text:
The Stuttgart-based 0711blog looks at the city's subculture, at art and above all at music. In its section "Rillencheck" (literally "Groove Check") DJ Sumo interviews artists from all over Germany and talks to them about their favourite vinyl records. And as there are few things that go together as well as music and motoring, we thought it would be a good idea to organise something with the guys at the 0711blog.
Classic vinyl records meet classic Mercedes-Benz vehicles. They toured the length and breadth of Germany in a W 116 and a W 123 from our Mercedes-Benz Classic fleet and met well-known music artists on their travels.
Never before have there been so many of these dream cars at the Mercedes-Benz Museum at the same time: from 8 to 11 June 2017 the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Club e. V. will be guesting in Stuttgart with its annual meeting – and it goes without saying that the members will be arriving in their automotive treasures.
Around 100 cars are expected on Saturday, 10 June 2017 on the museum hill. Its 38th international annual meeting of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Club e. V. is being held from 8 to 10 June 2017 in Stuttgart – with the Mercedes-Benz Museum at the centre of all the activities. It is from here, for instance, that the members will be departing for day trips in the local region.
The schedule also involves the members parking their classic cars on Saturday, 10 June 2017 directly on the museum hill. That will not only make it an al fresco exhibition area for around 100 coupés and roadsters with the resonant name 300 SL; it will also give visitors the unique opportunity to experience a parade of the rare dream cars in the mornings and afternoons.
This will be the strongest presence so far of these legendary Mercedes-Benz sports cars against the architectural backdrop of the museum.
The ears of Mercedes-Benz fans prick up when they hear the word "gullwing": the 300 SL is a 1950s dream car and one of the most famous vehicles from the brand with the star.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Club e. V. has committed itself to actively cultivating these exciting automotive witnesses of history.
Worldwide there are some 80 Brand Clubs officially recognised by Mercedes-Benz, with around 100,000 members.
Mercedes-Benz Classic honours and supports their work through the professional Club Management and provides services such as establishing important contacts for workshops, replacement parts supplies, vehicle trade and the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Club e. V. has around 300 members and is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the coming year. They are linked by their passion for the 300 SL "gullwing" (W 198, 1954 to 1957) and 300 SL Roadster (W 198 II, 1957 to 1963) sports cars.
The open-top version is celebrating its 60th birthday this year. The sportiness in the genes of the Mercedes-Benz brand is evident to particularly powerful effect in these 300 SL models: they are closely related to the 300 SL racing car from the model series W 194 which enjoyed such huge success in motorsport in 1952.
With "hp culture and orchestral sounds" as the motto, on 20 May 2017 orchestras from Baden-Württemberg and Slovenia will be guests on the open air stage of the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
The programme is part of the 2017 Regional Music School Day in Stuttgart and takes place from 11 am to 4.45 pm. At the same time the Mercedes-Benz Museum is also celebrating its eleventh year at this location next to the Untertürkheim plant.
On Sunday, 21 May 2017 there is an open day with free entry.
Concerts as part of the 2017 Regional Music School Day 2017.
Should the weather conditions not permit an appearance on the open air stage, the ensembles will perform in the "Passage" area inside the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
These concerts also represent a birthday serenade for the Mercedes-Benz Museum, which was opened 11 years ago. To mark this occasion, on Sunday, 21 May 2017 all visitors will also receive free admission to the permanent exhibition and to the interactive special exhibition "EY ALTER" which has already thrilled 100,000 visitors since it began in October 2016.
Starting the working day to a relaxing beat: On 19 May 2017, the Mercedes-Benz Museum is holding the second Prework Party from 6 to 9 a.m. The event will take place on Level 8, from where there is a view of the city and the River Neckar. On that day, the Museum will be eleven years old. The right atmosphere will be guaranteed by a DJ from the antenne 1 radio station. The €10 admission price includes a breakfast buffet. Tickets go on sale on 3 April 2017 at the Museum ticket counter and online.
The first Prework Party was held on 19 May 2016 to mark the tenth anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
The Mercedes-Benz Museum at 6 o'clock in the morning – normally a quiet place. But things will be very different on 19 May 2017: the first beats will resonate through the building as a DJ from the antenne 1 radio station gets to work at his turntable – the Prework Party to celebrate the Museum's birthday will begin. For three hours, the top floor of the Museum will then be transformed into a hip party location.
The Prework Party is being held to mark the 11th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The Museum has been pulling in visitors from at home and abroad since 2006. It attracts the highest number of annual visitors of any Stuttgart museum, over 800,000 last year.
Over the years, the Mercedes-Benz Museum has welcomed visitors from all over the world. All over? Not quite. No one from Benin, Botswana, Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St. Kitts and Nevis or Suriname has ever been there. The Museum has now launched a campaign to find visitors from these countries.
'The Mercedes-Benz brand is known all over the world, and that is reflected in the nationalities of those who visit the Mercedes-Benz Museum: we welcome people from so many countries every day. We've had visitors from the Bahamas, the Solomon Islands and from Andorra. But there are seven countries missing from our list. So we started wondering what we could do to redress that fact'
Monja Büdke, Head of the Mercedes-Benz Museum
The Mercedes-Benz Museum has now set itself the target of attracting visitors from those seven countries so far unrepresented among the Museum's visitors. In Benin, Botswana, Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St. Kitts and Nevis and Suriname, the Museum has now issued, in digital and printed form, an invitation to the Museum. In addition, the foreign representations of the various countries in Germany have been provided with information about the campaign.
The first visitors from any of these countries will be officially welcomed and given a personal guided tour of the Museum, along with a voucher for the shop and restaurant. A further highlight will be a trip out in a Mercedes-Benz classic car. All further visitors from any of the countries sought will receive free admittance throughout 2017.
He Dingding is the eight millionth visitor.
The Mercedes-Benz Museum uses regular surveys to collect information about where visitors come from. These findings show that over a period of eight years the Museum received visitors from a total of 186 nations – in other words from almost all 193 member states of the United Nations (UNO). The eight-millionth visitor on February 14 this month came from China – which is in fact where one in ten foreign visitors hails from. Next in the list are the USA, France and Switzerland. The Bahamas, for example, appear on place 108 in the list, the Solomon Islands in 147 and Andorra at 153.
Since the Museum re-opened in its new home in 2006, the proportion of international guests has continued to rise steadily. The latest peak was reached in 2016, with a figure of 57 percent.
Every aspect of the Mercedes-Benz Museum is geared to the needs of international visitors. Both the audio guide and all information materials are produced in eight languages, while the Museum guides also offer tours in several different languages. When high-ranking visitors from foreign states are expected, the relevant national flag is hoisted in front of the Museum. The Museum holds the flags of every country on the planet ready for such occasions.


text:
The Coca-Cola Company today announced that it will launch Coca-Cola Blak in January in France, the first of several countries, including the United States, that are expected to introduce the new Coca-Cola and coffee fusion in 2006.
Coca-Cola Blak is an invigorating and stimulating blend that has a perfect balance of the effervescent taste sensation of Coca-Cola and natural flavors, with real coffee. The lightly carbonated, mid-calorie beverage, which is designed to appeal to adult consumers, is yet another example how The Coca-Cola Company reaches out to new audiences and addresses new beverage occasions.
"Coca-Cola Blak is not just a flavor extension. It is a blend of unique Coke refreshment with the true essence of coffee and has a rich smooth texture and has a coffee-like froth when poured. We believe we have created a new category of soft drink - an adult product in a carbonated beverage - and a whole new drinking experience. This brand is ideal for any part of the day when people are looking for renewed energy or simply to take a break," said Marc Mathieu, vice president, Global Core Brands, The Coca-Cola Company.
The launch will be supported by television, print, outdoor and in-store communication. Advertising and creative for Coca-Cola Blak will be developed locally and regionally. Read More...

subset: commoncrawl


text:
A Winner of the Best Short at Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award
Watch: AMVCA: Yellow Fever wins Best Short Film
Ng'endo Mukii - Kenya/UK – 2012 - 7min
Multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Ngendo Mukii from Kenya and her film YELLOW FEVER is a wonderful experimental multimedia meditation about the race and identity. She chose a very popular practice among African women of skin bleaching as the topic of her multidimensional art film work. Ng'endo treats the somewhat uncomfortable subject with passion and great thoughtfulness.
"Skin and body are often distorted into a topographical division between reality and illusion." - Ng'endo Mukii
Watch YELLOW FEVER trailer here: http://vimeo.com/42048317
For More Information, please visit:


