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Funding entities
The Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (the Code) is established under the Building and Construction (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 (the BCIIP Act).The Code sets out the Australian Government's expected standards for all building industry participants involved in Commonwealth-funded construction projects, and seeks to leverage Commonwealth funding to ensure building work is carried out fairly, efficiently and productively, for the benefit of all building industry participants and for the benefit of the Australian economy as a whole.
Responsibilities of funding entities
The Code places obligations on funding entities both during the procurement of Commonwealth funded building work and during the conduct of that work. Key obligations include:
- Ensuring EOIs/tenders are conducted consistent with the Code;
- Ensuring contractor eligibility requirements are met;
- Requiring EOI/tender respondents to provide certain information;
- Ensuring a Workplace Relations Management Plan (WRMP) is provided by contractors and approved by ABCC during the tender process for certain projects; and
- Notifying the ABCC about issues such as tenders, contract awards and Code breaches.
Part 1, section 4 of the Code defines what a funding entity is for the purpose of the Code. This includes all non-corporate Commonwealth entities, and corporate Commonwealth entities where directed by the Minister for Finance to comply. Currently, no such directions have been made.
When indirectly funding building work, funding entities contractually require funding recipients to ensure a number of key aspects of the Code are applied when procuring building work that meets the required financial thresholds.
How to ensure responsibilities are met
Model clauses
To ensure obligations under the Code are effectively met, the ABCC has developed Model Clauses for use by funding entities in advertising, EOI/tender and contract documentation for Commonwealth funded building work:
- Funding Entity Model Clauses for Directly Commonwealth Funded Building Work; and
Funding Entity and Recipient Model Clauses for Indirectly Commonwealth Funded Building Work.
The Model Clauses are not mandatory, but have been designed to request all information a funding entity must require from a contractor during procurement of Commonwealth funded building work. By using the Model Clauses, funding entities ensure contractors declare compliance to contractual requirements imposed on a funding entity, enabling the funding entity to set up the appropriate framework for meeting their obligations under the Code.
The ABCC has also developed an EOI/Tender Process Checklist for use by funding entities as a practical tool to ensure all procurement processes are conducted in a manner consistent with the Code.
Eligibility requirements
Funding entities are precluded from entering into contracts with building contractors or building industry participants if the eligibility criteria have not been met.
For funding entities, the Code sets out two eligibility requirements for contractors seeking to express interest in or tender for Commonwealth funded building work. These criteria relate to compliance with section 11 of the Code, and exclusion sanctions.
Compliance with Section 11
Contractors* become code covered entities from the first time they submit an expression of interest or tender (howsoever described) for Commonwealth funded building work on or after 2 December 2016. Section 11 of the Code provides that a code covered entity must not be covered by an enterprise agreement in respect of building work which includes certain types of clauses.
To demonstrate compliance with section 11 of the Code, contractors require either a Letter of Compliance, or an appropriate Self-Declaration.
The evidence required of each contractor is different depending on:
- the type of industrial arrangement(s) the contractor operates under, for example a modern award or enterprise agreement;
- when the arrangement was made; and
- when the contractor has/is tendering for Commonwealth funded building work.
A proof of eligibility table has been developed which explains the necessary evidence for a contractor to demonstrate compliance with section 11 of the Code.
If a contractor is covered by an enterprise agreement that is not compliant with the Code, that contractor will be ineligible to express interest in or tender for directly Commonwealth funded building work and will be in breach of the Code if awarded a contract on indirectly Commonwealth funded building work.
*The Building Code 2016 only applies to contractors that are constitutional corporations or where the work is being carried in a Territory or Commonwealth place.
Letters of Compliance, Self-Declarations and Exemptions
Letters of Compliance
Contractors requiring an ABCC Letter of Compliance must apply to the ABCC to have their enterprise agreement assessed, and to subsequently be issued with an ABCC Letter of Compliance. Funding entities are entitled to rely on an ABCC Letter of Compliance as advice from the ABCC that the instrument or arrangement meets the requirements of the Code. The ABCC issues Letters of Compliance for enterprise agreements made on or after 25 April 2014 that meet Code requirements (an ABCC Determination).
Some contractors do not need a Letter of Compliance and instead rely on a Self-Declaration if they operate under one of the following industrial arrangements:
- a modern award or other lawful workplace arrangement; or
- an enterprise agreement that was made before 25 April 2014 and has not since been varied in accordance with section 207 of the Fair Work Act 2009.
Please note: During the transitional period (17 February 2017 to 31 August 2017) some contractors were able to use Self-Declaration B, D or E to express interest in or tender for Commonwealth funded building work. These have been rescinded and are no longer valid. Contractors who previously relied on these Self-Declarations require a Letter of Compliance from 1 September 2017.
A proof of eligibility table has been developed which explains the necessary evidence for a contractor to demonstrate compliance with section 11 of the Code.
Exemptions also apply in the following circumstances:
- to the awarding, before 29 November 2018, of building work relating to an expression of interest or tender lodged by the contractor in the period beginning on 2 December 2016 and ending on 16 February 2017.
- to an enterprise agreement made before 2 December 2016, that applies to the contractor or related entity in respect only of building work relating to an expression of interest or tender lodged by the contractor before 2 December 2016.
A proof of eligibility table has been developed which explains the necessary evidence for a contractor to demonstrate compliance with section 11 of the Code.
Declaration of Compliance
The Declaration of Compliance contained within the Model Clauses for Directly Commonwealth Funded Building Work, prompts contractors to attach their Letter of Compliance and/or Self Declaration. The Declaration of Compliance requires contractors to set out in detail all enterprise agreements made or varied on or after 25 April 2014 that cover them or their related entities and confirm those enterprise agreements are also compliant.
Exclusion Sanctions
For Commonwealth funded building work, the Code also requires that contractors are not subject to an exclusion sanction in order to partake in the EOI/tender process, and for contracts to be awarded. The ABCC is responsible for monitoring compliance with the Code, and publishes exclusion sanctions on the Notification of sanction page, where funding entities can confirm the status of relevant respondents in relation to sanctions.
Workplace relations management plans (WRMPs)
When issuing expression of interest or tender documents, funding entities must ensure the requirement to have a WRMP approved by the ABCC is included in all expression of interest or tender documents:
- where the Commonwealth's contribution to the project that contains building work is $5 million or more and this represents at least 50% of the total construction project value, or
- where the Commonwealth contributes $10 million or more, irrespective of what percentage of the total construction project value that represents.
