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One thing I've heard from a number of people is that they go to a public event, don't get much out of it, and are frustrated. This essay is about some different ways to approach public rituals and other general Pagan community events to make the most of the time and energy it takes to go to them.
- Types of public Pagan events:
- Making the most of the event
- Tips for better experiences
Types of public Pagan events:
Broadly open public Pagan events fall into a couple of common categories, and knowing what you're going to will help. I've listed them here in order of complexity and generally cost.
Networking events
These can happen in coffee shops, family restaurants, or similar places (in the UK they often happen in pubs) and have a variety of names. Some take place at Pagan or esoteric stores.
Usually scheduled regularly. Some places that's once a month, some it's twice a month, a few are weekly.
Time involved:
Sometimes it's just open discussion for an hour or two, at others there's a topic (a lecture or discussion) followed by social time.
Range of people:
Usually a couple of people who are there most weeks to facilitate, and then other people who show up more or less frequently. This can mean the event is really great for you one time, and not so useful another.
Costs and other expectations:
If it's at a coffee shop, pub, or restaurant, it's polite to buy something there (it doesn't need to be big: a soda or cup of coffee or tea should be fine). In other spaces, there will often be a donation jar out, and the usual donation is a couple of dollars in the US.
Advice and ideas:
If you're curious about one of these events but not sure about whether you'll like it, find something else in the same area (or on your way there or back) you're also interested in doing, like checking out a store, park, library, etc. If you have a great time at the networking event, you can stay, and if not, you can excuse yourself with a "It was great to stop by, but I've got an errand I need to run" and feel like you haven't made a specific trip for something you didn't enjoy.
Public rituals
These are what they sound like, rituals open to the public. Their format is most commonly Wiccan-derived (in very general ways) unless otherwise noted but there are many different methods of doing ritual, and a lot of details depend on who is putting on the public ritual. There's usually social time after (and sometimes before) the ritual itself, and often some kind of potluck.
Some events are announced in public but require contacting someone organizing the event for specific details of location – these are pretty common if the event needs an idea of the number of people coming, it's on private property, or there is specific information they want to make sure everyone has.
Frequency:Some areas have open ritual events for every full moon and Sabbat, but in a lot of places you're more likely to see a couple a year – Samhain, Beltane, winter solstice, and Imbolc are particularly common times (end of October, beginning of May, around December 22nd, and beginning of February, respectively.) They'll often be on the nearest weekend.
Time involved:Normally allow 30-60 minutes before the ritual starts, 1-2 hours for the ritual, and 1-2 hours for social time and cleanup afterwards. for a total of 3-4 hours or so. Sometimes (especially in good weather) there may be longer social times, workshops, or other activities as well as the central ritual, and it might be an all-day sort of thing.
Events with good announcement practices will often give specific details in the announcements about timing.
Range of people:
Some of these events have a core of people who are often there. Sometimes you'll get people who come for one event and disappear, or come to one or two events a year. Usually it's somewhere in the middle. Samhain events tend to get more once-a-year folks and be the largest, so if you're looking to make more local connections, trying other options may be a good idea.
Costs and other expectations:
Since people usually need to rent space (or pay for park permits) there is usually a request for donations, generally in the $5-10 range or so.
You may be asked to bring a potluck dish (some places ask for specific types of dishes based on your last name or birth month). If you're not sure what to bring, fruit, cheese, handheld foods, or non-alcoholic drinks all tend to go over pretty well. Make sure there's an ingredients list if a food has multiple ingredients.
If there's food at the event, bringing your own dishes may be very helpful. Items made for patio or beach meals work pretty well and are usually available cheaply. Bring a plastic bag to stick dirty dishes in: there may not be somewhere to rinse your plate easily.
Public events
These include Pagan Pride events and other public Pagan networking events more involved than a conversation. They often involve at least one ritual, and may also include workshops, discussions, networking opportunities, and sometimes vendors or other activities. Some places have special events for Samhain (and sometimes at other times of the year) with formal meals, dances, or other activities.
This varies a lot. A lot of these kinds of events are a once a year thing, but in some places there are more frequent options. Even if you've missed this year's event, it can be worth checking out any public information (like a website) to find out more about groups, vendors, and other events in the area.
Time involved:
Varies, but often the event runs for a significant portion of the day, and may have several different pieces or parts.
Range of people:
This also varies. Pagan Pride events in public places with a lot of walkthrough traffic may have one or two people who identify as Pagan for every 10 people there. Pagan Pride events that take more effort to get to are probably filled with more Pagans (but they may be people who don't know others in the local community.) Other events may have a strong turnout from people who go to the event every year, or be very welcoming to newcomers.
Costs and other expectations:
Pagan Pride events are free to the public (but will ask for a small donation and a food pantry donation, usually). Samhain balls might cost $50 or more, if they include a meal, special performers, or other similar items.
Conventions and festivals
These events last more than a day, and generally include a combination of workshops, rituals, arts and music, vendors, and much more. Some of these events are held at hotels (like science fiction and other hobby conventions), others are held at camp grounds or other similar sites.