text:
PAGE is a global research and capacity-building initiative for Policy Analysis on Growth and Employment.
Through this flagship initiative, PEP has been providing multifaceted and comprehensive support to locally-led projects in developing countries since 2012.
Thanks to funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom (UK Aid) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, the first phase of PAGE (2012-2016) was very successful and the second phase (2016-2020) is now underway.
In accordance to PEP's core mission, the PAGE initiative includes an important capacity building component. Through this initiative, PEP allows numerous teams of researchers based in developing countries to benefit from PEP's unique Grant Plus research support program as they conduct high quality and policy-engaged research projects.
As of February 2018, 65 of these projects are completed (PAGE I), 29 are ongoing (PAGE II – Round 1) and 20 more will begin in 2018 (PAGE II-Round 2). 417 researchers have been or are being trained, including 231 women (55%), and nearly half (49%) are based in low-income economies or fragile/conflict situations.
The success of the first phase of PAGE (65 projects) is evident in terms of research quality and policy impact, as demonstrated by the statistics below.
Impact of PAGE
Research teams were selected on a highly competitive basis, through a series of open calls for proposals that were launched annually: in 2012, 2013 and 2014. While the calls were open to teams from all developing countries, priority was given to those from low-income economies, fragile and/or conflict states (LFCs).
PEP selected 65 projects in 34 countries from more than 400 proposals submitted under the three PAGE calls. Of the 274 researchers supported, over half were women and almost half were based in LFCs.
Under the broad theme of inclusive growth and employment, a list of priority issues was identified as especially relevant to address specific knowledge gaps and policy needs in terms of evidence base for each of the annual PAGE calls for proposals. A number of common themes emerged from the research teams' perspectives following the evaluation of their countries' priority issues, these are summarized in the following articles:
- Female entrepreneurship hindered more by social and cultural contraints than access to finance
- Why youth become entrepreneurs
- Introducing a minimum wage can improve well-being
- How migration and remittances affect welfare and employment at home
- Managing the mining industry to help reduce poverty
- How cash transfers support vulnerable populations
- How informal sector workers protect themselves without access to social assistance
More about the first phase of PAGE
As of September 2017, 29 projects, in 22 different countries, have been selected for support under the first round of the PAGE II initiative, including 15 projects led in low-income economies and fragile/conflict situations. PEP selected the new grant recipients from 420 applications received in response to a series of calls for proposals that were launched in 2016.
A second call for proposals was launched in July 2017. The final selection of projects to be supported will be made following PEP's 2018 Annual Conference.
For second phase of the PAGE initiative, five priority themes (all under the broad theme of inclusive growth and employment) were identified as especially relevant in addressing knowledge gaps and policy needs in terms of evidence base. These themes, listed below, have been identified by international experts in the field of development economics
- Youth employment; supply and demand side constraints and related policy options
- Gender and women's economic empowerment
- Entrepreneurship and financial inclusion
- Productive employment in rural farm and non-farm sectors; increasing labour productivity and reducing factor market imperfections
- Sectoral composition and patterns of economic growth; implications for job-creation, employment and poverty reduction


text:
Using cellular phones as probes. Jean-Luc Ygnace Y.B Yim. Driving forces. More than 60 millions cell phone subscribers The telematics market is organized around cellular communications
Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author.While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server.
Jean-Luc Ygnace
Y.B Yim


text:
( Right click and save file )
***Website updated 8-18-2018***JUST IN!-P38 PISTOLS & P38 HOLSTERS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF WARREN BUXTON & MALCOLM SAXON!***Check our website often and if you have any questions just give us a call @ 715-258-GUNS(4867), or E-mail us. Phone orders accepted 10-5 M-F cst. We offer the customary three day inspection period on all items. C&Rs and FFLs always accepted. CheckpointCharlies is an internet based business with office hours 10-5cst M-F, available by appointment only.
THANK YOU! - Charlie
About Us
Contact Us
Ordering Info
Lay-A-Way Terms
Return Policy
Privacy Policy
Security Policy
© 2016 Checkpoint Charlie's
Home | About Us | Contact Us | Ordering Info | Lay-A-Way Terms | Return Policy | Privacy Policy | Security Policy


text:
Peter Smart Photography
Your wedding is a special experience unique to you and my aim is to provide you with the most innovative wedding photography available today.
Blog Archive
Welcome to my website. I'm a Swindon Wedding Photographer who specialises in Fine Art, Documentary, Reportage Wedding Photography and Engagement Photography. Please feel free to browse my galleries for examples of my work. I'm based in Swindon but offer Wedding Photography services throughout Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Cotswolds, London, the South West and the UK. Wedding Photography is my passion and if you are looking for a Documentary Wedding Photographer with a fine art, creative approach, I would love to have a chat with you.
© Peter Smart Photography
Spittleborough Farmhouse Wedding Photographer
Annabel & Ben's wedding at Spittleborough Farmhouse, Old Swindon Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
Spittleborough Farmhouse Wedding Photographer. Thanks to Annabel and Ben for choosing me to photograph their wonderful wedding at Spittleborough Farmhouse. A really fun and emotional day filled with so many really memorable moments. A really fun event was the smashing of a couple of old guitars which I was particularly happy to document being a musician myself. This proved to be such a laugh and the look of surprise on Annabel's face as Ben smashed the guitars to pieces says it all. My style is all about capturing events as they unfold naturally and this means I am as unobtrusive as I can be. By doing this, a candid story of your special day is created that will be of people laughing, crying, hugging, kissing, dancing and having fun. At the right time, we ventured out into the fields and avenue of trees for portraits and a very welcome light wind animated Annabel's veil which provided some lovely classic shots. Every wedding I shoot is different and this was especially true of Annabel and Ben's day. Right from the start when I first met them I knew I would be in for a treat and our discussions regarding the creative events throughout the day added a really exciting edge that I was particularly drawn too.
I'm a Spittleborough Farmhouse Wedding Photographer and photograph weddings all over Wiltshire and the south west. To find out more and to check my availability, get in touch by clicking here.
To add a comment, simply enter this to the comments section below the photos. For further comments and reviews, please visit my Facebook photography page or my Testimonials page. For more wedding images of weddings and engagement shoots, please feel free to browse my Blog, my Google+ pages, or visit the full Website, the Wedding Gallery and Pre-Wedding Gallery.


text:
Design touches all aspects of our lives, from the buildings we spend our days and nights in, to the gadgets we entrust our digital selves to.
It also plays a key part in the sports industry, and the next Envisage programme from AUT's CoLab is bringing together people from leading companies in design and sport to discuss new developments and opportunities in sport and technology.
In partnership with ATEED and Film Auckland, speakers include Stephen Kent, R&D manager at Zephyr Technology; Mario Wynands, managing director of hi-tech game studio Sidhe ; Dr. Nicholas Gill, All Blacks trainer; and Glenn Jenkins of Speed Power & Stability Systems.
Registration is free but places are limited to 150 – email email@example.com.
Where: AUT Conference Centre WA224, 55 Wellesley Street West, Auckland Central
When: Thursday September 22, 6.30 - 8:30 pm
Stephen will discuss the future of sports monitoring in the world of social networking, open source development and cloud computing technology.
Zephyr is an emerging technology company that focuses on physiological monitoring. Its technology was used by Chilean Mine Rescue and recently live on American TV for transmitting athletic physiological data during the NFL Combine.
Nicholas will expand on the applications of technology in rugby union to improve athlete performance and reduce injury risk.
In the past decade, since being awarded a PhD, Nicholas Gill has spread his time between academia and elite sport. He worked with the NZ rowing team for a number of years and has been working in professional rugby for over 10 years. At present he is the strength and conditioning coach for the All Blacks and a research fellow at AUT.
Mario will take a look behind the scenes at major console game Rugby Challenge, discussing the design philosophy, processes and technologies at Sidhe that have gone into creating the largest video game production in New Zealand.
In his 14 years at Sidhe, New Zealand's largest game development studio, he has run studio operations, managed numerous games and overseen the creation of many successful titles including Shatter, GripShift, and Speed Racer. Wynands also introduced the company's PikPok label which has released multiple hits for iOS and Android.
Glenn will discuss commercialising elite rugby knowledge through IT.
Speed Power & Stability Systems designs, manufactures and exports a wide range of sporting and rugby equipment to 17 countries.
Its dedicated rugby brand R80 Rugby has partnered with the Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby to develop a business solution around on the online digital delivery of rugby coaching video products. With a "Learn from the Best" and "Crusaders Secrets Revealed" theme, the project required a custom technology solution.
Idealog has been covering the most interesting people, businesses and issues from the fields of innovation, design, technology and urban development for over 12 years. And we're asking for your support so we can keep telling those stories, inspire more entrepreneurs to start their own businesses and keep pushing New Zealand forward. Give over $5 a month and you will not only be supporting New Zealand innovation, but you'll also receive a print subscription and a copy of the new book by David Downs and Dr. Michelle Dickinson, No. 8 Recharged (while stocks last).
Idealog is part of ICG. We work with clients like Woolworths New Zealand, All Good, Huffer, Liquorland, Resene, Citta Design, TVNZ, Spark and FCB on their event activations, in-store, in-office or out-of-home signage, content creation and vehicle wraps.


text: Call Smart is an online application that helps managers organise their travelling sales people. Organisations may have over 200 stores or outlets of which they have partnerships with, some need to be seen often and others less so. Call Smart helps manage these Sales Schedules in a cost effective and most efficient way.


text:
We work with all the major manufacturers to provide a full air conditioning service to commercial and domestic clients. We have years of experience at providing air con solutions to homes and businesses in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
We offer a full air conditioning service, from design, supply and installation of your air con system through to repairs and maintenance. Working with us you can be confident in air conditioning units that are reliable and built to the highest quality, provided by a flexible, affordable and professional company with years of experience.
Free site surveys and quotations
Maintenance of existing units
Repairs and installations
Commercial and domestic markets
Maintenance of existing units
Daikin D1 Partner


text:
Bernice (DOB +/- September 2010) – Bernice is 13.5kg medium female who would to greet you at the door, and will constantly seek approval and affection. She is great with other dogs, and is waiting to find her own perfect companion!
Please consider adopting, or fostering one of our animals, they all deserve a loving home. All sponsorships and donations go towards the medical needs, vaccinations, and daily care and feeding of our animals. Please help us, help them!


