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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Notice of proposed information collections and request for comments.
In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006), (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed information collection activities described below.
Comments in consideration of the collection of information are due May 3, 2011.
Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in paper format, and should refer to Docket Nos. IC11-520-000, IC11-561-000, and IC11-566-000. (For comments that only pertain to one of the collections, specify the appropriate collection and the related docket number.) Documents must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with Commission submission guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling instructions are available at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. First time users must follow eRegister instructions at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a user name and password before eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt of eFiled comments. Commenters making an eFiling should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are not able to file electronically must send an original of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in these dockets may do so through eSubscription at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. In addition, all comments and FERC issuances may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's eLibrary at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket Nos. IC11-520, IC11-561, and IC11-566. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by e-mail at email@example.com, or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.Start Further Info
Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com, telephone Start Printed Page 12092at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
The Federal Power Act (FPA) as amended by the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) mandates Federal oversight and approval of certain electric corporate activities and put in place related information filing requirements. The FERC-520, the Form 561 and the FERC-566 are the data collections currently helping ensure that FPA-mandated oversight can occur and that neither public nor private interests are adversely affected by the electric activities the FPA provisions cover.
The implementing processes and regulatory requirements for the collections are codified in Chapter 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
|Information collection number
|OMB Number
|CFR Cite
|Statutory cite
|18 CFR Part 45
|Form 561
|18 CFR 46.6 and 131.31
|FPA Section 305, as amended by PURPA Title II, section 211 (16 U.S.C. 825d)
To clarify the aim and better publicize the relationships among these information activities, FERC is combining its processes for noticing and renewing its OMB authority to conduct these information collections.
Overview of the Three Forms. The FERC-520, Form 561 and FERC-566 provide views into complex electric corporate activities and serve to safeguard public and private interests, as the FPA requires. The Commission can use its enforcement authority when violations and omissions of FPA requirements occur.
FERC-520. The FERC-520, "Application for Authority to Hold Interlocking Directorate Positions" is an application requesting FERC authorization for board members of regulated electric utilities that plan to simultaneously hold positions on the corporate boards of related or similar businesses. This corporate activity is known as an "interlocked directorate." The FERC-520 originates in FPA Section 305(b) of the FPA. This part of the FPA makes the holding of certain defined interlocking corporate positions unlawful unless the Commission has authorized the interlocks to be held. Before assuming an interlocked board position, an applicant must demonstrate that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by the holding of the position. The FERC-520 identifies the applicant and describes the various interlocking positions the applicant seeks authorization to hold. Moreover, the form collects information related to the applicant's financial interests, other officers and directors of the firms involved, and the nature of business relationships among the firms.
FERC allows two types of FERC-520 applications to implement the FPA requirements for holding interlocked positions. The first, in 18 CFR 45.8, is a "full" application. "Full" applications are made by (1) an officer or director of more than one public utility; (2) an officer or director of a public utility and of a public utility securities underwriter; or (3) an officer or director of a public utility and of an electrical equipment supplier to that utility. They provide detailed information about the position for which authorization is sought, including a description of duties, estimated time devoted to the position, and the applicant's indebtedness to the public utility.
The second type of FERC-520 application, in 18 CFR 45.9, is an "informational" application for automatic authorization. These "informational applications" are made by (1) An officer or director of two or more public utilities where the same holding company owns, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, the other public utility; (2) an officer or director of two public utilities, if one utility is owned, wholly or in part, by the other; or (3) an officer or director of more than one public utility, if such person is already authorized under Part 45 to hold different positions where the interlock involves affiliated public utilities.
As part of the FERC-520 application process, the FERC requires notices of change if the applicant resigns or withdraws from a Commission-authorized interlocked position or if the applicant is not re-elected or re-appointed to the interlocked position.
Form 561. The Commission uses the FERC Form 561, "Annual Report of Interlocking Positions" to implement the FPA requirement that those who are authorized to hold interlocked directorates annually disclose all the interlocked positions they held the prior year. The positions that must be disclosed in the Form 561 are those public utility officers and directors hold with financial institutions, insurance companies, utility equipment and fuel providers, and with any of an electric utility's twenty largest purchasers of electric energy. The FPA specifically defines most of the information elements in the Form 561, including the information that must be filed, the required filers, the directive to make the information available to the public, and the filing deadline. The Commission determined administrative aspects of the Form 561 such as the filing format and instructions for filling out the form.
FERC-566. The FERC-566 "Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers" implements FPA requirements that each public utility annually publish a list of the purchasers of the twenty largest annual amounts of electric energy sold by such public utility during any one of three previous calendar years pursuant to rules prescribed by the Commission. The public disclosure of this information provides officers and directors with the information necessary to determine whether any of the entities with whom they are related are any of the largest twenty purchasers of the public utility with which they are affiliated. Similar to the statutory detail in the FPA for the FERC 561, the FPA identifies who must file the FERC-566 report and sets the filing deadline. Additionally, the FPA specifies that those entities required to report who have a holding company system can calculate their total volumes of energy sold by including the amounts sold by utilities within their holding company system. The FERC details in its regulations special rules about the information to be provided in the FERC-566 report. For example, FERC allows required filers to file estimates of volumes based on actual information available to them if actual volumes are not available by the statutory due date. However, the FERC also requires revisions of those filed estimates with final numbers by March 1st.
Filings Information. Under FERC regulations, respondents must file their FERC-520, Form 561 and FERC-566 in various formats, including electronically via the Commission's eFiling web page. Most are submitted this way.
FERC has especially encouraged Form 561 respondents to file their forms via the FERC eFiling system and to use a Microsoft Excel version of the Form 561. The Microsoft Excel version of the Form 561 has been available since 1998. Start Printed Page 12093There have been many efforts since 1998 to use evolving and advanced features of the Excel software to make filling the form out easier and compiling the filed information more easily. The following table shows the number of filings FERC has received for each of the three information collections.
|Filing name
|FERC-520 (Total)
|○ Initial
|○ Informational
|○ Notice of Change
|Form 561
|Form 566
Action: The FERC is requesting a three-year extension of the current expiration dates for these three information collections. It proposes to continue to explore making the filing of the FERC-520, FERC Form 561 and FERC-566 more efficient by evaluating and possibly adopting more modern information transfer technology.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated in the following table.
|Form name
|Number of respondents annually (average) (1)
|Number of responses per respondent (2)
|Average burden hours per response (3)
|Total annual burden hours (1)x(2)x(3)
|4061 (total)
|○ Initial
|○ Informational
|○ Notice of Change
|Form 561
The estimated total cost to FERC-520 respondents is $867,922. [12,680 hours/2080 hours [2] per year, times $142,372 [3] equals $867,922]. The cost per FERC-520 respondent annually is $2,138.
The estimated total cost to FERC-561 respondents is $41,616. [608 hours/2080 hours per year, times $142,372 equals $41,616]. The cost per FERC-561 respondent annually is $68.
The estimated total cost to FERC-566 respondents is $178,239. [2,604 hours/2080 hours per year, times $178,239 equals $178,239]. The cost per FERC-566 respondent annually is $68.
The estimated total cost to respondents for these three information collections is $1,087,777.
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; (4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5) searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collections of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses.Start Signature
Dated: February 24, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
1. This number of unique respondents corresponds to the number of initial filers plus the number of informational filers.Back to Citation
2. Number of hours an employee works each year.Back to Citation
3. Average annual salary per employee.Back to Citation
[FR Doc. 2011-4859 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]


