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"You made it ugly."
Reed Richards (Miles Teller) says this to some government officials after they took his invention and made it their own. This is what I feel Josh Trank and 20th Century Fox did to the beloved Marvel Comics franchise.
If you listen to Forced Perspective, a proud podcasting partner of this site, you'll know that I usually have nothing to plug at the end of the show. My full time job is incredibly demanding, which I have to balance with being a new father. This leaves me with little time to write movie reviews for this site, which I used to do frequently. But sometimes, something comes along that makes you so angry, that you need to vent.
Fantastic Four isn't a piece of shit. No. It's a steaming puddle of cinematic diarrhea. One of the worst superhero movies of recent history. It makes the previous three films (yes, including the unreleased 1994 one) look like the Dark Knight trilogy.
I'm not interested in production problems. Or if Josh Trank was unprofessional. Or if 20th Century Fox meddled too much. The end result of this film is a joyless, muddy, soulless mess.
Beware: Spoilers ahead. But honestly, I'm doing you a favor so you don't have to watch it.
I tried to give this film a chance. I really, truly did. In fact, I'll go so far as to say the first act of the film was fairly solid. I was engaged in the characters and was digging the sci-fi element. But then they go to "PLANET ZERO," the parallel universe/alternate dimension from which the four (plus Victor Von Doom) gain their powers. After that point, it becomes a clusterfuck. The second and third act are so mushed together and formless that by the time the climactic battle happens you think to yourself "Oh, we're doing this NOW?"
You want character development? Too bad! Early on we had a nice development of the friendship between Reed and Ben, then Act 2 comes and bye bye character development! It's hinted at that Victor has a thing for Sue… aaaaaand that's all you get because they don't explore it any deeper than that. Oh and speaking of Sue Storm aka The Invisible Woman, you can tell all of the scenes where 20th Century Fox stepped in to do re-shoots after production wrapped because from scene to scene Kate Mara goes from a dirty blonde to wearing a bleach blonde wig.
And Johnny Storm? You mean the guy who's just there because his character is in the comics yet is of absolutely no consequence or bearing on the story? They tried to have a little bit of a "you have untapped potential" thing going for him, but yeah, they never explored it. For the record, I have no problem with the filmmakers turning Johnny into a black kid at all. Michael B. Jordan is a talented actor. They just gave him fuck-all to do.
And hey, you know Ben is so upset he's been turned into a monster? Yeah, well, you can forget about that by the end… the filmmakers obviously did. I also hope you don't have a fondness for his trademark "It's clobbering time!" line. While he DOES say it, he says it because his abusive brother used to say it to him while he beat him up… so he says as a battle cry now. Yeah, I know, it makes no sense. Also, what happened to his dick? Seriously… where did it go?
The cast is exceptional. Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell are all good actors. They deserve a better comic book movie. But, hey, hope's not lost. After all, Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds got second chances at comic book movies. Maybe one of these guys will as well (if the experience of this train wreck didn't sour them on the process.)
Oh and let's talk Dr. Doom. You know, the villain? After being just kind of a dick in Act 1, he completely disappears for the rest of the movie and shows up in the last 15 minutes… and is defeated in unspectacular fashion about 10 minutes after that in a CGI-laden planet that looks like a video game cut scene. And actually, that's a pretty accurate comparison, because the ease of his defeat reminds me of a level 1 boss in a video game. He has no motivation as to why he wants to destroy the world. He doesn't really pose that much of a threat to the heroes. And he looks really freaking stupid. Also, what are his powers supposed to be? Nevermind the fact that in the comics Doom doesn't have super powers, he's a man in a metal suit, much like Iron Man, and his intellect is his greatest power. But they never bother to explain what he can do. He can blow people's heads up ala Scanners. But he can also turn the Fantastic Four's powers against them? What power is that exactly? And he certainly seems to know exactly how all of their powers work despite never actually encountering them in their superpowered forms before.
People like to make fun of the 2005 and 2007 films as being cheesy. But at least those films had character development. At least they weren't devoid of joy. The 1994 unreleased Corman film was made purely to avoid reverting the rights back to Marvel. It had no production value, cheesy acting and terrible special effects. But it had a soul. This movie cost 200 times that one and it's completely empty. Let's face it, these are wacky characters! They need to be fun! It can be done. If Marvel can make a talking raccoon and a walking tree work, and to great effect, then ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
There aren't many worse films than the Fantastic Four. Superman IV. Those terrible Captain America TV movies from the 70s. The Captain America film from the early 90s. That's about it. The financial and creative successes of Iron Man and The Dark Knight took the the comic book/superhero genre to new heights. We've had the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the multi-billion dollar success of The Dark Knight trilogy, the rebirth of the X-Men franchise… this is the lowest point of the modern superhero era. Worse than Ghost Rider. Worse than Daredevil. Worse than X-Men Origins. Worse than Man of Steel. Maybe it's on the same level as Catwoman. Maybe.
20th Century Fox, give the rights back to Marvel. You don't get these characters. Stick to X-Men movies, you're still good at that. Trank, quit bitching about what the studio did or didn't do. Your name is on the film. Be a man and take responsibility.
You made it ugly.