Where a WRMP is required for a project, funding entities must do the following:
- ensure the requirement to have a WRMP approved by the ABCC is included in all EOIs and tender documents;
- within tender processes, provide to the ABCC the WRMP of each of the respondents the funding entity shortlists, as part of the tender evaluation process; and
- not award the tender to a respondent unless that respondent's WRMP has been approved by the ABCC.
The Model Clauses provide for seeking a WRMP during tender processes from contractors, and also indicate the requirement for the WRMP to be approved by the ABCC. Funding entities have no role in assessing WRMPs, but are required to provide the WRMP(s) of only the shortlisted tenderer(s) to the ABCC for approval. Approval of the WRMP(s) must be sought from the ABCC and granted prior to any contract being executed. WRMPs should be submitted to WRMPAssessments [at] abcc.gov.au in a single email that indicates the tender to which the WRMP(s) relate (see notification requirements below), and an automated confirmation of receipt will be provided.
Once the assessment is complete, a WRMP assessment record will be sent to the funding recipient for each WRMP submitted, indicating the approval or non-approval of the WRMP(s) and the reasons why. Where a WRMP is not approved, funding recipients can submit a contractor's amended WRMP for approval.
Further information on WRMPs, including the ABCC model WRMP and guide can be found on the Workplace relations management plans page.
Notification requirements
There are a number of funding entity notification requirements set out under the Code, where information is to be notified to the ABCC. The requirements include:
- must notify the ABCC when an EOI/tender is released for projects requiring a WRMP. As a matter of best practice, funding entities are encouraged to notify the ABCC of all EOIs/tenders subject to the Code to enable the ABCC to work with agencies and contractors to ensure compliance. Use the ABCC EOI/Tender Notification form; (Word - 75K | PDF - 138K).
- must notify the ABCC when a tender process is completed and a building contractor or building industry participant has been awarded a contract to undertake Commonwealth-funded building work. Use the ABCC Contract Notification form; (Word - 73K) | (PDF - 138K).
- must notify the ABCC of all allegations of breaches of the Code as soon as practicable but no later than 7 days after the funding entity became aware of the alleged breach. Notifications of this nature can be made by contacting the ABCC's Manager of Government Code Compliance at governmentcodeenquiries [at] abcc.gov.au for assistance.
- funding entities are encouraged to notify the ABCC of any funding agreements with funding recipients. This is because funding entities are ultimately responsible for ensuring relevant Code obligations are appropriately applied. By notifying the ABCC of any funding agreements with funding recipients, the ABCC can assist in working with the funding recipient to ensure all relevant Code obligations are appropriately applied. Use the ABCC Funding Agreement Notification form; (Word - 74K | PDF - 132K)
Transition information – 2013 and 2016 Building Codes
The Building Code 2016 took immediate effect from 2 December 2016, meaning any building contractor or building industry participant who submits an EOI or tender for Commonwealth funded building work from this time becomes subject to the Code. For funding entities, there are a range of possible scenarios that apply based on the timing of procurement processes, and the timing of respondents' submissions to procurement processes.
For procurements commenced and completed with contracts entered into prior to 2 December 2016, the Building Code 2013 applies to the head contractor for the project.
For procurements commenced from 2 December 2016 onwards, the 2016 Building Code applies to the head contractor for the project.
For procurements commenced prior to 2 December 2016, but completed or due for completion from 2 December onwards, funding entities should email governmentcodeenquiries [at] abcc.gov.au for advice around the Building Code requirements applicable to the specific procurement.
Funding entities should note that for some projects commenced prior to transition, the head contractor and some or all subcontractors may be subject to different Building Code requirements depending on the date that each submitted a tender for the work (ie the head contractor may be covered by 2013 Building Code on the project, and subcontractors covered by the 2016 Building Code on the same project). This will not impact the funding entity requirements in relation to the procurement of the head contract for building work, however there will be some existing contractual provisions with the head contractor in relation to the Building Code 2013 that they can no longer enforce down the contractual chain. Funding entities should email governmentcodeenquiries [at] abcc.gov.au for further information.
Consequences of non compliance by funding entities
Where the ABC Commissioner considers a funding entity, or an official, is not complying with, or has not complied with, the Code (whether or not in relation to a particular project, tender or expression of interest), the ABC Commissioner may refer the matter or make a complaint to the Secretary of the Department of Finance for investigation or further action.
A compliance process has been developed to outline the typical steps the ABCC will take in dealing with funding entity non-compliance with the Code. View the Compliance process; (Word - 77K | PDF - 140K).
Model clauses tender and contracts
The Model Clauses referred to throughout this article are available at the following:
Funding Entity Model Clauses for Directly Commonwealth Funded Building Work; (Word - 190K | PDF - 156K).


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- ABOUT MassCEC
AccelerateMass is a two-stage investment program that provides up to $150,000 in convertible notes to clean energy graduates of approved accelerator programs. The program exists to support companies as they advance and commercialize clean energy technologies and business models. AccelerateMass was launched in 2015. Four investments were made in both 2015 and 2016.
AccelerateMass program is closed for 2017. Please check back in fall 2018 for the next round of solicitation.
This program is currently CLOSED
Only Massachusetts-based applicants whose primary business fits the MassCEC definition of "clean energy" (defined in the MassCEC Enabling Legislation here), and that have successfully graduated within the current year from the following accelerator programs, are eligible:
- Cleantech Open Northeast (and other Cleantech Open regional programs)
- Delta V
- Greentown Launch
- MassChallenge
- Techstars Boston
- TiE ScaleUp
- Valley Venture Mentors
- VentureWell (ASPIRE Program)
- Village Capital (Energy Program)
Awards to applicants not currently located in Massachusetts will be contingent on proof of relocation to the Commonwealth. Detailed requirements can be found in the "Eligibility" section of the Solicitation for Applications.
If you are an accelerator program and are interested in becoming AccelerateMass-approved, allowing your graduates to be eligible for the program's funding, please email email@example.com.
Phase 1
Step 1: Successfully graduate from one of the accelerator programs listed in the "Who is eligible?" section above.
Step 2: Review the Solicitation for Applications and the Summary of Terms to determine eligibility and award provisions.
Step 3: Submit a Phase 1 Application and required attachments (along with supporting materials to firstname.lastname@example.com) with the subject line "AccelerateMass Phase 1 Application - [Company Name]" by the deadline.
Step 4: MassCEC will notify applicants of finalist status and will schedule in-depth review meetings with finalists to further assess the company and business plan (see Solicitation Schedule below).