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FormErrorCollection.Add Method (XPathNavigator, String, String) (Microsoft.Office.InfoPath)
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.InfoPath (in microsoft.office.infopath.dll)
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An XPathNavigator object positioned at the node that the error will be associated with.
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The name of the error (cannot be blank).
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The short message for the error.
Return ValueA reference to the new FormError that was added to the collection.
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The parameters passed to this method are null.
The parameters passed to this method arenot valid. For example, they are of the wrong type or format.
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It is possible to add multiple errors with the same name parameter value to different context nodes. However, if you add an error with the same name to the same context node twice, the second error added overwrites the first one.
This member can be accessed only by forms running in the same domain as the currently open form, or by forms that have been granted cross-domain permissions.
This type or member can be accessed from code running in forms opened in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 or in a Web browser.
In the following example, first an XPathNavigator object is positioned at the field with which to associate an error. Then, the XPathNavigator, name, and message are passed to the Add method of the FormErrorCollection class to add the error to the form's error collection.
XPathNavigator root, txtbox; // Create XPathNavigator for main data source. root = this.MainDataSource.CreateNavigator(); // Create XPathNavigator positioned at field to associate with error. txtbox = root.SelectSingleNode("//my:field1", this.NamespaceManager); // Get form's collection of errors and add error. this.Errors.Add(txtbox, "Field1Error", "Short error message.");


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Educational Technology
The following resources and services are available to help facilitate teaching and learning with technology.
Borrow Equipment and Technology
Students, faculty and staff may borrow technology and equipment from the library's Tech Bar. Some resources may also be booked for a future date using the bookable technology & equipment form and be picked up during library hours of operation.
TVs, digital video projectors (DVPs), and document cameras may be booked by emailing The School of Media and Design's equipment booking department. These items may be picked up Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Doon campus, room 1B36-1.
Educational Technology Faculty Support
Teaching & Learning offers workshops, consultations and support for faculty interested in innovating their teaching approaches with technology. Contact the educational technology officer (ext. 2531) for details.


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Wedding Photographer Leeds Castle
I love what I do but when I get to photograph a wedding at another love of mine, Castles then I cannot wait to get to photograph a wedding at Leeds Castle in Kent. Leeds Castle has that something special about it, not only the staff that make my job so much easier but there is just too much to photograph at Leeds Castle, you really are spoilt for choice.
I love history and old buildings so I was so excited to be back yet again at Leeds Castle to photograph another wedding.
It is always a pleasure to be at Leeds Castle, the staff are so organised they make the couple's wedding day go so smoothly and to time and if you need anything doing they are only too happy to help, they are so accommodating.
If you are looking for a wedding photographer at Leeds Castle then drop me an email on email@example.com and let's talk about your wedding plans.
To see these photos in a better gallery format and full screen this go to this link http://www.bruceneville.co.uk/wedding-photographer-leeds-castle or click on the Gallery link at the top of the slideshow below.
Wedding Photography by Bruce Neville


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All material for the equipment purchased second floor!
Friends, thank you to all who participated in fairs, as well as helping to prepare for it! Thanks to everyone who strongly support our project!
Slowly but surely, we are moving on) Living room and kitchen are transformed.
Our participant has just returned from a solar project in Georgia, this is what he wrote:
Learning about the opportunity to visit the beautiful country of Georgia, I immediately agreed to participate in the project "Leave your mark".
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We are pleased to provide you with a report on a meeting-presentation of the project NGO "Vzayemopomich" "Ukraine without orphans", which took place:
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Today, I sit here with a re-warmed cup of coffee, one eye on the youngests and the other on the clock, as we will be going to pick up big brother soon. Usually at this time of year, I feel ready for it. I welcome the change and the return of routine. I have been so incredibly busy this summer that I kind of feel like I am still spinning. It's like I have been caught off guard and I am floundering a little bit. It is disconcerting, as I am usually pretty good at swinging right into a routine. Maybe it's due to the fact that I have 3 very active children for the first time, headed in three different directions. Liam was a stationary baby at this time last year and could happily sit in his carseat or swing (not to mention 2 solid naps a day). Now, he is so active and verbal and, well, BUSY! I am beginning to feel very outnumbered for the first time. all thoughts of a fourth child have gone by the wayside as in try to navigate my new world of three actual human children who have their own ideas how things should be ran around here. It's like they've figured out that they could stage a coup at any time. I find myself yelling more, which sucks. I also say sorry more and hug more. It is not easy to grow little people. That is another post for another day, however.
Here is what I am working on for the coming weeks:
- a revised house schedule (cleaning, wake/sleep, kids chores, etc.)
- a jobs chart + reward system for the oldests. Still researching this topic.
- organizing closets once and for all. This is a huge, huge task.
- more house purging. Sigh.
- meal planning. I used to be really good with this.
- a Molly tune-up (dentist, eyes, ortho, doctor, etc) and maybe even a hair cut thrown in there somewhere.
Use that spa gift card I got from Ryan for MOTHER'S DAY FOR THE LOVE.
I do look forward to fall traditions (it is my favorite time of year, you know.) Pumpkin bars (there's a recipe in my archives...I will link it later), fall soups, cozy warm wallflower scents, Halloween, knitting projects, fall decor, cooler weather, fires, football, and my yearly cooking project (last year was zuppa toscana. This year it's Posole that hopefully will be as good as our favorite restaurant's).
I' going to figure this all out and settle - rather than fall, into fall. Starting with a drive to get A from school. Because next year? Kindergarten. Hold me.


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The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, formerly known as the Washington University Gallery of Art, is located in the same building as the Department of Art History and Archaeology. It is a wonderful resource for the Department's faculty, staff, and students, along with the Washington University community. The Museum's collection contains strong holdings of 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century European and American paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs. The collection also includes the Wulfing Collection of Ancient Coins, Egyptian and Greek antiquities, over one hundred Old Master prints, and Native American objects. Art History students can take advantage of the Museum's resources through participating in the Teaching Galleries (Student Docent) Program and researching works of art in the galleries or through Study Room visits.
Teaching Gallery
The Teaching Gallery at the Kemper Art Museum allows for Washington University faculty and graduate students to organize exhibitions integrating objects from the Museum's collection into the curricula of a specific course taught during the fall, spring, or summer semesters. The gallery is located within the Bernoudy Permanent Collection Gallery. Here is a list of all Teaching Gallery exhibitions that have been organized and curated by the faculty and/or graduate students of the Department of Art History and Archaeology (to learn more about each exhibtion, click the exhibition title):
Studying the Art Object: Materials and Methods
Organized by Mark Weil, E. Desmond Lee Professor Emeritus
Course: Looking at Art: Excercises in Learning to Know
August 20, 2010 - January 10, 2011
Humor, Irony, and Satire: Strategies of Critique in Modern Art and Culture
Organized by Bryna Campbell, Ph.D. Candidate
Course: Caricature, Comic Strips, and Beyond: Humor in the Art and Visual Culture of the Modern Age
May 21 - July 18, 2010
A Challenge to Democracy: Ethnic Profiling of Japanese Americans During World War II
Organized by Anna Warbelow and Elissa Weichbrodt, Ph.D. Candidates, with Angela Miller, Professor of Art History and Archaeology
September 18, 2009 - January 4, 2010
The Political Eye: Nineteenth-century French Cariacture and the Mass Media
Curated by Elizabeth Childs, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology, and Steve Hause, Senior Scholar in the Humanities
Course: French Art and Politics in the Belle Epoque
January 30 - April 27, 2009
Serious Drinking: Vases of the Greek Symposium
Curated by Susan Rotroff, the Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Professor in the Humanities
Course: Ancient Athens
August 22, 2008 - January 5, 2009
Pressing Issues: The Social Agency of Prints
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Performing Arts Series to show visiting ensemble
Waynesburg University will host The Core Ensemble for a Performing Arts Series (PAS) installment, "Ain't I a Woman," Friday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center. Admission is free, and the public is cordially invited to attend.
The Core Ensemble, a series of chamber music theatre works that combines several performance elements and focuses on celebrating diversity, has visited Waynesburg University before. Dr. Ronda DePriest, director of the Music Program, arranged this visit and is confident that the group will live up to expectations.
"Core Ensemble was with us a few years ago in our Performing Arts Series presentation "Of Ebony Embers," said DePriest. "It is certain that we will experience a similar success with this year's PAS presentation of "Ain't I a Woman!" The individual performers are [professionals] in every sense of the word, and the collective ensemble shows tremendous mastery of their art."
DePriest said the event gives students, faculty and staff the unique opportunity to have an exciting performance, with many musical and theatrical elements, brought right to them.
"Often, we are limited by time and logistics in terms of the number of art, theater and music events to which we can travel to attend," she said. "The Performing Arts Series brings these professional artists to us."
For more information about the Performing Arts Series, contact DePriest at 724-852-3420, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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NUS Networking Event
For all you NUS design students thinking about life after school, WOW will be presenting in a "Career Networking Session" on 12 August 2011 (Friday), 6pm at LR427, located on Level 4 of SDE 3, School of Design and Environment, NUS. Architects James Tan and Juan Andres Diaz will present several recent projects, with Wong Chiu Man providing an overview of what WOW stands for in the architecture world. Please check it out if you are in the NUS area. This Lecture is jointly organized by NUS career centre, Singapore Institute of Architects, NUS Department of Architecture and the Architecture Society.


