintenance of accessibility ramps in the front of buildings? That's the government's — the community's — responsibility, as agreed to under the landmark legislation passed 25 years ago known as the American's With Disabilities Act or ADA, enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez's budget proposal to increase disabled-transit fares to $4 compared with nondisabled fares of $2.50 is clearly discriminatory and it appears to be in violation of the ADA. How much increased revenue will this egregious policy bring to the county anyway? It's one thing to raise all transit fares by 25 cents, it's another thing to single out county residents with disabilities and ask them to pay even more. The mayor's initially called for disabled-transit fares to be increased to $5, double the standard fare.
This is discriminatory and downright un-American. And it appears to be a violation of the ADA.
This is how our best and brightest leaders figure out how to balance budgets? They intend to save 600 county jobs from the chopping block by literally going after our grandmothers and grandfathers in wheelchairs using public transit, other people born with disabilities, disabled veterans and first responders, and children disabled through no fault of their own?
In one of only seven states not to have an individualized state income tax and where the state corporate income tax is among the lowest county, the state and this county are taxing from the bottom up while multimillionaires and billionaires get subsidies to build and rebuild stadiums and luxury developments.
We need real revenue. Raise the state corporate income tax and raise the county property tax on every property over $1 million, balance the budget and provide the services a world-class American city and its residents demand.
Evan Flugman, Miami
Editor's note: This letter originally appeared in the Miami Herald's Opinion page on July 20.


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Green Point Design
Est. 1998
Ballarat-based Sustainable Architect working
Certified Passive House Designer.
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Open plan kitchen and family area
Veranda lacework
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Grid-interactive solar panels on roof
Garage with guest room dormers above
Custom stained glass detail
Guest room
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Family bathroom
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Tesselated tiles on veranda
Ensuite bathroom
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Camberwell House
Architect's notes:
Major refurbishment of an 1880's Victorian home. Spaces were reconfigured to suit modern life while being respectful of the original building.
A meandering family home with a variety of moods and finishes.
(Photos by Sarah Wood Photography)
Special features:
Low-energy lighting.
Grid-interactive electric solar panels.
80,000 liter underground rain water storage.
Low VOC paints


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Weekly Roundup: 9/27/13
Bravest: Amanda Phillips with "I am NOT my mental illness" (note: Amanda is a former classmate of mine at Wofford. She is awesome.) I have a mental illness. I am not my mental illness. I am not bipolar. I am Amanda Eileen Phillips. I am kind and have a heart full of love that lives for throwing dinner parties and dance parties in Bath […]Read more "Weekly Roundup: 9/27/13"


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Moon Balloon
I set a goal early this year to write and illustrate a children's book, once and for all, and I am proud to say, it's now complete! It began as one loose sketch, which inspired a poem, which served as the basis for the copy of the text.
More than anything, I wanted to do a project which brought me back into the world of personal creative fulfillment and productivity, and got me exercising my painting skills. I never took lessons in watercolor, my mom taught me what she knew when I was a teenager, and I hadn't really practiced at all since. There was a lot of struggle with my voice, the one that says everything looks terrible, or what I make will never be as good as all the amazing art out there. But I am working on tuning that voice out, and concentrating on the fact that if I do not practice constantly, I'll never get any better, and as I completed each spread, I felt more and more like I was learning from the process and getting a little more in control.
I feel I learned a lot from the process, and am excited to launch into a new story now! Moon Balloon is available to purchase online on Blurb.com – I am delighted to imagine that my friends will share my words and pictures with their children (who I'm sure will not be as critical as I am with myself!) that brings me joy to no end.