Step 5: MassCEC will select up to five finalist as Phase 1 Awardees to receive a $50,000 Phase 1 convertible note investment.
Step 6: In addition to quarterly check-ins with MassCEC staff, awardees will be required to submit informal, monthly written updates, quarterly financials, and a semi-annual progress report during the Phase 1 milestone period.
AccelerateMass Fall 2017 Phase 1 Solicitation Schedule
October 6, 2017
Application period opens
November 11, 2017
Phase 1 applications due
Late November, 2017
Applicants notified of finalist status
Early December, 2017
Finalist presentations
January 2018
Announcement of award recipients
AccelerateMass Fall 2017 Phase 1 Webinar
Click here to view the slide deck from the AccelerateMass Webinar.
Office Hours
We are offering office hours to answer any questions you may have regarding MassCEC AccelerateMass Program Awards.
Tuesday, October 31st from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm at Greentown Labs, 28 Dane Street, Somerville, MA. Click here for directions.
Phase 2 (Note: Only companies that have received a Phase 1 investment are eligible to apply for Phase 2. Applications for AccelerateMass Phase 2 are accepted on a rolling basis)
Step 1: Complete Phase 1 of AccelerateMass in accordance with the agreed-upon work plan and reporting requirements outlined in Step 6 of Phase 1 above.
Step 2: Submit a program application and required attachments to email@example.com with the subject line "AccelerateMass Phase 2 Application – [Company Name]."
Step 3: MassCEC staff will evaluate the progress the company has made during Phase 1 as well as the continuing merit of the technology and business plan prior to a company's entrance into the Phase 2 program. Staff will notify Awardees if selected for a $100,000 Phase 2 convertible note investment.
Step 4: In addition to quarterly check-ins with MassCEC staff, awardees will be required to submit informal, monthly written updates, quarterly financials, and a semi-annual progress report during the Phase 2 milestone period.
What is a convertible note?
A convertible note is a financial instrument that is initially provided as a loan with accruing interest and, upon obtaining a Qualified Financing or other funding milestone, the loan converts into an equity stake in the company. If a Qualified Financing or other funding milestone is not reached prior to maturity of the loan, MassCEC may elect to convert its loan into equity at the then current fair market value.
If I am awarded a convertible note investment under AccelerateMass, what happens when I raise a Qualified Financing?
Upon raising a Qualified Financing, the AccelerateMass convertible note will convert into the same equity security issued in that Qualified Financing. The number of shares that the note converts into will be based on the share price of that round and will also take into account a tiered, time-based discount, and accrued interest. At that time, MassCEC becomes an equity holder in the company and has rights similar to other investors.
What is a Qualified Financing?
A Qualified Financing is any sale of the company's capital stock or other equity interests in a single transaction or series of related transactions amounting to $750,000 or more.
What if I raise a Qualified Financing before I apply for or receive my Phase 2 investment?
A Qualified Financing is a significant milestone and may demonstrate investor/commercial traction. Therefore, if you raise a Qualified Financing before receiving a Phase 2 investment, MassCEC will consider awarding the Phase 2 investment at the time of the close of the Qualified Financing. Both the Phase 1 and Phase 2 investment would then convert into the securities issued in the Qualified Financing.
What does the "significant Massachusetts presence" requirement mean?
You must have a majority of the following offices based in Massachusetts (as applicable) in order to have a "significant Massachusetts presence":
- Company headquarters
- Primary research and development operations
- Primary sales and marketing office
- Primary manufacturing operations
What if my company decides to move outside of Massachusetts after receiving an AccelerateMass investment?
You must notify MassCEC if your company no longer maintains a significant Massachusetts presence, as defined above, after receiving the AccelerateMass investment. In the case of out-of-state relocation, the award is subject to redemption by MassCEC.
What if my company is not currently located in Massachusetts, but is interested in relocating there?
Out-of-state companies are eligible to apply for AccelerateMass if they are seriously considering a move to Massachusetts. Part of our Phase 1 review process will be to gauge the company's commitment to relocating. Disbursal of a Phase 1 investment will be contingent on proof that the company now meets the "significant Massachusetts presence" requirement. Following notification of award, companies will be given a 3-month grace period to provide proof of relocation.
Can MassCEC assist companies in relocating to Massachusetts?
Ultimately, companies are responsible for finding their own space in Massachusetts. However, there are numerous incubators in the Commonwealth that may be a good fit for companies at this stage, including:
- Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Fall River
- CI Works - Amesbury
- Greentown Labs – Somerville
- North Shore InnoVentures – Beverly
- Worcester Clean Tech Incubator – Worcester
For more information on clean energy incubators in Massachusetts, please visit our Massachusetts Clean Energy Incubators page.
My application contains sensitive materials. What is MassCEC's policy on confidentiality?
As a public entity, MassCEC is subject to Massachusetts' Public Records Law, codified at Chapter 66 of the Massachusetts General Laws ("Public Records Law"). Any documentary material, data, or other information submitted to MassCEC are presumed to be public records. An exemption to the Public Records Law may apply to certain records, including materials that fall under certain categories under a statutory or common law exemption, including the limited exemption at Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 23J, Section 2(k) regarding certain types of confidential information submitted to MassCEC by an applicant for any form of assistance.
In line with Public Records Law requirements and with regard to companies in which MassCEC makes equity and debt investments, MassCEC generally considers the following types of information as confidential:
- Board meeting minutes
- Capitalization table
- Budgets and financial projections
- Current and historical financial Statements
- Confidential Information contained in pitch deck
- Term sheet(s)
- Investment transaction documents
- Details of strategic partnership or exclusivity agreements (if not already public)
- Customer contracts
- Supplier contracts
- Technical product drawings or descriptions
- Employee agreements
- Details of fundraising history (major investors, pre- and post-money valuations, etc.) (if not already public)
- Product pricing
- Sales pipeline
- R&D roadmap
- Profitability margins
If I have already received a Phase 1 investment under AccelerateMass, and have since completed another accelerator program, am I eligible to apply for a second Phase 1 investment?
No, prior Phase 1 awardees are not eligible to receive additional Phase 1 investments.
Further, MassCEC shall have the right to disclose the name of any payee, the amount of the investment, and any other information it may deem reasonably necessary on Open Checkbook, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' online database of state spending.
AccelerateMass was created to serve as a resource for recent accelerator graduates to allow them to reach a stage where they can reach commercial milestones and successfully obtain private investment funding. The goals of the program are to:
- Provide additional funding opportunities for early stage companies to support commercial development;
- Help to build on a company's momentum by providing a runway from accelerator graduation to an early stage financing round;
- Encourage cleantech startups to apply to accelerator programs;
- Improve the rate of success for cleantech companies graduating from accelerators;
- Assist out-of-state companies relocating to Massachusetts; and
- Attract private capital to earlier stage companies.