text:
Tag Archives: BI
Upgrading To OBIEE 12c – Key Things You Need To Know
An overview of the key features introduced in the OBIEE 12c release and an outline of the upgrade process from 11g.Read more
A technical overview of how we built the Sales Cloud Day Planner
This is a technical blog post that covers how we have created a visual tool within Oracle Sales Cloud, to allow sales users more easily manage their daily workload.Read more
Day Planner: A visually powerful sales tool to help you plan your day
Explore this exciting new tool we have built on Oracle Sales Cloud, designed to help you effectively plan your day. We wanted to give users a single place to manage their workload and better plan their day, as well as enjoy an enhanced user experience. Using OTBI to support the reporting the tool enables users to view Opportunities, Leads and Activities in one place without relying on Calendars and notebooks.Read more
Sales Cloud Analytics: Combining Multiple Subject Areas
One of the great things about Oracle Sales Cloud is the built in Business Intelligence (OTBI) which can produce some very powerful analytics. This blog post looks at how you can fully utilise the power of OTBI with some complex reporting!Read more
OBIEE Release 220.127.116.11 Overview
There is a range of great new features in OBIEE release 188.8.131.52, take a look below at my key new features that developers and business users can look forward to benefiting from.Read more


text:
YANG Shu
Lanzhou University
Geopolitics and International Relations
Room 209, building 4, Zhijiang
Campus, Zhejiang University
YANG Shu, M.A. in Lanzhou University. Director of Institute for Central Asian Studies Lanzhou University, Vice President of Lanzhou University, Vice Chairman of Sino-Russian Relations History Research Association.
Research Interest: Central Asia, Anti-division, Anti-terrorism, Geopolitics and International Relations Theory
Hill Gates
Central Michigan University
Antropological Sciences
Room 206, building 4, Zhijiang
Hill Gates is the founder of Rockpile Foundation which providing housing and travel support at Saltlick House, Wolf Ranch, Northern California, for academics to finish research and writing projects. She received her BA from department of Anthropology in Radcliffe College of Harvard University, and her PhD from department of Anthropology in the University of Michigan. Her research focus on the organization, social institutions, and folk ideology/popular religion of family-run small business firms. The lack of materials about the roles of women in these led her to emphasize the female side of such businesses, resulting in a more gendered perspective on political economy.
Zhan Jing Vivian
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Room 310D, building 4, Zhijiang
Vivian Zhan is an Associate Professor of the Department of Government and Public Administration at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her BA in English and International Studies from Foreign Affairs College of China, and her PhD in political science from University of California, Los Angeles. Her research interests span comparative political economy, contemporary Chinese politics, and research methodology, with a focus on post-Mao reforms, intergovernmental relations and local governance. She is also interested in informal institutions and their impact on political and economic behaviours.
Loubna El Amine
Northwestern University
Political Theory
Room 310B, building 4, Zhijiang
I am an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at Northwestern University. Before moving to Northwestern, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University and a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University.
Peter Fibiger Bang
University of Copenhagen
Ancient and World History
Room 301C, building 4, Zhijiang
Peter Fibiger Bang is associate professor at the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen. His work is located at the intersection of Roman history, comparative historical sociology and world history and have tackled a wide range of topics from imperial tribute and markets, to state-formation, imperial high cultures and the notion of universal empire. From 2005-2009 he was the chair of a large European research network, Tributary Empires Compared (financed by COST). Presently he is in charge of a collective project financed by the Danish Research Council, Rome in the World History of Universal Empire.
Bang has authored and edited, sometimes in collaboration, a considerable number of volumes, most importantly: The Roman Bazaar. A comparative study of trade and markets in a tributary empire, Cambridge 2008; with C. A. Bayly (eds.), Tributary Empires in Global History, Basingstoke 2011; with Dariusz Kolodziejczyk (eds.), Universal Empire. A comparative approach to imperial culture and representation, Cambridge 2012; with Walter Scheidel (eds.), The Oxford handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean, New York & Oxford 2013 and Irregulare Aliquod Corpus?Comparison, world history and the historical sociology of the Roman Empire, Copenhagen 2014.
Elena Esposito
Bielefeld University
Room 302A, building 4, Zhijiang
Professor of Sociology at the University Bielefeld and at the University of Modena-Reggio Emilia. She published many works on the theory of social systems, media theory, memory theory and sociology of financial markets. Her current research projects focus on a sociology of algorithms. Esposito's recent publications include The Future of Futures, The Time of Money in Financing and Society (2011); Artificial Communication? The Production of Contingency by Algorithms. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 2017(46); Algorithmic memory and the right to be forgotten on the web. Big Data & Society, 2017; The structures of uncertainty. Performativity and unpredictability in economic operations. Economy & Society, 2013(42).
Gernot Grabher
HafenCity University Hamburg
Economic Geography/ Economic Sociology
Room 302D, building 4, Zhijiang Campus,
Zhejiang University
Economic geographer and Professor of Urban and Regional Economic Studies at the HafenCity University Hamburg. He received his Ph.D. in 1987 at Vienna University of Technology, and held positions at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), King's College London, the University of Konstanz and the University of Bonn. Grabher was Visiting Professor at Columbia University, Copenhagen Business School, Santa Fe Institute, Cornell University and the Institute of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Between 2007 and 2011 he was co-editor of Economic Geography. Currently, he is co-editor of the Regions and Cities book series of the Regional Studies Association. Gernot Grabher is internationally renowned for his research on networks, regional evolution and decline, and project organization.
Kevin Mazur
University of Oxford
Comparative Politics
Room 302C, building 4, Zhijiang
My primary research interest lies in the operation of social boundaries, particularly ethnicity, in violent revolutionary conflicts. My current book project focuses on the 2011 Syrian uprising and draws on an original quantitative event database, interviews, and Arabic language primary source materials.
David Stark
Columbia University
Room 310D, building 4, Zhijiang
David Stark is Arthur Lehman Professor of Sociology at Columbia University where he directs the Center on Organizational Innovation. He is also Professor of Social Science at the University of Warwick. Stark uses a variety of methods to study problems of valuation, innovation, and observation.
LIU Chengguo
Zhejiang University of Technology
Ancient Chinese Literature
Ph.D. in Arts in Literature, Professor at Zhejiang University of Technology. Publications on Literary Heritage, Literary Review, etc.
Research Interests: History of Literature in Tang and Song Dynasty, History of Academic Ideas
Shu KENG
Political Economy
Room 205, building 4, Zhijiang
Dates at IAS:
Research Fellow in the School of Public Affairs, and Associate Chair of the Department of Sociology, Zhejiang University. Professor Keng received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, and has published on comparative political economy, Chinese political economy, govern-business relations and cross-Strait relations.
Yi-wen Yu
Comparative Politics and
Economic Development
Room 206, building 4, Zhijiang
Yi-wen Yu, an academic flaneur. In recent years, she wandered through Heidelberg University, Kyoto University, UC Berkeley, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She also roamed through various disciplines: political science, economic sociology, economic and financial history as well as historical sociology. On her tortuous academic journey, a self-imposed question lingered in her mind — as a scholar, what is her and her research's real contribution to the society.
The question remains. She is still actively exploring answers. For the moment, she has taken on the role of a knowledge broker, translating unreadable academic knowledge into accessible articles for magazines, newspaper, and websites. Let's hope that, even under great pressure of career advancement, she can persevere and prevail in her quixotic quest!
LV Danian
Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences
English& American Literature
Ph.D in English Literature, Researcher in English& American literature department of at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Publications on Foreign Literature Review, Foreign Literatures, Reading, etc. The author of Reading Records.
Research Interests: English& American Literature
SUN Xiangchen
Fudan University
Professor & Dean in the School of Philosophy, Fudan University, Shanghai. His studies fields include early modern philosophy, enlightenment philosophy, political philosophy, Jewish-Christian philosophy, phenomenology, and comparative philosophy.
The major books he published: Metaphysics of Seventeen Century, Facing the Other: On Levinas' Philosophical thought, Political philosophy and Sino-Theology. And he is also the translator of the books Does God Exist (by Hans Kung) and Psychoanalysis & Religion (by Erich Fromm) .
SUN Yinggang
Fudan University
Medieval History
Room 301C, Building 4, Zhijiang
Associate professor at Fudan University
BA and MA, Peking University; MA and PhD, Princeton University. As the winner of the National Prominent Young Historian Prize, Prof. Sun's research spans the Chenwei prophecy texts, astrology and calendar in medieval China, history of Buddhism, urban history, as well as history of Sinology. Having published more than 60 papers, he is also the author of Prophecy, Knowledge and Political Legitimation in Medieval China, History of Sui-Tang China, A Brief History of Cakravartin. Prof. Sun was a visiting scholar to National Tsinghua University in Taiwan, Princeton University, and Tokyo University. He is also a visiting associate professor to Yale University (2015-2016). He serves as book review editor of Frontiers of History in China, editorial member of Studies in Chinese Religions, and editor-in-chief of the book series "International Studies of Buddhism and Chinese Religions".
Research Interests: Medieval History, Buddhist History
Gregory T. Chin
Department of Political Science,
York University
Political Science
Gregory Chin (PhD, York University) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, and Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University (Canada), where he teaches the political economy of China, Asia, the BRICS, and global governance. At York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), Dr. Chin directs the Research Program on"Asia, BRICS and the Emerging World". Chin travels to China and Asia regularly for field research. He has published widely on the political economy of China, Asia, and the BRICS, and is finishing a book manuscript on Renminbi internationalization. He is on the International Advisory Board of the journal Review of International Political Economy, and on the Editorial Board of Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations.
FENG Keli
School of Pulitics and Public
Management, Shangdong University
Room 305, building 4, Zhijiang
Professor in Political Science, School of Pulitics and Public Management and Ph. D. supervisor at Shangdong University.
Research Interests: Political Theories and History of Western Political Thoughts
Copyright © 2016 IAS at Zhejiang University
Zhijiang Campus of Zhejiang University, 51
Zhijiang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province


text:
Small Grants for Schools
The City of Vancouver has provided $25,000 for TEGS to distribute to VSB schools for small project grants in the 2017-2018 school year. If your school's team is eligible, these small grants are available to help you start-up, expand, or improve school projects in the areas of food production, food waste management, food preparation, food access, food policy, food justice, and other food systems-related teaching and learning activities.
School teams may apply for up to $2000 in grant funding. For more information and the application:
TEGS Schools Small Grant App 2017-18
Please note: The TEGS small grant funding is provided by the City of Vancouver in partnership with the Vancouver School Board, and hence is only available to VSB schools. If you are from a school in British Columbia outside of the Vancouver School Board, please visit Farm to School BC for grant opportunities!
Community Organizations Small Grants
The TEGS project recognizes the valuable role that non-profit organizations play in supporting food literacy education and healthy, sustainable, and equitable school food systems in Vancouver, and wants to continue to involve and support these organizations. Accordingly, $12,000 in grants will be available to non-profits for the 2017-2018 school year, either to continue existing projects and activities or start new ones. There also may be opportunities for non-profit organizations to be involved in professional development workshops and Summer Institutes. Organizations will also have the opportunities to participate in cutting-edge research on school food systems and food literacy education.
We are accepting grant applications from school food non-profits to support their work. Grants of up to $2000 are available, and smaller funding requests are also welcome. For more information and the application:
TEGS Community Orgs Small Grant App 2017-18