Most of these events are held yearly, usually the same basic time every year. Some events have a spring and fall version, or something similar.
Time involved:
If it's a hotel based convention, the core events usually run from Friday evening through Sunday early afternoon, but there may be additional workshops, activities, and other events on Thursday, Friday morning and afternoon, Sunday evening, or into Monday.
Camping festivals range from a weekend (arrive Friday evening, leave Sunday afternoon or maybe Monday) to 10 day festivals (a week plus the weekend on either side). Because of the locations of camp grounds that can host a significant gathering, they're usually a good drive outside a city. Sometimes they'll be at scout camps or similar sites before or after the main season for sleepaway camps.
Either way, most people are there for the vast majority of the time. (For hotel conventions, people who live in the immediate area may come and go a bit more.) This can make it easier to have ongoing conversations, meet new people, or learn things in more depth than a briefer workshop or event could allow.
Range of people:
One particular note about these kinds of events is that they often have one or more guests of honour. Usually these people give highlighted presentations, workshops, or lead key rituals.
Some people at these events are at their very first Pagan event! However, because of the greater investment of time and resources, many of the people there are more likely to be established in their paths. If you're looking to go a bit deeper in your practice, looking for one of these options, with guests of honour you're particularly interested in, can be a great choice.
Costs and other expectations:
Costs are obviously very different depending on if you're camping or at a hotel. In general, registration for events starts at around $50 and goes up for longer events or with more special guests, plus whatever it will cost for food and housing.
Other events
Probably the last big category of other events are workshops. These may run from an afternoon to a full weekend (or a series of weekends over the course of a year.) A few events like the Reclaiming Witchcamps are a moderately structured series of activities (rituals, focus on particular topics, maybe workshops or learning specific techniques) that take place over a series of days (a long weekend up to a week).
Costs will depend on the length and other details (Do they need to rent space? Is the workshop presenter flying in or coming from a distance?) Some workshops may have some things to read or consider in advance (or you may want to be familiar with the presenter's work for your own reasons.)
Some people also attend things like psychic fairs, faerie festivals, Renaissance festivals, and other related activities where they may find other Pagans or even specific Pagan community groups represented. Costs and time commitment for these range very widely – check out the details before committing.
Making the most of the event
Pick events that work with your goals (and you)
If you want to meet other people who do similar things, pick events at which you might get talking to other people. If you're not comfortable striking up a conversation with strangers, a smaller workshop or interactive activity (like volunteering) may work a lot better for you than something like a lecture or larger presentation.
If you want to learn about a particular kind of practice, do some research to figure out who can talk about it well, and focus on finding those opportunities, rather than going to session with someone who knows only a little more than you do, or who is not a great presenter.
Have a plan
Go into the event with a clear idea of why you want to go, and what you hope to get out of it. I usually identify one or two things I'm hoping to learn or do at the event, and if I make progress on those, it's a good day.
For example, when I've moved to a new place, my goal at the next Pagan Pride (or equivalent) has usually been "Get a sense of what's going on in the broader area, and whether any of those are things I'm interested in". When I've gone to conventions, it's been "Let me find one or two workshops or events each day I'm particularly interested in, and make sure I have time to catch up with friends and talk to people." When I've done workshops, it's "This person teaching about X thing, here is what I'm interested in learning." I consider anything else a bonus.
Know your limits
Going to new events can be exhausting! (And doubly or triply so if you have chronic health issues, have small children with you, or other things that take extra care and attention). Don't try and do everything. By knowing your main goals, you can pick and choose, or figure out which couple of hours are the best fit for what you want to do.
Ask for other places to check out
People at an event who have similar interests may have recommendations (or anti-recommendations) for other events or books or information sources. Don't take their advice as an absolute, but a "Hey, you mentioned X in your question – where could I learn more about that?" can sometimes pay off really well. Or a "You said you were involved in Y – I'd been curious, but wasn't sure how to find other people."
Make it short and polite, and many people will be glad to give you a pointer, or maybe even be glad to follow up afterwards. Bringing cards with your preferred contact information or some index cards or notepaper to write info down on can help a lot.
Tips for better experiences
Take care of yourself
Being in a new kind of situation can be exhausting, and on top of that, many events can just be physically challenging. You may be standing up or walking more than you're used to, you may be out in the sun or in heat (or cold rain) for a bit. You'll be having lots of new experiences.
Make sure you drink (water or something else hydrating), sit down when you need to, pause and eat at regular intervals. (Also, some of the best conversations can happen over meals). If you need medications or have specific health needs, check with the event hosts about specifics you need to be safe and comfortable in advance, make sure you bring what you need with you (meds, seating, etc.), and do less than you think you can do.
Be in the moment
While you may need to check emails or texts to meet up with people, consider limiting that kind of thing to the bare minimum. Bring a journal or sketchbook, people watch, or otherwise just experience what's going on rather than falling into the same habits many of us have of checking our phones, talking to people who aren't there.