Current portfolio companies include:

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Anaemia happens when the level of haemoglobin in your blood is lower than it should be.
There are three main causes of anaemia:
When children get anaemia, it's most often because they don't have enough iron in their bodies. And this is usually because they're not eating enough food with iron in it.
Adolescent girls are at risk of iron-deficiency anaemia if they have frequent, prolonged or very heavy periods.
About iron
Your child needs iron because it helps form haemoglobin.
For the first 4-6 months of life, your baby uses iron stored in his body from when he was in the womb. He also gets iron from your breastmilk and/or infant formula. This means that iron deficiency is rarely a problem early in life. If your baby was born prematurely or was very sick as a newborn, or you were iron deficient during late pregnancy, iron deficiency might be an issue.
Once your baby's iron stores are used up, she needs to start eating food with iron in it. So when you're introducing solid food, it's best to start with and always include foods that are high in iron. Examples are infant rice cereal, cooked vegetables, minced meat or chicken, mashed cooked fish, tofu, peas, beans and lentils.
Most babies show signs they're ready for solid food by about six months.
If your older baby drinks a lot of cow's milk, her overall diet might not have enough iron. This is because cow's milk is a poor source of iron and can stop the gut from absorbing iron properly. Also, drinking too much milk can decrease your baby's appetite for solids.
If your child has anaemia, he might look very pale. A toddler might get very tired. Because toddlers' energy levels go up and down, this can be hard to spot.
Your child might be cranky and hard to manage. Older children might be very tired, have a poor appetite and find it hard to concentrate at school.
If your child's anaemia is caused by something other than iron deficiency, she might show specific symptoms of this underlying cause.
Take your child to the doctor if your child:
It's also a good idea to see your doctor or child and family health nurse if you want extra information about what to feed your baby – for example, if your child drinks large volumes of milk and doesn't eat solids.
If your child has anaemia, your doctor will usually order blood tests to work out what's causing it.
Occasionally the results of the initial blood tests will show that your child needs some other tests. In this case, your child might need to see a paediatrician or a blood specialist (haematologist).
Anaemia treatment depends on the cause.
If your child has anaemia caused by not enough iron, adding iron-rich foods to his diet can help boost his iron levels. Iron-rich foods include:
Changing your child's diet alone might not be enough. She might also need to take iron supplements (tablets or syrup) to help get her iron levels back to normal. Iron supplements can turn your child's poo black or grey, and might cause constipation or tummy upsets. It's a good idea to talk to your doctor about these and other side effects.
Occasionally, your child might need an infusion or injection of iron.
If the anaemia is caused by poor bone marrow function or haemolysis, your child might need more tests and treatment. Your child will probably need to see a paediatrician.
If your child eats a balanced diet after the age of 4-6 months, this can prevent anaemia caused by not enough iron. At 12 months, you can give your baby pasteurised, unflavoured, full-fat cow's milk.
For more information on diet for your child, see your local child and family health nurse, GP or dietitian.
Ambruso, D.L., & Goldenberg, N.A. (2009). Hematologic disorders. In W. Hay, M. Levin, J. Sondheimer & R. Deterding (Eds), Current diagnosis and treatment: Pediatrics (20th edn, pp. 832-881). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Glader, B. (2007). The anemias. In R. Kliegman, R. Behrman, H. Jenson & B. Stanton (Eds), Nelson textbook of pediatrics (18th edn, pp. 2003-2005). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
Heath, J., & Monagle, P. (2009). Haematologic conditions and oncology. In K. Thomson, D. Tey & M. Marks (Eds), Paediatric handbook (8th edn, pp. 360-379). Melbourne: Wiley-Blackwell.
Janus, J., & Moerschel, S.K. (2010). Evaluation of anemia in children. American Family Physician, 81(12), 1462-1471.
Pasricha, S.R., Flecknoe-Brown, S.C., Allen, K.J., Gibson, P.R., McMahon, L.P., Olynyk, J.K., Roger, S.D., Savoia, H.F., Tampi, R., Thomson, A.R., Wood, E.M., & Robinson, K.L. (2010). Diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anaemia: A clinical update. The Medical Journal of Asia, 193(9), 525-532.
Royal Children's Hospital (2010). Clinical practice guidelines: Anaemia. Melbourne: RCH. Retrieved 22 May 2015 from http://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaemia_Guideline/.


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I am two lessons away from being done with my silly TESOL (teaching english as a second language) class. Praise the Lord Almighty! My goal is to be done this weekend. In the past weeks, I have completed one lesson on Saturday and one on Sunday. And then I shall wipe by hands clean and say good riddance.
I'm already looking ahead to the next project, my thesis paper.
My thesis paper is going to be on Suffering: What does the Bible say? What does the "average" N. American Christian think? and how does suffering impact missions/missionaries?
Huge job ahead of me and I couldn't be more excited. (Well, actually I could. I would love to take a week off work near the beginning of this so that I can spend most the week reading and researching without work contending for my time. And maybe another half a week off midway to conduct interviews and such. But as of right now, I'll have to maintain the balancing act of work and school...such is life.)
So why did I choose this topic? Well from my limited understand (prior to in-depth research), it seems that Bible pretty much guarantees that if you are following Christ, you should expect suffering. And yet, the concepts of sacrificial living or suffering seem to be things that Christians shy away from as best as they can. Now, I understand that nobody wants to suffer. But when you think of the men and women who have shaped Christian missions, it was on the back of suffering. In fact, the Christian church started and grew because of persecution. Not to mention the underground church in China.
So it seems that God uses suffering to refine his Church and to make it stronger, healthy, and more reflective of Him. According to some American church statistics*, it has been reported:
· In America, 3500 – 4000 churches close their doors each year
· Half of all churches last year did not add one new member through conversion growth
· Churches lose an estimated 2,765,000 people each year to nominalism and secularism
Is this stagnation and even church loss due to the fact that we, the Western church, has become too comfortable in our lives and resistant to living as Christ meant us to live, which includes suffering? Honestly, I don't know...these are just thoughts which I hope to flesh out a bit.
I'll probably share some of the journey with you on this blog. I look forward to whatever God wants to teach me through this.
"To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps." I Peter 2:21
*The statistic is from the Barna Group, which I've linked. However, I found the actual quote on another website.