text:
Saturday, January 16, 2010
already i'm gettin cabin fever. spending every night in, with the sketchbook and a coupla beers, can actually get old.
Posted by blütt at 8:16 PM No comments:
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Posted by blütt at 8:51 PM No comments:
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
I had some time to kill today, so i found myself listening to Pirate Love on the headphones at Atomix. The song Death Trip just sounded particularly good.
no idea who made the cassette tape sticker, but it's a keeper.
Posted by blütt at 7:45 PM No comments:
Labels: blutt cassette tape death trip
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Posted by blütt at 6:34 PM No comments:
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Posted by blütt at 5:39 PM No comments:
Posted by blütt at 3:06 PM No comments:
Friday, January 1, 2010
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
- Integrated Distributed Energy Resources
- Demand Response
- Smart Grid
- Energy Efficiency
Accurately Measuring Savings from Integrated Distributed Energy Resources Offerings
Energy efficiency and demand response (DR) programs have long been administered by utilities, third parties, and local governments using taxpayer or ratepayer funds. Most recently, integrated offerings that span energy efficiency, DR, and other program areas have become more feasible due to the advent of the smart grid. The integration of information and communications technologies with the power system is enabling a better balance between demand and supply side resources.
Integrated offerings are key indicators of a broader integrated distributed energy resources (iDER) future. Identifying program design and savings attribution methodologies for harnessing the benefits of these resources are critical to enabling public support for the innovators that will populate this future with integrated offerings that bundle value streams into streamlined solutions. While existing program design and funding constraints may not be able to seamlessly support these emerging technologies, avenues are opening and should be explored so as not to thwart the iDER future.
In a new white paper, Navigant presents a methodology to account for all of the energy and demand savings from an integrated energy efficiency and DR offering on an annual basis. The methodology separates the attributes of each program type while avoiding double counting of savings across programs. It also proposes methods to accurately portray the costs and benefits of each program.
Methodology Breakdown
(Source: Navigant)
Navigant recognizes that each jurisdiction has its own policies and protocols for operating an iDER offering. Ongoing activities in New York and California provide relevant lessons in light of the states' recent focus on iDER. Navigant used examples of these lessons to identify key considerations across three areas that integrated offerings focusing on energy efficiency and DR should consider when developing implementation plans:
- The importance of data granularity for analysis
- Exploring legislative channels to support integrated offerings
- A focus on avoiding double counting benefits
Navigant draws the following conclusions from this assessment for consideration by relevant stakeholders, including utilities, other program administrators, regulators, customers, and third parties:
- Well-established methodologies and protocols exist for quantifying energy and demand savings for energy efficiency and DR offerings across North America.
- Advanced generation thermostats have a proven market track record of providing demonstrable benefits for energy and demand savings through established methodologies and protocols to verify and attribute savings.
- Energy efficiency and DR programs are funded and evaluated through individualistic incentive budgets; a structure that confounds shared budgeting for cross-program functionality and hampers integrated offerings from capitalizing on their multiple value streams to gain market traction.
- To avoid discouraging innovators from pursing integrated offerings, regulators and utilities without integrated evaluation methodologies should consider the methodology to develop interim polices and protocols for iDER offerings to count savings in two or more program areas until an integrated methodology can be developed through official channels.


text:
The holidays over, roadwork has fully resumed on South Florida expressways and surface streets and avenues. A new project will hamper traffic flow on Biscayne Boulevard and several ongoing projects will again close or restrict lanes on State Roads 836 and 826, as well as on the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike.
The new project will start this week on Biscayne Boulevard from Northeast 196th to 213th streets in Aventura. The project will cost an estimated $3.52 million and last approximately 10 months. It includes repaving and widening of the road, as well as upgrading of pedestrian ramps.
Meanwhile, several ramps along 836 will close intermittently for paving work through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night.
The ramps include those at Northwest 17th, 27th, 37th, 42nd (LeJeune Road), 45th, 57th and 107th avenues.
In addition, there will be a complete closure of all lanes on Northwest 42nd Avenue/LeJeune Road between Northwest 11th and 16th streets for bridge demolition through Thursday from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. each night.
Meanwhile, work will resume on the widening of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike which includes construction of toll express lanes.
One or two northbound or southbound Turnpike lanes may be closed nightly at various locations between Southwest 216th and 184th (Eureka Drive) streets between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday. Also, one or two Turnpike lanes in each direction between Southwest 104th (Killian Parkway) and 184th (Eureka Drive) streets may be closed nightly between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday. A third lane in either direction may be closed between11 p.m. and 5 a.m., if needed.


text:
Cal. breeding: Road to Slew, 8, still has it
ARCADIA, Calif. - When Road to Slew won the Crystal Water Handicap for California-breds for a record third time last Sunday, the satisfaction was visible on the faces of owner Nick Cafarchia and trainer Craig Dollase.
Six months ago, Road to Slew was on a local farm, recovering from a pulled ligament that threatened to end his accomplished career. Now, after two starts this year, Road to Slew is showing the same competitive spirit as an 8-year-old that he showed during a six-month span in 2000-01 when he won three consecutive stakes.
"I really wanted him to win the race a third time because no one else has done that," said Cafarchia, who owns an Italian bakery in Los Angeles. "It means something. For him to be 8, I can't believe what he's doing."
Bred by Cafarchia, Road to Slew won consecutive runnings of the Crystal Water Handicap in 2000 and 2001. By Slewpy, Road to Slew was trained by Oscar Garcia in 2000 and moved to Dollase's stable in the summer of that year. Over the next year, he enjoyed his greatest success, winning three consecutive stakes - the 2000 California Cup Mile, the Grade 2 Frank Kilroe Mile, and Crystal Water Handicap of 2001.
Following that win, he was out for 12 months. He returned to finish fourth in an optional claimer in April 2002, his only start last year. The ligament injury was diagnosed last spring.
Road to Slew returned to Dollase's stable at Hollywood Park last fall and was brought along slowly.
For his 2003 debut, Road to Slew started in a one-mile race for $62,500 claimers at Santa Anita on March 13. His appearance in that race gave the impression that Cafarchia and Dollase had given up hope that Road to Slew could return to the stakes level.
Instead, it was a crafty example of how a claiming race can be used as a prep race.
"We look like geniuses now," Dollase said. "It was in the back of our mind that someone could claim him, but he's 8 and has had his setbacks. We thought that was a comfortable spot. We felt he came out of it well enough to run him back in 10 days."
Bettors showed their support as well in the Crystal Water. Road to Slew was the 2-1 favorite in a field of eight, which included the multiple stakes winner Spinelessjellyfish and Hugh Hefner, the defending champion of the Crystal Water.
Ridden by David Flores, Road to Slew was sixth early, stalking the leaders. He was stuck behind a wall of horses in early stretch, but rallied through traffic to win by a half-length over 40-1 Mr. Joe C.
"At the top of the stretch, we thought he'd get stuck but when he got through he showed his class," Cafarchia said. "I know he's not the same horse as two years ago, but he's still himself. We knew he would run big. He did."
With the first-place purse of $66,780, Road to Slew has earned $875,360.
"With the injury he had and that he came back to win is very gratifying," Dollase said.
Cafarchia and Dollase are hoping Road to Slew can continue to be competitive in top stakes this year, and possibly start in the Breeders' Cup Mile here in the fall.
Going into this weekend, Road to Slew was one of two horses to win the same stakes at Santa Anita on three occasions. Del Mar Dennis won the three consecutive runnings of the San Bernardino Handicap from 1994-96. On Saturday, Kona Gold was to attempt to win the Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap for the third time, having scored wins in 2000 and 2001.
Road to Slew is being pointed for the $175,000 Khaled Stakes for California-breds at Hollywood Park on April 26, which is run over 1 1/8 miles on turf.
"With the California-bred angle, you can't go wrong," Dollase said. "We'll pick our spots. I think he deserves a shot at the Breeders' Cup Mile. His record is impeccable here."


text:
Like any college student, I experimented a lot with food. I grew up as an omnivore, and had no qualms with all the delicious food my momma prepared for me. After a year in college, and mostly due to peer pressure, I became a vegetarian. I still ate eggs, but cut out any sort of meat. Then, we decided to take it to the next level, and became vegan. I lasted a week, before I started feeling hungry all the time, and I felt very limited by options. Food didn't become fun anymore, and it was challenging to find food in a college student budget. Thus, I decided to become a pescatarian. Basically, I ate a lot of fish and shrimp, and eggs, but no meat. I was a pescatarian for 3.5 years, and I still maintain this lifestyle. But occasionally I have slipped and have added chicken back onto my plate. I commend vegans who are wholeheartedly dedicated to their lifestyle. It is very admirable, and definitely encourages a commitment to the healthy lifestyle.
However, not all bodies are alike. What works for one person, may not work for another individual. And just because you're a vegetarian doesn't necessarily mean you're eating a healthy and balanced meal. My fellow Indians who are vegetarians know all too well, how unhealthy Indian food can be, even when it is all vegetarian. As a vegan/vegetarian, I could tell my body wasn't getting enough protein and the essential nutrients. I was eating beans, and tofu, and taking my vitamin supplements, yet I still felt lethargic, and exhausted. Hence why I decided to be more open minded and flexible with what I consumed. The only thing I have definitely cut out is red meat and pork. Neither of which I ever really grew up eating nor will I ever really miss. I love food. And I believe in moderation.
But let's be honest, here are the 4 reasons why I can't ever really be a vegan or vegetarian.
1. I love Salmon. Any seafood really. But I can eat salmon every day and not get sick of it. This one is marinated with lots of herbs from the garden and a little bit of olive oil.
2. I have an unhealthy obsession with cheese. I like to think I'm making for all the lost time I use to hate cheese when I was younger. I have to exercise self control when it comes to cheese.
3. Eggs. They're versatile. And they're nutritious and delicious! 😀 This is supposed to be a veggie omlette with feta cheese (I know: I have a problem when it comes to cheese).
4. Honey. I use it as an alternative to sugar. Chai tea lattes, baking, etc. I think when it comes down to it, sugar and honey have about the same amount of glucose and maybe the same amount of calories (some say honey has more), but I feel like honey is less processed than granulated sugar.
When it comes to a healthy lifestyle, it's great to experiment with food and find the one that works for you and your body. I know a lot of vegans who are healthy and make really delicious recipes; and I know plenty of omnivores that are just as healthy and strong. The important part is that you're eating a balanced meal with plenty of veggies and eating the right foods to keep you happy and healthy.