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My favourite book is Can 't you sleep Little Bear as the text is captivating and perfect for children. The illustrations are just adorable, so all in all I feel it's a delightful story for all children.
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But More Look To The Mystical Than Science To Explain Life's Mysteries
Oversized hairy men-creatures wandering the wilderness and visits from extraterrestrial life forms just don't excite the masses like they once did. At least in the United States. Some figure this is because more Americans have a basic understanding of science than they did 20 or 30 years ago. Or perhaps there are just less BigFoots and UFOs around these days.
But a widespread knowledge of basic science doesn't mean people are turning in huge numbers to rational explanations for the answers to the great mysteries of life, the universe and everything in between.
For those kinds of answers, more and more Americans are turning to the 'psuedo-sciences', including horoscopes and creationism.
Good story on all this from the Associated Press, but here's some highlights :
"What does astrology speak to? Love relationships," Losh said, noting that belief in horoscopes is much higher among women than men.Belief in abduction by space aliens is also on the rise, Losh said.
"It's not surprising that the generation that grew up on `Twilight Zone' and early `Star Trek' television endorsed a link between UFOs and alien spacecraft," she said.
Pseudoscience discussion is often absent from the classroom, Losh said, so "we have basically left it up to the media."
Raymond Eve of the University of Texas at Arlington had mixed news in surveys of students at an unnamed Midwestern university.
The share that believed aliens had visited Earth fell from 25 percent in 1983 to 15 percent in 2006. There was also a decline in belief in "Bigfoot" and in whether psychics can predict the future.
But there also has been a drop in the number of people who believe evolution correctly explains the development of life on Earth and an increase in those who believe mankind was created about 10,000 years ago.
Miller said a second major negative factor to scientific literacy was religious fundamentalism and aging.


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Essays in Biblical Greek
by Hatch, Edwin•
Clarendon Press 1889
Essays in Biblical Greek contains seven lengthy essays on Greek, derived from a series of lectures first delivered at Oxford by Edwin Hatch. For more than a century, Hatch's work has been an invaluable aid for Greek scholarship, textual criticism, Septuagint scholarship, and anyone interested in linguistics and the history of biblical Greek. These essays are designed to point out the rich fields in the study of the Greek language. Hatch begins with a lengthy essay on the Septuagint, and argues for its interpretive and linguistic value. This volume also contains lengthy essays on textual criticism of the Septuagint, Origen's revision of the Septuagint text of Job, and a lengthy essay on the Greek text of Ecclesiasticus.
Key Features
- Penetrating investigations of the Septuagint text
- Histories of important Greek words
- An entire essay devoted to psychological terms in Greek, including translations of spirit
- On the Value and Use of the Septuagint
- Short Studies of the Meanings of Words in Biblical Greek
- On Psychological Terms in Biblical Greek
- On Early Quotationis from the Septuagint
- On Composite Quotations from the Septuagint
- On Origen's Revision of the LXX Text of Job
- On the Text of Ecclesiasticus
Product Details
- Title: Essays in Biblical Greek
- Author: Edwin Hatch
- Publisher: Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Publication Date: 1889
- Pages: 282
About Edwin Hatch
Edwin Hatch was born in 1835. He graduated from Pembroke College at Oxford University in 1857, and was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church in 1859. He served as professor of classics at Trinity College in Toronto, before returning to Oxford in 1867. Between 1880 and 1884, Hatch was the Grinfield lecturer at Oxford, where he delivered the series of lectures upon which his Essays in Biblical Greek is based. He died in 1889.


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We are pleased to announce that the Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic and Political Research (NICEP) 2017 conference will be held at the University of Nottingham, UK on June 19-20, 2017.
NICEP promotes interdisciplinary research at the cross roads between Economics and Politics in four main areas: representation, political behaviour, political economy and public policy, and quality of government. Theoretical, empirical and experimental papers related to these areas are particularly welcome.
The conference will host invited sessions with the following confirmed speakers: Salvador Barberà (Barcelona), Bård Harstad (UiO), Arthur Lupia (Michigan), Yotam Margalit (Columbia & Tel Aviv), and Vera Troeger (Warwick).
The conference will be a medium size event (40-50 participants), which in addition to the invited sessions, will include small panels allowing time for discussion.
The submission of complete papers is encouraged, but extended abstracts will also be considered. The deadline for submission is April 10, 2017.
Please do not hesitate to contact Matthias Dahm or Scott Moser with any questions you may have.
Paper submission: https://goo.gl/i3I08r