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KENNESAW, Ga., Oct. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Classic Vision Care and Eyes on Providence is in collaboration with MUST Ministries to get glasses into the hands of those in need, reports Classic Vision Care. Vision patients can contribute pairs of gently used glasses to the effort and receive $50 toward the purchase of a new set of frames and lens. In this way, the community of Kennesaw, vision providers and MUST Ministries help to better serve those in need and not able to afford prescription eyewear. Patients and residents choosing to donate a pair of old frames to the cause MUST buy both new frames and lenses to qualify for the $50 off a new purchase of frames and lenses.
Classic Vision Care and their sister practice, Eyes on Providence, are offering their services to qualifying participants. In addition to the generously donated eyewear, vision providers and staff will be offering free eye exams to those in need. Classic Vision Care appreciates the assistance of their vision patients and the community in this worthwhile endeavor and associates are available to answer any questions.
MUST Ministries is a volunteer-driven organization helping individuals, children and families in Cobb and Cherokee counties, as well as other counties, meet their basic needs. Many people of diverse faiths work together ministering to people through a variety of special programs. In addition to helping meet the vision needs of community members, MUST Ministries has donated food and toiletries, offered safe shelter and provided hot meals to hundreds of thousands of adults and children collectively through their programs. More details on events and ways to participate in their efforts and continual community outreach are available on their website: mustministries.org.
"We want every person in our community to have access to basic vision care and eyewear. In this effort, we are working with MUST Ministries to deliver eye exams and donated glasses to those that may be unable to afford or otherwise receive such services and products," said Dr. Mital Patel. "MUST Ministries has a tradition of giving to individuals and families in need and we look forward to being a part of this worthwhile endeavor as we give to those in need. Patients should know that any donation goes directly to this great cause."
Dr. Mital Patel, a Kennesaw optometrist at Classic Vision Care, has served residents of Kennesaw, Marietta, Woodstock, Acworth and Dallas, GA since 1983. Patients appreciate the superior vision care and customer service provided by their vision care team. Services include contact lens exams, computer vision treatment, eye and vision exams, dry eye treatment, LASIK eye consulting, and eyewear.
Call (770) 499-2020 to learn more about the Classic Vision Care and MUST Ministries vision care program, how to donate or visit classicvisioncare.com.


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No matter what the cause or outcome, all injuries to a mother or baby during delivery are traumatic. A day that was supposed to be one of the happiest days in a parent's life, suddenly takes a turn when a medical mistake leads to any type of injury.
Drivers subject to special restrictions and auto accidents
Some drivers in the state are subject to additional driving-related restrictions beyond the ones placed on the average Missouri driver.
What makes the summer months so dangerous for driving?
We are officially in what AAA has dubbed the "100 deadliest days." These days start after Memorial Day and run until most teens are back to school. The thought is more teen drivers are on the roadways during the summer months, therefore creating a public safety risk with their dangerous driving behaviors.
Impactful things can happen quickly following a truck accident
Truck accidents are quick events that can have severe and long-lasting consequences for their victims. Just as it doesn't take long for a truck accident to occur, it doesn't take long after a truck accident for things to happen that can have significant implications regarding a victim's legal and overall situation when it comes to pursuing fair compensation.


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Tru[You]th youth ministry is a gathering of young believers and seekers, who desire to learn about God, grow in maturity, and be blessed by a closer walk with Christ. Tru[You}th is built upon a foundation of study of God's Word; it is a safe, supportive place where the Christian walk, centered on Christ, is encouraged and built-up; it is a place to forge character, friendships, and values for life.
Wednesday Nights: 6:30pm to 8pm Bible Study and youth activities, held in our upstairs Triumphantlife Youth Hall.
Flash Church: Held approximately every other month at various locations all over the city. Flash Church is a mobile service/Bible study that brings "Church" to the community setting. We are a living demonstration that we are the "Church", church is not a building or a denomination, rather it is the people of Christ, wherever they gather. From restaurants to parks, from geological sites to private businesses, Flash Church shows up and reflects the love of Christ in the most unexpected settings.
Outings and Events: Tru[You]th participates in camp trips, conventions, concerts, and church & community activities.
We are committed to fostering Christian fellowship, good stewardship, and healthy community engagement, all revolving around the principles of our heavenly Father, His Son and Holy Spirit, as we live each day in Christ. Tru[You]th seeks to help young people to find themselves in God's truth.


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Up again at 5 am... (by choice) 10 minutes on rebounder but purdy stiff.. will try again tonite.
I've been experimenting with Niacin for sleep and I sure have noticed a difference waking up the days I've used it.
8 am~ warm coconut milk, cinnamon, honey, and a splosh of butterscotch flaxoil.. yummy
11 am~ 3 tsp of beepollen in warm water.
really missing the coffee today.... gonna convince myself to grunt it out... will be better tommorrow.