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The Pirate continues: Caribbean Hunt, where players once again go to the Caribbean. The main character of John Rackham's task is to revive the legendary pirates and confront the Great Inquisitor responsible for the slaughter, from which only the protagonist managed to get out in one piece. The fun is to traverse a vast, open world, trade with cities, settlements and ports, build a fleet, and fight against opponents, in which equally important as choosing the right tactics is to skilfully utilize the special abilities of individual captains.
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A five-year review on death of 1-59 month children due to drowning in Hormozgan province
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Conclusions: Sensitizing families, NGOs and policymakers seems to be very effective in preventing drowning in children. Therefore, it should be considered as a health priority in the country.
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The Southern Boone High School Athletics Hall of Fame has announced its inaugural class of three teams and seven individuals and will celebrate their induction with a ceremony on Saturday, April 21 with a reception at 5 p.m. and program at 6 p.m. at the SoBoCo gym.
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I took a few weeks off from the Weekly Wrap for the holidays and following holiday hangover. We saw quite a few good Android deals over Black Friday and Cyber Week, including the $199 Nexus 6, $299 Nexus 5X, $449 Galaxy S6, and $9.99 Verizon Moto E. Hopefully your holidays and shopping went well, mine did, but I'm ready to get back into some Android news and reviews from the past week! Before we get started with news, check out some of our video reviews and coverage from the world of Android this week:
Motorola captured some headlines this week with phone and smartwatch enthusiasts, announcing the release date of the Moto 360 Sport and the upcoming availability of Marshmallow for the Moto X Pure. The 360 Sport will be available in the US on January 7 for $299. On January 10 Best Buy will have the smartwatch in stores if you're interested in testing it out first. The Moto X Pure Marshmallow soak test began earlier this week, meaning we should expect an official update in the next few weeks if everything goes well. If you've been waiting for 6.0 on your Moto X Pure, you shouldn't be waiting long. Let's just hope Motorola did better than last year with Lollipop.
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The OnePlus 2 invite system has officially ended. Does anyone still care though? You can also pick up the OnePlus X invite-free until December 7. At this point, more people are probably buying the X.
The Nexus devices are getting a big update next week with brand new emoji. Everyone is pretty excited about them, especially the turkey, popcorn, middle finger, taco, and upside down smiley. Here's a list of the new ones, via Droid Life:
The Blackberry Priv also received a big update this week that brings several stability improvements and a big boost to the camera. Blackberry claims the update makes the camera much faster, one of the only big complaints I had about the device in my full review. Unfortunately, AT&T still has not rolled out an update and we don't have an inclination of when we can expect it. In addition to the camera and stability improvements, Blackberry included the December security patch from Google.
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This fully accommodated Scenic Rim walking tour will introduce you to South East Queensland's high country: a stunning collection of mountains, ridges, escarpments, forests and ancient volcanic plateaus in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. Enjoy two nights of 'glamping' at Spicers Canopy and one night of superb luxury at Spicers Peak Lodge. Meals and drinks are included, along with hiking gear such as daypacks, hydration equipment and water bottles. Duration: 4 days
We're sitting around a large communal oak dining table in the common area at Spicers Canopy — a chic permanent tented retreat on Spicers Peak Station near Maryvale on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range.
The roast beef is delicious; the baked potatoes extraordinarily fluffy; the creamy cauliflower-bake and pumpkin pie a treat. The accompanying local shiraz is a very decent drop. Could life get any better?
Then it starts to rain. No, not just rain — it buckets down. An incredible electrical storm proceeds to light up the entire valley. It's truly awe-inspiring — and it seems somehow fitting. After all, Spicers is a company that certainly knows how to wow its guests.
We're doing the four-day Scenic Rim Trail — a fully accommodated and all-inclusive walking holiday offered by Spicers Retreats. The Scenic Rim is a semi-circle of mountains — roughly 1.5 hours' drive southwest of Brisbane — that stretches from Toowoomba to Tamborine. This Scenic Rim walking tour allows guests to explore several different parts of the region on foot.
Spicers Canopy is the perfect place to spend the first two nights on this trip. Sleeping in a tent — permanent or otherwise — lends itself to a feeling of adventure. And that's despite the fact that these particular tents come with queen size beds, feather down pillows, gorgeous white linen and a separate day bed to relax on between walks.
To get the ball rolling, we hike 13 kilometres through the Main Range National Park to the peak of Mount Mitchell, which is bathed in low-hanging cloud. While the tracks are well maintained, this is not a walk to be sniffed at — especially coming down from the peak which can be steep and treacherously slippery.
The hike takes in some magnificent temperate rainforest and our indefatigable guide Reece displays an incredible knowledge of local flora — pointing out a veritable smorgasbord of bush tucker. Today we don't need it: our hosts have provided backpacks packed with tasty treats including a turkey wrap for lunch and oodles of trail-mix with dark chocolate. However, it's nice to know that if we did, Reece would be on hand.
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Walk the Scenic Rim Trail with Spicers Retreats – Tour the World TV
Looking to take on the Scenic Rim Trail in Southeast Queensland? In this segment from the Tour the World travel TV series, we join Spicers Retreats on their fully guided Scenic Rim Trail walking tour.
