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The Cost of Discipleship and Following Jesus- August 31, 2010
I have never realized this not until today; and still I am on the process of
digesting every bit of what discipleship and following Jesus require from me.
Since I was introduced to the ministry of IVCF/IVPM especially in my 2nd year
in UP Manila, it has been my prayer to be "in-the-ministry" all throughout my
life. I was and I'm still blessed seeing staff workers doing and giving all they
could to the works the Lord has entrusted them.
In 2005, I had one of the toughest decisions that is to turn down Ms. Elsie
Calalang's invitation to be part of the IVCF staff. If not because of my
responsibility to my family I should have been enjoying doing the campus
ministry and organizing LCDC and KC camps. (sigh). Yet I believe that there is
a season for everything and I'm looking forward of that day.
The same prayer was even extended asking the Lord to give me a life partner
who has the same heart for the ministry. I was very specific then asking for
someone who is a "dugong IV". c",) Yet the Lord has better ways to answer my
heart's desire. Mac then came to my life in 2007 tru the IVPM ministry. What an
encouragement to know that our God's love story for both of us started with the
ministry. We met in 2002 in Bethany Bible College then God has to cross our
paths again tru one of the Large Group fellowship of IVPM Makati. I could not
ask God for more.
When the Lord asked me to work in Abu Dhabi, I have no other things in mind
but to ask HIM to mightily use me in UAE. I gave up my chance of being with my
father in KSA knowing that I will not have the freedom to worship in that
country. All the more I was optimistic and very excited to be in UAE when I knew
that I have a day by day family waiting here. And certainly, it inspires me that
I have them here with me. I enjoy every bit of my time with them even as we do
our works for our KING. Long hours of practices and tired voice box and calves
are nothing compared to the joy I'm feeling spending time with them. I remember
my memories with my co svcfers and ivpmers. We used to tell each other that we
Major in Ministry and Minor on our own specific fields. This is undeniably true.
I am Christian who happens to be a nurse not a nurse who happens to be a
But the sad reality of being an OFW strikes me at times. My longings for my
loved ones could not be erased especially in times when I feel so hopeless, not
able to personally reach out to them because of the vast distance between us. I
always wished I'm just near to embrace them and comfort them. All I could do is
utter prayers for them. And I am thankful for the opportunity to even pray for
Looking back, we made plans before I left for UAE. But because of some
reasons only HE knows, those plans were redirected. How painful it is to have my
dreams splinter all of a sudden. I can't even figure out how our plans will
meet. How l-d-r will work out.=(
What is more painful is to feel "unprioritized" and neglected because of the
ministry. Yes! I must admit I'm hurting knowing that people I love choose
ministry over me. It was not easy for me to believe that I get jealous over
ministry knowing that it has been one of my priorities too.
Then I came to realize; I didn't fully grasp the cost of discipleship and the
cost of following Jesus.
When Jesus said to a man to follow Him, the man replied "Lord first let
me go and bury my father". Jesus said to him. "Let the dead bury their own dead,
but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God". Another man said "I will follow You
Lord but let me go back and say goodbye to my family". Jesus replied "No one who
puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of
God". Luke 9:57-62.
This command is not easy to do. It takes much courage and sacrifice to be fit
for service. In most of the times, this will mean dying to yourself, giving up
your dreams and even letting go of the people who matters much in your life.
I am the person who is deserted for the love of the ministry.
I am clueless on how future will unfold. All I've got is a decision to make.
They say "it takes practicality in decision making". However this is not true in
all cases. Weighing pros and cons and doing plans A and B are not enough
solution. Thus I rest in HIM. Aiming to sensitively hear His whisper and leading
as I decide on what to do next.
I don't want to lose hope. I believe that He is in control; that He allows
every single circumstance to take place for a better purpose. I may not fully
understand at this moment yet I trust HIM who is the best orchestrator,
architect of life.
For the meantime, I will continue to aim to be in his service here in UAE.
And till then, I look forward for the next ministry He has in store me. c",)


text: 2017-18 is a year of change for RPAP By Bernard C. Anderson The Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP) has changed. For decades RPAP served both rural physicians and medical school residents who were enhancing their competencies to practice medicine rurally. As of April 1 this year RPAP's involvement with Alberta's medical residents is to manage the 125 properties rented throughout rural Alberta to support their rural on-location learning, with the coordination of the rural family medicine program being transferred to the provinces' two medical schools. This change has been an incredible opportunity for RPAP to refocus, renew, and develop improved ways to help rural Alberta achieve the health care services they deserve. In order to renew RPAP, we felt the best way to find out what rural Alberta communities wanted from RPAP was to ask: So we did! And we learned that rural Alberta communities had six key actions they would like RPAP to address: Support for rural allied health professions development and retention. Support rural communities to have their health care issues heard. Help rural communities build capacity to sustain their rural health care. Development of a rural health focused research service. Development of rural health indigenous program. Maintain the suite of rural physician support services that RPAP currently provides. The renewed RPAP team and our valued Board of Director's are busy turning these actions into deliverable services. We would love to come and talk to you about this, face-to-face, in your community. Just give us a call at: 780-423-9911 In the meantime, keep an eye on our social media information, starting with our website - www.rpap.ab.ca. 2017-18 is a year of change for RPAP. There is a lot to be done and we feel privileged to have the opportunity to do so. We sincerely thank the Minister of Health, Sarah Hoffman, and the staff we work with on a daily basis at the Ministry, for their continued support of rural Alberta as provided through the programs and services of RPAP. ◊◊◊ Bernard C. Anderson is the Executive Director of the Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP) This article originally appeared in the Summer 2017 edition of Alberta Rural Health Quarterly. To access a digital copy, visit www.rpap.ab.ca/quarterly.

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How to Store Tuberous Begonias for the Winter and Restart in the Spring
Let me begin by saying I am a perennial kind of gardener. I love when my Day Lilies, Tiger Lilies and Hostas just pop up every year. A funny thing happened on Mother's Day. My sister gave me a gorgeous potted tuberous Begonia that grew and bloomed all summer. I've never been so fascinated by a plant. Nor have I been able to keep one alive let alone watch it thrive! It has the most gorgeous orange blooms! My goal is to keep this "annual" flower safely stored for the Winter and restart it in the Spring.
The Tuberous Begonia
The Tuberous Begonia is an annual plant and its scientific name is begonia tuberhybrida. This will tell you it is grown from a tuber and its many varieties are hybrids which means they are a result of cross breeding.
- The Tuberous Begonia flowers come in many shapes, sizes and colors.
- They can stand upright or be used in hanging baskets.
- They can have frilled or plain petals or rose shaped blooms.
- Three blooms develop on each stem.
- The male flowers are usually double petaled and can be quite large and beautiful.
- The two outer blooms are usually female. They are smaller but still quite beautiful and are single petaled with a light green seed capsule behind the petals.
Tuberous Begonias are quite easy to take care of. They endure the elements of wind and rain and greatly enhance your garden from June through October.
Their Winter dormant period is determined by day length and weather in cold climates and day length in warmer climates. They need to follow their natural cycle and the following information will let you help them to do that.
Winter Storage
When To Start
In Northern Climates where it freezes the tuberous begonia must be dug up and the tubers stored indoors for the Winter. This should be done after the first light frost.
In Southern Climates where it rarely or never freezes tuberous begonias will go dormant on their own. They do this according to the length of the day. This usually occurs in October or November. Stop watering them when they start to yellow and their leaves drop.
Note: If your Begonias were potted and not in beds you can put the pots in an indoor place where the tubers won't get wet. The problem is they are more likely to rot if they remain buried in soil. You may be more successful if you dig them up, dry them out and store them.
What To Do
In Northern Climates
- Dig up the entire plant and its tuber.
- Gently remove all soil and loose roots
- Lay the entire plant in a warm, dry area for several days to thoroughly dry it out
- Once it is dry it is easy to remove the stems
In Southern Climates the biggest difficulty is to keep them out of the rain. You will need to keep them dry so it is best to dig them up as mentioned above.
Storing The Tubers
Place each tuber in a separate paper bag and place them in a cardboard box for storage. This will allow the tubers to breathe and will prevent rotting and pests. As long as they are separated a problem that occurs for one tuber will not affect them all.
I only had one tuber and I placed it on a newspaper on a shelf in a dark, dry storage room in the basement. The dirt and leaves fell away as it dried out. My Tuber is now sprouting buds!!
Spring Restart
Get started in February or March. It's Important That The Sprouts Appear Before Planting!
- Fill a nursery flat or another shallow container with planting medium. Well rotted leaf mulch is recommended. Just make sure the medium is loose, well drained and does not contain fertilizer or manure.