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DSME2050H Group21Investigation Report
CHAM, King Wah David (1009630152) CHONG, Yau Ka Alex (1155002389) LEE, Joo Eun June (1155017533) LEE, Jun Hee (1155001741) LEUNG, Cheuk Wai Isaac (1155000908) LUK, Ka Wing Anthea (1155003024) NG, Sze Ki Cobi (1155002560) WONG, Nga Yan Dorothy (1155000845) YUNG, Yi Tak Amy (1155004085)?? ?
Group 21 – Investigation Report20131. Company Profile
Poon Keung Workshop ("Poon Keung") is a manufacturer of business suits founded by Steve Leung and Ben Ching in Hong Kong. Mr. Leung and Mr. Ching learnt suit-making as apprentices to a tailor. They established Poon Keung 40 years ago. Mr. Ching later sold all his shares to Mr. Leung and now the company is wholly owned by Mr. Leung. Poon Keung started from a small-scale tailor's shop, which primarily received orders for suits from Indian trading companies. After 40 years of effort, it has now developed into a suits manufacturer which produces suits and provides tailor-made services for both corporate and individual clients. Poon Keung owns a plant in Yangjiang. Business Process The business process of Poon Keung can be summarized by the following flow chart.
Purchase of minor raw materials (e.g. inner cloths, button) Receive orders for suits from trading firms/individual clients Purchase of suitings (Trading firms will provide suitings)ManufacturingDeliveryB2B After receiving the order from trading firms, Poon Keung will manufacture the suits using the suiting fabrics provided by the trading firms. The company will negotiate the price with the trading firms. Usually, there are chances for delay of payment based on reputability. Payment is made once the suits are ready. Sometimes, prepayment is needed (around 10% – 30%) if the trading firm is newly partnered with. The finished goods will be delivered to the trading firms. B2C For individual clients, the tailor will measure and collect information about the client's size and shape. Then, Poon Keung…
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My art practice grows from the need to represent a response in words, photographs and painting to landscape, modernist abstraction and the disruption of visual vocabulary.
Combined these act as a distillation of an evolving visual, photographic and poetic language that draws upon personal experience. All driven by an emotional attachment that creates imagery arising out of a conversation with different media, materials, engagement with the landscape – its physical geography, history and literature – and is mediated by memory and remembrance.
The driving force of my ideas is a developing and ongoing interest in experimentation, exploration, expansion, contraction, destruction, action, accident, transformation and reconstruction.
The use of a limited colour palette in his art focuses the attention upon the physical properties of how the works are created. This is similarly reflected in the manner in which I employ words in my poetic responses and the manner in which I observe landscape through my photography.
Each work is intrinsically related to dealing with the concept of employing a perspective that is filtered and distorted. The various assemblages possess neither any horizon nor any recession of an infinite distance.
From all these elements emerges a gradual clarity of the possibilities of the relationship between painting, photography, poetry, mixed media, materials, objects and place. This enables the creation of works that encapsulate my vision of landscape.
It is a journey filled with choices and imagery that are created subconsciously, randomly, according to chance, and circumstance. The works are a collaboration between my intuitive aesthetic judgement and the innate properties and juxtapositions of the various materials, objects, processes and media used.
In a journey there is always the established original beginning. Inevitably there is a process of constant change that flows through each piece as it is created that determines the content and the forms.
From this central core new areas of interest, ideas, arrangements, and direction arise. These invite one into a space of speculation that provokes a narrative questioning perception of them.
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IFL loses lawsuit, two teams for 2018 season
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. —
A turbulent offseason continues for the Indoor Football League and 17 days before the 2018 campaign kicks off, the IFL has to drop two franchises from participating this season.
The West Michigan Ironmen and Bloomington Edge both came over to the IFL from the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CIF).
However, an Iowa district court ruled in favor of the CIF, who filed a lawsuit against both organizations for a breach of contract signed in July of 2017, stating they would not play for any league but the CIF in 2018. Two months later, the franchises both flipped and the lawsuit was eventually filed against them and the IFL.
As of now, the Ironmen and Edge are expected to join the IFL in 2019.
Earlier this offseason, the Sioux Falls Storm and Wichita Falls Nighthawks both defected to the CIF. After some lengthy deliberation, the Storm decided its best interest was to remain in the IFL, while the Nighthawks stuck with their choice to leave.
The Nebraska Danger have a new schedule, which can be found here. Each IFL team will play a 14-game schedule over 17 weeks with the exception of the Green Bay Blizzard and Cedar Rapids Titans, who will play 15 games.


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Who am I? I'm a story-teller first and foremost and photography at its best is just that, story-telling, capturing, preserving and sharing the important stories of our lives, the rites of passage, the births and birthdays, the parties and graduations, the christenings and weddings. Memories fade but stories persist.
What kind of photography do I do? Weddings, people and occasions. To discuss a potential commission or just to hit me for information about photography in general, send me an email through the contact page.