After a great sleep and hearty cooked breakfast, day two is a more leisurely amble along a small river valley that runs through the Spicers Peak Station property. The water is low and the valley unbelievably picturesque. The only sounds are the babbling stream and bird-song.
The water looks cool, crisp and clean. Butterflies abound, but other than that the local wildlife plays coy. There are one or two challenging moments and a rock face to scale with the help of a rope and a conveniently placed log, but our guide James is on hand to assist as needed.
Day three is the main game on this Scenic Rim walking tour. It involves a 15-kilometre hike from Spicers Canopy to Spicers Peak Lodge, via a climb to the top of Spicers Peak — around 1,200 metres above sea level.
Spicers Peak Lodge is Australia's highest non-Alpine lodge. Our final night will be spent here. It's an uber-exclusive and fittingly secluded luxury retreat that many well-heeled guests prefer to arrive at by helicopter than by road.
The walk begins with a seductively easy stroll along the riverbed, but it's not long before we start to climb — and climb — and climb some more. At the top of the peak we're rewarded with extraordinary views across the range and access to a patch of Gondwana rainforest. It's like walking onto the set of Jurassic Park. Ancient hoop pines drip with old man's beard, and towering tree ferns shade a lush carpet of ground cover and delicate fungi.
While is it possible in theory to do this walk yourself, the truth is very few people would be able to navigate their way up here without a guide. There's no real path — just a very faint track marked by cairns here and there.
We arrive at Spicers Peak Lodge at around 4pm — tired and muddy, but with a massive sense of achievement. It's probably taken a bit longer than usual due to our filming requirements, but nobody really seems to mind. And the glass of champagne we're greeted with on arrival goes down a treat — as does the superb five-course tasting menu with matching wines that evening.
We depart the lodge the following morning and head for home, and I'm humbled (yet again) to have had the opportunity to see a part of our amazing country that few people get to experience. This Scenic Rim walking tour is a unique Aussie adventure, and one with a memorable luxury twist.
Adam travelled as a guest of Spicers Retreats.
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This segment of Tour the World was produced by Late Night Media Productions, under a co-production agreement with Peppercorn Productions, publisher of The Big Bus tour and travel guide. Copyright © Late Night Media Productions.
Adam Ford is editor of The Big Bus tour and travel guide and a travel TV presenter, writer, blogger and photographer. He has travelled extensively through Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and the Middle East. Adam worked as a travel consultant for a number of years with Flight Centre before taking up the opportunity to travel the world himself as host of the TV series Tour the World on Network Ten. He loves to experience everything a new destination has to offer and is equally at home in a five-star Palazzo in Pisa or a home-stay in Hanoi.


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Investing.com – The Australian dollar fell against its U.S. counterpart following the release of jobs data in May, while the Japanese yen rose on safe-haven demand.
The pair dropped 0.3% to 0.6906 by 12:05 AM ET (04:05 GMT) after data showed the held at 5.2% last month versus an estimated 5.1%. rose 42,300 in May from April, compared with the expectation of a 16,000 gain, today's data also showed.
The pair slipped 0.1%.
The pair was down 0.2% to 108.32. The Japanese yen attracted some safe-haven demand today as Asian stocks fell. Mass protests in Hong Kong and concerns on the trade war between China and the U.S. were cited as headwind for risk assets.
The that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies slipped 0.1% to 96.925.
On Wednesday, it was shown that U.S. consumer prices barely rose in May, putting more pressure on the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates this year.
Expectations for a rate cut this year also rose last week after a number of Fed officials, including Chairman Jerome Powell, hinted they were open to easing monetary policy.
The Fed is widely expected to keep rates unchanged at its meeting on June 19, but traders have been speculating on the possibility of the central bank cutting rates before the end of this year due to slowing inflation.
The pair inched up 0.1% to 6.9207.
State-controlled newspaper China Daily said Beijing might cut rates or reserve ratio requirement to combat "downside risks" amid the ongoing trade tensions with the U.S.
The news came after data on Wednesday showed China's broad money supply and new yuan loans grew more slowly than expected in May.
Last week, PBOC chief Yi Gang said last week the central bank has "plenty of room in interest rates."
"We have plenty of room in required reserve ratio rate, and also for the fiscal, monetary policy toolkit, I think the room for adjustment is tremendous," Yi said.
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10 Reasons you should use Natural Clay Part 1
|Posted on 12 April, 2016 at 2:10
Part 1
Around 200 million years in the making clay comes in a variety of colours, which vary according to its mineral content. A good quality Clay has high absorptive properties and a high cation exchange or drawing power, it has a very fine, velveteen feel and is odourless and non-staining. While it contains a wide variety of trace minerals, these minerals are not absorbed from applying clay to the body. High bonding between these minerals prevents absorption. It is however one of the most effective natural cleansing and purifying agents available.
The Egyptians used it to preserve their famous mummies. The ancient Greeks and Romans used it to for a variety of applications in daily life. The great German Naturopaths of the last century hailed clay as one of nature's great gifts.