(Also, be aware that many events have photo policies to protect the privacy of people there, so photos, etc. may not be an option or only at specific times and places.)
Give yourself processing time afterwards
It can take a while to process the event after you get home. For a short networking event, you might just want to write down a few notes so you remember names or specific interests for next time. But for longer events – workshops, full day ritual events, etc. will need more time, even once you're past being tired and needing to catch up with other things, you will probably need some time to sort through what happened.
Journalling, making notes for yourself, spending some time in quiet reflection can all help. A good bath or shower help some people, or doing some chores around the house you like. Some people deliberately plan re-entry things to do (a particular movie, music playlist, project, etc.) that lets them process the event while easing back into regular routine.
Look for the people you'd like to become more like
Religious paths don't necessarily shape people in a specific way, but looking for people who are like what you want to become isn't a bad place to start. Often this is an unconscious process – see whose stuff intrigues you, how you feel when you talk to them.
Be aware that the people you come across are people – a lot of people will be a bit more silly or relaxed or whatever at a big public event like Beltane or Pagan Pride, for a variety of reasons. (And sometimes people have a thing in their personal life that makes their interactions a bit different the first time or two you see them, so if someone is just not your cup of tea – not horrible, not creepy, just not your thing – being open minded and trying another conversation in a month or three can sometimes be worthwhile.)
When you find people who are maybe interesting, ask them about what they do, what they're willing to share, but also ask them about who else you might want to talk to. Sometimes that can be a great way to get in touch with like-minded people.
You don't need to find everyone who might be interesting, bear in mind – you just need to find a sufficient number for you. And once you find one person, they often know other people.
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CDD @ BioConference Live
May 10, 2010
Attending conferences is an important part of any company's external facing marketing. At CDD we pride ourselves on attending conferences that not only benefit us, but also where we can make an impact. Conferences that focus on the advances and future of integrating life sciences research and technology are of particular interest to us. And so we will be presenting at BioConference Live, an online conference with a strong focus on technological advances in biological research.
BioConference Live is a Free online-only event focused on the Life Science and Biotech community – bringing together researchers, thought leaders, and professionals from around the world. As the event is hosted live over the internet, this conference requires no travel.
There will be over 50 Live keynote and track presentations, including a talk by our very own CEO Barry Bunin, PhD. Other speakers include David Wolf M.D. NASA Astronaut and Medical Doctor, Steven Burrill CEO of Burrill & Company, Kevin Hrusovsky M.B.A. CEO of Caliper Life Sciences, and Dr. Paul Schoemaker, Ph.D. Chairman and CEO Decision Strategies International, Inc., The Wharton School.
This blog is authored by members of the CDD Vault community. CDD Vault is a hosted drug discovery informatics platform that securely manages both private and external biological and chemical data. It provides core functionality including chemical registration, structure activity relationship, chemical inventory, and electronic lab notebook capabilities!
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'We've always done it this way! … What's wrong with that?' – 13 November 2018
"We've always done it this way."
The 'Law of Primacy' in education is very powerful: What we are first taught on any given subject often creates a strong, almost unshakable impression. We believe it, implicitly. Perhaps that's why generations of flight instructors have resisted looking at landings in other way than the 100-year-old 'conventional wisdom': that pilots develop landing judgment and proficiency only by ultimately 'getting the hang of it', though repetition and practice. And again and again, on every subsequent aircraft conversion.
This is time-consuming and can be unnecessarily stressful and very expensive – for the student – and for the operator, in terms of wear and tear and damage to aircraft.
30 hours to first solo is not unusual. It is, however, unnecessary and quite harmful to a pilot's confidence. If this sounds familiar, please read on.
When the elements of this 'conventional wisdom' are examined, they don't stack up very well:
What's wrong with conventional methods?
Simply stated,
- Triangles have had 3 sides for a very long time.
- We only ever used 2 of them – the hypotenuse for the pilot's eye path (correct) – and the opposite side to guess the flare height for each type (highly inconsistent and mathematically flawed).
- The opposite side (flare height) is invisible to the pilot (forgetting radio altitude call-outs); the conventional wisdom is to develop landing judgment by repetition and trial and error; this height changes with every aircraft conversion.
- Because the final approach flight path angle (FPA) is exaggerated in books and manuals and all training aids and depicted at around 25-30°– instead of the normal 3° – the actual FPA has been masked; 3° is near enough to a 1:20 gradient, a very flat gradient. The significance of this exaggeration is crucial:
- It means that every vertical error in flare height judgment or control compounds, one way or the other along the runway, by 20 times that vertical error.
- Until the Jacobson Flare, no-one thought of using the 3rd side of the triangle: the adjacent side.
- This is the runway centreline – effectively, a calibrated ruler (consistent centreline markings) and fully visible to the pilot (under most conditions and where not, options are available).