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The retail sector is a major employer in Irish industry. New job creation is dependent on increased consumer spending, and steady growth in the sector in the past two years has meant increased employment opportunities.
According to the EFGSN Report Future Skills Needs of the Wholesale and Retail Sector employment in professional occupations in the sector has been increasing, and this is expected to continue.
IBEC/Retail Ireland projects that with potential growth of 3-4% per annum the sector can potentially create 40,000 new jobs.
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Sales are at the very heart of this sector, with every single business involved in selling either a product or a service. Retail occupies a significant area and the career opportunities are not just about stacking shelves and ringing tills - retail careers cover everything from chocolate taster to fashion buyer. When people talk about retail jobs they automatically think 'sales assistant' but there are many others, from food buyer to visual merchandiser or window designer creating attractive displays.
As with other industry sectors, the sales, retail and purchasing sector has advanced to become highly technologically intensive. It makes significant use of information, communications and other technologies, to optimise the flow of goods from producers to consumers and analysing consumer buying trends to inform purchasing needs.
Ireland's retail sector continues to predominantly be made up of small, indigenous companies, but many large, international retail chains have opened here in the last 10 years too. There are some 37,400 active wholesale and retail enterprises with around 285,000 employees. The retail sector accounts for 23% of Ireland's total tax receipts.
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The average grocery retail manager earns more than fully qualified accountants & solicitors!
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The retail sector has become technologically intensive, with a significant focus now on ICT and data analytics to optimise the flow of goods from producers to consumers. Automation, in the shape of new in-store technologies, is continuing to grow, with an inevitable impact on consumers, on retailers and on employees.
For the retail workforce, the move towards greater automation will have implications for the number and nature of job roles available in stores, but will also see the creation of new roles in a range of areas including IT, Marketing and Customer Service.
|"As technology and consumer behaviour changes, retail is undergoing a fundamental transition which is already changing the nature of the skills required and roles available in retail across a range of areas including customer service, buying, HR, technology, communications, sales, logistics, analytics, marketing, finance and management."
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Sales occupations include sales or store assistants, retail cash desk and check-out operators, as well as petrol pump forecourt attendants. People working in these occupations interact directly with the customer. They are the people who make the sale happen.
Retail Sales Assistants - More than half of employment in all sales related occupations is accounted for by sales assistants. With an employment level of 126,500, this is the single most populated occupation in the economy. These positions are typically entry point jobs into careers in retail, though some workers choose to spend their professional lives here, particularly in high-end, commission-based sales areas like jewellery, appliances, and others. Frontline sales experience is highly valued and many retailers promote from within.
The level of skills required varies by individual employers but at its core, people working in sales need to have a pleasant personality, lots of patience, good selling skills and a good knowledge of their products.
Getting into Retail
Training for a career in sales and retail is generally provided through work experience and training on the job. SOLAS provide a range of courses in Retail Skills from Level 3 or 4 to Level 6, to train people in the role of sales representative and retail sales.
A number of PLC Colleges around the country provide awards at Level 5 and Level 6 in various areas of Retail Practice. Most business studies courses focus on aspects of sales and marketing and the IT colleges nationwide offer more specialised courses in Retail Sales and Management at Level 6 upwards.
Retail Management - Retail sales jobs often form part of a career extending into Management - e.g. Customer Care, Store Supervisor, Trainee Manager, Store/Department Manager, Regional Manager.
The retail store manager or management team has responsibility ranging from running a department within a store, to running the overall establishment. Managers at all levels supervise and assist sales assistants and other employees. Additional responsibilities, depending on store/company size and management level, include opening and closing the store, staffing, administration, and financial functions.
Top level jobs in retail include: Managing Director; Marketing Director; Chief Operating Officer; Head of Retail; Financial Director; Commercial Director; HR Director; Divisional Director; Head of Supply Chain; and Procurement Director.
Getting into Retail Management
Promotions to management positions can be earned through experience, or a college-degree may provide direct entry to a management trainee programme. Many graduate training programmes offer the opportunity to experience different aspects of the business before deciding on the most suitable career path for you. A number of colleges around the country provide certified education and training programmes aimed at people working as retail managers. Explore the course menus on the right of this page for detailed information.
Human Resources (HR) - The recruitment, development and retention of staff is vital in the overall performance of a business. Most large organisations, including retail chains, employ a HR Manger or HR Managment Team. The role stretches into a wide range of staff related areas including: recruitment and training of staff; policies and procedures; career development; remuneration and benefits; employee and industrial relations; employment law and compliance; disciplinary and grievance issues; and such areas as redundancy. The HR Manager must keep up to date with any changes in employment law, and related policy areas, that may effect the company.
Getting into HR
Typical entry routes normally require a Degree, although a wide variety of degree types are acceptable, e.g. Business Studies, Public Administration, Psychology, Law, Social Studies and Economics. A Professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) is also acceptable. Entry level jobs include HR administration. In some organisations, HR staff work their way up to the role, based on experience and internal training.
Marketing - Marketing, advertising and Public Relations (PR) are all career areas that are about promoting the goods and services of an organisation. The marketing professional's job is to create, manage, and enhance brands, towards increasing sales. Marketing overlaps into the areas of advertising, media planning, and sales strategies. These are key areas in retail. Careers in this area of retail include Marketing Executive, Product Marketing Manager, Marketing Advisor, and Market Researcher.
Getting into Marketing
Positions in Marketing and PR can be either in-house, or with an outside agency. Marketing and PR have become very competitive sectors, so having a qualification is becoming increasingly important. Degrees in marketing, communications, business management, PR or information systems will give the competitive edge. Generalist degrees such as English may be useful too, and Languages can have significant added value for roles with international retailers.
Merchandising - Retail merchandisers are typically employed by manufacturers to liaise with the retailers that are selling the manufacturer's products. The role of the merchandiser is to work with the retailer to maximise product sales and increase sales volume for the company. In larger companies, merchandisers may be employed in-house. They work alongside Buyers, to analyse historical sales, stock information and sales trends, and to forecast future stock and sales requirements.
Visual merchandising involves the presentation of products to potential customers. This role supports the sales efforts of retailers by presenting the visual look of the shop or outlet, and the merchandise, or products it has for sale. Visual merchandisers are typically employed in-house in larger retailers, or may be contracted in from agencies by smaller outlets. Their role is to ensure that the products are displayed appropriately, with proper signage, and the use of effective displays and point of sale material, in order to encourage initial or repeat purchases.
Getting into Merchandising
Entry routes include in-house promotion from the shop floor up, or completion of a qualification in a business related area and participation in a graduate training programme.
Information Technology - Technological innovation has played a central role in the wholesale and retail sector in such areas as productivity improvements, effective marketing decisions, stock control, matching staffing levels to workload, decisions on product location and space utilisation, customer payment methods etc. The IT department plays a significant role in modern retailers. IT support, keeping the networks active or rolling-out a new system for the entire business are challenging and exciting areas in retail.
Technology careers linked to retail and purchasing are numerous and varied. From the e-commerce websites that complement most bricks and mortar stores, to complex computer systems, from technology driven training programs delivered over satellites or the Internet to state-of-the art cash registers and point-of-sale systems. Web design of on-line retail outlets is also a growing area as are computer network management systems.
Getting into IT in the Retail sector
You typically need to have a suitable IT qualification and a business-focused perspective. An internship is a good place to start in order to gain some relevant experience. Some larger retailers have graduate recruitment programmes with IT/Information Systems positions available.
Data Analysis - Data analysis is also known as predictive analytics, or data mining. It is a tool widely used in the modern retail sector. To stay competitive, retailers need to understand both current consumer behavior, and to predict future consumer behavior. Accurate prediction and understanding of customer behavior is what helps retailers to keep their customers, improve sales, and extend the relationship they have with their customers. Large retailers use predictive analysis through data mining, to gain insight across the organisation and make informed decisions for the future of the business, based on that information and analysis.
Financial functions play a vital business support role for all retailers. Two key areas are prominent in the retail sector:
Monitoring sales performance, analysing the results of product promotions, or looking at turnover of individual stores - large retailers typically have individual finance teams who support the different areas within the business. Key areas of work include financial year ends, when finance departments are required to meet regulatory and budgetary requirements.
Getting into Finance in the Retail Sector
Entrants to this career area typically hold business, finance or maths-related degrees. It is possible to enter the field with any degree background, for someone with an analytical mindset who is comfortable with numbers. Some large retailers offer entry opportunities via graduate training programmes and may provide the chance to work towards a professional qualification over a number of years e.g. CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants).
Law and Legal - Legal services required by retailers include areas of the law relating to regulation; compliance; competition; properety and conveyancing; employment; health and safety; website trading and data protection. Retailers who operate in multiple jurisdictions may require local legal knowledge, or advice on international expansion, in areas of acquisition, concessions, franchising etc.
The larger retailers typically have in-house legal departments, or directly-employed legal specialists. Smaller companies may buy-in necessary legal expertise as required. Entry routes to this area include the typical Law Degree route, or a Business Degree with Graduate specialism in an area of value to the sector, e.g compliance.
Purchasing may include:
Getting into Purchasing
Whilst it may be possible to start your career in retail as a school-leaver and learn on the job, choosing to move into the area of purchasing, the graduate route is now more typical.
Employers value high-calibre entrants with either a general business degree, or specialist purchasing and supply certification.
There are a range of general business programmes available, as well as programmes specific to retail. A number of PLC Colleges around the country provide awards at Level 5 and Level 6 in various areas of Retail Practice. Most business studies courses focus on aspects of sales and marketing and the IT colleges nationwide offer more specialised courses in Retail Sales and Management at Level 6 upwards.
Part-time Courses in Purchasing and Procurement* at QQI levels 6,7, and 8 are also available.
[*Procurement embraces purchasing, materials management, logistics, supply chain management and strategic sourcing.] See IIPMM - Irish Institute for Purchasing & Materials Management.
A major trend in retail and wholesale has been ever more effective and efficient Supply Chain Management. Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) is an approach to improving supply chain management so as to get the goods to the consumer in a highly efficient manner, and without waste. ECR relies heavily on information and communications technology, and in many cases, on the physical redesign of the supply chain. Consequently, most goods are now delivered in large quantities to central distribution centres, where they were previously delivered directly to stores in smaller quantities.
The Supply Chain manager is engaged in every facet of the business process – planning, purchasing, production, transportation, storage, distribution, customer service, and more. The supply chain manager is responsible for ensuring that every step happens flawlessly, so the company can make the maximum profit from the sale of products.
Logistics links the whole process of getting a product to the consumer, from obtaining the raw materials, through to delivering the finished goods to the supplier. Logistics management is recognised today as one of the most important factors in making companies efficient and competitive.
Logistics and Transport managers are typically responsible for overseeing the execution, direction, and coordination of all transportation related items within the organisation. This may include budget management, organising and scheduling routes, fleet safety, meeting any legal requirements for transport vehicles, ensuring that drivers are aware of their duties.
[The wider Transport and Logistics Sector is presented in detail here.]
Alongside these developments, new jobs and roles in retail sales are emerging. It is widely believed that the salesperson will always be in demand - the person cannot be replaced by a computer. But, while many businesses use the Internet for marketing and other operations, not all companies hire people to act as sales representatives. Their sales are generated by attracting consumers to the online website.UPC report, 'Ireland's Digital Future', shows that there are 2.6 million online shoppers in Ireland. Irish consumers will spend €5.7bn online.
CSO figures indicate that 24% of Irish enterprises now use the internet for a proportion of sales via e-commerce.
Source: The Second UPC Report 'Ireland's Digital Future - Accelerating Economic Recovery' - available here
Job roles in Online Selling
Sales personnel traditionally required strong communication skills in order to work most effectively with customers. The Internet salesperson need to be Internet savvy and have good computer skills as well strong organisational skills to keep track of all sales leads and to keep the website data up-to-date.
Job titles such as Internet Sales Co-ordinator or Internet Sales Specialist are in use. Job roles within online retailers such as eBay, So Sell It, or Done Deal range from IT development to customer care. Language skills are highly valued in online selling and are currently in big demand.
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A Helping Hand – brooch
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Unseen hands come in the night. They make light work of labour and ask nothing in return but your favour. A little token, if you would – what will you pay them? A saucer of milk, maybe, or of tears. Or blood.
A hand, about 4.5 cm, is holding a gold plated chain with a red glitter droplet at the end. Made in Sweden. Nickel free.
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Kris Gardner
Beard and Crespo Tabbed as TCU Athletes of the Week
Student athletes shined in their performances last week
TCU Finishes Final Bowl Prep in San Diego
Ten Horned Frog players received their degrees Tuesday
TCU Names Rasch and Gardner Athletes of Week
Two honored for their on-field performances
TCU Wins Third-Straight Mountain West Championship
Horned Frogs ground game puts up six touchdowns.
TCU vs. UNLV Postgame Notes
2010: Played in all 13 games ... recorded three stops versus Wyoming, including his lone tackle for loss and pass breakup on the year ... also tallied three tackles at New Mexico ... posted two stops against Tennessee Tech ... three of his 12 tackles on the season came on special teams.
2009: Special teams standout who added depth to the linebacker position ... eight of his 19 tackles on the season came on special teams ... tied for third on TCU with his eight special teams stops ... recorded a sack and forced fumble in the 44-6 win over Colorado State ... recovered a fumble to go with two stops in the UNLV game ... totaled a career-high seven tackles in the 45-10 victory at Wyoming ... had a tackle for loss against New Mexico ... had at least one stop in 11 of the 13 games.
2008: Contributed on special teams ... totaled three solo stops in the 67-7 win over Stephen F. Austin ... had three assisted tackles in the 44-14 victory at UNLV.
2007: Redshirted ... moved from tight end to linebacker during mid-season.
High School: A TAPPS All-State selection at Arlington Grace Prep before transferring to Arlington Martin for his senior year... recorded the 11th-best SPARQ rating among several hundred prospects at the Baton Rouge NIKE Camp... posted 75 tackles as a junior... caught two passes for 88 yards and a touchdown while being used at tight end... totaled 119 yards and a score on six rushing attempts.
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Love wine? Love Food? SIP. SAVOR. SUPPORT. the Museum of the Rockies for their 14th Annual Wine & Culinary Classic. LUXE will be one of the featured caterers at this years event.
// Museum of the Rockies is adding a delicious new twist to the Wine Classic you've come to know and enjoy! It will now be known as the Wine & Culinary Classic, as we feature not only fine wines from around the world, but also the finest foods from the great chefs in and around Southwest Montana.
MOR's Wine & Culinary Classic will host some 400 people on the Museum grounds under one of the largest tents in the state. Wine and food enthusiasts from across the country always save this special date to be a part of MOR's classic benefit event. They come to SIP nearly 100 extraordinary wines from around the world, SAVOR delicious foods prepared by master chefs from more than 20 Montana caterers and restaurants, and – most importantly – they come to SUPPORT Museum of the Rockies by bidding on remarkable items in our Live and Silent Auctions, and donating funds during our Dutch Auction to further the mission of MOR.
The theme of our 2015 Wine & Culinary Classic – Dare to Explore! – is a fitting tribute to MOR's mission: To entice, engage, and inspire our guests to explore the world through history, science, and art. MOR brings the world to Montana and Montana to the world.