Clay minerals typically form over long periods of time from the gradual chemical weathering of rocks, usually silicate-bearing, by low concentrations of carbonic acid and other diluted solvents. By adding water to the clay, it gives it a negative electric charge, which in turn, removes toxins from the body. Clay works both internally and topically to help detox and clarify. If you desire clear, fresh and vital skin, here are a few reasons why you should try a pure clay face mask!
1. Clay unclogs the skin pores and shrinks them
Whether you have oily skin or not, your pores will undoubtedly become clogged at some point. Shrinking the size of your pores can help tremendously with keeping your face clean and blemishes as bay. Make a mask from clay using enough water and clay to make a paste along with a little lime juice. Apply to your face and neck and leave it on for about thirty minutes. You will feel your face tighten slightly as the mask dries. Rinse with warm tap water and pat dry with a clean towel. Repeat this twice a week to reduce the size of your pores and leave your skin feeling vital and fresh.
2. Clay helps control the overproduction of sebum
Too much oil on the skin, abnormal shedding of dead skin cells and excess bacteria generally results in acne. You may also be prone to outbreaks if you take certain medication, produce too much sebum (a natural oil) or have a family history of acne. Blackheads or whiteheads are produced due to an excess of sebum, which cause blocks within the hair follicles on the skin. Oily skin with too much sebum encourages the production of bacteria which irritates the skin. This can result in acne.
To keep your skin soft, supple and blemish-free, use a dab of clay mixed with water directly on blemishes. Leave on overnight and repeat until blemish is gone.
3. Clay draws out the toxins from the skin
Natural clay has a very strong negative electrical charge. Since many toxins have a positive charge, the clay bonds to them. When it comes in contact with a toxin, heavy metal, chemical, or other impurity, the clay will gobble up the toxin and release its minerals for the body to use. In addition, Bentonite clay also pulls hydrogen from cells, allowing room for oxygen. This helps with circulation, and overall skin tone and health.
4. Clay makes skin softer
Clay is loaded with silica, a trace mineral that strengthens connective tissue including muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and bone. In addition, it makes your skin super soft. Silica is the most abundant mineral in the earth's crust and is the name for the chemical compound silicon dioxide. Glass, quartz, and sand are all comprised of oxygen and silicon. Using clay on your skin means you reap all of its benefits as it is readily absorbed.
5. Clay gives a definite glow to your face
Clay conditions and nourishes one's skin by removing the dead cells and also extracting the extra oils and impurities from the surface of the skin. For a "glow" you should apply the clay mask regularly.
Be sure to clean your face with water first and then apply the mixture of clay and water and a few drops of tea tree essential oil, to the face. Keep the mask for five minutes and rinse with lukewarm water. The aftermath of this is an instant glow on the face. Many use the mask just a few times a week or once a week and have great results.
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Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Published Jan 21, 2010A new twist on the term "playing with your food," latest family film Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs — based extremely loosely on the 1978 book of the same name — follows amateur inventor Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader) in his quest for infamy, inspiration striking once his island home of Swallow Falls hits hard times. The area's once-booming sardine business fails after the rest of the world realizes these tiny fish are actually kind of gross, and with nothing to draw tourists, residents are forced to eat only the slimy little sea-things. Lockwood ingeniously creates a machine that converts water into food. But during a test-run, the machine is accidentally shot into the atmosphere, turning rain clouds into meals. Chow begins to fall from the sky, satisfying Swallow Falls' hunger ,and with coverage from a television weather station, a unique tourist attraction is created, thereby saving the island. However, as the machine is overtaxed, trouble ensues and Lockwood's invention quickly threatens not only Swallow Falls but the entire planet. At that, Cloudy works, but barely. While the plot is interesting, the presentation reeks of a typical format: namesake but not great cartoon actors (Anna Farris as the reporter, James Caan as Flint's father), lame adults-only insider gags and occasional potty humour. Boasting a second DVD of extras is a bit much, given that only the food fight game and sing-along tune are repeatedly amusing, while a commentary with Hader and featurettes on the voices behind the film/its making are barely engaging on the first run. This doesn't include forgettable fillers such as Miranda Cosgrove's "Raining Sunshine" and its own behind-the-scenes bit, or yawn-inducing footage of early development scenes. Still, with its fun, food-y atmosphere and modest downplaying of the obligatory moral ending, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs is worthwhile viewing for families with ample free time and a penchant for comestible comedy. (Sony)


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Due to lack of dental hygiene and access to routine dental appointments, people here suffer from dental health issues such as severe cavities and early tooth loss.
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In-kind donations such as travel and accommodation expenses and medical and non-medical supplies are also graciously accepted. To inquire about making this type of donation, please contact us.
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We are experiencing beautiful autumnal weather as I write this on 22nd October. I do hope you are keeping very well indeed.
The coming weeks see a range of events at All Saints and this e-newsletter is designed to keep you up to date with events in the church.
All Saints Patronal festival is taking place on Sunday 30th October, the nearest Sunday to All Saints Day.
We will have a special service at 10am with the former Bishop of Durham, the Rt Rev Michael Turnbull, preaching. Bishop Michael is a long-standing friend to All Saints.
After the service we will have soft drinks and wine in the church hall to celebrate our patronal festival.