- Loosen the soil and space the sprouted tubers evenly 4-6 inches apart in flat. The indented side of the tuber should be facing up! The roots develop from the top and the sides. Don't completely bury the tuber. Just cover lightly with the planting medium.
- Water lightly but thoroughly. The tubers should never be in standing water.
- Place flat in a warm place with filtered sunlight, partial shade.
- Keep them indoors until the weather warms during the day. You can then place them outside in partial shade. The hotter the climate the more shade they will prefer.
- Water only when soil begins to show dryness. You can water more as the plants develop.
- Keep in the tubers in flats until the roots are well developed. You can transplant them in pots or flower beds when there is 4-5 inches of growth.
How To Plant The Tubers
Tuberous Begonias are easy to grow. They can survive in many types of soil. The most important thing is perfect drainage. Do not use a "potting mix". You can use a good potting soil from a nursery and it should contain humus.
If you would like to make your own soil the best mix would be:
- 4 parts well decayed mulch
- 1 part garden loam
- 1 part course sand
If you are planting the tubers outdoors prepare the garden soil. Large amounts of peat moss are not recommended except in sandy soils. Clay soil drains poorly so add humus, sand or both.
Questions & Answers
Can I store begonias that have been grown from seeds?
I had tuberous begonias and was able to dry and replant the tubers. If you planted your begonias from seeds, the female Begonia plants have seed pods at the base of the flower. The pod can be removed when it appears to be dried or drying up. The seeds can be removed and dried and saved in a container or envelope for replanting.Helpful 11
Can the stored corms be split to produce more plants?
Beautiful begonia photos and very informative. Your information leaves nothing to the imagination, you've covered everything you promise in your title! I'm a garden lover but can't find the time to winter over my plants and wind up buying new ones the next spring. Voted up and useful.
Hi pedrn! What an amazingly beautiful hub! I've never had a green thumb but I've tried many, many times. Your photos make me want to give some love to planting again, one day. We have been trying to grow pumpkins for 3 years now. So far it hasn't worked. My hubby doesn't think they are going to work again. Maybe it's the Florida soil and not just me. Yep, that sounds good to me. Haha! Voted across the board :)


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In the cinema and on TV, trip and slips are often portrayed as comic incidents. Yet if you have suffered injury arising from such an event, you may find it to be anything other than amusing – and that is why you may wish to consider seeking compensation through slips, trips and falls claims.
There may be times when you slip and fall and the fault resides with you.
On the other hand, there may be other times when it is not your fault and is directly attributable to someone else's negligence.
Examples of such situations may be spilled liquids that have not been cleared up, items left projecting dangerously into public access spaces, poorly maintained stairs, carpets or floorboards and pavements or roads that are uneven and poorly maintained.
In all these and other such situations, if you have suffered injuries arising from poor maintenance or dangerous practices, then you may be able to use slips, trips and falls claim processes, to seek just and fair compensation.
The law demands that responsible persons (that may be deemed to be an individual, a company, a local authority or a landlord etc) take all reasonable steps to ensure that the things they are responsible for are fit for safe use.
If you are injured as a result of their failure to do so, the law recognises that it may be appropriate for the responsible party to compensate you for any negative effects you may have suffered.
That may obviously include pain but possibly also things such as a loss of earnings if you are unable to work or the loss of aspects of your personal life if you are unable to participate in sports or housework etc.
As a general principle, the sums awarded through slips, trips and falls claims, will be related to the severity of any injuries you may have suffered and/or their impact on your life.
It is a sad fact of life that not all responsible parties will be inclined to accept their culpability for an accident and even in situations where they may have little choice, they may seek to minimise their financial exposure to any subsequent compensation.
That is why you may be able to obtain a fairer settlement if you seek the assistance of personal injury claim solicitors, such as Bentley Accident Claims.
Our objective is to help you realistically assess things such as the cause of your accident, the liabilities of the other party and the full extent of the compensation you may be eligible for.
Situations may include:
Bentley Accident Claims promote a no win no fee service regardless of the outcome of your claim. We assure our clients that all of the expenses are covered from the other side and that there are no hidden costs at any stage of your claim.


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Lead UX/Service Designer at Fortum
Consumer Solutions consists of Fortum's service offerings for private customers, such as electricity sales and Norway's largest charging network for electric cars, Fortum Charge & Drive. The Consumer Solutions division adapts to the rapid changes that occur in consumer behavior as a result of new technological development.
We are aiming to revolutionize the customer journey in the energy business, by accelerating our transition from electricity product sales to delightful new consumer services within the domain of electric vehicle charging at home and on the go, solar panels and batteries, among others.
The mission of the Fortum Customer Experience Design team is to design and facilitate quality service experiences within the consumer customer landscape. We partner with teams across the organization to improve customer experiences, incubate new services, and cultivate a human-centered design culture and capability within Fortum.
Your role
Position is located at the Fortum Offices in Norway requiring some international travel due to business development needs in multiple countries. In the role of Lead UX/Service Designer, you will lead design activities within selected business areas and foster design thinking culture locally by leading the local Design Lab. You'd report to the global Head of Customer Experience Design.
- Create end to end customer journeys including all customer touchpoints and service blueprints to identify service opportunities and form the experience landscape
- Create, lead, and implement design project and validation plans
- Design and facilitate workshops and capability-building activities, including instructional materials, trainings, and toolkits
- Create design concepts and prototypes, and iterate on tools and resources that promote human-centered design practice and mindset
- Communicate and present research and design insights to stakeholders to foster decision making
- Conduct functional analysis and design, working with developers and analysts to recommend solutions and resolve service issues
- Define KEIs and analyze service metrics data to improve design solutions
- Advise service teams in solving complex problems or issues regarding management, processes, and business systems
- Conduct qualitative design research using ethnographic and participatory methods to test service concepts, prototypes, and systems
Your qualifications
We expect you to have over six years of experience in service, interaction or digital visual design, and a proven track record in creating engaging consumer services and experiences. Experience in business development, and working in an international, multisite environment are considered a plus.
You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree preferably in art, design or technology-related subject. You master Visual or Interaction design techniques and tools in digital channels, and are confident and experienced in conducting qualitative user research. You are fluent in written and spoken English and Norwegian. Swedish and Finnish are considered as plus.
A fast-changing work environment intrigues you, you enjoy agile development and understand the role of new technology as a business enabler.
We offer
Our aim is to make a step change in the areas of service design, customer experience and commercialization. In addition to the higher customer engagement and satisfaction, our business transformation will enable higher value creation from the existing and acquired customer bases, thus enabling new growth opportunities. As a Lead UX/Service Designer, you will work collaboratively on a wide range of projects (electric car home charging, solar energy among others), and use human-centered and participatory design methods to facilitate service improvement and new service design efforts. As part of the CX Design team, you will play a key role in developing tools and resources for building design capability across the global organization, and educating and empowering service teams to adopt new methods and mindsets. We're also expecting you take active role in user research activities in Norway.
Send your application, CV and portfolio in English by the end of next week (October 22nd). For more information please contact Robert Nash, Manager executive search, +47 92899694 or email@example.com.
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by Bud Meyers, published on March 29, 2015
Economists refer to "job polarization" in the labor force when middle-class jobs (requiring a moderate level of skills) appear to disappear relative to those at the bottom (requiring fewer skills) and to those at the top — requiring greater skills; or those who are better networked and know people in a position of influence. (Below is a simple animation to show how job polarization might look).
Latest wage data from the Social Security Administration for 2013 showed an annual median wage of $28,031 — and at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks would be $13.48/hour. But FiveThirtyEight.Com reports the median worker earned $17.09 an hour in May 2014 — or $35,547 for a typical full-time job. Middle-Class Jobs Are Still Lagging (March 26, 2015 by Ben Casselman):
"As has been true for much of the nearly six-year-old recovery, hiring was strongest at the top and bottom of the pay scale. Overall, jobs at the extremes of the pay distribution — those where median pay falls in the top or bottom 20 percent of all occupations — have surpassed their prerecession peaks. Jobs in the middle 60 percent experienced slower growth and are still deep in negative territory … Some economists have argued that longer-term forces, particularly automation and outsourcing, are having a polarizing effect on the job market, with high- and low-skilled jobs growing as those in the middle disappear."
Assuming (at very least) that $50,000 a year (before payroll taxes) is a true middle-class wage in 2015, then 72.7% of all wage earners make less than that today. If the middle-class were defined by individuals (not multiple-income households) who had incomes of between $50,000 and $100,000 a year, then less than 20% of all wage earners make a middle-class wage.
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Greek Default Insurance Costs Drop
LONDON—The cost of insuring Greek sovereign debt against default using credit default swaps fell early Friday, amid signs European leaders are nearing a deal to support the debt-laden country.
Greece's five-year sovereign CDS were 0.75 percentage point tighter at 19.25/20.75 percentage points, according to one trader.