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Dr Wolfgang Zumdick
Dr Zumdick is a philosopher, contemporary arts commentator and curator.
Senior Lecturer in Social Sculpture Research Unit, Oxford Brooks University, Oxford
He is a specialist on the history of philosophy and on 20th century art and philosophy with a special focus on Beuys and has written numerous books, and catalogue essays for national and international museums and galleries.
He holds doctorate from the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technical University, Aachen.
He was, with Allen Ruppersberg, the first recipient of the prestigious Laurenz Foundation Award, and guest lecturer at the University of Basel.
He has curated numerous exhibitions including;the Joseph Beuys Symposium at Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf in 2006 "Joseph Beuys and Rudolf Steiner" at Rudolf Steiner Archive in Dornach, "Social Sculpture Today" at the Goetheanum in Switzerland. In 2007. He co-curated a Beuys drawing exhibition 'Energieplan', at Museum Schloss Moyland .
Currently he is editing the first publication on Joseph Beuys and Architecture, and a book with Shelley Sacks: 'From Paradise to Social Sculpture and Beyond'. ATLAS –a philosophical tour guide- linked to the Ort des Treffens social sculpture project in Germany.
Dr Zumdick is a Senior lecturer in the Social Sculpture Research Unit at Oxford Brookes University.
His book "Death keeps me awake" Beuys - Rudolf Steiner Foundations of their Thought fills a major gap in the literature regarding the links between Steiner and Beuys. The English translation will be launched during the Drawing Out Symposium.


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A little inspiration from The Writer's Almanac:
It was on this day in 1936 that the novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell was first published. When she handed the manuscript over to editors, it was in terrible shape, with more than 1,000 pages of faded and dog-eared paper, poorly typed and with penciled changes. But they loved the story. They asked Mitchell to change the original title, "Tomorrow Is Another Day," because at the time there were already 13 books in print with the word "tomorrow" in the title. They also asked her to change the main character's name from Pansy to Scarlett.
Mitchell later said, "I just couldn't believe that a Northern publisher would accept a novel about the War Between the States from the Southern point of view." But Gone with the Wind broke all publication records. It sold 50,000 copies sold in one day, a million copies in six months, and 2 million by the end of the year. The sales of the book were even more impressive because it was in the middle of the Great Depression. The hardcover of the novel cost $3 a copy, which was fairly expensive at the time. Its sales injected millions of dollars into the publishing industry. The year it came out, employees at the Macmillan publishing company received Christmas bonuses for the first time in nearly a decade.
I'm ashamed to admit that I have yet to read Gone with the Wind, though I will one day. Who can resist a book that's not only won the Pulitzer but that's also had the NYTs crowing praise like, "This is beyond a doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best."
Write on, all.


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For her SS17 collection Tanzanian Designer residing in London has switched up the bag game..., yup. I kid you not. I like her experimental chic fashion ideas...
"I am more of an experimental designer than anything else. I am not afraid of mistakes or colours, I have a "just do it" kind of attitude when it comes to creating and it is great fun, I cannot see myself working in any other way, using at times a laissez-faire approach to my work, it allows freedom of my imagination" Anna Lukindo
see more of her work herehttp://www.annaluks.com/