text:
- Customer applications
- Products
- Treston 3D configurator
- Ergonomic workbenches WB
- Ergonomic workbenches Concept
- Ergonomic workbenches TP/TPH
- Ergonomic workbenches LMT
- Ergonomic workbenches TowerLine
- Packing solutions
- Material flow solution ModuLine
- Workshop benches
- Accessories that suit all benches
- Lighting
- Workplace chairs
- Trolleys
- Workshop trolleys
- Drawer units
- Shelves and cabinets
- Industrial screens
- Perforated panels
- Panel hooks
- Spare parts
- Storage systems
- ESD protective storage systems
- Healthcare furniture
- Company
- Contact us
Storage system
Storage system can be built as a combination of cabinets and shelves and you can use it as a space divider. The storage system is available in two standard heights: 200 cm and 240 cm and two widths: 80 cm and 100 cm.
Storage system includes a wide range of different parts which can be used to create a fully tailor-made solution, but you can also choose a combination (below).
|Standard bays
|Extension bays
|All available parts and components here.
Storage system combinations
Storage system
combination 100/30/200-8
Storage system
combination 100/40/200-1
Storage system
combination 100/40/200-4


text:
New Masura Golden Collection collaborations are now in stock!
These adorable black cat nail art stickers are an amazing addition to your Halloween manicure.
The five sizes of the cats range from 3/16in x 1/4in (5mm x 6mm) to 5/16in x 3/8in (8mm x 10mm).
Stencil length: 1 1/8in (28mm)
Sheet size: 3in x 5in (75mm x 125mm)
Quantity: 1 sheet of 20 stickers and stencils
Material: vinyl
One time use
Made in USA
Peel stencil fast, holding it close the backing sheet. When small pieces remain within a stencil, flip and stick/peel the stencil to the back of the paper to remove all stuck pieces.
How to Use


text:
So I thought I'd share a little bit of my thought process that goes into picking paint colors. I'm as impatient as the next person when I decide I want to paint something. But since we plan on staying in this house for awhile (forever), I want to be more thoughtful about my choices. (This could be the most boring post ever or super helpful, maybe)
Yesterday, I picked up some paint samples from Sherwin Williams. I never made it to the place that sells Benjamin Moore because kids.
I picked one color based on pictures I'd seen online (Topsail), one based on y'all's advice (Sea Salt), and one I just liked while I was in the paint store (Copen Blue)
Here they are painted on some boards. I didn't trust my skills when it came to testing them on on the actual ceiling.
Top: Copen Blue SW0068
Bottom Left: Sea Salt SW 6204 (as recommended in the comments yesterday. Thank you, Beth!)
Bottom Right: Topsail SW6217
|SW Copen Blue
|Copen Blue
|Sea Salt
|Left: Copen Blue; Right: Sea Salt
|Clearly, I can never escape a dinosaur photobomb in my house pics.
So I'm pretty sure Sea Salt is the winner. I'm going to sit with it for a few more days. Sorry for giving you a million pictures of my dining room, but I've learned so many lessons over the years when it comes to picking paint colors. Basically, don't be hasty, y'all!
Which one do y'all like better?


text:
Scholarships and Awards
There are a variety of student awards, bursaries, and scholarships available for Department of Music students without application. Students are also eligible for general College of Arts and Science scholarships and awards, and are encouraged to apply for external awards in addition to those provided by the university.
Specifics of all awards can be found here: http://explore.usask.ca/moneymatters/awards/index.php.
The following is a list of active awards available to Music students - follow the links to find more information about each award.


text:
LIFE Fellowship of Frederick
451 Oak Street, Suite 100
Frederick, CO 80530
Sunday Morning Worship Service / 8:30 and 10:30 AM
Wednesday Evening Youth Group / 6:30 PM
3rd Thursday Night Helping Hand Food Pantry / 6:00 PM
events & times
LIFE Fellowship of Frederick
451 Oak Street, Suite 100
Frederick, CO 80530
Sunday Morning Worship Service / 8:30 and 10:30 AM
Wednesday Evening Youth Group / 6:30 PM
3rd Thursday Night Helping Hand Food Pantry / 6:00 PM
Brady thornton
Brady and his wife Heather met at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and married in 1999. Together they have 4 children: twins Colm and McKenna (16), Quinn (12), and Kendall (8). In 2007 the Thornton's were sent from LIFE Fellowship Westminster to begin a work in the Tri-Towns region.
lonnie espinoza
worship leader
Lonnie came to LIFE Fellowship Frederick in 2009 after having spent time serving the Lord as a missionary in Russia. He works tirelessly to create a unique and God-honoring worship service each Sunday morning using the wide array of musical talents within our congregation. Lonnie is much more than a worship leader, however, as he is often found organizing a variety of other church-wide activities that bless the entire body.
Brandon & Priscilla dodsworth
children's ministries
Brandon & Priscilla have been attending Life Fellowship since 2012. They are passionate about investing in the lives of the kids and helping them understand the practical relevance of God's Word. They have been blessed with three children, Silas, Emmaline and Ainsley.
benito & cori espinoza
Benito and Cori came to LIFE Fellowship of Frederick in 2008. They brought with them a tremendous amount of passion for and experience with Junior and Senior High Youth. Since the time they assumed responsibility for the youth program, God has used them to build into many teens the truths of God's word in practical ways.
steve & robbyn morgan
elder/marriage & family
Steve and Robbyn have been a part of LIFE Fellowship for many years, faithfully serving the Lord in a variety of official and un-official capacities. Their particular passion is to help develop strong families as the core of our church and community. Steve is an Elder at LIFE Fellowship of Frederick.
tom nething
Tom, his wife Kyla, and their twin daughters are faithful servants in a variety of roles. Tom serves as an Elder at LIFE Frederick, bringing many years of diverse ministry experience to the decision making processes of our church.
Anthony wright
Anthony and his wife Linda embody the very definition of the term "deacon", joyfully tending to the operational details of our ministry. They have also been instrumental in discipling young believers as they seek to establish a firm foundation for their faith. Anthony and Linda have 3 children.
what we believe
L.I.F.E. Fellowship of Frederick holds many Biblically-supported positions on a wide array of theological and social issues. No one statement can ever possibly summarize everything we believe as a church. Listed below are a few of the most essential convictions of our church in plain language - the definition of genuine Christian faith and the basis for genuine Christian fellowship. For a full doctrinal statement click here.
The Bible
Everything we know about God is revealed in two specific ways. The first is what mankind can generally observe of God's character in the form of nature and science. The intricate design of all of creation combined with the universal laws of science point to a common Author. The second way is the Bible, God's specific revelation of Himself in the form of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that every detail of this book is Divinely inspired, providing mankind every instruction we need to live a life that honors God. Over the centuries every possible effort has been made to disprove the contents of the Bible, and every time those efforts have failed.
Our general observation of the universe in which we live and the specific revelation of the Bible tells us that God is infinite, eternal, and all-powerful. This means that God transcends our human understanding of both time and dimension. It is hard for our finite minds to comprehend these concepts, but in a way that is comforting. Do you want to believe in a God that has limitations and a definition that your simple mind can comprehend?
God is also perfect, holy, righteous, and true. As the Creator and Sustainer of all things, He gets to make the rules. We do not always understand why God allows things to happen the way they do. We do understand that the existence of evil and its consequences in this world are not the result of God's initiation but of mankind's perpetual rejection of God. God's character means that He cannot tolerate anything short of perfection: perfect holiness, perfect righteousness, and perfect truth. There is not a person reading this now that can say that he or she is perfect in anything. This being the case, we are in a lot of trouble! How could God ever accept US? This conundrum forms the stage for the greatest truth of all time!
God is also love. Not just loving, but the very definition of love itself in its purest form. It is possible for mankind to show genuine sacrificial love on occasion, but in most cases we give love to get love in return. God's very definition is love itself. That means that every thought toward you, every motive, every action taken by God is rooted in genuine sacrificial love. Because God is perfect, holy, righteous, and true, God has the right at any moment to send upon us the full measure of the consequences of our sin. But He doesn't. Why?
Many times the question is asked: "If there is a God, why do bad things happen to good people?" This demonstrates a gross misunderstanding of the nature and character of both God and man. Instead, one who is pursuing a genuine knowledge of God would ask the question "If there is a God, why does anything good happen to us bad people?"
God's Loving Remedy
created mankind unique from everything else in all of creation: He gave
us free-will. Not just an animalistic response for self-preservation,
but the opportunity to learn and discern. Not just to determine between
good and bad, but between right and wrong. Big difference.
God created mankind to be the objects of His affection and gave mankind the opportunity to communicate love back to Him as an expression of their will. The Bible tells us the first man was given a choice to love God or pursue his own interests. Sadly, he chose to pursue his own interests. This single decision demonstrates that even under the best of conditions - in a perfect world - we still cannot meet God's standards of perfection. Anything less than God's perfection is sin.
This decision also resulted in consequences for the entire world: separation, disease, plague, racism, war, pestilence. Sin permeated everything. Man has attempted all kinds of ways to be reconciled to God. Most religions try to create methodology and ritual that is supposed to appease God. The problem is that we don't get to make the rules, God does. He does not require appeasement, He requires perfection. How could mankind ever hope to attain perfection?
It is into this quagmire that God the Father interjected the perfect solution for all mankind: A Substitute in the form of His Son, Jesus Christ. The event we all celebrate at Christmas is the arrival of God in human flesh. God displayed His great love for mankind by sending One into the world who was not tainted by the sins of the first man. Jesus, whose name means "God Saves", was born sinless. The Bible tells us that He was tempted in every imaginable way. In contrast to the first man, however, Jesus displayed His love for His Father by using His free will to perpetually forsake sin and please God.
Jesus lived a life of perfection. He alone completely overcame the power of sin. And He chose to offer Himself as the satisfaction of God's holy demand of perfection. Although He had done nothing to deserve punishment or death, Jesus chose to bear the consequence of sin in His body so that mankind could once again be restored to a right relationship with their God. This type of self-sacrificing love is virtually unfathomable for the common individual. Yet this act of selfless love stands in the focal point of all history as the greatest gift ever given.
What makes this story even better is the promise that is attached to it. Not only did Jesus overcome sin, He also defeated the consequences of sin - death. Jesus rose from the dead, displaying His power over life and death. His resurrection provides for us a guarantee that He is able to do everything He has promised in His Word, the Bible. One of the greatest promises that Jesus gave to those who would accept Him as their Savior is that, while our physical bodies may suffer and perish in this lifetime, our soul will continue in eternity with Him in Heaven.
What does it take to be restored to a right relationship with God - to be saved from the consequences of our sin? The answer is very simple: accept the sacrifice of Jesus for yourself. As was mentioned before, mankind has attempted so many different ways to try to appease God in the form of "religion", and in all our efforts we fall short. Works, rituals, rights, prayers, incantations, candles, incense - all of it is a mockery of the perfect plan that God put in place. As though we could add something to Jesus' sacrifice to make it better.
How do we accept the sacrifice of Jesus and have it applied to our lives? You need to acknowledge that you are indeed a sinner separated from God by your sinful actions. You need to acknowledge that no amount of effort or "good works" can earn your way into a right relationship with God.
You need to believe that Jesus is indeed God, and that His sacrifice alone is the substitute for your sins.
You need to believe that Jesus rose from the grave and is the guarantee of eternal life for those who would believe in Him. You need to desire to walk in a right relationship with God.
You need to make a free will decision that you will begin the process of
choosing to honor God with your life instead of pursuing the sinful desires of your heart.
doesn't seem to be much sense in being reconciled with God and yet
still pursue a lifestyle that grieves His heart. In the Bible God gives
us instructions on how to live our lives in a manner that pleases and
honors Him.
If you are prepared to accept the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for your sins, then take the time to tell Him - right now if you are ready. Simply read this out loud or in the privacy of your heart. (God is big enough to even know what you are thinking!) "God, thank You for living a sinless life and dying a sinless death. Thank You for making a way to be reconciled to You. I confess that I am a sinner, and that I can do nothing to earn salvation on my own. Please forgive me for my sins and change my life. I offer everything I am and own to You for Your glory and honor. Help me to please you more and more each day that I serve You. I ask this in Jesus' name, amen."
If you prayed that prayer with a sincere heart, then the Bible says that the angels in heaven are currently rejoicing. Why? Because the plan of God that was lovingly set in motion thousands of years ago has been realized in the life of YOU, the object of His affection. You have now joined the millions of individuals from nearly every nation throughout time that have been saved from their sins by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior.
What Now
Christians are not perfect, not by any means. Their sins have been forgiven and the ultimate penalty of sin has been paid by Jesus Christ. By accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior you have just made a radical decision to change the direction of your life from pursuing sin to pursuing God. God provides you with His Holy Spirit to challenge, encourage, and convict you when necessary to help you be the person God intends for you to be.
Imagine for a moment your life as a cargo ship. Your life, your talents, your gifts, and your experiences are all valuable cargo to God. Have you ever seen a cargo ship try to change directions in the middle of the ocean? It takes a long time, and it might be awkward, but each moment is a gradual change toward the intended direction. You are still going to commit sins. You are still going to grieve the heart of God until the day you die. The intention is that as you grow in your knowledge of God and His will for your life, those grievances become less as your love for God continues to increase.
You will find that there are times when you are navigating a narrow channel and don't know which way to turn. Find yourself a solid Bible-teaching church that will open the Bible to you as it contains God's instructions for your life. Find mature and wise Christians who have navigated these same trials before and consider them to be your tugboats leading you to the safety of the harbor.
Ultimately, God has promised to never leave you and never forsake you. Seek to honor Him with your life on a daily basis. Find fellowship with other Christians who are pursuing God with a sincere devotion. If there is anything we can do to help you in your walk with the God, or if you have some questions that remain unanswered after reading this narrative, please do not hesitate to contact us through any of the channels listed on this website. We look forward to the opportunity to worship God with you someday at LIFE Fellowship of Frederick or together with all the saints in eternity!
what we're for
So many churches can very easily tell you what they are AGAINST.
Very rarely can a church tell you what they are for!
This page is to help you understand who we are a little better by emphasizing what we promote:
contact us
LIFE Fellowship of Frederick 451 Oak Street, Suite 100
Frederick, CO 80530 Click here for a map
Mailing Address:
4842 Eagle Boulevard
Frederick, CO 80504
Phone: 303-304-1159
Want to get involved? Please fill out this form.