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The Exit 50A Podcast is officially one-year-old and as always, we are leaving no stone unturned to get your thoughts on the show.
You can subscribe, rate, and review for the Exit 50A Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play.
Leave good, bad, or indifferent comments. There is no such thing as a bad comment or review. And while you're at it, rate us as well.
Is it the podcast a five-star classic or a one-star dumpster fire?
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Ghost gear refers to any fishing equipment or fishing-related litter that has been abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded; also referred to as 'derelict fishing gear' and/or 'fishing litter'.
To combat ghost gear the Best Practices and Inform Policies working group, in conjunction with Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd, developed the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear (BPF).
The BPF provides all fishery stakeholders, from fishermen to port operators, with practical guidance to decrease the abundance and effects of ghost gear within their respective industries.
The BPF went through extensive consultation with external stakeholders to collect feedback on the framework. A report documenting the process and results is included below along with the BPF documents and summary fact sheets.


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Endavo's EnStream platform represents an advanced streaming technology stack that enables our clients to broadcast high-quality live video streams anywhere in the world to multiscreen audiences. Upon ingestion, EnStream repackages, secures and distributes live channels and events over the Internet, according to specifications, to multiscreen video players and native device applications. EnStream can also archive live streams, for services such as catch-up TV services or VOD programming.
Deliver live TV channels, live events and interactive services, serving as standalone OTTv services or integrated into VOD services delivered from Endavo Media Management System (EMMS)
Ingested Live TV channels are reformatted on-the-fly, to spec, for global OTT distribution to multiscreen viewers; Adaptive bitrate and encrypted & authenticated delivery for superior user experience and protection of streaming content
Includes live channel access, "start over" service for currently-airing program and catch-up TV service with 48-hr look-back, based on EPG or other integrated program data
Individual subscription plans, PPV live events or associate live channels with SVOD plans; Delivery and transaction reports generated to monitor success
Create custom linear channels and play out loops from VOD playlists in EMMS; Custom recording services to archive programs from a live channel
Endavo quickly designed and rolled out a catch-up TV service alongside our live streaming TV channel, which furthered our leadership in our TV viewing market.


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Game Day
Ben: 'Proud of the way everyone played'
Ben Roethlisberger talks about no huddle and guys stepping up
'You call that a veteran move? Definitely a veteran move.'
Ben Roethlisberger uses every inch of the line of scrimmage to set James Washington up for his first career touchdown
Hargrave on defensive execution
Missi Matthews spoke with Javon Hargrave following the loss to the Chiefs
HIGHLIGHTS: Chiefs vs. Steelers, Week 2
Highlights from the Steelers week to match up with the Kansas City Chiefs.
HIGHLIGHT: Roethlisberger scramble for 3-yard TD
QB Ben Roethlisberger rushes for a 3-yard touchdown on fourth down.
HIGHLIGHT: Roethlisberger finds James for 46 yards
QB Ben Roethlisberger scrambles, finds TE Jesse James down sideline for 46 yards.
HIGHLIGHT: Chickillo dives on fumble near sideline
LB Anthony Chickillo dives to save fumble recovery.
HIGHLIGHT: Steelers' defense mobs Hunt for safety
Steelers' defense mobs Chiefs' RB Kareem Hunt for safety.
HIGHLIGHT: Conner battles in for the TD
RB James Conner battles his way into end zone for touchdown.
HIGHLIGHTS: Side-arm pass to Smith-Schuster
QB Ben Roethlisberger zips side-arm pass to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster.
HIGHLIGHT: Washington's first career TD
QB Ben Roethlisberger steps up to deliver WR James Washington's first career touchdown.
HIGHLIGHT: Roethlisberger finds James for 32 yards
QB Ben Roethlisberger stands strong in pokcet, connects with TE Jesse James in stride for 32 yards.
HIGHLIGHT: Smith-Schuster's tip-toe TD
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster gets both feet down for tip-toe touchdown.
HIGHLIGHT: Roethlisberger completes unusual shovel pass
QB Ben Roethlisberger completes unusual shovel pass for first down.
HIGHLIGHT: Conner spins for 22 yards
RB James Conner's spin move gets Steelers 22-yard catch and run.
Tunch' s Keys to Steelers vs Chiefs
Tunch gives his three keys for the home opener against the Chiefs
'To the endzone for his first NFL touchdown!'
James Conner ran through a wide open hole into the endzone for his first career touchdown
Hilton: 'There's a lot of different things to work on'
Missi Matthews spoke with Mike Hilton after the Steelers' 21-21 tie against the Browns
Nix has mixed feelings over tie in Cleveland
Roosevelt Nix spoke with Missi Matthews after the 21-21 tie against the Browns
Around the locker room: at Browns
Go around the Steelers' locker room following their tie with the Browns
Roethlisberger proud of how James Conner played
Ben Roethlisberger spoke about James Conner and the teams performance
Tomlin: 'We've got to play better to ensure victory'
Coach Mike Tomlin on the Steelers 21-21 tie with the Browns in Cleveland
Conner: 'It wasn't enough to win'
James Conner is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week with an impressive performance in Cleveland
Tunch's Keys to Steelers at Browns
Tunch gives his three keys for the season opener against the Browns
All Clear: Heinz Field Bag Policy
Heinz Field's bag policy will be in effect for all Steelers home football games.
'He looked like Superman at the end of that'
Joshua Dobbs puts an exclamation point on the end of the Steelers first drive of the game against the Panthers


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About Rachel's Book Reviews
I've been reviewing books since 2010, and running this site has been the best experience of my life. It taught me how to interact better with people, it taught me better vocabulary, and it gave me a high definition view of the world around me.
This website also gave me a blanket to cuddle into and protect myself with. Through periods of crippling physical and mental illness, it gave me a safe haven. That blanket allowed me to develop my confidence in private, and eventually gave me the courage to use it in public.
Some people think that all this work is a waste of time. I design everything, I communicate with frustrating developers, I have deadlines and routines I have to stick to….
But this site has saved me. It's a part of me.
And as long as I have eyes to read and keys to type on, I will always be reading, writing and reviewing.
I hope you enjoy reading my thoughts on the amazing world of modern literature!
About Rachel
Hi guys!
Obviously, I love reading. My favorite genre is Sci-Fi (thus the galactic theme.) I LOVE animals. I grew up in the country with herds of cats, dogs, horses, goats, and a rooster that crowed whenever he felt like it. Most were rescued animals.
Now I live in an apartment with my two adorable rescued cats, Agnes and Yeti (both male, I know, it's a long story.)
I'm a geek and sometimes a dork. I'm almost always weird. Grumpy Cat makes me giggle. Graphic design is my favorite hobby outside of reading. I'm a Unicorn enthusiast.
My personality type is INTJ – rare for females. I love thinking about theoretical situations. I don't try to, but I disagree with most authority figures, it ends up making me a non-conformist. I don't bend easily to the will of societal norms. Blame my Scottish heritage.
Blue is my favorite color, but I've grown quite fond of most colors.
I'm in a lot of different fandoms, none of which I actually have time to keep up with. I have enough ships I could call them an armada. My favorite ship at the moment is from Fairy Tail. Go Gajevy! I love fanfiction and fanart.
My favorite superhero is Agent Coulson. #coulsonlives. Avatar – ATLA, is my favorite american cartoon. My favorite story arc of all time is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I'm a sucker for Disneyland and anything Disney.
Twitter is my favorite social media. Seriously, @ me any time.


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A rheostat is a type of variable resistor that is used to control electric current flowing in a circuit. The word rheostat was coined by an English scientist called Sir Charles Wheatstone. it is derived from the Greek word "rheos" and "statis" which means a stream controlling device or a current controlling device. They are used to vary the resistance in a circuit without interruption. Just like potentiometer, rheostat have 3 terminals for connections. It uses only two out of the three terminals for connections. The first connection is made to one end of the resistive element and the other to the wiper. Rheostat is made up of a resistive element (wire is wound around an insulating ceramic core) and a wiper (sliding contact) slides over the windings.
Types Of Rheostats
There are many types of rheostats. The rotary type is the most used in power control applications like the control speed of a motor. Just like potentiometers, multi-gang types are also available. They are used to regulate multiple applications in parallel or to increase the power rating without interruption of power. Freely rheostats can be fitted with a mechanical stop to limit the minimum or maximum resistance.
Slide rheostats are also available and usually used for education and in laboratory environments. Both Linear and slide rheostats are made of resistive wire wound on an insulating cylinder. A sliding contact is often used to increase or decrease the resistance, thereby increases or decreases the current flowing in the circuit.