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Various cars are being introduced this present time make the competition get difficult. Therefore, carmaker always makes improvement for their product to be better. 2018 Kia Optima carmaker also decide to renew some part in order to handle the market challenge. It probably gets some new items on its exterior, interior, and engine that support its performance. 2018 Kia Optima redesign specs changes replacement.
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The exterior part of this Kia Optima 2018 will get renew point such as the grille will have a different size than before. Furthermore, it will use wider wheelbase to support in the roadway and the massive body will no more for future Kia Optima. The headlight also gets some renovation which is noticeable than other. This vehicle also uses the lightweight material for its body to enhance its performance. Irresistible vehicle complete because this vehicle uses wider wheelbase.
It is not confirmed whether the interior stuff will get a new design or not. It assumed that 2018 Kia Optima would get design as comfortable as the previous design. It likely uses the same material for upholstery. Furthermore, the interior will be equipped with some feature such as paddle shifters, 3D navigation system, HD touch screen display, and push button of start/stop. It is also equipped with HID headlight, wireless internet, and a panoramic sunroof; surround view monitor, dual zone climate control, and much more. 2018 Kia Optima exterior and interior.
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Rumor is assumed that 2018 Kia Optima will get at least three option of the engine. It is 2.4 liter, 1.6 liter and 4 cylinders of the 2.0-liter engine. Those engines will provide some adequate power for this vehicle. The performance with nearly 190 horsepower is provided by 2.4 liter. It will provide power as much as 180 horsepower with the 1.6-liter engine. This vehicle will use some 6 and 7-speed auto-manual transmission to give complete and best performances. The fuel consumption will be 23 to 30 mpg in city and 33 into 40 mpg in highway as it economic fuel consumption. Kia Optima 2018 engine specs.
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So, a surprise here is, CSL been announced their own Android tablet few month back and it officially launch in MY now! As everyone know CSL (Commitment, Service and Loyalty) Group is a Malaysian-based group of electronics companies. It designs, manufactures and markets mobile phones, devices, netbooks, and provides wireless broadband service.
I kinda have confidence on this Malaysia brand. Afterall it is Malaysia first Internet Tablet tat running Android OS! Malaysia BOLEH! :D...here are few main attraction of this tablet.
7 inch capative touch screen tat support multitouch (i think since it can pinch n zoom), 2 camera at front and back, running Android 2.2 Fuiiyooo! i mean Froyo ;P...and i guess what attract me most was the ability to call! Just like Samsung Galaxy Tab ;D. CSL Droidpad Spice Mi700 sells for RM 1,599, and comes with 18 months warranty – 12 months standard warranty and an extra 6 months if you register your personal details with CSL.
But what what a let down on this devices was it doesnt support FLASH! Mean no facebook game ;( and some site will bring into mobile web version...In the same time it doesnt support Skype (have to pay) and Fring does not support video call. How bout 3G call? no 1 been tested yet, so yea i dunno unless u guys kind enuf borrow me to play n test XP
Here are few video of review i got from youtube. Credits to a blogger from http://mytechnews.info/
Well, i kinda interested wif Android tablet nowdays and i actually eye-ing on this tablet since it announced. However wif price RM1599 and wif so many limitation (no video call from fring/skype, no flash supported eventhough unconfirmed can b root onot, and not full android market support - only can see free apps) i might need reconsider of it. Unless the price was around 1k~1.2k range mayb yes, i might get it as my 2nd phone XP
But of coz, there will b more Android tablet coming soon and more choices can b make by that time :)
So, what say u? will you get this 7 inch tablet as ur internet tablet and phone?


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So Very Blessed
Sermon preached by Jeanne E. Gay
January 14, 2007
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11
When I was a teenager, the oldest of six children, I really wanted an older brother. Actually, I didn't care so much about the brother, but I thought having a brother who had friends would be pretty cool. Maybe I'd be more comfortable with guys if I were around them more.
I was reminded of this childhood desire last summer, when I was looking for a student pastor position, and Bill Levering said, "We can't pay you, but we'd love to have you. Think of it this way—if you can't find anyone else to take you to the prom, we will."
"Oh," I said, "sort of like your older brother's friend who tells you that he'll take you if you can't get a date." So I ended up "going to the prom" with my older brother's friend, and now—just like in those romantic novels I read as a teenager—now it's turned into a relationship! I feel really blessed.
Several years ago I came across a book that I keep coming back to. It's called Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, and it's by a man named William Bridges. Bridges talks about change in a way that I had never thought of before. Usually we think of change as being the beginning of something new, he said, but it really starts with the end of something old. Actually, there are three stages: the ending, the neutral zone and the beginning. I think it's pretty obvious that at Summit we've just completed the "ending" stage, and we're moving into the neutral zone. There's a whole process ahead of us before we'll get to the beginning.
The "ending" means saying good-bye to the way things were, in this case the way things were with Bill Levering as our minister. Saying good-bye is never easy, but I think—and Bill said it at Wednesday night's Session meeting—that we've done a good job of it.
But it's not just saying good-bye, is it? It's also letting go—letting go of the way things used to be, letting go of of the way we were under Bill's leadership. I'm not talking about letting go completely—becoming an entirely new congregation with completely new ways of doing things. What I'm talking about is loosening our grip—being willing to let some new stuff in …
Bridges talks about folk wisdom that says, "You can't steal second base with your foot on first." And actually, I think that's a gift that this congregation has in spades. You've told me about it yourselves, in one way or another. "We're pretty loosey-goosey," I've heard. "We don't get too upset about the way things go—it'll work out." It's "The Summit Way" to not get too hung up about which base you're on. Now I recognize that some folks get a bit frustrated about The Summit Way on occasion (you've told me that, too), but I think overall it's a gift. A blessing.
William Bridges says that people need a "boundary event," marking the boundary between the ending and the neutral zone. If you want to look at all of this in Biblical terms, look at the story of Moses and the Promised Land. The Israelites' time in Egypt represented the "ways things were," and they had a pretty extraordinary boundary event marking the end of that time: There was no going back across the Red Sea!
We had our "boundary event" last weekend, when we celebrated Bill and Abby's time with us. And we know there's no going back.
And that means that now we're moving into what Bridges calls the "neutral zone." This is a time that is full of uncertainty and confusion. Think of Linus when his blanket was in the dryer—or a trapeze artist who has let go of one trapeze and is flying through space. There's nothing to hang on to. The way things used to be is over, and the way they will be, at the end of the search process for a new pastor—well, it hasn't begun.
"The neutral zone is uncomfortable," Bridges says, "so people are driven to get out of it." Some folks try to back-pedal and retreat into the past. "Oh, it was so great when Bill was here. Why did he have to leave? Let's just keep on doing everything exactly the way we did when he was here."
Other folks rush ahead to get to the beginning of the new. "What do you mean it will take months to complete the process and get a new minister? How can we expedite that process?" Or they'll be eager to make anything the new—to jump into whatever future is available. "Let's just keep Jeanne and Jim forever."
The Israelites in the wilderness weren't entirely happy in their neutral zone, remember? "There weren't enough graves in Egypt—you had to bring us out here to die?" And on that trek it wasn't just the kids who were saying, "Are we there yet? When we will get there?"
But a successful transition requires spending some time in the neutral zone. It's not wasted time. The neutral zone is the time when the most creativity emerges, where the energy happens, when the real transformation takes place. It was in the wilderness (the neutral zone) rather than in the Promised Land (the beginning) that Moses was given the Ten Commandments; and it was there, and not in The Promised Land, that his people were transformed from slaves to a strong and free people.
Now I can assure you that the neutral zone for us will not take 40 years, like it did for the Israelites, and we don't need to get past everything they did. This is not a congregation for whom what has ended was problematic, not a congregation that's been in trouble. Not at all! And that's another blessing. Some of you will remember that a few years ago some students from Lutheran Seminary did a study of this congregation, and what they reported echoes what I've seen and experienced here. "A welcoming and inclusive community" … "an organic part of its surrounding environment" … a church that finds scripture, preaching and being rooted in the Gospel vital … a church where "openness, being accepting of others, and outreach" are important themes. A family that celebrates diversity in race and theology and gender and class. A family that's willing to argue with each other, and also to hug and come to mutual understanding. What a blessing!
This is a church that understands Paul's message in 1 Corinthians: "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." And this is the root of the challenge for us in this neutral zone—knowing that God has given each of us gifts and that together we have everything we need—to begin to explore the next phase of Summit's history. Together—using all of our many and diverse gifts—we will be looking at who we are as a congregation. What does our heritage have to say to who we are today? In what ways are we the same as and different from other similarly-sized congregations? In what directions do we want to move? What do we want to make sure we retain? What does God have to say to Summit Presbyterian Church in 2007?
And there's a promise there, isn't there? It may have taken the Israelites 40 years, but they got to the Promised Land. It may take us more months than we're happy about, but we'll get there.
There will be dissension, and there will be surprises along the way. Sometimes our family may seem to be at cross purposes. Look at the scripture from John this morning. Even Jesus' family wasn't always serene. Mary told Jesus that they'd run out of wine at this wedding, and what was his response? "Woman, what concern is that to you and me?" Wow—sounds a bit snippy, doesn't it? "My hour has not yet come." But then, even though the hour had not come—even though the beginning, the new—wasn't yet there, he turned the water into wine. How surprising! How wonderful—full of wonders! How exciting!
And in what ways will God turn water into wine amongst us here at Summit during these next few months? What an exciting time this will be, full of surprises and wonders. Let the transition begin!