text:
CHICAGO (CBS) — What started as a joke, has turned into a fundraiser for Puerto Rican hurricane relief.
One day when Adriana Miranda of Wicker Park was walking past Trump Tower, she remembered seeing the President throwing paper towel rolls as he toured relief efforts in Puerto Rico, and she posted a quip on Facebook about throwing paper towels at Trump Tower.
"I thought it was a little funny for my friends to see and then the next day, when I was at work I just get all of these notifications on my phone and I thought that it blew up," she said.
Thousands of people responded, so she decided to turn it into a positive.
"Once I saw how much attention it was getting, I felt obligated to do something, so I wanted to start a fundraiser for Puerto Rico," Miranda said.
And that's what's led to the "Throw Paper Towels at Trump Tower" event Nov. 2 to raise money for Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, a grassroots organization that pledges to give all proceeds to Puerto Rican disaster relief.
Miranda doesn't really want people to throw paper towels at Trump Tower, and she will have friends at the fundraiser to pick up trash if anyone does.
According to the Facebook event, 2,200 people have responded that they are attending and another 20,000 showed interest.


text:
M-TH: 8:30am to 5pm | F: 8:30am to 4pm | Closed for lunch 12-1pm
Our Practice
Hendricks Regional Health ENT was established in Hendricks County over 35 years ago. We are a three-physician group offering treatment for ailments of the ear, nose and throat. Specific examples include: ear infections, tonsillitis, sinusitis, allergy, nasal blockage, obstructive sleep apnea, problems related to the thyroid gland and salivary gland infections or masses. We also provide full hearing services, including diagnostic testing and hearing aid fitting. In addition, we have a full-time audiologist available.
Our patient-centered approach allows us to focus on satisfying your medical and surgical needs, whatever they may be. Our practice will work with you to diagnose your ear, nose, and throat problems using state-of-the-art equipment and the most advanced technology. Because our focus is entirely on you and your health, coming to Hendricks Regional Health ENT means that you'll experience patient care that is specific to you, with exceptional follow-up care that ensures that your ear, nose, and throat needs are being met.
Your care is kept local. All services including diagnostic testing and surgical procedures are provided within Hendricks County.
Office hours are Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are closed for lunch from noon until 1 p.m. Please call (317) 745-3758 for an appointment.
Mission Statement
The physicians, audiologist and personnel of Hendricks Regional Health ENT seek to deliver quality, efficient, thorough and compassionate care to patients with ear/hearing, nose and throat problems.
The benefits of choosing Hendricks Regional Health Medical Group
All of the specialists and primary care doctors in the Hendricks Regional Health Medical Group share a wireless communication network for fast, easy access to your secure, complete health history. They utilize the latest in electronic medical record technology, which provides faster test results and paperless physician orders and prescriptions sent electronically to your pharmacy of choice. Patients also enjoy convenient locations and online resources for bill pay, patient forms and health information.
Patient Portal
As a member of Hendricks Regional Health Medical Group, our office now has a patient portal to help you manage your health. The portal is through our technology partner, eClinicalWorks. If you opt to participate, you will receive and initial email from email@example.com with the subject "Portal login information from your doctor's office." This email will give you access to your account. The portal will also send email reminders with the subject "New Appointment Reminder."
If you have questions or problems using the system, please contact 317-837-5571. If you already have your login information, you can access the portal by clicking here.
Subscribe, free of charge, to our monthly e-newsletters to help in your pursuit of a healthier, more active lifestyle.
Health Library
Researching a health topic? Search this extensive collection of trustworthy health information and multimedia tools.