Applications Of Rheostat
Rheostats were usually used as power control devices, for example,used as a dimmer i.e to control light intensity, speed of motors, heaters and ovens. Rheostats are often used for tuning and calibration in circuits. Motor controllers also use rheostats to control a motor's velocity by limiting the flow of current. Rheostats are also used in many small devices like blenders, mixers, fans, and power tools. Furthermore,it can be used as a test device to give a reference resistance value(s).


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Last-minute shoppers better get their act together soon, because grocery stores and malls will be closing their doors early Wednesday evening.
Government offices, banks, post offices and department stores will be closed Thursday.
And on Friday, all federal and state offices will remain closed, although county and city offices will reopen.
Mail will not be delivered Thursday, but postal workers will be back on the job Friday.
Most grocery stores, including Publix and Winn-Dixie, will close early on Christmas Eve and will be closed Christmas Day. They will reopen Friday.
All government offices, including the Broward County Courthouse, the U.S. District Court and the Broward Governmental Center, will be closed Thursday.
Fort Lauderdale City Hall will close at noon on Wednesday but will reopen Friday.
Broward mass transit will operate on a Sunday schedule Christmas Day and on a regular schedule Friday.
The Broward Alcohol and Rehabilitation Center will be open Thursday to accept emergency evaluations for people with medical needs.
All county libraries close early on Wednesday and will remain closed Thursday.
On Friday, libraries in Deerfield Beach, Hallandale, Sunrise, West Regional and the main library will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Lauderdale Lakes library will be open Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Talking Book Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Nova University and Broward Community College will be closed Thursday and Friday, and BCC also will be closed Wednesday.
Banks will close early on Wednesday and will remain closed Thursday. They will be open for business Friday.
And malls around the county will send employees home early Wednesday evening and will be closed Christmas Day.
But on Friday, department stores will reopen in time for big post-holiday sales.
Garbage will not be picked up on Thursday, but the schedule will return to normal Friday.


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Bowie snuffed it, George Michael's dead and your man Alan Rickman's 6 feet under. But fear not! For as this shit-heap of a year we've grown to call 2016 comes to an end, we've decided to round up a selection of the greatest treats to come out of The Killing Tree! Yea, all your childhood idols are dropping like flies but hey! Member Forces Of Nature collection?… Course you do! So turn that frown upside down or Trump-Stank-Lips into a grin and let's count down some of the sickest, gnarliest, bone-tingling drops from the TKT crew this year! Oh and I bothered the TKT King too… Cos I'm a dick like that!
Early September, there was a drop so heavy that it wouldn't even be allowed in an elevator by itself as it would've exceeded the weight limit! I'm talking about The Forces Of Nature Collection. With a tasty restock of some of the year's faves along with some new designs by the gentleman I compared to Mr. Kipling or as we would call him, Tom Gilmour. Look at all dem tees!
Yea, we know, he snuffed it. BUT he may live forever inside a frame, upon your wall and always in your heart. But mainly a frame. The pots & pans man of Heaven's Basement – Chris Rivers Nutall – was the boy behind the brush with this collection of limited edition prints available via The Killing Tree. Also, if you've got a spare £975 sitting in your pocket, why not pick one of the original oil paintings the man done did?
You know when shit starts to get real when the folk behind the scenes need an actual office! Not that we ever hear about any work actually getting done. It's mainly playing foosball, Street Fighter and hanging all their cracking artwork up. 2016 marks the year that The Killing Tree King had to put more than just his skiddy pants on and dress like an adult to go into an office for the first time in a long while. He's just like the rest of us apparently…
Lest we forget the limited edition range of Engraved Wall Art that dropped at the later part of the year. These are on sale RIGHT NOW so if you haven't got one already, what are you still doing reading this? Have you bought one yet?… It's fine I can wait.
Seriously I've got all day…
Well now you've got one, looking at one or simply confused. That's called subliminal marketing. I think. I'm probably wrong. 2016's been shit I'm still recovering! Please note, the Circle Of Death is not intended to be used as a frisbee.
If you were smart enough to buy any clothing from TKT as of September, you would've gotten yourself a shiny piece of artwork to go with it! With all other indie clothing labels scratching their heads as to what else they could offer with their products, TKT just flew right in there and gave you the artwork for free! You can frame them, colour them in, paper aeroplanes!!! I mean hey, the possibilities are endless! Why not check out my mantlepiece for inspiration…
Picture the scene… It's the first week of April. You're clicking away at random ads, pointless memes and the like. And then… From afar… You see the first blog post from what we all lovingly call TKT//words. Yea not only was 2016 a big steaming pile of crap for the majority of us, the big guns decided to start a blog! Nah I'm just kidding. What started off with a team of collaborators has now sadly dwindled down to myself, the bearded one known as my Co-Editor Pete and the occasional contributor. But here we are! We made it peeps! Roll on 2017 yo!
Last but not least, TKT decided to team up with a marketing company known as Thoughtshift. A company whose office has foiled yours truly by letting me relentlessly push a pull door leaving me feeling trapped and confused in front of a crowd of people. They also happen to be a pretty sweet company and have helped TKT through the shitstorm that was Black Friday. That just means they encouraged you all to throw money at your computer screen until the clothes came out!
So there you have it! 7 things you may have missed this year to think about and mull over. Plus, I thought it only fitting to interview the big boss man 'Karlos Fandango' to talk about art, bears and sharks. Enjoy!
E. So… That was a fun year. How was it for you?
K. Yeah, 2016 was an interesting year for me personally and from a business point of view. We saw the launch of our very first pop-up store we attended a couple of tradeshows. From a business point of view, we had our best turnover ever; we had some of the best months we have seen particularly throughout November and December this year. We've also faced new challenges. These have come in the shape of knowing how to grow the business, employing staff, getting business premises manoeuvring red tape and also remembering not to work a hundred hours a week. All in all a very good business year, I should mention it's been a very good personally year for me as well having got married in June so yeah very happy with everybody involved!
E. You've worked with some new artists this year. How do you think the TKT style has changed since the early days?
K. I think 2016 has been the year of getting down to our core values of the business. We have always understood the importance of our link with the artwork we use, however, I think this year we've cemented that in ways we would never have expected. As you know, we now give away an art print with every T-shirt we sell. This has cemented our passion for the artwork and we're also trying to get people to engage with art who might not normally do that. From a stylistic point of view, I think we've come a long way with the help of artists including Tom Gilmour, Rhys Ware and a few cameo appearances from myself! The challenge of course in this industry is to stay fresh and original. We have had a number of competitors using artists we've used in the past so that's something we have to be aware of from a self-preservation point of view, however, we are continuing to use our current crop of artists for the foreseeable future and continue to be blown away by their work.
E. What do you reckon your standout piece of 2016 has been?
K. I think there have been – from a sales point of view – two successful products that stand out. The first being the amazing 'The Killing Tree' from Tom Gilmour. This is something that took a while in conception to get right. However, I think the time spent on it was very well used and has been very very successful. Another standout piece has been one of my designs which is the Death's Head Moth. I was very happy to allow Instagram in on the progress of this piece of artwork, and we have lots of feedback on it and what colour, garment, etc. it should go on. It has also reignited a passion for me to draw more which is excellent because it means I can spend more time trying to draw unicorns rather than looking at accounts!
E. Who'd win in a fight between a shark on roller skates vs. a bear with a jetpack and a snorkel?
K. Good question. My money would be on the bear because of its ability to spend time outside of water, saying that if the battle were under water, the bear would still have a snorkel so would have a slight advantage. From a strict manoeuvrability point of view, the shark would probably get it underwater. The real question is where's the fight at?
E. What should folks be excited about from TKT in the new year?
K. 2017 will be a good year for us. We are looking to develop some of our exciting product ranges online including; Beard care, homeware, and of course making all of our amazing designs available on a constant basis. This essentially means we're trying to improve our stock levels as we keep growing. We know that's not a bad thing. However, we know how annoying is when you can't get that shirt you want in the right size. We are also hoping to get into some large online sites to help with availability or some form of specialist products. So keep a look out for us on notonthehighstreet and some other specialist websites.
There it is peeps! 2016, done, dusted. Now go out and spend all your hard-earned dollar on some booze. You deserve it! See ya'll next year!!
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With its great diversity of habitat, rich waters and unique flora, Madeira is an exceptional destination with a huge variety of seabirds and endemic species, as well as being perfectly located on a whale migration route. This combination of stunning scenery, traditional cuisine and some of the finest whale, dolphin and bird watching provides the perfect recipe for a short break escape.
- We fly from London to Funchal and, after checking into our hotel and a lovely lunch, we go coastal birding in the easternmost tip of Madeira, in a protected area renowned for its endemic flora species. This area is home to a large colony of yellow-legged gulls; other species targeted in our walk incude Berthelot's pipit, Madeira rock sparrow, red-legged partridge, kestrel and clouded yellow butterfly. We then visit the local village in our quest for the Spanish sparrow and common tern.