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Wednesday, 13 November 2013
New Beautee Series: Project ''Use Up Samples''!
xx Amanda
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Wow, thats alot of samples. do you get them from different shop or do you get them online??ReplyDelete
please check my recent blog post :)
Hi Regine! Yup, I get them from different shops, sometimes with purchases or sometimes just take them for free when they are given out by sale assistants hehe! I also do purchase samples online, or get them for free- it really depends. Some of the samples also come included when I purchase a magazine. =)Delete
I have a lot of samples too, I really need to use them up xReplyDelete
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I know the feeling - all the best using them up!Delete
I have a ton of samples as well! I actually went through a bunch of mine yesterday, and I have the same The Face Shop serum lying around. What bothers me is I have no idea how old the different samples are, so I don't know which ones are worth testing out anymore. ahh!!ReplyDelete
Anyway, great blog! I'm a new follower :)
Glad to hear you went through some of your samples- it feels like an achievement for me! =D I know what you mean, I think some of my samples must be outdated too. =S Thanks for the follow!Delete
Please do comment, it brightens my day! I appreciate all thoughts and feedback and want to hear from you on what I can improve! Thanks! =D


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April 14, 2018 –
Interested in trail maintenance? Come along with Loon Echo and Maine AMC volunteers as we make our return to the Ledges Trail after the long winter, Saturday April 14. Clearing drainage, building rock steps and removing brush will be on the agenda if conditions allow. Tools and training provided. Appropriate work clothes, pants and boots required, plenty of water and snacks always encouraged. Meet at the Ledges trail head parking area at 7:45 AM. Approximately 6 hours. Strenuous
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Kids Christmas
Kids play a major role in shaping Christmas. Once they start to mess with things around, neighbors often would be irritated, and make our work tedious. They are not easily adaptive to the traditional way of celebrating Christmas. To stop them from pestering others, one should encourage them to participate in Christmas celebrations. Only one way would the kids stop bothering us that is to give them a job to do, which they would love and enjoy. Craft working is the best-suited work for kids to do during the Christmas time. Once the holiday season has begun, they would not want to sit idle and learn nothing. Hence, parents should introduce their wards to the fascinating world of arts and crafts. Creativity is the key to arts and kids are highly creative.
Smaller crafts and arts need less expensive materials like cards, papers, colors, and gums. They could be easily purchased or already at home. Just give the kids what they would want and they would stop bothering us and perhaps in return would bring more creative items that could be used to decorate the homes.
The children could recreate the similar events during the start of Christmas, for which they would need some Christmas dolls. These Christmas dolls are also not expensive and hence they could be bought along with other materials for decorations. Some children would want to make a show of the events during the Christ birth and parents should encourage the kids to make a drama act for their school events. After the dinner supper, adults may enjoy the Kids Christmas drama and make things much fun.
If the kids are still troubling with these works or parents could not supervise their wards with these works, should consider purchasing decorative items for the Christmas tree and Christmas ornaments and let their children decorate them with their taste. This would make kids Christmas decorations easy and enjoying. One could also take their kids to purchase the Christmas tree, hence the appropriate size could be chosen. Usually stars, bells, balls, and angels are used to decorate the Christmas tree. Purchasing them with the kids would also make them choose the colors they need them to be. Balls could be bought with red, green, gold and silver colors, red and green being the color of Christmas. Kids would love to decorate their Christmas tree and make them attractive saving you the trouble.


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This month at Rock and Roll Daycare, we wrapped up our USA cultural unit and began studying Gambia. Families attended international nights and children began engineering in many different ways across the board!
The babies enjoyed themselves the most throughout with paintings, handprint fireworks, shaving cream and water play. Infants need a sensorial outlet, and what better way than to immerse themselves in these mediums! Even though it is way too early to be learning about numbers, simply being exposed to numbers through the environment around them helps in early recognition, which is what the infants did.
Using USA colors to paint!
In some toddler classrooms, children are learning about Dinosaurs alongside Gambia. Children had a wonderful discussion about Gambia and where it is located in the world, they identified Africa using the classroom globe ball. The teachers also worked on color Identification with the children, while painting the flag.
Looking at a world map to show Africa and where Gambia specifically is, in a toddler 2 classroom.
Miss Alice, one of our music teachers, introduced a drum called the Katoro Drum. This is an African drum that has a deep sounding tone! The children all took turns drumming, feeling the top, and holding the drum in their arms. Having visuals and concrete materials while learning about a topic helps a child build connections in their mind with what they already know; making a culture more familiar and less foreign. Learning which takes place through all 5 senses helps absorb even more information!
Children also learned about dinosaurs and had many questions; how big were they? what do they eat and who works and learns about them everyday?
Dinosaur puzzle, connecting pieces gives children and teachers the opportunity to talk about different parts of the bodies!
Giving children a clear visual and a chance to physically interact with the material can clarify so many bizarre concepts for them, they are literally putting themselves in the dinosaurs shoes!
The toddler teachers created a simple rhyme using the dinosaur theme to use for morning circle!
In Preschool children wrapped up the USA cultural unit by visiting the USS constitution in the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston making dream catchers and singing their hearts out at International Night where they also enjoyed a Puppet show.
In the USS constitution Museum, learning how the ship was built.
Watching the puppet show, East Cambridge
Enjoying international night at RRDC Prospect st.
Children also created Dreamcatchers, based on the USA theme while reading the book Grandmother's Dreamcatcher by Becky Ray Mccain. Children had to string yarn, through holes and also decorate their work which helped strengthen fine motor skills. Children made family portraits in circle together, and talked about their pictures. They are working hard on their artwork for the end of year Art exhibition!
Making family portraits together, while talking about their families!
Its important to have a backup plan for a rainy day! Not being able to get physical activity or be outdoors and simply play can lead to changes in energy levels in the classroom, we try to avoid this as much as possible. Teachers created an exciting obstacle course for children to get the gross motor activity they need.
RRDC uses Music and Movement in all aspects of the children's day. Children first learn to be safe, and when its movement time they move about the classroom differently!
As children start to learn about the new cultural unit, Gambia they looked at some robotics as Gambia just entered a robotics competition as part of their STEM challenge campaign to move Africa forward. Students enjoyed learning about the process, creating their own blueprints and models for individual "robots"
As part of the engineering unit, children continued working on the Marble run, and really took it to the next level. The run now has two tunnels, a secret passageway and a landing is being constructed!
This collaborative effort helps children learn about team building; how to bounce off of others ideas and when to give up your own ideas too.