- A visual fix (based on the RAF 617 Sqn 'Dambusters' operation of 1943) becomes available, using a 'flare cut-off point' on the runway centreline, short of the initial aim point, to identify the flare point, rather than a haphazard guess of flare height.
- Any longitudinal error is reflected as only 1/20th, as a vertical error, making the technique extremely tolerant for use on grass and gravel airstrips, (without any central line calibration).
- The Jacobson Flare addresses all aspects of the approach and landing, including where to aim; how to aim; the key difference – the use of a visual fix to identify the flare point, rather than a haphazard guess of flare height; how much to flare; and how fast to flare.
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SCCVC showcases quality of teaching and training in recent visit
On Tuesday 11 December SCCVC welcomed the Federal Labor Candidate for Reid, Sam Crosby, and Senator Doug Cameron, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness and Shadow Minister for Skills, TAFE and Apprenticeships.
During the visit the Sam Crosby and Senator Doug Cameron were taken on a tour of the College and were impressed by the state-of-the-art facilities and the flexible, supportive training and education model that SCCVC has developed. Addressing and treating our students as young adults, and working with them for success: work ready and world ready was apparent.
Senator Cameron observed that the quality of the teaching and training SCCVC offers and delivers, is sadly lacking in some VET in schools delivery. In this regard SCCVC is discernibly and obviously different to many others.
SCCVC provides a quality pathway into careers, employment and training. As a national skills shortage continues, Senator Cameron observed the importance of our work and ministry.
As both sides of politics look to review VET nationally, SCCVC has some important observations to contribute to present and future directions in VET.


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We all know 'the customer is king', but what are you doing to make your customers feel like Kings and Queens? What are you doing to make them want to come back? After all, customers are our businesses' life-blood. During a recent workshop held by our business group, attendees learned how to propel their customer service to a whole new level. But first things first:
Why is good customer service so important?
An unhappy customer is a company's worst enemy! They can undermine and damage your reputation, whether justified or not. With today's Internet based news feeds and social media, it doesn't take much to dish the dirt on any business via Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. We know we can't please everybody all the time, yet it is important to keep our customers happy (or at least satisfied enough not to campaign against our business).
They customer service as four key areas: Service, Satisfaction, Staying, and Success. Firstly, you want to provide not just good, but amazing customer service, with which you hope to reach or exceed customer satisfaction. In turn, that will lead to customers staying with you as a repeat client and contributing to your success. For most companies, 80% of business comes from 20% of clientele, so repeat clients are essential.
As well as this it relies on good communication and leadership – if you don't have that then it doesn't matter how good your customer service team is! It's worth investing time learning essential leadership skills, as illustrated brilliantly in this infographic from STL, and sending your staff on courses to improve their communication. Providing excellent customer service and satisfaction requires knowing each customers' wants and needs, and what their expectations are in terms of your product or service. For this, you need to make sure your staff are well trained, and you are prepared to lead them!
One way to find out their feelings is by simply asking directly, getting brief feedback forms, or conducting customer satisfaction surveys. One such method is the Net Promoter Score (NPS), which uses just one basic question: How likely is it that you [the customer] would recommend this company to a friend or colleague? The resulting scores fall into one of three categories:
(rating you 9-10 in customer service, with 10 being exceptional): loyal enthusiasts, who will keep buying, and referring others;
(rating you 7-8): satisfied but unenthusiastic customers, vulnerable to competitors; and,
(rating you 0-6): unhappy customers, who can damage your brand and hinder growth.
To turn your customers into promoters, there are five levels of customer service:
Meet expectations:
The bare minimum of service, not getting major complaints but also no loyalty; failure to meet expectations even once is seen as reason to leave; customers gladly switch to a competitor who wows them with a lower price and/or better service.
Exceed expectations:
Building customer loyalty; may lead to increased profitability; customers willing to pay more for this better service; helps avoid the Law of Diminishing Intentions, i.e. customers going elsewhere.
Delight customers:
Touching customers on an emotional/personal level; this increases client retention; showing them you truly care; makes it hard for competitors to pull them away.
Amaze customers:
Propels your business to a whole new level; you treat your customers better than gold; your amazed customers are keen to actively refer you.
Not meeting expectations:
Not meeting customer expectations unintentionally or maybe intentionally because you're trying to get rid of a 'bad customer' who is never satisfied regardless of the level of service; this customer and you are just not a good fit.
Here are just a few of the things you can do for good to excellent customer service:
– Always follow-up, offer help and solutions immediately, provide incentives or compensation and most importantly have personal interaction (by telephone or in person)
– Be accountable, send hand-written thank you cards to repeat or major clients or small appreciation gift. Hold client appreciation events, or offer finder's fee for referrals.
We each have our own style, of course, and that's what makes working with us special. Importantly, always be friendly, sincere, and over-deliver, then as long as your product or service is top-notch, you should have no problem delighting and retaining your customers!