- A walk in the mountain should allow us to spot the endemic Madeira firecrest and Madeira subspecies of robin and greenfinch. Late afternoon we head back to the hotel in time for dinner.
- Accommodation: Hotel Amparo, 4-nights on full board basis
- This morning we board our inflatable boat for an ocean ride in search of the finest species of whales, dolphins and pelagic birds. If we are lucky we should see short-finned pilot and Bryde's whale at this time of year, along with the resident sperm whale, common and bottlenose dolphin, accompanied by Cory's and manx shearwater and Bulwer's petrel. Our crew of naturalists on board will help us using the hydrophone to locate the whales, listening to their song, while land spotters will secure the best spotting.
- In the afternoon we go on the Levada nature walk, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site for its laurel forest. We walk to an amazing viewpoint over one of the deepest and most beautiful valleys of the island. This is ideal habitat to see the Trocaz pigeon, Madeira firecrest and chaffinch, and is also a great environment for butterflies such as the speckled wood or small white species.
- Today, as we drive west, we cover a large part of the island and its various habitats, with a chance to tick many gems off our list. Our first stop is along the coast as we look for the roseate tern, before reaching the laurel forest for more Trocaz pigeon, Madeira firecrest and chaffinch, whilst observing the superb endemic bay, Madeira and Canary laurel trees. Here we should also spot the Madeira brimstone (Cleopatra) butterfly.
- After lunch by the sea, close to the natural lava pools, we travel to the westernmost tip of the island to look for Berthelot's pipits, spectacled warblers and other native birds such as the Atlantic canary, linnet, or butterflies such as the long-tailed blue and Macaronesia red admiral. The dramatic scenery won't fail to impress with its steep cliffs surrounded by turquoise water.
- After dinner we head out on our Zino's petrel night tour at Pico do Areeiro to listen to the call of this highly endangered bird on its breeding ground. Occasionally barn owls or manx shearwater can also be heard.
- This morning we return to the Pico do Arieiro area in the daytime to enjoy the scenic views and to further understand how the Zino's petrel breeds, before ticking off any missing seabird species in the Funchal Ecological Park.
- In the afternoon we head out on a whale and bird-watching tour. Our first focus is on whales and dolphins, as we aim to see common, bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins, plus short-finned pilot, sperm and with any luck, some beaked whale. Later in the day, as we approach sunset, we should see Madeiran, white-faced and storm petrels, as well as some migrating species including European, leach or Wilson's storm petrel.
- We may have time for a little birdwatching locally before driving to Funchal to catch the return flight to London.
All prices are per person and include:
- Services of the naturalist leader
- Flights
- Transfers
- Accommodation
- Most meals
- Guided activities
We stay in a family-run, uniquely designed guesthouse in the picturesque, historical beach town of Machico. The comfortable en suite rooms each have their own design in keeping with traditional Portuguese beach style. The central location is excellent for visiting contrasting habitats, and is in close proximity to the whale-watching excursions departure point.
All meals are included, apart from dinner on our last evening.
Most breakfasts and dinners are taken at the hotel. Lunches are a mix of picnics and leisurely sit-down meals taken at one of the region's traditional restaurants.
Late spring is not only the migrating season, but also the seabird breeding season in Madeira, offering unique opportunities to spot some of its rarest and most endangered species.
- Zino's petrel
- Atlantic canary
- Berthelot's pipit
- Madeira firecrest
The trip concentrates on the marine mammals in Madeira's waters, with more than 20 cetacean species having been recorded here. Depending on the season we can see different species of whales and dolphins migrating north or south from the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Atlantic spotted dolphin
- Sei whale
- Short-finned pilot whale
- Pygmy killer whale
The key insect to be seen in Madeira is the butterfly, particularly in the laurel tree forest. Species include the famous migrating monarch and the small white butterfly
- Madeira brimstone
- Madeiran speckled wood
- Macaronesia red admiral
- Long-tailed blue
Madeira is famous for its endemic laurel trees, with some of its forests having been protected and even classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site. As such the trees are some of the best preserved vegetation of Macaronesia. The island also enjoys endemic flower species such as the Madeira goodyear orchid, and remarkable varieties in some of the harsh mountainous areas.
- Madeira laurel
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- Mountain ash
- Lily of the Valley
Madeira offers superb and dramatic scenery with its steep cliffs falling sharply into the turquoise waters, its endemic laurel forest and rich flora, mountainous trails and beautiful beaches.
The trip includes night walks in a remote part of the island in search of the Zino's petrel's nesting sites, which should also provide perfect opportunities for star gazing.
Boat trips
Weather permitting, we enjoy two boat trips to see whales, dolphins and sea birds. These trips are based on a 12-seater RIB, with a crew of naturalists.
Photographic opportunities on this trip are good to excellent, especially for seabirds, shorebirds, sea mammals and the stunning coastal scenery.
Most activities are based on nature walks for bird watching. Most walks are gentle, along the coast, in the forest trails or in the mountains. We have a 1.5 kilometre walk uphill to a stunning viewpoint, and a night walk to see the Zino's petrel, all of which are done at a leisurely pace, taking in the scenery and looking for birds.
Price includes return scheduled flights London - Funchal – London.
Ground transport
Ground transportation is by minibus with driver.
We travel to over 1,800 metres above sea level.
May is the end of the spring season in Madeira with very pleasant temperatures reaching 19 to 21C with sunny days. At night the temperature remains mild with an average of 16C.


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Anyone else notice how once November hits, calendars start running out of room? From work parties to family get-togethers, the upcoming holiday season is always packed with excuses to dress up. And while I'll always love a great cocktail dress, they can feel high-maintenance. I mean, worrying about the state of your arms and stomach, especially this time of year, is one extra stress nobody needs. My solution? A super soft sweater paired up with a ladylike skirt. It's easy, it's pretty, and you're guaranteed to look unique in a crowd of little black frocks. Plus, these two pieces from H&M keep your holiday look under $100 so you can keep your budget in check, too. I know it's early but it's never too early to share something this cute.
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It seems that a new, reliable trend line is developing in society — something akin to Moore's Law — which states that just about anything in the universe gets better when you add Lego. Everything from Batman movies to DIY machines to Star Wars is elevated to a new plateau of creativity when Lego enters the picture, and the latest arena the beloved building bricks (or at least bricks closely modeled on archetypal Lego) have entered is education for blind children.
"Braille Bricks," which was recently reported on by AdWeek, is a combined effort by the nonprofit Dorina Nowill Foundation (which is "dedicated to the social inclusion of people with visual impairments…"), and a marketing agency, Lew'Lara\TBWA, to help blind children in Brazil better integrate into their classrooms and play with their peers. Instead of traditional Braille writing–which, for children like Anny in the above video, require a cumbersome typewriter to produce–Braille Bricks utilize a series of colorful and fun Lego-like bricks to spell out letters of the alphabet and snap together words.
"In some schools, they have those Braille typewriters, and when you type, it punches the paper," Arthur Sacek, a "Lego Design Specialist" says (via translation) in the video, "[but] with Lego, if you make a mistake, just take a brick out and place another one in." And even though the video is a marketing pitch for the Braille Bricks, using them clearly helps blind children to better connect with their classmates; they turn what was an abstract and colorless form of writing into a tactile language that's playful, vibrant, and inspiring.
If you want to support the proliferation of Braille Bricks (they're currently available to about 300 children), you can use the hashtag #BrailleBricksForAll on various social media platforms to help encourage toy makers to mass produce them. And if you do, you'll probably be on the right side of history, as you'll be obeying that apparently intrinsic Lego-makes-everything-better law of the universe.
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Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Mha Puja—New You
Today is the New Year for the Newar people of Nepal, a time to revel in the sacred self.
Mandala for the New Year, Nepal
Photo: jwajalapa
Here's to you.
With the November New Moon, it's New Year's Day in Nepal, 1126 years since a benevolent man named Saakhwal paid off all the debts of the poor.
The one million Newar people, concentrated in Kathmandu, celebrate the occasion with a beautiful custom called Mha puja, paying tribute to the higher self.
Mha puja in Kathmandu
Photo: Festes
Dr. Manoranjan N. Dhaubhadel calls this rite "unique…. Newars believe that one needs to understand and respect oneself before he/she can understand others."
In the evening, all members of the family will be seated on the floor, with a circular mandala made of flour, beans, flowers and fruits before each person. "It is believed that the Mandala represents human self and one should pay homage to the body, which is alive by the grace of God or Nature." Three additional mandalas are made, a smaller one for "the House-God" and one apiece for "the ever-watching Yamaraj and Jamaraj, the ambassadors of Death."