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Today was a struggle for me.
I woke up this morning and wrote down my To Do list for the day as I always do. Each day, the list includes one essential item: Write. Most of the time, that item comes so naturally that I'm not even sure that I need to include it. Still, I love checking things off of the list, so I add it in for that little extra bit of pleasure when I can say that I accomplished it as part of my daily goals. Unfortunately, today was not like most days. I felt an impending urge to do anything but write all morning and into the early afternoon. Luckily, it was a light day in terms of other commitments so I gave myself some room to slack off. I'll sit down and write later. I'll get to it eventually. I found myself all kinds of things to read and procrastinate with.
The power of the To Do list is such for me, that several hours later, I did get to it. At almost five in the afternoon, I finally sat down and put in my minimum word requirement for the day. Initially, the process was slow and miserable, but as I got more into the scene that I was working on, the words started to come more easily. Eventually I got through it and I am even closer to finishing the first complete draft of this book than I was on Friday.
Now that I've gotten through it, I find myself reflecting on why resistance was so much more powerful today than it was the last time I sat down to write on Thursday. I'm reminded of a saying one of my friends uses: "It takes three weeks to build a habit, but only three days to break it." I took the day off of writing on Friday to be at the Baltimore Book Festival. Instead of my normal two days off of writing for the weekend, I had three days away from it, although Friday was an intense and exhausting day. That extra day took away some of my momentum – I found it harder to trace where my scene was heading and I spent some time trying to retrace the plans that I had made for the scenes remaining until the end of my book. While the extra day off was justified in terms of how busy the festival was, I paid the price for it today. I would gladly pay the price again, but next time I take an extra day off, I plan to remember this experience. Expecting the increased resistance would have made me feel more in control of the emotions that I was feeling and would have helped me to tackle it appropriately. Knowledge about the enemy that I am facing would have shifted the power dynamic in my favor.
The other side of the issue that I ran into is feeling the need to celebrate before I get to the end.
I've experienced this sentiment before. When I was a teenage competing on the ice skating rink, I was always a great competitor. Moves that I could perform only inconsistently would come together on the day of the competition. I could go out on the rink and skate a flawless program, landing all of my jumps and completing all of my spins with speed and precision. Until the last one. At the end of a program, my coach and I would always insert a move that I could do consistently. My legs would be tired and I would be trying to catch my breath so it seemed like the best plan. Use an easier move at the end to finish the program with flare. But this tactic never worked well for me. I would accomplish all of the hardest elements in my program and then falter on the last spin – the layback, easily my strongest element on a normal day. This would happen because I would be so close to the finish that I could see it there ahead of me. Because I was almost there, I imagined myself to already be there and I would make a stupid error in my setup that would result in mediocre or failed execution of that last move.
Years later, I find myself back there, in the home stretch. My next novel is almost finished. I've been running the 10K and the finish line is less than half a kilometer away. I want to relax, I want to celebrate. I know that the worst is behind me, but yet the finish line seems to elude me. I'm so close that I want to stop and revel, but I'm not there yet.
I am of course trying to learn from a mistake that I made over and over again in competition. I won't allow myself to celebrate until I can actually write the words "THE END" on the last page of my manuscript. Even with the reminder, I can still feel that impulse. I will probably keep feeling it at the end of each writing project I work on. Today I fought against the urge and won, but the rest of the home stretch remains in front of me. All I can do is to keep up my habit, one day at a time, until I get to the finish line. It's close and getting closer, but I'm not there yet.
Please tell me your thoughts. Have you experienced anything similar when you are close to the end of a project? Or when you are trying to build up or maintain a regular practice (be it of writing, reading, exercise, painting, or anything else)?
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West Ham midfielder Alex Song has announced he wants to stay in England.
The defensive midfielder, who is on a season-long loan from Barcelona, enjoyed a superb start to the season with the Hammers but his form has taken a nose dive since the turn of the year.
That hasn't stopped interest coming from Manchester United however, with the Premier League giants reportedly lining up summer bids for his services.
Yeah, I definitely want to stay here," the 27-year-old Cameroon international told The Fantasy Football Club. "I don't know (if I can sign a permanent deal at West Ham).
"I can't say anything now because I want to focus on the rest of the season and then we will see."


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A few reminders:
CCD begins promptly at 4:30 in the school cafeteria where we will pray together. After prayers, children will follow their teachers back to their classroom. Students will be dismissed out the door on the far end of the building, nearest to Main Street.
Please do not send students with food, we have many children with food allergies.
Please remember to attend Mass and practice prayers at home with your children.
We are so grateful for this opportunity to help your children grow in their love for Jesus!