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Unfortunately due to Covid-19 many events are currently Postponed but those going ahead as Virtual Events are highlighted in blue
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Richmond Park's South African military hospital
September 13, 2017 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pmFree
After the South African army suffered devastating losses during the First World War, a dedicated military hospital was established in London to treat the wounded. Conceived at the outbreak of war by a committee of prominent South Africans living in London, the hospital was finally built in 1916 on a 12-acre site in Richmond Park provided by King George V.
As part of the Know Your Place heritage festival, The National Archives are teaming up with Richmond Local Studies for a one-off talk that gives an insight into the lives of the South African soldiers and the medical staff who treated them.


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I hope all of you in the US had a great Thanksgiving and those elsewhere had a great week. I wasn't trying to find more weird Florida stories and yet a story found me. Facebook has been all over the news, including their Instagram subsidiary. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg found a spot this week as well. All of the headlines are below, click to read the full stories.
- SpaceX gets FCC approval to add 7,518 more satellites to its Starlink constellation
- Meet the people hacking their bodies for better sex
- Microsoft Surface Studio 2 review
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- Our 10 Favorite Laptops, From MacBooks TO Chromebooks
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- The WT2 in-ear translator arrives in January, with real-time feedback coming soon
- Missing Disney film which predates Mickey Mouse resurfaces in Japan
- Black Friday brings out hackers looking to rip you off
- Facebook Files Algorithm Patent To Predict Who You Live With
- Facebook is finally rolling out its "how long do I spend on Facebook" dashboard
- Facebook's Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and bitcoin top this year's list of Tech Turkeys
- Facebook's Zuckerberg pushes back at criticism over handling of scandals
- The Facebook Ads Strategy That Can't Lose
But Wait, There's More…
- Martha Stewart's first Uber ride did not go well
- SNOOP DOGG Gets Hollywood Walk Star … SHOUT-OUT TO DEEZ!!!
- Microsoft Azure, Office 365 users hit by multi-factor authentication issue
- Weird and Expensive Classic Rock Holiday Gift Ideas
- Amazon trying to buy 22 cable TV sports channels, including Yankees network
- How Amazon's deal with Apple puts the hurt on small sellers
- Amazon admits it exposed customer email addresses, doubles down on secrecy
- How Many Balloons Are in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
- 500,000 Duped Into Downloading Android Malware Posing As Driving Games On Google Play
- How Stan Lee Influenced an Entire Generation of Children and Shaped My Approach to Business
- Are Ghost Followers Bringing Your Instagram Engagement Down?
- Instagram cracks down on fake followers
- I Built a Social Media Following of 1 Million in 30 Days. Here's How You Can, Too.
- Scientists may have figured out what rats and dogs dream about
- E-commerce site is infected not by one, but two card skimmers
If you see some important tech news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we'll consider including it in our next post.
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Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.
Titus 2:3-5 NASB
In reflecting upon my grandmother's life, a multitude of thoughts come to mind. This passage however, was foremost in my thoughts. Grandma's life truly truly reflected the heart of this passage. Her life was one of modesty. She did not have to be the center of attention; she was content in being in the background, quietly serving and meeting the needs of those present. Her words were "seasoned with salt;" I never heard her say an unkind word to or about anyone. She was an able teacher. This is evident in the lives of her children. All of them are upstanding in their character, hard-working in their chosen occupations and ministries, faithful to the work that God had chosen for them. All have served in some measure in the Lord's service.
She taught her daughters well by example to love their husbands and children, even when it might have seemed like God wasn't working. She was sensible, pure, and kind. She kept her home in order and diligently worked to preserve the yield from Grandpa's garden. She was subject to her husband. All of this is lived out in the lives of my aunts, Lucy Hess and Gloria Ruby. She was also a good model of what a godly lady was to be like for her sons, who in turn chose godly young ladies to be their wives.
When I look at the results of Grandma's life in relation to my own family's future, I wish that I had more time to spend with her to glean treasure from her words of wisdom. I want my children to grow up as well as hers did. I wish I would have had the insight to ask her those questions when I had the chance. I did not feel the pressing need when she was able to communicate with me. Now that my children are growing, I am really feeling the need for her insight. Even to the end, she was seeking to impart wisdom and godliness. Her last words to me from her hospital bed were "Praying for one another," showing her heart for others and her dependence upon God.
Grandma was a quiet lady. She loved her husband and family and was content when they were happy. Proverbs 31:30-31 says, "Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates." Grandma, I am so thankful for the godly heritage that you have given me. I treasure it and will strive to pass it on to my children. I love you. God's Word has been honored in your life. May it be so in mine.


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Openly is a Boston-based emerging insurance carrier (see below) led by Ty Harris and Matt Wielbut. It plans to offer homeowners insurance via independent agents.
Also, it has a new look.
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Sadly, Grainne passed away on November 16, 2014 - just days before reaching her 15th birthday.
She was actually born on the 22nd - St Cecilia's Day, patron Saint of Music and Musicians - so her unique spirit will still live on in this, her music.
Otherwise, the programme note below will remain unaltered.