A Nepali woman receives sprinkling of flowers in the New Year parade, Kathmandu
Photo: Gopal Chitrakar, for Reuters
A woman of the family initiates the complex ceremony of self-blessing, which, of course, involves flowers: principally "a garland of 'Gweswaan'… worn around the neck. Gweswaan is sturdy, is not easily worn and torn like some other flowers and signifies blessings of long lasting and successful life." The finale of Mha puja is a fragrant, purifying shower, called "Nakin or Purohit," when each person's head gets a sprinkling of Nepalese potpourri—flower petals, bits of fruit, vermilion powder (abhir), and rice. All-natural, Newar confetti.
For those of us who grew up in Christian sects, a religious festival of "self-worship" sounds embarrassing, even dangerous, the kind of thing that could attract lightning bolts. Dr. Dhaubhadel explains: "Mha puja exposes the relationship of a person with the surrounding nature and the cosmos. Understanding of one's role in life makes him/her more knowledgeable and unselfish." The purpose of "worshipping and blessing oneself (is) to achieve unselfishness and generosity…." Indeed, "Mha puja is also for prosperity and physical well being," but in this spiritual logic there's a connection between sitting pretty and doing good.
It's not that a rich man has a tougher time getting into heaven (like a camel wriggling through a needle's eye) but that somebody who's well off, who sees clearly his or her place in the bigger design, will naturally be generous.
The hard-working Saakhwal had been going about his construction business 1126 years ago when suddenly a load of sand turned into gold, a sparkling windfall he used to bail his people out of bondage.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005
With a Little Help from My Famiglia
One of the biggest floral holidays in Italy is Ognissanti (All Saints, Nov. 1) and the following day, All Souls (Nov. 2), when families come together to give departed relatives a heavenly boost.
Decorating the cemetery in Quarona, Italy
Photo: Cimitero di Quarona
Where we live, guys along the highway hold out cardboard signs reading, "Could Use a Little Help."—It's a refrain suited to everyone and all time.
In the Catholic faith, early November is when the living extend themselves to the dead, especially those less-than-saintly relatives who preceded us and "could use a little help." For them, there's All Souls Day, observed November 2, known as El Dia de los Muertos in Mexico and Aller Seelen in Germany. In Italy, this is one of the biggest floral holidays of the year.
Half of all Italians will visit the family graveyard between October 29 and November 5. "Cities where the tradition is strongest are Naples and Bari with 70% of the population" taking part. That means decorating the cemetery with fresh flowers, about 100m euros worth. White chrysanthemums are especially favored; they're in season, and Italians consider white flowers funereal.
This looks like an excellent article for those who read Italian.
A cemetery in Rome, Italy
Photo: La Vergogna
While the tradition is surely pre-Christian, its Catholic roots trace back to St. Odilo, Abbot of Cluny, (994-1042). It seems a pilgrim to the Holy Land had washed up on a "desolate island. A hermit living there told him that amid the rocks was a chasm communicating with purgatory, from which perpetually rose the groans of tortured souls." The hermit had managed to discern in all those wails what the ghosts were saying: that the prayers of believers, "especially the monks of Cluny," could rescue tortured spirits.
Returning to France, the pilgrim told his story to Odilo "who then set the 2nd of November as a day of intercession on the part of his community for all the souls in purgatory."
This good article by Stefano Rossini describes the lighter side of Ognissanti.
"Until a few decades ago and especially in the South of Italy, this was in fact the only celebration of the year when children received presents, usually sweets and toys…. Parents tell their children that if they behave correctly, the good souls of the dead might bring them presents. On the 1st of November, children go to bed in the hope to be remembered by dead members of the family while parents prepare the presents and hide them around the house.
Photo: Society of Saint Paul
"In Sicily one of the traditional sayings for the children to ask for many presents is this:
"Armi santi, armi santi,
Io sugnu unu e vuatri siti tanti
Mentri sugnu 'ntra stu munnu di guai
Cosi di morti mittitiminni assai."
"Holy souls, holy souls,
I am one, and you are many,
While I am in this world of troubles,
Bring me lots of presents."
"Help" comes in many forms: bicolored, meditative, ruffled, sugary….With the act of memory, it flows in two directions through the family.
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Rebels and Mustangs Fight for Number 1 Seed in the District
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McKenzie Council to Open Bids for New City Hall Roof
McKenzie, Tenn.- The McKenzie City Council met Thursday and the council was updated on the roof repairs for City Hall.
The McKenzie City Council found that the roof on City Hall needs to be replaced and the city cannot continue to patch the holes in the roof, since the patches are no longer working.
Currently there are open holes in the roof that continue to leak and the water is damaging to the electrical work throughout City Hall, which is a safety concern now. And the water is also damaging equipment in both the McKenzie Fire and Police Departments.
The City Council passed a resolution that the city will now seek bids to repair the roof on City Hall. The City Council has yet to determine whether they will seek bids to replace the entire roof at once or whether to bid out the project in sections.
McKenzie Fire Dept. to Get the Ladder Truck Repaired
McKenzie, Tenn.- The McKenzie City Council was given an update about the repairs to the ladder truck for the McKenzie Fire Department. The fire department will be taking the truck up to Nashville to get repaired and they hope to have the truck by next week.
After the McKenzie Fire Department gets the truck back they will get the truck re-certified.
Council Appoints Huffman to Housing Authority
McKenzie, Tenn.- The City Council also appointed Willie Huffman to the McKenzie Housing Authority at Thursday's meeting.
McKenzie Man Cited for Driving on a Revoked License
McKenzie, Tenn.- According to a report from the McKenzie Police Department, Ptl. Austin Jones cited Chad L. Maceri, age 46 of 71 Forrest Circle of McKenzie on Tuesday, January 3rd for driving on a suspended license.
The Dinosaur Zoo Live Roars into the Dixie on Jan. 23rd
Huntingdon,Tenn.- The Dinosaur Zoo Live will make its debut at the Dixie in Huntingdon on Monday, January 23rd at 7pm.
This will be the Ultimate Playdate: 65 Million Years in the Making: Earth's Dinosaur Zoo Live will take kids and adults on a prehistoric journey featuring life-sized dinosaur puppets brought to life by puppet mastery. These amazing life-like dinosaur recreations can help children become fascinated with paleontology in a fun and informative setting.
Nineteen dinosaurs will be coming to town and children can watch and learn while also interacting with the creatures in this fun, educational and unique presentation.
The Dixie is currently offering a holiday special on tickets for the Dinosaur Zoo Live which costs $20 per person plus tax and tickets are currently buy one get one free. To get your tickets to go back in time and see prehistoric Australia dinosaurs you can get your tickets in person at the Dixie Box Office or online at dixiepac.net or by calling 731-986-2100.
For more information about the show you can visit http://dinosaurzoolive.us. Sponsors of the event include Friends of the Dixie and Carroll Bank and Trust.
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I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. (1 Corinthians 3:6)
Toward the end of his life, Honi the Circle Maker was walking down a dirt road when he sawa man planting a carob tree. Always the inquisitive sage, Honi questioned him, "How long will it take this tree to bear fruit?" The man replied, "Seventy years." Honi said, "Are you quite sure you will live another seventy years to eat its fruit?" The man replied, "Perhaps not. However, when I was born into this world, I found many carob trees planted by my father and grandfather. Just as they planted trees for me, I am planting trees for my children and grandchildren so they will be able to eat the fruit of these trees."
This incident led to an insight that changed the way Honi prayed. In a moment of revelation, the Circle Maker realized that praying is planting. Each prayer is like a seed that goes in the ground. It disappears for a season, but it eventually bears fruit that blesses future generations. In fact, our prayers bear fruit forever. No expiration date! Even when we die, our prayers don't. Each prayer takes on a life, an eternal life, of its own. I know this because of the moments in my life when the Holy Spirit has reminded me: the prayers of your grandfather are being answered in your life right now. My grandfather died when I was six! His prayers did not! Like a carob tree planted in the ground, our prayer seeds will bear fruit long after we are long gone!
The Circle Maker revolves around 3 mantras: Dream Big, Pray Hard and Think Long. It's the last one that is so tough in our quick-fix culture. Almost every prayer we pray has anASAP attached to it. Let me introduce a new acronym: ALAT. Quit praying as soon as possible prayers and start praying as long as it takes prayers! We tend to overestimate what we can accomplish in two years, but we underestimate what we can accomplish in ten years! If you dream big without thinking long you're headed for a head-on collision with disappointment. For the record, it is prayer that helps us both dream big and think long!
Drawing prayer circles often feels like a long and boring process. It's frustrating when you feel like you've been circling forever. You start to wonder if God really hears, if God really cares. Sometimes His silence is deafening. We circle the cancer. We circle our children. We circle the dream. We circle the sin. But it doesn't seem to be making a difference. What do you do? My advice: think long.