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Barrymore hates being a celebrity
Blasting the present state of showbiz, Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore, who rose to fame after her role in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, insists she detests being called a celebrity.entertainment Updated: Mar 29, 2010 11:27 IST
Blasting the present state of showbiz, Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore insists she detests being called a celebrity.
"Celebrity!, it's become the most disgusting word on the planet. It makes me sick to my stomach," Barrymore told
The Guardian
The 35-year-old actress, who rose to fame after her role in
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
when she was a young child has established herself in mainly comic roles.
"When I started out I was an actor. And now when someone calls me a celebrity, I want to shoot them. I want to go, thank you for reducing me – I've worked for 35 years, I've killed myself to be established as someone who is responsible, reliable and accountable in my field of work, yet you're calling me a name of someone who basically got famous for no reason," she said.
"It's like the worst name on the planet. I hate it. And people say it all the time: 'You're a celebrity.' No, I'm an actor. I'm a producer. I'm a director. I'm a toad. I'm roadkill. I'm anything but a celebrity," Barrymore added.
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A San Luis Obispo police detective testifying in court Monday said no witnesses have been able to confirm that four Cal Poly football players arrested in connection with an attempted armed robbery at an off-campus fraternity house were at the property that August night.
The four, of a total of five arrested Aug. 10, were in court Monday for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial.
While one defendant in the case — Cameron Akins, 19, who is accused of brandishing a gun, assaulting an officer and was the only defendant arrested at the scene — is awaiting a second arraignment, defense attorneys for the four others attempted Monday to poke holes in officers' investigation into the incident.
Cortland Fort, 20, of Fontana; Dominique Love, 19, of Poway; Jake Brito, 18, of Cypress; and Kristaan Sterling Ivory, 20, of Los Angeles are facing multiple felony charges including conspiracy for their alleged roles in the incident during which members of Delta Sigma Phi were allegedly held at gunpoint.
On the witness stand Monday, San Luis Obispo police Detective Eric Vitale, the main investigator in the case, testified that evidence suggests all five defendants left a party on Aug. 10 with the intent to steal marijuana, cash and electronics from residents at the frat house.
Speaking to Deputy District Attorney Eric Dobroth, Vitale recounted his interviews with residents who claimed two men appeared on the property with their heads and faces masked by hoodies and bandanas, one carrying a small, unloaded derringer-style .38-caliber pistol.
Vitale testified that residents told him one of the men disappeared and the man carrying the gun held residents at bay while other residents went to retrieve valuables and either fled or stalled.
Akins was arrested on the property after one of the frat members allegedly wrestled the gun from him when officers arrived. Akins also allegedly briefly scuffled with officers.
Attorneys for the four other defendants crammed into one side of a San Luis Obispo courtroom and took turns questioning Vitale, each calling into question their own client's involvement — and in some cases, presence — during the incident.
When asked by each of the defense attorneys if their clients were ever identified by witnesses, Vitale said they were not.
Chris Casciola, representing Fort, argued that Fort did not even know the other defendants, having been in town only two weeks. He said Fort's phone, which was initially confiscated by police, showed no evidence he ever communicated with the others.
Fort was arrested driving away from the area in a car rented by another person who had attended the party earlier.
"He had been asked to drive because he was the only sober person," Casciola said, adding that Fort was stopped by a patrol officer while driving without his headlights on because he was unfamiliar with the car.
Ivory's attorney, Jacob Glucksman, argued that there was no evidence Ivory ever set foot on the Delta Sigma Phi property and that he tried to discourage others from going through with a robbery.
"He thought what was going on or about to go on was a bad idea," Glucksman said. "(He) never did a single act in furtherance of this conspiracy."
Denton Wilson, representing Brito, said his client was "in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"There's no evidence my client agreed to this robbery. My client never said anything that night," Wilson said. "He was along for the ride."
Vitale described interviews with three female witnesses who claimed to have seen seven to eight masked men "lurking" around the property.
Under cross-examination by Casciola, Vitale said he did not take part in a police search of the frat house two days after the alleged robbery, during which officers allegedly found drug paraphernalia and marijuana packaged for sale.
Gear McMillan, 22, a former president of the local Delta Sigma Phi chapter, was arrested following the search on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale, a felony. He has pleaded not guilty.
The hearing will resume Tuesday afternoon with Vitale again on the witness stand.


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September 13, 2007 – Thursday
I like to think that on Monday nights I do my part to be a better listener. Monday night is always poker night here at our home…and inevitably people leave angry. I just kick it upstairs, knowing and waiting that I will hear someone's bad-beat story. (Let me guess: You had it the whole way and someone sucked it out on the river. Man, I am so good.)
Listening truly is a skill. But it's easy to do–you know, that whole active listening thing. I think my favorite thing to do when it comes to listening is eavesdrop. I'll admit it! As a waitress, there are some conversations you happen into that you do not want to walk away from. You have to be covert though. People can tell when you hover a little too long. (Although there is nothing more uncomfortable than having the break-up table. People!! Why are you doing this in public? Is she/he really that crazy? …maybe)
The best place to listen is the bus. In fact, I love it when I notice someone listening to conversations I'm having. Marcy and I were heading out to bike ride and just jawing about everything. I think we were more amusing to the lady in front of us than to each other. This is why I think it's tragic that we're all plugged into our iPods all the time. I'm as guilty as the next person, but I do bless the moments when I forget to charge it and am forced to listen to sounds of life rather than my music.
So, much in the same way I turned off my cell phone off for a week many months ago, I am going to *gulp* leave my iPod at home for a week. The only exception is I get to listen to it when I work out. Come on, it's my motivation! We'll see how it goes.
Update: Day 1 was OK although all I heard on the bus was how sick everyone is! I think my biggest pet peeve is when people sniffle. Blow your nose please! Anyway, I thought it was going to be really hard, especially because an album I was excited about came out today, but it wasn't that bad. I enjoyed my connection to the outside world. Plus I don't have to fight the urge to sing outloud and dance as I walk down the street, which is quite the inner struggle.
Day 2: Sirens always remind me of home…I know I grew up in the middle of nowhere, but I was on the main drag (Hwy 38) which meant lots of traffic and action for a "country" girl. The sounds of today were quite lovely; I tend to sit in front of the government center where the fountains are. Green space. Alone. Shared with everyone. I close my eyes and remember.
Day 3: I caved. The pull of all that good music–it's like having a soundtrack to my life. I can't help it! Well, I won't sweat it. It was kinda nice without the music. Maybe I'll just let my iPod run out of battery more often.