Children used a sticks and wheels work to build complex structures and tried to make them move!
Teachers introduced a sticks and clothes pins work. Children try to connect these materials, while balancing them on top of each other and attempt to build a tower!
Additionally, they learned about the many different cultures in Africa by making their own 'Kente' cloth and masks after doing research on significance, purpose, and how each affects their community and concluded with a Venn diagram.
They have been extra interested in science recently and went on a field trip to a "Brain Circus". There were demonstrations followed by a "science magic", as preschool likes to call it, workshop! Students were able to try the different activities they learned about and watched while having teacher extended discussions based on the performance.
Enjoying the workshop
Children at the field trip, Getting to use the materials!
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Is Facebook A Good Marketing Strategy for The Automotive Industry?
A dealership technology panel was recently formed by the Rainbow-PUSH coalition in Detroit. The panel gathered at an automotive conference in order to evaluate whether advertising on Facebook is really effective for the auto industry.
National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers representative Damon Lester says that many members are interested in setting up Facebook pages for their dealerships. The concern is that the social media site may be a way for employees to waste vital work time on the internet.
Other concerns dealers voiced was that Facebook could be a vehicle for bad public relations if disgruntled employees or customers decide to use the media site to "bad-mouth" the dealership. Auto dealers are also concerned that once negative statements are live online, there is nothing that can be done to remove them or reverse the effects.
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Technology
Tags: Facebook, National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, nationalassociaionofminorityautomobiledealers.Ryan Soffa, Ford Motor Company, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Ford Direct.com
BMW and Mercedes Add iPad Mount Option
The iPad has got to be the official electronics accessory of the year. It's also kind of a trendy status symbol, so it's no surprise that some people might want to mount it prominently in their vehicles to show how hip they are. And two luxury automakers, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, will be giving their customers just that opportunity. Both companies announced their own customized iPad mounts.
A tad short of the completely Apple-overed Mercedes S Class iBusiness announced by tuning firm Brabus earlier this year, but still a way of getting your daily dose of "i" in your car, the new mounts basically let you replace the headrest LCD displays that are so five years ago.
Posted In: Aftermarket, Auto Shows, Technology
Tags: BMW, Mercedes, in-car technology, iPad, Apple, technology,
Buick Tackles The World's Toughest [Virtual] Roads
There seems to be a lot of attention lately to the world's scariest, most challenging roads—well deserved attention, if I might add; these roads are fascinating. The History Channel recently pulled its grizzled, tried-and-true ice road truckers (plus one pretty cute chick) off the ice to tackle some of these roads in a new series called IRT Deadliest Roads. The truckers navigate some of the most dangerous, unforgiving roads in the Indian Himalayas. It's terrifying but quite compelling television.
Well, Buick has announced that it's getting in on the deadly road craze. It has created a 3D simulator that allows it to recreate some of the world's roughest, most difficult roads for vehicle testing. So when you buy a Buick in the future, you'll know that it can not only stand up to your local dirt road, but can take on some of the world's worst roadways.
Posted In: Miscellaneous, Safety, Technology
Tags: Buick, testing, driving, world's toughest roads, road testing, virtual reality
V8-Based Bentley Continental GT to Get Audi S Tronic Transmission
Audi and Bentley are known to be working jointly on a 4.0-liter V8 engine that will be used in the Continental GT and Audi models. The latest indications are that Bentley will also share a transmission with Audi for the V8 Continental GT. In an effort to appeal to the buyers it has in mind for the V8 Continental, Bentley will equip it with Audi's S Tronic transmission.
The S Tronic transmission is a sporty, dual-clutch transmission. The S Tronic set-up uses two wet clutches, one for odd-numbered gears and one for even numbers, to ensure seamless power flow, short, decisive gear shifts, and smooth acceleration. The S Tronic provides for both manual and automated shifts.
Bentley believes that the buyer for the V8 Continental GT will be a different breed than that of the W12 model. Sales and marketing chief Alasdair Stewart said: "The V8 will find a new audience for us. There are sports car enthusiasts out there, particularly in the US, who won't buy a sports car unless it's powered by a V8."
The Crewe crew believes that the S Tronic gearbox will appeal to sports car fans over the ZF automatic transmission used in the current W12-based Continental. The company is currently assessing how the underbody of the car will need to be changed to fit the S Tronic hardware. A feasibility study will determine if the S Tronic is the right solution for Bentley.
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Technology
Tags: Bentley, Continental GT, Audi, S Tronic, business, V8
Chevy Volt, What The Heck Is It?!
The controversy surrounding the Chevy Volt has turned into the sort of PR nightmare that General Motors is famous for, and has famously tried to avoid. Is it a hybrid? An electric car? A plug-in hybrid?! Any categories I'm forgetting? I can give you my personal opinion, which I have formulated over the last week by myself. This isn't the AutoShopper's opinion in any way—we have had a constant inter-office argument going since Monday. Each editor has his own thoughts on the Volt and what exactly it is; they are welcome to share their thoughts in the comments . . . so are you, dear AutoShopperBlog reader!
The media, including our blog, has muddied a few of the issues here. A hybrid car, by definition, consists of an electric motor piggybacked on top of an internal combustion engine. The Volt, by comparison, features an internal combustion engine piggybacked on an electric motor. Okay, so, by definition, the Volt isn't a hybrid, contrary to what Motor Trend and others seem to think. The Volt does not operate without its electric engine, its main source of locomotion, so clearly, it doesn't fit in the box created by the accepted definition of a "hybrid".
Posted In: Hybrid / Green, Reports, Technology, Videos
Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Volt, chevroletvolt, Chevy, Volt, Hybrid, Plug In Hybrid, pluginhybrid, Electric Car, electriccar, Extended Range Electric Car, extendedrangeelectriccar
CNN Recognizes ALMS, Covers Petit Le Mans
Despite rumors suggesting the American Le Mans Series has no television package for 2011, the series ended 2010 with as much media exposure as it could have possibly hoped for. Being the second stop of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, the event welcomed many news outlets and organizations from overseas, and recieved an unusal amount of coverage from our own North American outlets.
One such member of the media elite, CNN, sent a crew up to Braselton to cover the pre-race ceremonies at Petit. They did an excellent job, speaking with every important personality they could find in the paddock. It appeared that CNN, like all North American news outlets, had never witnessed big time sports car racing before. They made up for their lack of knowledge by asking the right questions, of the right people. Scott Atherton, Doug Fehan, Patrick Long, Giancarlo Fisichella, Allan McNish, Scott Sharp were all interviewed in this piece, and all had interesting things to say. Other North American Series may wonder why attendence and viewership is down; could it be that American race fans are more interested in variety and competition than who the drivers are married to? HHhmmm, food for thought . . .