I would be so grateful if people could make a special effort to attend church on Sunday 30th October. I realise it is half term week but if you are able to be there, please do come along. Thank you. Let us celebrate the Saints together!
Please can I bring to your attention the next instalment of the Pilgrim Course which will be taking place on Tuesday evenings at the Vicarage from 7.45pm (not 7.30pm) to 9.15pm.
We will be looking at the beatitudes which are the sayings of Jesus such as "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God...Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy."
The course is free of charge with the exception of the course manual which is £6 each and can be shared between two people.
I strongly recommend this course and it would be great to see some new people coming along.
For full information please visit this website:
Tickets are selling very fast for this event already.
It will take place at the Vicarage garden on Saturday 5th November
Gates open at 6.15 pm
Refreshments, Glow Bracelets, Sideshows, Bonfire, Fireworks
Tickets: Adults £5, Child (3 – 15) £1* (*accompanied by adult in a family group)
The tickets are only available after the Sunday 10 am service or from Church Office on Tuesdays, Thursdays Fridays or Saturdays between 10 am and 11.30 am You are strongly advised to purchase tickets early in advance to avoid disappointment as numbers are limited and there are NO TICKETS ON THE GATE.
No sparklers or personal fireworks are allowed for insurance and safety reasons.Also I am afraid we are not able to reserve tickets if you request this to be done by email, phone, or in person. It is first come first served! Please do not miss this very popular event!
You are warmly invited to our next Choral Evensong which will take place on Sunday 30th October at 4pm. We are also recruiting new members for our choir. Please let us know if you are interested in joining or come along to find out more on Thursdays at 7.15pm at the church (entrance door is the one nearest the hall).
This is special service where we remember loved ones who have passed away and read their names out. It is later followed by a candle lighting ceremony to conclude the service at which those who mourn are invited to come forward and light a candle in memory of that loved one.
I shall be leading and preaching at this service and it will take place on Sunday 6th November at 6.30pm at All Saints church. Please email me at email@example.com if you have some names of loved ones you would like us to read out or alternatively please fill in the names on the sheets at the back of the church.
This will take place on Sunday 13th November at 10am finishing with the two minutes silence outside the church (whatever the weather so come prepared).
Also on Armistice Day on Friday 11th November there will be a short service starting at 10.50pm at the same War Memorial (outside the West porch of the church).
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Holyballoo starts on Thursday 17th November 2016 on Thursdays from 3.15pm to about 4.45pm. It is fine to arrive later than this or leave early.
It is an All-Age informal act of worship in the church hall similar in style to Celebrate when it ran on Sunday mornings.
We are urgently recruiting adults to help with the logistics though we now have two helpers who have come forward to assist Denise Blaskett and I with this project. We would welcome more helpers please and it would be a weekly or fortnightly commitment as any less frequent than that would make it difficult to build up relationships with the families that will be attending.
Also, if you are a parent who is planning on bringing your child along, please note you should accompany your child throughout the whole event. It would be helpful to let me know if you are planning to attend by emailing me at email@example.com. Thank you.
It should be a lot of fun. "Church on Thursdays" for families that find coming to church on Sunday mornings impossible for all sorts of reasons. It will be light-hearted, informal with lots of action songs and jumping around and activities. It will be free of charge though donations for refreshments will be welcomed.
We will start with refreshments from 3.15pm and then the worship will begin at 3.45pm. The worship and talk and activity will conclude by 4.20pm and the last twenty five minutes will again have refreshments. This is a good opportunity for parents, children and staff simply to chat and get to know one another as in our increasingly rushed society we are often far too busy to do this.
Can I ask the whole church community to pray for HolyBalloo and also to consider mentioning it to your children or grandchildren if they live locally. Let us make HolyBalloo a holy and fun project which helps the social and spiritual lives of adults and children, visitor and helper alike. Thank you.
Christmas Fair. Saturday 26th November. 10am- 1.30 pm.
All Saints church hall. Come and join the fun.
Books,crafts, cakes, raffle,Tombola,
And lots more. Why not visit Santa in his grotto? .
These three mid week clubs continue to thrive.
Cameo is a popular tea and coffee social event on Monday afternoons from 2pm to 3.30pm in the church hall, apart from Bank Holidays. Tea, coffee, cake, chat and also the opportunity to play board games. A theatre trip is also taking place this month.
Singing for Fun and Health takes place on the third Wednesday of each month from 2.30pm to 4pm at the church hall. It involves a lot of singing and also socialising. Come along to find out more.
The Film Club takes place on Thursdays from 11.15am to 2pm. The full programme for film club can be found here
The cost is now only £5 from now to the end of 2016
Congratulations to Denise Blaskett who was licensed as a Lay Reader for All Saints at Canterbury Cathedral in September. We look forward very much to Denise's continuing ministry amongst us in the coming years at All Saints.
Please click on this picture to find out more information. We now have 12 pilgrims. It promises to be a very exciting and spiritually uplifting trip. Alternatively visit this website
A Reflective day in preparation for Advent led by Terry Rees
Saturday 12 November 10.00 am – 4.00 pm The Franciscan Study Centre
Giles Lane, Canterbury (a turning on the left off the Blean Road after the mini roundabout before the University turning).