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Follow Pastor Brett's teaching through Psalm 79, Psalm 80, Psalm 81 and Psalm 82 as we study the Book of Psalms.
Brett Meador
Brett is our senior pastor. He and his family moved to Portland in 1996 to start Athey Creek Christian Fellowship. As our church has grown, Brett's main focus has remained the same: pointing people to Jesus by teaching through God's Word, verse-by-verse, book-by-book and chapter-by-chapter. Brett and his wife, Debbie, have three children: Brooke, Joey and Casey.
© 2006–2019 • Athey Creek Christian Fellowship • All rights reserved. • Some photos courtesy of John Carey.


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Kanpur: A couple was found dead under mysterious circumstances on a railway track in Govindnagar area, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased identified as Mamata (26) and Vicky (28) belonged to different communities and got married three years ago, police said.
According to police spokesperson, Mamata had gone to visit her grandmother in Govindnagar where Vicky came to pick her up.
They had an argument over some issue following which the woman jumped in front of a train on Jhansi railway line here late last night. As Vicky tried to save her, the two were killed.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, police said adding that investigation is on to ascertain whether it was a case of suicide as the two belonged to different communities.
Their family members are being interrogated, police said.


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Dr. Susan Siklos, R.Psych.
Dr. Susan Siklos is a registered psychologist who specializes in the management of anxiety, mood, chronic illness, pain, and adjustment to illness or disability in children, teens, and young adults (ages 5 – 25). Examples of concerns that Dr. Siklos treats include anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety/worry, obsessive compulsive disorder, social phobia, specific phobias), depression, management of and adjustment to health concerns (i.e. chronic illness, pain, anxiety about medical procedures, medical treatment adherence, adjustment to disability, management of post-concussive symptoms, brain injury education and adjustment, spinal cord injury adjustment), and associated parenting challenges (including parenting a child with ADHD, brain injury, or other neurological concerns). Dr. Siklos has also recently become certified as a provider of Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Tics, and treats children, teens, and young adults with Tourette's and tic disorders.
Dr. Siklos uses evidenced-based techniques with her clients, including cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, and behavioural interventions. She often works with both children and their parents to provide the family with tools to support the child/adolescent and to maintain long-lasting positive change. Dr. Siklos takes a very client-centred, personalized, and playful approach to meet the individual needs of her clients and their families.
Dr. Siklos also specializes in the assessment of learning, social, and emotional concerns in children and adolescents (ages 6-19). Examples of assessment questions include learning disabilities, ADHD, giftedness, learning and behavioural concerns following brain injury or a neurological condition, and the impact of emotions (e.g. worries) on learning. Dr. Siklos has extensive experience assessing children with prenatal substance exposure, brain injuries, genetic conditions, learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, developmental delays, and other complex neurodevelopmental conditions.
Dr. Siklos received a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Victoria, with specialization in Pediatric Neuropsychology and Child Clinical Psychology. Her graduate research included examining multi-tasking in children with ADHD, families' experiences getting a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder and their need for social supports, and emotion recognition in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Her pre-doctoral internship was completed at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver, where she completed rotations in developmental psychology pediatric/health psychology, mental health, rehabilitation, and pediatric neuropsychology.
Dr. Siklos previously worked in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Outpatient Medical Psychology Programs at BC Children's Hospital. She also worked for three years as the neuropsychologist for the Adolescent and Young Adult Rehab Program at GF Strong Rehab Centre. Dr. Siklos is a Clinical Associate at Simon Fraser University, where she supervises Clinical Psychology graduate students. In addition to working at North Shore Stress and Anxiety Clinic, Dr. Siklos currently works on the Complex Developmental Behaviour Conditions Program at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children.


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The world of materials never stands still. New technological challenges constantly drive the need to explore new materials that offer properties that no existing material can deliver. It is vital to maintain a single, up-to-date source of materials property data, to keep abreast of all these new developments. How else can you ensure that your designers and engineers have the data they need for materials selection, product design, simulation, qualification, and more?
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Lightweight aluminum beryllium alloys
The 22nd MMPDS Coordination Meeting was held last week (October 23-26), with members meeting to discuss the ongoing development of the Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS) data. But what is MMPDS, and who uses it? A good way to find out is to take one of the new materials in the latest release, and ask some questions about why it's in there. Lightweighting is certainly a hot topic at the moment, so perhaps the lightweight aluminum beryllium alloy (AMS 7911) highlighted in MMPDS-06 would be a good example. Continue reading