Posted In: Racing, Reports, Technology, Videos
Tags: CNN, ALMS, American Le Mans Series, americanlemansseries,
Lexus Annouces Innovative Safety Technology For The New LS 600 H Model
Toyota has come up with innovative new technology for Lexus with the intention of reducing the possibility of automotive accidents caused by motorists' inattention to the road. The new Lexus LS 600h will feature the latest in pre-crash safety technology using a system that is able to keep watch over the driver to monitor his/her concentration levels. The Lexus LS 600h goes on sale next month.
Lexus has introduced an intelligent new driver safety system using 6 cameras that monitor the driver's face as he/she operates the car. If there's an obstacle in the path while the driver's head is facing the wrong direction, this ingenious technology will activate a warning signal and then initiate safety measures on its own. The system also incorporates active headrest safety features designed to minimize injury in the event of a rear-end collision.
The world's first innovative technology that provides for the Driver Monitoring System is one element of the advanced Pre-Crash Safety (PCS) system, which brings together a series of features that can recognize a potentially dangerous traffic/road situation and assist the motorist to take action to reduce the risk of a collision. If there is an impact, the system takes action to try to minimize the impact to the driver.
Posted In: Car News, Technology
Tags: Lexus LS 600 H, chargecoupleddevice, Charge Couple Device, PCS, infrared LED's, Safety Technology, safetytechnology, Driver Monitoring System, Pre Crash Safety
Will Your Car Run on Google One Day?
Over the weekend, Google detailed some of its recent work on self-driven vehicles. The tech company is looking to leverage its expertise in mapping and software toward creating self-driven vehicles that could cut traffic accidents. In fact, Google believes that its technology could cut the 1.2 million lives lost in car accidents annually by as much as half. Far from a new undertaking, Google has already spent much time refining its car.
Google's fleet of prototype cars have already logged 140,000 miles in testing "from [its] Mountain View campus to [its] Santa Monica office and on to Hollywood Boulevard. They've driven down Lombard Street, crossed the Golden Gate bridge, navigated the Pacific Coast Highway, and even made it all the way around Lake Tahoe."
Each car is driven with the help of technological components including mapping software, laser range finders, video cameras, and radar sensors. They're capable of sensing and adjusting to the traffic around them and navigating the roadways.
Of course, since the cars are still experimental, and experiments by definition are bound to fail at some point, Google always has a live person in the driver's seat when conducting on-road testing. That person can take over the second a glitch or problem occurs. Google didn't give any indication as to how often its driver has to grab the wheel back hold from the ghost in the machine, but was content in stating that the precautionary measure is taken every time. Next to this "back-up" driver, Google has a software engineer tracking the vehicle's software. The company also speaks to local police prior to running tests.
Posted In: Reports, Safety, Technology
Tags: technology, autonomous vehicles, self-driven cars, Google, safety
More Pictures and Info on the SSC Ultimate Aero II
Well, it's now mid-October, and September came and went without any big unveil event for the SSC Ultimate Aero II. After canceling a VIP event over the summer, SSC promised that it would introduce the world to its latest world-record-aspiring creation. Early last month, leaks of a Top Gear magazine feature made their way onto the Internet, followed by the actual feature in Top Gear magazine. But, there was no big event as we were looking forward to. It appears SSC was content with making the new Ultimate Aero official via Top Gear—an odd move in this day and age of big, public unveils with solid Web presence.
Well, luckily Top Gear is picking up the slack. This week, it released a few more pictures of the sultry, blue-eyed Ultimate Aero II and filled in some additional details.
Posted In: Reports, Technology, Exotics
Tags: Shelby Super Cars, shelbysupercars, SSC, SSC Ultimate Aero 2, sscultimateaero2, Ultimate Aero, ultimateaero, Carrol Shelby, carrolshelby, Bugatti, Bugatti Veyron, bugattiveyron
Bentley and Audi Teaming Up on 4.0-Liter V8 Engine
If you take a look at a list of the 10 or so least efficient cars in America, you'll see the name "Bentley" pop up more than once. The 2010 Bentley Continental GT, for instance, brings home just 11 mpg city and 17 mpg highway. When you make cars stacked with luxurious accents (read: weight) and powered with giant W12 engines, you're bound to find yourself on that uncoveted list.
With U.S. and global fuel economy regulations clamping down over the next few years, Bentley will need to find a way to cut its emissions. Toward that end, Bentley is working with Volkswagen stablemate Audi on a new engine that will help it cut its embarrassingly large footprint.
The new engine is direct-injected 4.0-liter V8 to be used in both Bentley and Audi models. So far the only model being mentioned is the dirty, ol' Continental GT, which currently uses a 6.0-liter W12 to deliver the aforementioned EPA figures. Bentley plans to offer the V8 option on the Continental GT toward the end of next year and indicates that the smaller, cleaner V8 will cut emissions by 40 percent over the W12.
Bentley's director of chassis and powertrain Brian Gush assured future Continental owners that the new engine will still deliver the Bentley experience. He told auto guide Whatcar: "We are adapting it for our purposes so that it delivers Bentley driving characteristics. It does not have a conventional layout."
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Technology
Tags: Bentley, Audi, engines, 4.0-liter V8, fuel economy,
Toyota Prius Takes It to the Next Level With Smart Grid System
The Toyota Prius is already the best-selling hybrid and probably the most recognizeable face of the green movement within the automotive industry. That distinction is about to become even more pronounced. Toyota has said that when the plug-in version of the Prius launches in 2012 in Japan, the company will also launch the Toyota Smart Center, a networked home smart grid system that will work toward better energy efficiency.
The Smart Center will link a home's grid with televisions and mobile phones, allowing homeowners to view their consumption, view the charging status of their Prius, and monitor other aspects of power consumption. The system will help homeowners make better decisions about energy consumption, calculating strategies that can cut usage and save money. Toyota aims to use the system and Prius plug-in toward helping homes to become up to 75 percent more efficient than standard homes with gasoline vehicles parked out front.
Unfortunately, for those who own or plan to buy other plug-in cars, the Smart Center will be designed to work only with the Prius Plug-In. If successful, perhaps Toyota will expand the line with a more universal model.
Posted In: Hybrid / Green, Technology
Tags: Toyota, Prius, green, hybrid, smart grid, homes


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The government has launched a new initiative design to help families from poorer backgrounds take advantage of broadband services.