Grainne is, in fact, a lovely soft-coated Irish Wheaten Terrier, who lives with my dear friends, Peter and Roberta, in Bramstedt, a small hamlet south of Bremen, Germany.
Grainne na Dun na nGal, or simply Grainne for short, exhibits all the characteristics of this particular branch of the terrier breed, but also has a unique personality - a lovable, affectionate nature blended with the mischievous fun of the Leprechaun or Little People - a true 'Princess', then! Hopefully this Air & Jig will conjure up a picture 'in sound'. You could always check out the 'real McCoy', by calling by, or simply by visiting Grainne's own website. And, of course, you'll be able to hear the Jig whilst you're there, and enjoy all her news and pictures, too - especially the latest adventures of the Wheaten Wagtime Band!
Just to give the piece a little authentic flavour, you might notice a couple of Irish 'tunes' thrown in for good measure!
The original version was for flute or descant recorder & piano, but this is a special arrangement for wind quintet. West Winds, a local quintet based in and around Plymouth, has already premiered my arrangement of The Lone Ar-ranger!, and so it seemed a logical move to make a similar arrangement of Princess Grainne's Air & Jig for them. This is based on the recent string quartet version, specially written for the Callino Quartet from Ireland, but the extra melodic line has allowed me to make some additions along the way! The bass clarinet part has been asked for, as an alternative to the bassoon - it is largely the same, except where the bottom register is concerned.
Until such time as a recording can hopefully be arranged,the attached MP3 file is 'courtesy of' Garritan Sibelius Edition.
N.B. In the present economic climate, a good number of smaller ensembles understandably buy just the set of parts as, in reality, these alone are all that is needed in performance. Equally, a similar number buy both the parts and the full score. To compensate for this, I intend to reduce the cost of the full score by $4, and increase the price of the lead part by $3, a differential that wasn't available to sellers at the former SibeliusMusic.com.
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Statement by ANZASW President for World Social Work Day 2019
Press Release – Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers
World Social Work Day has become a highpoint in the social work calendar with practitioners celebrating and promoting the contributions of the profession to individuals, families, communities and wider society internationally.
World Social Work Day has become a highpoint in the social work calendar with practitioners celebrating and promoting the contributions of the profession to individuals, families, communities and wider society internationally.
Today, as always, the Association pays tribute to our highly-skilled and hard-working social work colleagues, particularly here in Aotearoa New Zealand: you are the experts, change agents and collaborative partners helping to make a difference across the country.
ANZASW thanks and stands with you as you continue with your indispensable work as Canterbury and the Nation begin the process of recovery following the terror attack last week.
We also acknowledge the diverse range of people that are served by colleagues at home and abroad, as they seek to enhance their resilience and / or protect their families / whanau in the face of adversity.
With great sadness today we think of the community in Christchurch / Otautahi who have been enduring so much, especially Muslim New Zealanders, including victims and their families / whanau.
I know that the entire social work profession are offering their awhi to our Muslim brothers and sisters in Canterbury. If any good can come of the horrific incidents that took place, is that the outpouring of aroha and kotahitanga now so clearly on display is helping to fortify our society against the hate that led to recent events.
The theme for this year's Day is promoting the importance of human relationships. The Association recognises the great relevance of this topic at the present time, as communities stand shoulder to shoulder with one another, and our society begins to process what has happened.
The overwhelming response we've witnessed, from the statutory and international level right down to individual acts of kindness and support, are a reminder of the value of mutual support and respect, and how deeply the spirit of manaaki is rooted in our islands.
The kaupapa of our profession emphasises the importance of relations between individuals,
diverse communities , within families / whanau and society. The global definition of social work affirms that promoting shared responsibility and mutual respect between communities are a central goal of our practice at the macro level.
In all our professional activities, social workers seek to support the people accessing services by facilitating improved or empowered relations with persons or systems, so that they fulfil their rights and potential with mana and full self-determination. This is complemented by our advocacy on behalf of those we serve and our profession's expertise in analysing the wider context in which individuals present their practical challenges or experience risks to their well-being.
Turning to social work itself, the passage of the Social Worker Registration Legislation Act will change the relationship of social work with our counterparts in other professions and with the people we serve, securing greater confidence in our work going forward.
The passing of Act into law 28 February 2019 was a significant milestone, moving our profession onto the same footing as other regulated professions that social workers often interact with when supporting the public. This development not only marks a long overdue recognition of the status of Social Work, while increasing service user confidence, ensuring accountability and competence, but also offers hope to colleagues overseas who are also seeking full mandatory registration on terms that recognise the scope and importance of social work.
The Association wants to thank Minister Sepuloni for her receptiveness to the concerns of the social service sector and the Social Work Alliance Group during the process of refining the Bill before it was passed. The final Act makes all the difference by ensuring that that not only will the public will now be safer and better served, but our profession will be fully regulated and guided by a scope of practice which informs employers, the general public, and other professionals of the range of activities covered by the profession, in the same way that peers working with the public other fields are.