Circle for seventy years if you have to! What else are you going to do? Where else are you going to turn? What other options do you have? Pray through.
We live in a culture that overvalues fifteen minutes of fame and undervalues lifelong faithfulness. Maybe we have it backwards? Just as our greatest successes often come on the heels of our greatest failures, our greatest answers to prayer often come on the heels of our longest prayers. But if you pray those long and boring prayers, your life will be anything but boring. The seeds will bear fruit. God will give the increase.
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|Sun, Tower, Airplane, Robert Delaunay, 1911, oil on canvas
The titular elements of Sun, Tower, Airplane are portrayed in a colorful and geometric arrangement of shapes typical of Cubism. The sun, Eiffel Tower, and the biplane in particular are all re-arranged into differently shaped segments that still allow for the discernment of their forms. The work as a whole stands as a proud monument to the recent achievements of humanity: flight and towers to reach ever higher into the sky.
Robert Delaunay reused the colorful style of Sun, Tower, Airplane on a work he completed the following year in 1912 titled Simultaneous Contrasts: Sun and Moon. The same whimsical and flowing color style is used to represent the sun and, to a lesser extent, the moon. As is evident, Delaunay's style of cubism took elements from Fauvism and Expressionism with its bright and intense coloring that was designed to elicit an emotional response from the viewer.
|Simultaneous Contrasts: Sun and Moon, Robert Delaunay, oil on anvas, 53" diameter.
Delaunay was part of a movement known as Section d'Or (literally Golden Section). The movement included other artists like Fernand Leger and Frantisek Kupka, who also had cubist elements in their works.
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Getting Paid (Part 3)
November 25, 2009
The missing link in most new businesses administration system is the failure to draw up comprehensive 'Terms and conditions of sale'. These are the terms under which the customer agrees to buy and pay for the good or service you are providing them. Regretfully, many businesses simply do not write up terms and conditions of sale and the customers are given the wriggle room to enable late payment.
Your terms and conditions of sale should be clearly stated:
• In contracts
• On the back of delivery dockets
• On the back of invoices
• On the back of statements
• And importantly, make sure it is legible and use same font, font colour & size as you use in the rest of your documentation.
The terms and conditions of sale should state:
• Who has authority to sign for goods/services
• What is the credit limit if any
• When exactly is payment required, either after the delivery of goods or issue of invoice
• The consequences of late payment – interest payable on late payments, repossession of goods, denial of support etc.
• Will there be exchange of goods or credit notes
• What are the terms with regard to return of goods/credit notes or repayment
• It should also note that the customer's statutory rights are not affected by the terms and conditions.
When you are drawing up your terms and conditions of sale you can also draw up your payment procedures internally. For example, when you are doing business with clients:
• How do you get the client to accept of terms and conditions of sale in contracts
• Have delivery dockets (with acceptance of T&C on back) and make the person receiving the goods sign and print their name. This should be a carbon duplicate with the customer getting the top copy and you keeping the bottom copy.
• Immediately send invoice when goods are delivered
• At end of month send statement
• With regular customers send statement – even if zero
• At end of credit term send letter of overdue account (with copy of delivery docket, invoice and statement)
• Follow up with phone calls
• If over a month overdue – personal call and do no further business until late payments are cleared.
With new clients
• Do credit checks on potential new customers
• Get them to Sign a contract or terms and conditions acceptance
• Cash up front initially
• Credit terms are earned by new customers at specific milestones
• They must prove their reliability
• If they don't pay early – do not do further business with them
• There are more fish in the sea
Getting Paid (Part 2)
November 23, 2009
There are many reasons why people are late paying in business.
• They may just be disorganised. Unfortunately, many self-employed persons are not good with their administration because they set up their business as they have good skills in a specific sector but may not have the necessary business, selling or management skills. Simple lack of organisation is a key reason why many people are late payers.
• Another key reason for late payment is that you have not met the customer's financial system requirements. This is particularly common when dealing with larger companies who have formalised administration systems. The customer will need specific paperwork that a smaller business may not produce. An important factor here is to understand that many businesses will now only pay on receipt of a monthly statement. Thus, a small business person will send in their invoices and wonder why they are not being paid, whilst the administration department of the customer is holding the invoices until they are sent a statement. You need to know your customers requirements.
• Unfortunately, a small percentage of people are acting with fraudulent intent. These are conmen (and unfortunately conwomen) and there is lilt you can do once they owe you money. The key is to ensure that you don't do business with them in the first instance.
• In the current financial circumstances many businesses are forced to engage in a policy of not paying on time. In a situation where businesses cannot get overdrafts, extensions on overdrafts or other short-term finance, many businesses are being forced to hold on to as much cash as possible. Thus, putting off payment is a strategy that is being used. In this case you will probably get paid but you will have to wait.
• Finally, the customer may simply not have the money. There is a limit to what you can do here but there are 2 factors you should be looking out for. First, customers who owe you money and are keeping in regular contact are showing good faith. If you have to chase up people then this is a bad sign. Second, people who are paying in bits and pieces are showing good faith but those who are not are a serious concern.
The key to getting paid is all about administration. Making sure that you send out your invoices, statements, and follow up calls religiously is the primary method of ensuring that late payments are limited. Specifically, you need to be making time very week to do the following
• Update purchase and expenditure ledgers/books
• Send out invoices (immediately)
• Send out statements (monthly)
• Send out letters on overdue accounts
• Bank reconciliation
• Bank lodgement record
These are the key pieces of administration and information necessary to know:
• Who owes you money
• How much do they owe you
• How long overdue is the payment
• When your systems are properly set up, you know what actions to take and when
Armed with this information and proper systems, you can seriously limit the number of people who owe you, how much they owe you money and how long they owe you. Good administration and good cash flow are two sides of the one coin.
Getting Paid (Part 1)
November 18, 2009
We all know that cash flow is the lifeblood of any business. Thus, getting paid is crucial for your business. Clients who owe you money due to late payments create cash flow difficulties for your business and you must take action to limit your liability to these late payments. Late payments create extra administration for your business which means that either your staff's time is being wasted chasing up debtors or worse, your time is being tied up and this costs you not only the time you lose doing the administration but there are opportunity costs incurred because you cannot use this time to develop new business. Late payments also create bank charges for you in many cases. Thus, late payments have very negative consequences for your business.
The result of people engaging in late payments is that you are in effect giving them an interest-free loan. The money they should have paid you is now being used to pay something else. If you had not let then pay you late then they would have to use their overdraft facility or take out short-term financing which would cost them money. So when people are late paying you remember to ask yourself, 'who is giving you an interest-free loan?'
Here is the key point that you need to understand about late payments and debtors. If you are not being paid then it is YOUR fault. You did business with them in the first place, you gave them credit terms and you probably have let them off the hook by not following up on the administration properly. There are actions that you can take to limit your liability to late payments and we will cover them in the next few posts.
Is this a good time to set up a business
November 9, 2009
We appear to be in the last quarter of the worst world economic recession in living memory but market conditions are still very bad. Some of the larger economies have officially turned out of recession: the United States, France and Germany for example and some even avoided recession: China, India and to a great extent Brazil. So is this a good time to set up a business? There is as always no correct answer as whether this is a good time for you is very specific to your circumstances. However, there are a few considerations:
• Not all industries are as affected by recessions as others. For example, outsourcing has probably done well in the last two years. Is your industry recession proof, if so, then this may be the ideal time to strike out in business.
• Another issue is what markets are you trading into? If you are trading into markets that have turned out of recession then these are markets that should be seeing growth and opportunities for new businesses. Remember, over the past 2 years many potential competitors have failed and are no longer in the market and thus opportunities may be available.
• Do you have a specific market niche? Customers still need to buy essentials, even in a recession. So, if you have a specific market niche or expertise then you may still be able to generate sales and market growth.
• If, however, you are still looking to trade into a market that is still contracting then it may make sense to hold off just that little bit longer.
Overall, it is the product or service offering that you can present to customers that is more important than the general state of a market. Many competitors are by now battle weary after the hammering that most businesses have taken in this recession and a certain amount of positive mental attitude may at this moment be a unique selling point. But ultimately, it is down to you, your product and the market niche you can make that should be the deciding factor in whether to set up at the current time.
Always remember, we are at the beginning of an economic upturn. Are you going to be on the wave as it surges or will you miss this one? Well, that is down to you.


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If there's one thing the financial industry is good at, it is complicating things that should be fairly simple. Tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) were meant to be really simple long-term savings accounts for people who wanted to supplement their retirement savings with an investment that was more flexible and accessible.
Yet the number of tax-free savings accounts available and the conflicting information provided, means that many people still do not fully understand how they work or what they are meant for.