text:
Over six months ago I hit a major set back in my recovery and growth. It was suppose to be a day to celebrate my recent promotion and say goodbye to my current co-workers. The day took a drastic turn when we received a phone call from my cousin that our shed was on fire. I remember hearing the word fire and looking the direction of our home and at five miles away seeing the massive amount of dark smoke rising from the trees.
Immediately panic set in and I felt out of control sitting in the back seat as my dad raced to our home. If you were to ask me what was worse the unknown or grim reality; I do not think I could give you an an answer. I felt like we pulled into a war zone or a horrible nightmare. My immediate intentions was to move my car but instantly realized that would not be happening since it was ablaze. The only thing we were able to move was my Dad's semi.
I cannot honestly tell you how long it was until the fire department arrived. I do though remember my poor pregnant cousins standing there crying as she held her young son. We all seemed to be shouting at each other. My cousins's husband kept telling my dad to stay away from the fire. I kept pleading with my Dad to let me sneak in the backside of our house and get out our dogs. Our shed isn't far from our home and we didn't know if the house would be next to set ablaze.
What made the shouting and panic even worse was the magnitude of the heat and sounds coming from the fire. Our shed is a 60x40 foot shed that had become a catch all for our belongings. It sounded as if it was filled with fireworks but it was various things exploding. We were unsure at any moment what would be next to explode. Would our propane tank that was attached to the shed and our home be next?
My Dad and cousins's husbands became my heroes when then risked their safety and ran into our home to save all nine dogs. Don't worry we are not hoarders; we have fosters and dog sit. I can now laugh at the thoughts of these grown men running our of our house with fury little dogs tucked under their arms.
The fire department arrived and immediately were able to start watering down the propane tank as well as our home to prevent further damage. Unfortunately there was not much left of the shed or my car.
The events of the day did not really hit me until that night. I think it helped that so many of our friends and family arrived to see how they could help. In true style,our family laughed and joked; the only way we seem to know how to deal with stress and emotions. Those that didn't know us probably thought we were off our rockers.
The hard thing is you can only joke and laugh for so long. That evening I did something, so out of my comfort level, I crawled into my dad's lap and cried. I felt so ashamed to be sad over the loss of possessions. I know everyone kept repeating how lucky we were that no one got hurt and we didn't loose the house but that didn't make my pain any less. Six months later I still struggle with the shame of being sad for the loss of my possessions.
Almost everything that I owned was in that building and burned. When I had moved into my parent's house I had only brought my clothing, tv and a few books into the house. I know that all of that stuff can be replaced in some aspect but for example we can't replace the blanket my grandma crocheted for me. The things I had been given over the years from my various grandmother's were very special to me. Most of the stuff was burned beyond recognition but a few of my belongings that were on the far end of the shed were recognizable.
These are pictures of my two prize possessions first is my books. I had a lot of books!! My family hated every time I moved. I cannot in all honestly say how many books were out there but it was well over 700. I dreamed of one day having my own library and had been collecting books as long as I can remember. I dreamed of the day I could share them with my nieces and nephews. The second is a picture of the bunny my dad gave me the day I was born.
The week was a roller coaster of emotions. I have never felt so loved and cared for as I did that week. Our friends and family were amazing. They were there to help with the clean up, providing tools and even meals. My work family was wonderful they not only covered my remaining shifts at work but gave me a gift card to eventually start replacing my belongings.
The nights though were very hard I was faced with horrible nightmares. I had the constant fear that our house would start on fire. It took several days for us to physically tear down and clean up the shed. During that time the wood beams were still burning and often at night we would have to go out and spray them down with water. It was also 4th of July weekend and the fireworks were not welcoming sounds.
I became a mess to put it mildly. I had no control over my emotions: I was scared of every little noise and weird smell. I did not want to leave our house. I thought if I stayed there I could prevent anything else bad from happening. I felt like a little girl who just wanted to be protected by her mom and dad. I guess looking back now I know on a positive note it made my relationship stronger than ever with my parents.
I had to start my new job the following week. It became a welcome distraction but a distraction was all it was. I was not dealing with all that had happened my fears and guilt. I still was not really sleeping and I had started to gain a lot of weight. I found energy and comfort from junk food. I soon realized I couldn't go on this way it was time for help.
I'm not ashamed to say I had to go on extra medications to get me through that time. I also got myself back into counseling - this is one of the blessings I know that came out of this situation. It did not happen over night but I started making progress. I know that I have made progress because I am sitting here writing. Yes I did have a set back but I tackled it and I am moving forward.
I would like to say though one important thing I learned during this event was compassion. There were so many people that were wonderful and understood my pain and did not judge. There were those that kept repeating "well at least no one was hurt and it was only stuff". I get that and I know we are truly blessed that no one was hurt. What I don't get is who gets to determine what warrants tears? Who has the right to determine whether or not your pain and suffering is just. I hope that I will always remember my tears and give others there time to cry how little or big I may think the situation is.


text:
Forever New Delicate Fabric Wash
6 Item(s)
Forever New "BUY 2" 32oz Granular Fabric Wash Get 4oz Fabric Wash FREEForever New "BUY 2" 32oz Granular Fabric Wash (21016) Get 4oz Travel F...
Style: 21016"SAVE $3.50"
Forever New Granular Fabric Wash 32ozForever New 32oz Granular Fabric Wash Style 10032 Forever New Fabric ...
Style: 10032$15
Forever New Granular Fabric Wash 4ozForever New Fabric Care Wash restores and refreshes lingerie, hosiery,...
Style: 10004$4.50
Forever New Granular Fabric Wash 8ozForever New Fabric Care Wash restores and refreshes lingerie, hosiery,...
Style: 10008$6
Forever New Granular Fabric Wash (travel packets) .33ozForever New Granular Fabric Wash (travel packets) 33oz Style 10000 - ...
Style: 10000$1
Forever New Ovacion Laundry Wash 16ozForever New Fabric Care Wash restores and refreshes lingerie, hosiery,...
Style: 40016$10
6 Item(s)
Forever New Lingerie & Delicate Fabric Wash
Forever New has provided "All the Best" in fine garment care since 1975. Forever New lingerie wash products restore and refresh lingerie, hosiery, swimwear, silks, wools and other colorfast delicates that require a gentle wash. This company also offers lace lingerie bags for washing delicate items and stain remover for a flawlessly clean garment. Forever New has an excellent reputation earned by retaining the highest quality control standards and using biodegradable and environmentally sound ingredients. Trademarked with one-of-a-kind blends of only the best ingredients, these products will increase the lifespan of your lingerie and delicates. Enjoy Forever New's selection of detergent for delicates and other fabric care products available at Bits of Lace.
About Forever New Lingerie Wash Products
Originally formulated to clean and restore garments created with spandex and other stretch fabrics, consumers soon discovered that Forever New detergents could care for other precious natural and man-made fibers. In this collection, you'll find fantastic products ranging from the original Forever New Fabric Care Wash to stain removers and even washing bags to help keep your delicates looking their best!
The fabric care wash is a pure and organic lingerie wash formulated to gently clean, brighten and promote longer life in all of your delicates. A natural base of multiple sodas and citrus cleans all the way off the fabric leaving no residues that could potentially damage thread fibers. This detergent for delicates preserves elasticity and fiber-flex allowing every fine garment to look new for longer.
Forever New lingerie wash is also available in a liquid formula! Ovación offers all of the qualities of the proven granular formula in a convenient liquid solution. The Forever New stain remedy is a breakthrough stain remover that can remove any stain that may otherwise be ruinous to your precious delicates. Don't take your chances with other stain removers that can ruin your items for good. Also available are washing bags that are made to last with an economical open mesh that allows for free flow during both cleansing and rinsing. As the times change and fine lingerie becomes more available, these products are increasingly useful!
Detergent for Delicates and More!
Without the proper care, your lingerie and delicates will fade in color. Caring for your fine washables always pays off. The proper lingerie wash will ensure the fabric holds the stitching while keeping your items looking new, maintaining the color for longer. Normal wear and tear of delicates is inevitable, but using these wonderful detergents for delicates and other products can ensure you are prepared to take care of your favorite pieces. More than offering insurance that your delicates will stay looking new and clean, these products are also environmentally friendly and biodegradable!
At Bits of Lace fine lingerie, it's our goal to offer everything the modern woman needs to look and feel her best. Browse our selection of Forever New lingerie wash products that will clean and keep your delicates looking fresh and wonderful for years to come!
*Free Shipping offer excludes Forever New Products


text:
Artifice and display are the guiding principles of female-male interaction, and while this is nothing new, we've upped the ante to a place where it's hard to imagine what comes next. All this is taking a significant toll on the female psyche, which in turn affects males. objectified, while simultaneously urging them to be professionally empowered as subjects, or actors. Stop seeking attention for your body from strangers.
Over a decade of research now shows that radical feminists were right to be highly concerned.
Today women's sexual objectification is celebrated as a form of female empowerment.
This has enabled a new era of sexual objectification, characterized by greater exposure to advertising in general, and increased sexual explicitness in advertising, magazines, television shows, movies, video games, music videos, television news, and "reality" television. If objectification is the process of representing or treating a person like an object (a non-thinking thing that can be used however one likes), then sexual objectification is the process of representing or treating a person like a sex object, one that serves another's sexual pleasure.
Here are examples of sexual objectification in advertising: The insidiousness of the problem has brought us to a place where even women not looking for casual sex may be mistaken for hookers based on their dress and makeup.
, has been detrimental to the well-being of women, men, and the institution of marriage in our society.
In this view, raunch culture and proud proclamations of sluthood are symptoms of sexual mores that have spun out of control since the 1970s.
Caroline Heldman and Lisa Wade (of Sociological Images) are two prominent feminist scholars who subscribe to this belief.
The "sex wars" of the 1980s pitted radical feminists, who claimed that female sexual objectification is dehumanizing, against feminists concerned about legal and social efforts to control and repress female sexuality.
If you decide to have sex with a man, do it with abandon. Yet we are also witnessing a striking exodus from marriage, especially among high school but not college educated young people, for whom raising children amid unstable cohabiting relationships and serial partnerships is in danger of becoming the new norm.
This rapid decline of marriage among the almost 60 percent of the nation who are high school educated but not college educated, those whom we might call "Middle America," has been dramatic.
As recently as the 1980s, only 13 percent of the children of moderately-educated mothers were born outside of marriage.