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Yesterday, Philips unveiled its new LED lighting technology that can be controlled by smartphone or tablet. Coming in packs of three light bulbs, Philips hue is even capable of changing colour, to thousands of, well, hues.
Pocket-lint has been sent a video of the bulbs in action, with Philips executives explaining how they work and the potential for their use. The company has always been strong on its mood lighting. Its Ambilight TVs have been around for a while now, offering colour-changing LEDs at the rear of the screen that react with the pictures displayed. And there's the company's now five-year-old bulbous LivingColors LED lamp.
However, the hue is the first piece of Philips lighting technology to talk to an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android device.
A pack of three hue light bulbs costs £179. It also comes with a Wi-Fi bridge that connects to your router and communicates between your devices and the bulbs. The price may seem steep to some, but when you consider that each bulb has a life expectancy of 15 years and uses a fifth of the energy of a conventional light bulb, you might be able to balance the books while doing your bit for the environment.


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Circulars to eXtract shareholders regarding:
- the disposal by eXtract to enX of its Fleet Management and Logistics Division and its Industrial Equipment Division, which is categorised as a disposal in terms of section 112 of the Companies Act;
- the unbundling by eXtract of the enX Consideration Shares to eXtract Ordinary Shareholders by way of a distribution in terms of section 46 of the Companies Act;
- the specific issue of eXtract Ordinary Shares to enX for cash;
- the issue of MCC Preference Shares to enX for cash;
- the restructure of the eXtract Group's debt, including but not limited to the advancement of a loan by the enX Group to MCC;
- an increase in the authorised ordinary share capital of eXtract, the creation of the MCC Preference Shares and the related amendments to their respective memoranda of incorporation;
- the proposed change of name by eXtract to eXtract Group Limited after the Final Completion Date, so as to exclude the word "eXtract" from its name and from the name of any CMPR Subsidiaries which possess or use the "eXtract" name;
- the change of year end from June to August for eXtract's next reporting period; and
- the reconstitution of the eXtract Board post the implementation of the Proposed Transaction;
and incorporating:
- a notice convening a general meeting of eXtract Ordinary Shareholders; and
- a form of proxy (for use by Certificated Shareholders and Dematerialised Shareholders with "own-name" registration only).
View Circular 11 July 2017
Circular to eXtract shareholders regarding the proposed Disposal by eXtract of the Excess Assets.
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Revised Listings requirements of the JSE


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From New York, to London, to Milan, and finally to PARIS! Fashion week has been amazing so far, but my heart definitely skipped a beat at the Paris runways. After visiting Paris this summer, I fell in love with the city. The place just screams fashion from every corner – from the streets of Champs Elysees to the Palaces in Versailles.
Paris simply takes fashion to a whole new level and we really get to see true avant-garde pieces.
Here are a few of my favorite to-die-for pieces:
Alexander McQueen
Christian Dior
Louis Vuitton
Saint Laurent
All images via: vogue.com
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Apartments North Dallas And Starting A Search For Them
apartments north dallas has available are both nice and not so nice. If you are thinking about getting one, then you have to weed out the terrible places. That's why it takes some tips to follow and some more info in general.
Too many apartments look nice on the outside, and then when you start living in them you realize why the prices are low and not a lot of people recommend them. You can find, for instance, that they do a great job at cleaning up places to show to people but they won't do maintenance or help you with anything unless you beg them or go through a long process. You are their customer, and if they can't treat you well when you live there and meet your needs, you will hate it and will want to move.
Apartment Problems
In an apartment, there are a lot of problems that can happen if you are not careful. For instance, you may find there to be pests that are in there and you can't just go around hiring your own pest service to deal with it. You're going to have to work with the complex, and if they don't do anything quickly it could cause damage to your property. That's why property management companies with bad reputations should be avoided. There are people that are in charge of places that hate helping and always make excuses until you threaten legal action, so try to avoid places that are stressful like that.
Find an area where you can feel safe. It doesn't matter if you have to pay a little more to live in a nicer area if you can afford it. If not, then at least find a place that is not known for drug activity or other problems. It can be hard to find a nice place with nice neighbors on the cheap, but it's not impossible.