We also want to acknowledge officials from Ministry of Social Development and the Ministers Office who played an important role in achieving the Act in its final form that is fit for purpose.
Finally, on behalf of the Association, I would simply like to tautoko everyone in Christchurch standing with, supporting or offering awhi to the victims, including many of our colleagues, as well as the victims, their families and the Muslim community at large.
Sally Dalhousie
ANZASW President
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Offering their most forceful and detailed defense of the program in a series of briefings, television interviews and a hastily called presidential news conference, administration officials argued that the existing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was not written for an age of modern terrorism. In these times, Mr. Bush said, a "two-minute phone conversation between somebody linked to Al Qaeda here and an operative overseas could lead directly to the loss of thousands of lives."
Mr. Bush strongly hinted that the government was beginning a leak investigation into how the existence of the program was disclosed. It was first revealed in an article published on The New York Times Web site on Thursday night, though some information that administration officials argued could be useful to terrorists had been omitted.
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Senator Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican who is chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said, "I am skeptical of the attorney general's citation of authority, but I am prepared to listen."
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Mr. Bush, Mr. Gonzales and Lt. Gen. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the nation's second-ranking intelligence official and a former director of the National Security Agency, which conducted the surveillance, stepped around questions about why officials decided not to use emergency powers they have under the existing foreign surveillance law. The law allows them to tap international communications of people in the United States and then go to a secret court up to 72 hours later for retroactive permission.
"The whole key here is agility," General Hayden said, adding that the aim "is to detect and prevent."
Administration officials, speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the information, suggested that the speed with which the operation identified "hot numbers" -- the telephone numbers of suspects -- and then hooked into their conversations lay behind the need to operate outside the old law.
Soon after Mr. Bush spoke, three senior Democrats influential on national security matters -- Senators Carl Levin of Michigan, Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Russell Feingold of Wisconsin -- assailed the president for bypassing the court that Congress set up a quarter-century ago to make sure intelligence agencies do not infringe on the privacy of Americans.
"He can go to the court retroactively," Mr. Levin, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, told reporters, referring to the 72-hour rule.
Mr. Bush -- who initially resisted a public investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks and the intelligence failures in Iraq -- used his news conference Monday to discourage Congress from publicly delving into the program, saying that "public hearings on programs will say to the enemy, 'Here's what they do, adjust.' " He repeatedly cited the case of Osama bin Laden, who was widely reported to have stopped using a satellite telephone after news reports that intelligence agencies were listening in.
The White House briefing itself was unusual, with two of the administration's most senior officials discussing legal and operational details of what Mr. Gonzales described as "probably the most classified program that exists in the United States government."
Mr. Gonzales said the president had "the inherent authority under the Constitution" as commander in chief to authorize the program. He also argued that the legal rationale followed the logic in a Supreme Court decision last year in the case of an enemy combatant named Yaser Esam Hamdi, an American citizen who was detained in Afghanistan on the battlefield.
In addition, Mr. Gonzales said the administration believed that Congress gave the president clear and broad authorization to attack Al Qaeda in a resolution passed on Sept. 14, 2001, that set the stage for the invasion of Afghanistan. That resolution authorized the president "to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons."
Many members of Congress say that in authorizing the military invasion of Afghanistan days after the Sept. 11 attacks, they never intended or envisioned that the authority could be applied to searches without warrants within the United States.
Mr. Gonzales and General Hayden were careful to emphasize that the surveillance program was "limited" in scope.
"People are running around saying that the United States is somehow spying on American citizens calling their neighbors," Mr. Gonzales said. In fact, he said, it was "very, very important to understand" that the program is limited to calls and communications between the United States and foreign countries.
"What we're trying to do is learn of communications, back and forth, from within the United States to overseas members of Al Qaeda," he said. "And that's what this program is about."
He added: "This is not about wiretapping everybody. This is about a very concentrated, very limited program focused on gaining information about our enemy."
As the administration has argued since the disclosure of the program Thursday night, Mr. Gonzales and General Hayden said the normal system for issuing warrants for a domestic surveillance operation -- required in 1978 in a program that grew out of the improper surveillance of political dissidents -- was inadequate in some cases.
Regarding a possible leak investigation, which would be handled by the Justice Department, Mr. Gonzales said: "This is really hurting national security, this has really hurt our country, and we are concerned that a very valuable tool has been compromised. As to whether or not there will be a leak investigation, we'll just have to wait and see."
When questions at the news conference turned to Iraq, Mr. Bush urged reporters to look at rationales he offered for invading the country that went beyond its suspected caches of weapons of mass destruction, including his vision of creating democratic havens in the Middle East. But he acknowledged that the failure to find weapons in Iraq made it difficult to make the case "in the public arena" that countries like Iran are pursuing nuclear weapons, as Mr. Bush has charged.
He said, "People will say, if we're trying to make the case on Iran, well, the intelligence failed in Iraq, therefore how can we trust the intelligence in Iran?" Later, he added, "It's no question that the credibility of intelligence is necessary for good diplomacy."