text:
Published on August 4th, 2015 | by James Clarke2
Flying the flag for the Battle of Wodensfield
City of Wolverhampton Council will be raising the city flag tomorrow (Wednesday) to celebrate the anniversary of one of the country's most significant battles.
Deputy Mayor Councillor Barry Findlay will also officially open the Battle of Wodensfield Community Fun Day, at Wednesfield High School, on Saturday (11.30am to 4.30pm).
The historic battle, which took place on August 5 and 6 in 910 AD, saw the Anglo Saxons and their allies defeat the Viking Danes of Northumberland on the field of Woden, now modern-day Wednesfield.
As part of the fun day proceedings, the battle will be re-enacted by Viking and Anglo-Saxon living history re-enactment society, Jorvik Vikingr, with the Vikings marching through Wednesfield High Street at 11.15am.
Wednesfield North Councillor Phil Bateman, who last year saw his resolution to celebrate the anniversary of the battle passed by council, said: "This Wednesday marks more than 1,000 years since one of the greatest battles in British history, and we should be very proud of the part that Wednesfield had to play.
"The first written references to Wednesfield came in the Anglo Saxon chronicles where there is mention of a great battle at Wednesfield, in which the Mercians and their allies inflicted a defeat on the Danes, leading to the effective end of their power.
"We don't know for sure exactly where the battle took place – but we do know it took place within the city boundaries – and I am delighted we will be commemorating this hugely important event in our nation's history."
Entry to the fun day is free with re-enactments of the battle taking place at 12.30pm and 2.30pm.
Other attractions include bouncy castles, community and craft stalls, a prize raffle, face painting and a Wednesfield Town FC kids' football tournament.
Image caption (l-r): Wednesfield History Society co-founders Simon Hamilton and Ray Fellows flank Councillor Phil Bateman, alongside Saxon Keith Prosser of Timepieces and Viking Dave Elliott of Jorvik Vikingr.
2 Responses to Flying the flag for the Battle of Wodensfield
Well done for being quick off the mark with the photo, just shows what a good up to date site you run.
Thank you for the information on today's event at Wednesfield High School.
Thank you to all who organised and took part, it was brilliant and lovely to see a part of our, Wednesfields history and a very important part of England's history remembered and celebrated. Long may it continue. Thanks again. Linda Law Fallings Park


text:
The Key to successful selling in the HVAC industry? Shut Up and Listen…Don't Tell and Sell.
With spring in the air, we're fresh and ready for a great new promotion.
Between now and May, 15, 2009 we will be taking orders for our PHT package heat pump, package deal. The package includes the 13 SEER, R-22, dedicated horizontal package heat pump as well as an elbow, stand, disconnect, whip, thermostat, PVC connector and P-trap—even the crane--all at an extremely competitive price.
Contact us today for more details!


text:
I am so excited about this year for two BIG reasons:
First, my husband and I experienced a major life-altering conversion during the Jubilee Year 2000, so I understand first hand just how powerful the graces are that flow during these Jubilee Years.
Second, after spending nearly 20 years away from the Lord and His church wandering through life in darkness, I have also experienced the healing and transformative power of God's mercy. Of all the attributes of God, his Mercy is the one that I call upon the most frequently. It is through God's Mercy that I have come to profoundly encounter all his other attributes: love, goodness, power and beauty.
The celebration of a Jubilee Year dates all the way back to the Israelites who celebrated on ever fifty years as a time of universal pardon. Leviticus 25:10 instructs the Israelites to: "Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you..."
Pope Boniface the VIII convened the celebration of the first Catholic Jubilee in the year 1300 and during this year, pardon for sin could be received "by visiting the city of Rome and the venerable basilica of the Prince of the Apostles".
With a few exceptions a Jubilee Year has been celebrated by the Church every 50 years since 1450. Each Jubilee Year has been a time of grace, renewal and conversion for the whole Church.
For more info on the origins of the Jubilee Year visit Catholic Encyclopedia (source for all the above)
When was the last Jubilee Year?
The last Jubilee Year was convened by Saint John Paul II to celebrate the turn of the millennium in the Year 2000. At the conclusion of that Jubilee Year, Pope John Paul II issued the Apostolic Letter: Novo Millennio Inuente, in which he documented his plan for the Church as she entered the new millennium. His opening words of that letter challenge the church with Jesus' own words to the apostles: "duc in altum" - put out into the deep. Those words continue to challenge us today to be on mission to make disciples.
The theme of the Great Jubilee of 2000 was Christ: Yesterday, Today, Forever as displayed on the Jubilee logo:
Pope Francis, in the Apostolic Letter Misericordie Vultus (which is the Papal bull which calls for the Year of Mercy) says "We need constantly to contemplate the mystery of mercy." He goes on a little further to point out that at certain "...times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father's action in our lives."
The Holy Father stresses the importance of mercy in the life of the church saying:
"Mercy is the very foundation of the Church's life. All of her pastoral activity should be caught up in the tenderness she makes present to believers; nothing in her preaching and in her witness to the world can be lacking in mercy. The Church's very credibility is seen in how she shows merciful and compassionate love."The Year of Mercy provides an opportunity for every Catholic not only to focus with gratitude and prayer on the gift of God's mercy to them personally, but also to be witnesses of that mercy to a world in desperate need of it. Pretty awesome plan if you ask me!
What is the theme, logo and website for the Year of Mercy?
The theme for the Year of Mercy is "Merciful Like the Father" and the logo depicts Jesus, the Good Shepherd carrying the lost sheep on his shoulders.
Watch Pope Francis explain the reasons for the Jubilee Year of Mercy in this short video:
The theme for the Year of Mercy is "Merciful Like the Father" and the logo depicts Jesus, the Good Shepherd carrying the lost sheep on his shoulders.
Don't miss a post! Enter your email to get new posts,delivered directly to your inbox.


text:
We would love, one day, to smell that the world has been changed for the better. We do what we do with this purpose.
Our Products
Our soaps are entirely organic and artisanal. Handmade with plant-based ingredients, olive oil and pure and organic essential oils.
Our natural candles are handmade with soy wax, scented with pure essential oils and natural fragrances. The wicks are made of organic hemp or birch wood
Beton Candles
Beton candles are soy wax candles poured into cement vases. Our cement is bio-certified and eco-compatible and hand mixed and poured by us.
Soy Tarts
Soy tarts are organic soy wax melts scented with pure essential oils. They can be melted in essence burners in place of essential oils.
Home fragrances
To scent home, drawers and wardrobes we offer many products, raging from scented plaster diffusers to lavender wands to room sprays.
Home Decor
Home decor solutions to arrange flowers, plants, spices and perfumes. Ideal for indoor and outdoor, our decorated and functional products can be customized and used in many different environments.


text:
Water Pill Review
Usually, when you see an all-natural weight loss supplement, you can expect to at least have a save product. That may not be the case with Water Pill as it contains a few ingredients that alter the way your digestive system works.
Water Pill by Natrol is a diet pill designed to help you lose water weight. As a diuretic, it essentially helps to clean out your system and rid you of any excess water. But how well does it work to keep the weight off? Let's find out.
The Eye Test
In order to determine if a supplement works, you must read the ingredient list. Typically, products that have proven ingredients will produce greater results and those that have unknown or unproven ingredients generally don't yield any results.
Water Pill is unique because it doesn contain your average weight loss ingredients. In fact, you won't find a single milligram of caffeine or African mango. Instead, Water Pill contains a slew of diuretic ingredients including Juniper extract and Uva-Ursi.
In other words, you shouldn't expect to lose fat when taking Water Pill because it simply won't do that. As the name suggests, the only weight you will be losing when you take Water Pill will be water weight.
Even the makers of Water Pill claim their weight loss results are only temporary and mainly just relive you of bloating. So if you are looking for a powerful, long lasting weight loss supplement, you will not find it with Water Pill
Eye Score: 4/10
The Safety Test
Water Pill may seem like a fairly safe supplement because it contains a handful of natural ingredients. But after doing some research, we determined that there are potential side effects to taking this weight loss pill.
Because the ingredients found in Water Pill are diuretics, they work with the digestive system and can cause liver damage if not taken carefully. The label of Water Pill instructs users to take the supplement for no more than 5 days at a time.
Safety Test: 6/10
The Wallet Test
If you were to purchase a bottle of Water Pill you would probably be paying around $10 for it. This is not very expensive for a weight loss supplement. However, the problem we have is that one container contains 60 capsules or 30 days worth of pills.
If you are only able to take Water Pill no more that 5 days at a time, why would you need 60 capsules? If a bottle of Water Pill contained 10 capsules for a fraction of the cost, we would think it's a good deal.
Wallet Score: 6/10
Overall Score
Whether or not we recommend Water Pill really depends on what you are looking for. Chances are you want a weight loss supplement that will deliver long lasting results and burn real fat. If so, this is not the right product for you.
However, if by some chance you are just trying to reduce some excess bloating and lose water weight, Water Pill might be a good supplement to try. For a majority of people, though, we wouldn't recommend this product.


text:
Congratulations to our Confirmation Candidates, including Matilda Cretney, Chloe Mathews and Angela Hayes.
Bishop David Williams confirmed the five candidates on Sunday 8th May.
Confirmation marks the point in the Christian journey at which people affirm for themselves the faith into which they have been baptized and their intention to live a life of committed discipleship.
This affirmation is confirmed through prayer and the laying on of hands by the confirming bishop. The Church also asks God to give them power through the Holy Spirit to enable them to live in the way of Jesus.


text:
FAQ: How much does engraving cost?
The engraving cost depends on the type of engraving and how much text is entered. There are two types of engraving, direct product engraving and engraving on plaques. Engraving type and surface options available for each product are listed by the gray tabs in the Product Personalization window. Quantity discounts are applied automatically for orders with multiple pieces.
Please note: Custom engraved items cannot be returned; however, we will repair or replace them, if necessary.
Engraved Plaques:
Standard-sized single quantity plaques on a product are typically $10 for one line of engraving and $1 for each additional line of text. Most plaques can be black oxidized which turns the lettering black and greatly improves contrast and readability. Plaques over 6 inches wide or tall are $9.00 more. Engraved plaques can be ordered directly from our website.
Engraved Products:
Most smaller products can be custom engraved in single quantities for a $10 set up fee (per engraved surface), and 40 cents per character for the first 30 characters, 20 cents per character for the 31st through 49th character, and 10 cents per character for engraving in excess of 49 characters. Products requiring disassembly to engrave are subject to an additional $3 fee.