Research conducted by Sanlam Personal Finance found that the majority of people (66%) where using TFSAs for emergency savings and 60% of those surveyed invested in a cash deposit account.
This is concerning because although TFSAs are flexible and you can take your money out at any time, that is not the purpose of the investment. The idea behind the tax-free savings account is that it should be used for longer-term investing because that is when the tax advantage is at its best.
Karin Muller, Chief Executive of Sanlam's Risk insurance business, believes that the high percentage of TFSAs held in cash deposit accounts is partly due to the more aggressive advertising by banks, but also due to its name. "The term 'savings account' is very similar to banking terminology," says Muller who would prefer the term 'Tax-Free Investment Account' because there's no real benefit from using one's TFSA for short-term savings. In fact, using the TFSA in this way can adversely affect one's lifetime limit.
A TFSA has a lifetime limit on contributions of R500 000. So you can contribute a maximum of R30 000 a year until your total contributions have reached R500 000 – that is just over 16 years of contributions. If for example, you have contributed R100 000 to the fund, then you only have a further R400 000 that you can contribute. If you decide to withdraw R50 000, you still only have that same R400 000 of future contributions available, even though your current TFSA balance has dropped to R50 000.
It is for this reason that using your TFSA an your emergency fund is not advisable. Emergency funds are by their very nature drawn upon regularly. Over a period of a year, you may contribute R30 000 to your fund but you may also have to withdraw R20 000 to meet emergency expenses. You will not be able to replace that R20 000 in the current tax year as your R30 000 limit has been reached.
Another reason TFSAs should not be used for emergencies, or even for cash investments, is that the real tax benefit is from capital gains. Currently an individual can receive up to R23 800 of interest tax-free each year without investing in a tax-free savings account. Today you could invest nearly R400 000 in a bank savings account earning 6% per annum and not pay tax – so why limit yourself to R30 000 per year in a TFSA? It would take you 13 years of contributions to reach R400 000 and any adviser would tell you that if you are investing for that long a period of time, cash would not be your best option as it will not keep up with inflation. Over these longer periods of time, it is only growth assets such as shares and property (through unit trusts and exchange-traded funds, for example) that will compensate investors for inflation.
It is also over these periods of time that capital gains tax and dividend tax become significant and that is the real benefit of the TFSA. With the incorrect usage of your TFSA for emergency funds and cash holdings, in two to three years' time you would start to wonder where the tax advantage lies.
More work needs to be done by those institutions promoting tax-free savings accounts to help investors understand the real value and purpose of these accounts.
The survey found that there are still many misconceptions about tax-free savings accounts, especially when it came to the tax treatment and investment options.
While 92% of those surveyed understood that there was a tax saving, not everyone understood how the tax actually works.
Many people thought that TFSAs are completely new investments and the majority did not know that other financial providers, not just banks, can offer TFSAs.
People either felt they did not earn enough, or earned too much, to open a TFSA.
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This one's a little weird, I'll grant you…and it's a tad late for the holiday…and technically a little depressing…but also a little wordplay experiment I've been thinking about for a while..might come into use in some way in a bigger feature at some point.
"It's finally here," thought Graham as he looked to the sky, "the day we've all been waiting for."
His wife caught him staring at the stars as they stood in their driveway, having just arrived home from one New Year's Eve party to grab some items to take to the next.
"You're thinking about it again, aren't you?" she asked.
"You know nothing's going to happen right? This is like Y2k all over again. And the Mayan calendar thing, and everything else. There's just no reason to believe that this coming new year will be any different than the last."
"No, nothing at all. It's not like some big chunk of the moon Ceres broke off a few years ago and is now finally heading directly toward us or anything. This is it, Shirley. This is the end."
"Says absolutely no one but you."
"Not true, there was an article in TIME magazine about it."
"Two years ago! And all they said was that there was an asteroid that might come close to Earth. That's it!"
"You just don't understand," Graham said as he walked toward the house.
"I don't understand?" she screamed as she followed him to the back door of their home. "The only thing I don't understand is your absolute obsession with the end of the world. Every year its the same thing, sometimes more than once a year if some wacko like that Harold guy comes around. The end is coming, the end is coming! You know that our friends have taken to calling you Chicken Little, don't you?"
"That's just because they're sheep, ignoring the facts as they stand."
"Yeah? And what facts are those?"
Graham opened the door and let her enter before him.
"Simple. Look around us, the end times are obviously upon us. I mean, the Bible says it, the Mayans said it, the scientists are saying it, the–"
"Hold on there, Graham," she said as she pulled out a paper bag from the cabinet under the sink. "You've gone over all this crap with me hundreds of times and you're as aware of it as I am that the only leg you've got to stand on with this argument might be the Bible. But even that could be interpreted a hundred different ways, and doesn't say it's happening tomorrow. Give me something new. What makes you so absolutely certain that it's today?"
"Well," Graham said quietly.
"What?" Shirley screamed. "Tell me what the hell you think makes today so damned special. How? Why? What's so perfect about today?"
"You promise you won't laugh?"
"I'm not promising anything. But I can assure you that there is very little about any of this I find funny anymore. I love you, Graham, but this fascination you have with the end of the world is just about enough. So, tell me. Tell me why I shouldn't just leave you right now simply based off the fact that you are completely nuts."
"Okay, well, if you look at today's date, it's twelve, thirty-one, fourteen. Now, if you invert the numbers for the date, it makes those numbers twelve, thirteen, fourteen. Now, I've been doing–"
"Graham, if you're going to tell me that this is another one of those things where you've been playing with numbers in order to make some sort of stupid coincidence happen, I swear I will leave you right now."
Graham stared on in silence.
"Dammit Graham! This is ridiculous. Why? Why do you care? Hell, why does it even matter? If the world ends tonight, what will you have done differently that would make that knowledge worthwhile? You spend so much damned time trying to predict the end that you don't do anything else. Why?"
"Well, I don't know. I guess I just want to be right, I want to know. Everyone thinks they know the truth, they all think they're so right. But they're wrong. I know. I know it all, and I can prove it!"
"But you're wrong every damned time. Every year, every prediction, every single thing about the end of the world, you're just wrong."
"But this time it's different. I know it, and I can prove it, you see, because the number 13 has long been connected with–"
"I don't want to hear it, Graham. Not tonight. Not any night, in fact. Tell me something, Graham. If you are so damned certain that the world is going to end tonight, how does that change what you're going to do with today?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that if you have this grand secret knowledge, something that you've spent countless hours working on, trying to figure out and finally coming to a conclusion no one else has, how is that going to effect your last few hours on this planet?"
"Well, I don't know. I guess I should probably let other people know about it, maybe I could get a spot on the evening–"
"And why do they need to know? What would you suggest people do? Hide in an underground bunker somewhere?"
"Oh, no, that would be ridiculous. No bunker built today could possibly withstand the–"
"Great, perfect, so, what should they do? Why do they need to know? Why does anyone need to know about the end?"
Graham again stares blankly.
"That's what I thought," she concludes as she drops the items on the counter into the bag and heads toward the door.
"Well, I mean, they might need to say goodbye or something," Graham replies, stopping her from leaving.
"Say goodbye to who?"
"To everyone. You know, loved ones, friends, whoever."
"Goodbye, Graham."
"Well, I mean, we've got a few hours left, we don't have to say goodbye yet."
"No, you don't understand," she said, opening the door and looking back at him. "Goodbye."
"Wait, no, I mean, give me one more chance. We've only got a couple hours left, right? You don't want to spend them alone, do you?"
"Graham, if you're right and these next two hours are the last ones I'll spend on this earth, the last thing I want to do is sit around talking with you about your morbid theories on how everyone is going to die. In fact, if that's what's going to happen, I want to spend all my time acting as if it's going to happen by doing every single possible thing I've ever wanted to do with my life."
"Then let's do that."
"No, because I've got to live with the knowledge that tomorrow will come."
"But what if it doesn't?"
"What if it doesn't? You're going to do the same thing tonight you do every night. The knowledge that the world is ending hasn't done you any good. It hasn't changed you, outside of the fact that you're constantly worried that you're going to just be obliterated. Instead, live it up. Live as though tomorrow will never come. Make that knowledge change your life."
"But what if I can't?"
"Then I have a hard time believing you really believe any of it. If anything, I'd guess this is all some crazy call for attention that everyone's just gotten bored with."
"But it's not, Shirley."
"Fine, if it's not, then rest assured knowing you got to say goodbye to the one person left who still loves you. Goodbye, Graham," she said firmly as she slammed the door behind her on her exit from the building.
Graham stood there confused. He stared at the door in the attempt to figure out what he should do. He stared and stared. Contemplative, he thought back to all he had learned that day.
"But she still doesn't understand," he thought to himself. "It's all going to end, and she just doesn't understand."