Please bring a packed lunch. Drinks provided. Suggested donation £10.00 Lifts can be arranged. For further information or to book a place please see Anne Rees (01227 275261)
If you would like to fill a shoebox for either a family or an elderly person abroad, please take a leaflet from the table at the back of church for further details. Shoeboxes will need to be brought to church and given to Jo Springthorpe by Sunday 30 October at the latest, so that they can be taken in time to the Area Collector. Thank you very much!
Saturday 12 November Seasalter Christian Centre 7 for 7.30 pm
£7.00 per person (includes a fish and chip supper). To book your table please contact Rev Keith McNicol (264592) or email email@example.com
£7.00 per person (includes a fish and chip supper). To book your table please contact Rev Keith McNicol (264592) or email email@example.com
We have received a recent generous donation for this appeal which takes our total to about £1500 but we will probably need to raise a great deal more than that in order to resurface our car parks and churchyard paths. We are still in the process of getting quotes for this project and I should be able to give you more details next month.
Although we have not formally received quotes yet, we anticipate that if we do the job professionally we could be looking at upwards of £60,000. That has been the size of one quote so far received.
We have received some much cheaper quotes but these do not include digging up the foundations of the paths and car park, removing tree roots, and putting in a substance which counteracts the slippage caused by the clay soil.
We have tried in the past to patch up the paths cheaply and the work has lasted a matter of 3 years before the paths have started deteriorating. Now is the time to really do a professional job on both these and the car parks. We have a duty to safeguard them for future generations, even though work will inevitably be needed again in future years.
We know we can fundraise and attract grants because we have been successful with both the Shirley Hall and the Church Organ.
There are two matters as well as the quotes which we need to mention to you now.
1) Do you feel able to give to this project? It may be early days, but donations at this point will help give energy and confidence to the project. If you are able to make a special one-off donation, please make cheques payable to All Saints Whitstable DCC and send to Malcolm Waller, Church Treasurer, Church Office, All Saints Church, Church Street, CT5 1PG. It is extremely important you enclose a note saying you want your gift to go the Car Parks and Churchyards appeal or we will not know you are intending your gift to go there. Alternatively, if you wish to give an online donation, there are details on the church website or at this link, but again you need to contact us to let us know you are intending your gift to go to this appeal. http://givingtoallsaintswhitstable.blogspot.co.uk/
2) Our second great need at this time are people who are willing to come on this committee. Do you have time to attend meetings and help with fundraising events such as quiz nights and other such things? Please let me know if you do by emailing me at email@example.com or calling me on 01227 272308. We will probably meet about once a month, at least in the initial stages, and less often once the process is up and running.
From our curate Rev Fabian Wuyts
An exciting new initiative from the Churches Together in Whitstable called "The Haven Project" is on the move. This joint venture will be seeking to provide light refreshments, laundry and shower facilities. If you are passionate about helping the homeless we would like to meet with you. To that effect, we will be holding an information session on the 9th of November 2016 from 2-4pm at St John's Methodist church. Kate Grant will be talking about a similar initiative called the GAP Project currently running in Broadstairs. It is our hope that following the session, we will be able to build a small team of volunteers willing to commit on Wednesdays from 2-4pm on a weekly or fortnightly basis. For more information, please contact Roy Hollands (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Rev'd Helen Letley (email@example.com)
Fabian Wuyts
Whitstable Ministry Team
St Andrew's Vicarage, 38a Saddelton road
Whitstable CT5 4JH
01227 652130
An appeal from the Oasis Trust about the Refugee problems
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Notice of Open Synod from the Diocesan SecretaryDiocesan House,
Lady Wootton's Green,
Kent CT1 1NQ
Tel: 01227 459401
Rooted in prayer; courageously led; diverse in age: a diocesan strategy for renewal
Notice of Diocesan Open Synod
Saturday 12th November 2016
The Archbishop's School, St Stephen's Hill, Canterbury CT2 7AP
9.30 am - 2.30 pm
The church across the country faces serious challenges and exciting opportunities at the moment. As a Diocese we are working on a clear and bold strategy to meet these challenges as we seek:
· To grow the church numerically and spiritually
· To re-imagine ministry
· To build partnerships that enrich communities
We will share this strategy at the Diocesan Synod on 12th November and invite you to join us to shape it further.
Places are limited so please secure yours by booking here. Please bring a packed lunch.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Diocesan Secretary
Good Morning,Joyce Mitchell
Just some dates that some of you may be interested in.
1) Befriender training day. Some of you have expressed an interest in becoming a befriender/support worker with the clients we have, if that is you I would like to recommend attending this training day to hear what is involved in becoming a support worker.
It is being held in Maidstone on Thursday 10th November 10am-12.30pm.
Wendy Parkinson from CAP headquarters will be running this day and having heard her speaking before I would thoroughly recommend coming to hear her speak on the work CAP do and how you can be part of this.
If you would like to come please let me know as soon as possible. If you need transport please let me know and I will try to arrange this for you, maybe others who are coming would indicate if you are willing to drive and if you have seats for others- thank you.
2) We are running another CAP Money course in November, if you or anyone you know would benefit from this course please book on.