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The launch appears to violate U.N. Security Council resolutions that ban North Korean ballistic missile activity.
The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in said it is "very concerned" the North Korean missile test violates the spirit of the inter-Korean agreements.
But U.S. President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials quickly suggested the test was not very important. They said the North did not violate its own promise to stop tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles, or long-range ballistic missiles. However, some experts warn that position could frighten U.S. allies because short-range weapons could still hit South Korea and Japan.
North still upset about exercises
Robert Carlin is a North Korea scholar writing for the website 38 North. He says the North Korean test was probably a way to show anger toward the South Korean government for continuing joint military exercises with U.S. forces. Last month, Kim called the exercises "hostile acts."
罗伯特·卡林(Robert Carlin)是一位为北纬38度网站撰稿的朝鲜学者。他说,朝鲜这次测试可能是对韩国政府继续与美国军队进行联合军事演习表达愤怒的一种方式。金正恩上个月称这些演习是"敌对行为"。
North and South Korea did agree last April to stop "all hostile acts" against each other and eliminate the "danger of war." But they never signed an agreement to stop military exercises completely, and drills have continued on both sides.
North Korea also blames Moon for not acting on the inter-Korean agreements reached during three meetings over the past year. However, U.S. and international trade limits have prevented Moon from following through on many parts of the agreements.
Any time, any place, we can talk
The North Korean weapon launch puts additional pressure on Moon. His public approval rating was very high after his first meeting with Kim. Now it is half of what it was.
Adding to Moon's problems, South Korea's economy unexpectedly lost value in the first quarter of 2019.
A growing number of South Koreans oppose his contact with the North. They see it as unexperienced and unsuccessful.
Moon still wants to work with the North. He said last month he would hold a fourth top-level meeting with Kim "any time, any place."
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I cycled to that giant behemoth in Edmonton called IKEA for a little window shopping and pop into IKEA's restaurant for a mid-morning snack. I arrived there at about 9:30. When I looked out the window of the restaurant my heart sank lower than it had for ages. Ten centimetres of snow augmented by a blizzard greeted me.
Now I am no fan of snow. In fact I hate it, and making my way home in a blizzard is misery. I did think of jumping on the bus but the traffic was snarled up to a horrendous degree. And so began a bike journey to Tottenham Hale.
I phoned the shop to tell them I'd be late, and they said, "Don't bother coming in. It's not worth it. We're closing early today anyway."
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It's something that I say a ton around our house.
An old shirt with a hole. An empty wine bottle and its cork. And especially any type of jar. It will serve its purpose and right when Dan's about to throw the item into the trash, my spidey sense tells me to go running to the kitchen and yell out, "Wait, I can use that!" It's gotten so bad that now, Dan just leaves items on our kitchen island until I'm home to sort through it and determine what is actually garbage and what I can use for a future project.
This Nutella jar turned scissors holder was an item that was rescued from the garbage.
This handy little toothpick dispenser was too. Didn't cost a dime.
It originally held the organic rosemary we purchased from Target. Doesn't it look like this actual toothpick dispenser?
I've come to see that everything may have another use, so I'm extremely hesitant to throw anything away. Truth is, I've always been a little trigger shy in throwing away items that I may need someday. Dan is not-so-secretly afraid that I'm turning into a hoarder.
In any case, we're short on storage so I know that I really do have a limited window of time of when my keeping stuff is tolerated and when it's strongly suggested that I throw it away. That's why I try to assess what I have accumulated every so often, and I actually do toss stuff that I no longer think I can use.
The other day, I was going through my decorations box where I store seasonal holiday-related items that are frequently switched out depending on the time of year, to see if there was anything I could toss. I was given these votive candle holders as a decoration for the summer months.
They are pretty, but just not my style. What else could I use it for? Just to hold stuff like change, thread, or other small items. No, it seemed to me these were not items I could re-use.
I wasn't really sure how to go about donating such an item, so the general thought was to toss it. I walked over the the kitchen garbage and right before my hand released the first votive, I thought, "Wait, I can use that!"
What was I doing? What is like the one thing DIY blogs teach? With a new coat of paint, it could be a whole new votive!
I looked around online for a little at different kinds of candle holders. I fell in love with this silver-plated look from Pottery Barn.
I wasn't sure if that silver tone would look good on such a small votive, but once I saw these discontinued Antiqued Mercury Glass Votives from Ballard Designs, I was sold.
It occurred to me that our bedroom already had some silver accents, like the curtain rods and the lamps, so the votives would match the room nicely. Maybe these could finally finally decorate my new dresser!
Enter the silver spray paint.
After a quick spray and dry, here's what we have.
Not sure I love where I put them, but I do love the way the votives came out. Maybe I should put them on a white charger or something so they are more of a focal point on the dresser.
I think they will get much use come the holiday season, where they likely will find a spot on the food table at my annual holiday party. Until then, we'll see how they work out on the dresser. If they still aren't catching my fancy in a few weeks, I'll find a new home for them.