It is being held at Harbour Street Church on Wednesday's 16th/23rd/30th 10am-12md.
This course deals with how to budget, spend and save and those that have attended previous courses have found it to be very useful.
Again please let me know and I can book you a place.
3) Late notice, I know, but if anyone is free this evening for an hour between 7.30pm and 8.30pm, our monthly share and prayer meeting is being held at Harbour Street Church. You would be most welcome.
I will follow with a client update in the next day or two, thank you for your continuedprayers and support.
Centre Manager - Whitstable
Christians Against Poverty


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In this two part blog series, we asked our co-founders to answer the same set of seven questions in seven minutes. First up, Rob Maille – our Head of Strategy and Customer Experience.
Tell us about your journey into digital experiences
In the early 90s, I started out as a systems guy in the Marine Corps where I was able to work with Banyan developing programs in dBase and secure networks to communicate with people in the field throughout the world. This gave me the opportunity to understand how these systems worked. From there I spent some time consulting, helping businesses understand how the internet was coming up from a commercial standpoint. During my time with Reed Elsevier and Pioneer Investments, I got a lot of experience building unified platforms from an internal perspective. It was at Fidelity where I dug into the user experience side from an enterprise level. I gained a deep understanding of how the back end works to make the front-end work, and how to create a seamless experience for the user across multiple products and platforms.
I used this knowledge to start my own company Makibie, in 2005, where we built digital solutions and strategies for enterprises. After about six years into Makibie, I started focusing heavily on using digital to create value-based experiences. Vinay and I co-founded CommerceCX with this idea in mind. We wanted to find a way to streamline digital experiences by rethinking how the end-to-end works without completely rebuilding a company's processes from scratch. At the same time, we strive to enhance value and the overall experience of the digital solution. Today our goal is to provide organizations with the experts and tools they need to navigate their digital transformation journey and turn their end-to-end solution into a powerful commerce ecosystem.
In your opinion, how was the customer experience industry evolved?
Everyone used to think about customer experience (CX) as being primarily outside the company with the customers. Until recently, people weren't really thinking as much about what might happen when we transcended into the company and implemented a true end-to-end experience. The CX space has really changed in this regard.
In addition, we are seeing more and more traditional barriers being broken down by new technologies which is really exciting. We can also pull solutions from other areas of the market that traditionally haven't had a play in CX and use them to create something new to boost and elevate CX for a business.
What is ahead for the customer experience industry?
I strongly believe that a great experience is about great service NOT great self service. Understanding the actual intent of a customer and then making it as easy as possible for that customer to reach their goal with the highest satisfaction is redefining what customer experience is all about.
Quote-to-cash, cognitive technologies, CRM and blockchain. Would you of these four do you think has the biggest impact on digital transformation process? Why?
Cognitive technologies will have the biggest impact. CRM, blockchain and quote-to-cash (QTC) technologies are the body while cognitive technologies is the brain. The brain will make the body more intelligent while enhancing the overall experience.
What's your best work-related shortcut or productivity hack?
For me, quiet time is the most important thing for increased productivity. I always take a couple hours each morning to focus my mind on my faith and family. This sets the stage and the laser focus I need to be successful the rest of the day.
What's your go-to publication for news?
The Wall Street Journal. If I could only read one thing it would be the WSJ. It provides me with a full picture of what is going on in the world, in business and the trends that I need to keep an eye on.
Best piece of advice you've received?
Learn to say no and never take yourself too serious. Both have served me well personally. Professionally, "you know when you are done when you can no longer take anything away from it," has been my north star for agile business and solution strategy.


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It all started in high school, a time when Franz Jakob would give haircuts for $5 a chop. He would charge fellow classmates for a haircut to make some cash.
Until things changes. Jakob got older, he learned more about life, the hardships that went with it. While in high school, he never encountered the child that was non-verbal, the kid that learned a little bit differently.
He never cut hair for the autistic child that couldn't sit in the chair, the one that couldn't understand what was happening. Until one day, he did. His barber show is fully equipped– It is decorated in an old-fashioned barber shop way.
The shop, Authentischen Barbier, is lined with photos from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, where Jakob is located. There are old-timey barber chairs and even an old cash register to really give it the look of an old barbershop There is even classic tunes on the radio.
The look of the shops isn't what makes this place special– It isn't what makes people travel three and four hours to come to his shop. It's Jakob.
Jakob is the guy that will get down on the ground and cut hair, make a kid feel more comfortable, give them the opportunity to have a normal, nice haircut without a sensory overloaded meltdown.
"My shop is completely vintage," Jakob said about Authentischen Barbier, located in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. "All the walls are jammed with photos and stuff from around here. I think that has a positive effect on the kids. Each time I'm doing it there are no tears, no screams. We enjoy it together. I think the atmosphere of the barbershop helps a lot. I really take my time doing it. I can take up to 90 minutes cutting hair for kids with special needs."
Jakob takes his time with each client, sometimes taking up to 90 minutes for one hair cut. If a haircut means following a child around and laying on the floor to get the job done, Jakob isn't opposed to it.
If a haircut means following a child around and laying on the floor to get the job done, Jakob isn't opposed to it.
That's what he is doing in the picture below. Wyatt is a 6-year-old boy Autism. He will walk around the barbershop, checking out all of Jakob's awesome decorations. The barber follows him around the shop, trimming a little here, a bit off the top. If the boy wants to lay down and read a book or eat some candy, Jakob follows him there.
Fauve Lafrenière, Wyatt's mom, can attest to the greatness Jakob brings to the table… Or in this case, the floor. She has been taking her son to him since the shop opened.
As if this couldn't tug your heartstrings anymore, this totally awe-inspiring guy even caters to the terminally ill folks.
"The first time was some guy who brought me one of his friends who was in his last hours, and he wanted a shave and a haircut," said Jakob. "It became very emotional, and I said I would do it again. I'm taking great pride doing this. It's really an honor. We listen to some Hank Williams, and we shave like in the old-school ways."
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Riding the wave of success can be a tricky one for a crew chief. Few can surf the treacherous waters of tuning better than Rahn Tobler, crew chief for the NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car.
Tobler, who has been tuning for the better part of four decades, believes the key to his success is following the line right in the middle of aggressive and conservative.
"You just have to stay in the middle," Tobler explained. "I try to be just level; we don't get too high, we don't get too low. Eventually, you know it will come back around, and that's what's happening to our car lately. We had a good car in Houston. We made some changes going in there. They were pretty significant in the way we ran the clutch, same clutch, and we had a good car in Houston. We just got a little heavy with primary in the third round, but we qualified well, we ran well.
"Then with Charlotte, I can't tell you what happened with all that, but ever since then, we've had a pretty good car. We really haven't changed a whole lot."
Tobler recently experienced a run of good fortunes with driver Ron Capps, where they have won two of the last three events. In the spirit of the .38 Special song, he holds on loosely to the combination.
"You have to be willing to make changes, and it could just be from last week to this week," Tobler explained. "You can't get locked in too much or say, "Well, we did this last week, and it worked."
"You have to go with what the circumstances are giving you in a given weekend. Now our goal is to when we make that first qualifier that we're pretty darn close. We're not going out there trying to attack although the last couple of weekends we've had some pretty good Q1's, but we didn't do that on purpose, it just happened.
"Once you get the first run of the weekend over, then your tune-up and all those kind of things you pretty much have settled into and then it's just making some fine adjustments from there. What worked last week doesn't necessarily work this week. You cannot be locked into everything being identically the same."
Hitting the mark on the first run can make the difference in the flow of the entire weekend. Last weekend, Capps grabbed the provisional at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals during Friday's Q-1 session. Miss on the first run and the effects could be detrimental.
"I always try to teach the guys that I work with, in this case, Dustin now, that you need data," Tobler said. "We don't care so much that we don't go out and run low ET. We would rather go from A to B and the more runs we can have going into Sunday; usually the better off we are."
Tobler admits he has a relatively short tolerance of failure before he uproots his pathway into a different direction, sometimes back to the original baseline.
"No matter what it is whether it's dropping cylinders or smoking tires at the hit or whatever it is, about two runs is what we're going to give it," Tobler said. "Knock on wood; we're pretty good about fixing it after just one run.
"It normally doesn't come back and do it the second run. It certainly did to us in Charlotte, and I'm sure there's been a lot of instances when it's been that way. We give ourselves about one run to get it straightened out, and we're pretty disappointed after that."
Tobler admits he doesn't establish his tune-up by purely studying the computer data. He's got an extra asset, the form of the driver's seat of the pants. When it comes to a driver understanding what language their race car speaks, Tobler believes Capps is at the top of the list.
"It's like the final in Atlanta," Tobler explained. "We had run a 4.02 against John in the second round, which was low ET for the rest of the day. We ran a 4.07 in the semis because it kept getting hotter and hotter. We were racing Tim Wilkerson who got his car together in the middle rounds and we're like, "Man, we cannot just sit on that 4.07. We need to try and step it up a little bit."
"But one of the turning points was when I turned and looked at Dustin, and I said, "Let's just let Ron drive."
"Sure enough he beats Tim on a holeshot so had we done the wrong thing or tried to pep it up a little bit and it smoked the tires we would have never gotten that win. Sometimes your intuition just says he had been driving well that day. I think he had put a .030 light on somebody in the semifinals so you just kind of go with that as well. The driver is certainly what we consider when we make our decisions."
Tobler believes a tuner is only as good as those they surround themselves with. He's not afraid to open the proverbial suggestion box.
"I want to be open with everyone," Tobler said. "If my guy outside that's doing the body and tires, if he notices something, I want him to come in and tell me. Other people don't think it's a big deal, but I'll always listen to what anybody has to say, and we go from there. So certainly the driver is a major influence in what we do. He'll ask me something, "Why did it do this? Or, why did it do that?"
"I'm able to show him data. We look at it together because he's up here with us most of the time anyway and then we'll tell him what we're going to do to fix it or how we're going to approach it differently. So I think from that standpoint when we go up on the next run he knows in his mind that we're going to take care of this one way or the other."
And nothing takes care of something better than walking the fine line, something Tobler has mastered.
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