According to the Financial Times, the 9.2 million British adults who are not currently using the internet will be given the opportunity to purchase a refurbished computer for just £98.
Remploy hopes to sell 8,000 computers this year through the initiative, helping more families to take advantage of online services.
UK Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox, who announced the scheme, said that motivation and inspiration are still two of the biggest barriers to using the internet. However, she noted that perception of price is clearly "another big deal for people".
"A good price point is certainly part of what helps people get online," Ms Lane Fox stated.
"We have an opportunity here in the UK to make sure we are achieving internet skills and usage as high as TV usage. We should be using our old computers and refurbishing them to close the gap in this country."
The Race Online 2012 movement is currently spearheading attempts to improve digital participation in time for next year's London Olympic Games.


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It's that time of the year again as the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) returns, this time even bigger and better. Hosted by the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA), the SMF consists of a slew of exciting events, including the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), Asian Television Awards (ATA), Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), ScreenSingapore and SMF Ignite, which is led by the IMDA.
From November 11, there will also be several pop-up events that will be happening at Capitaland malls over the weekends, bringing the action closer to the heartlands than before. SMF 2017 will also feature a Festival Village at Read Bridge in Clarke Quay on November 25 and 26, which will have a scheduled packed with fringe activities, outdoor screenings, performances, fun tech and immersive media demos and games.
The glitzy ATA will also be one of the highlights of the SMF, with the red carpet and awards presentation opened to the public and broadcasted to over half a billion people across the Asia Pacific on December 1. The presentation, along with the post-party events, will be broadcasted in the 360 degree video format to give fans an even closer look at the action.
This year's award ceremony will be a ticketed event hosted by Baki Zainal (Malaysia), Stephanie Carrington (Singapore) and Wang Li Huan (China) and the confirmed guest list includes South Korean star Kim Jong Kook, local singer Joanna Dong, along with renowned international electronic artiste GG Magree. ATA will also feature popular Indonesian singer, songwriter and actor, Afgansyah Reza, who will be taking the stage to entertain and serenade the audience.
Attendees for past year's ATA ceremonies include JJ Lin, K-pop idol f(x) Amber Liu and British singer Charli XCX, to name a few.
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There is good news for people with impaired vision as a device( a belt based sensor system) named ViSparsh enables them to detect obstacles in their path thus enabling them to walk in a hassle-free manner. This revolutionary gadget comes as a boon to the visually impaired.
This gadget is developed by a team of Indian Engineers and trial runs of the device have been conducted successfully. According to the Engineers, whenever the visually impaired use the ViSparsh and encounter obstacles, the built in sensors determine the distance of the obstacle along with the direction and provide feedback to the users in the form of vibrations. Furthermore, the Engineers modified the Microsoft Kinect and fitted it on the ViSparsh. Through this, motion sensing happens more accurately and intuitively.
The vibrations produced by ViSparsh indicate the users that the obstacle is getting closer and to be careful of the obstacle. This leads to the users effectively judging the direction of the obstacle and thus helps in avoiding conflicts with various obstacles.
The first stage of the ViSparsh development has been completed and work on the second stage has already begun and is expected to be completed soon. According to the World Health Organization(W.H.O) statistics, there are about 285 million people who are visually impaired and 39 million people who are completely blind. The ViSparsh is surely going to offer a ray of hope for the visually impaired and also gives them more freedom to move about in society.


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Annual Harvest Festival
Saturday October 13, 2018
11am – 4pm
(Rain Date: Sunday, October 14, 1-4pm)
No Reservations Required
Historical Demonstrations:
Antique Tools, Make & Brake Engines, Open Hearth Cooking, Rope Making, Kettle Corn Popping
Livestock Encounters:
– Take a horse-drawn wagon ride through the pasture with a team of majestic Percherons
– Enjoy the farm's own dairy cows and calves
– Watch our Romney Sheep get their fall shearing and buy beautiful yarns from last years fleece, and more.
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Decorate a pumpkin, roll a beeswax candle, create a grapevine wreath, design an apple print bandana, make a gourd creature, and MORE!
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Advent 3
During the liturgical season of Advent this year, I have been reading and exploring myths about heroes. Hercules, Ulysses, Superman, Frodo Baggins, Mary, mother of Jesus, Luke Skywalker, Jack and the Beanstalk, and even Santa Claus make up a few of the many ancient and contemporary hero myths that comprise our understandings of who and what a hero is.
Curiously, there has been little attention given to Jesus Christ as a hero. A few brave scholars and writers have ventured into this territory but with little attention or appreciation from Christian faithful. Perhaps we as people of faith are a bit uncomfortable with the notion that our God might be lowered into the ranks of Xena the Warrior Princess. Perhaps we prefer to believe that the Biblical portrayal of Jesus' divinity is compromised or tarnished when it is seen merely as another expression of the human psyche's need for a hero figure.
However what is a hero if not a savior? Jesus fits all of the archetypal forms of the hero. He is the product of a virgin birth; he vanishes in the midst of his childhood and returns as an adult through a mystical initiation in the Jordan River; he is tempted by his enemy; he possesses what seem to be "superpowers;" he has help from friends along the way; and he overcomes death in order to save others.
Those who study mythology and particularly hero mythologies say that the human psyche seeks out heroes in the various aspects of our lives. That is what we are doing in the season of Advent. After all, Advent is a season about the hope and anticipation we place in the birth/return of Christ. By doing so, we relive the myth of our hero's return every year in the liturgical rituals and symbols of Advent.
Every hero goes away and returns. This is a baseline qualification for the mythic hero. However, I think we often confuse the Advent season for our children (and perhaps ourselves) by anticipating the return of a different hero: Santa Claus. At Easter, when we are anticipating the return (resurrection) of Christ, we do it again by emphasizing another secular hero, the Easter Bunny. We really cannot help ourselves. Santa and the Easter Bunny somehow represent much more tangible forms of heroism because they bring tangible results – Christmas gifts and Easter baskets. We are hard pressed as people of faith to find real results in the celebrated return(s) of Christ at Christmas and Easter when we look out at a chaotic world that seems to be crumbling around us!
However there is another side of the hero myth that betrays us. All mythical heroes are just that: myths. While the power of our myths are real in their effect on our attitudes and perspectives, the figures themselves are merely figments of our imaginations. Superman has no real power to save Metropolis, and Batman has no real power to save Gotham City. The real heroes of our lives are the moms and dads, uncles and aunts, civil servants, civic leaders, pastors, volunteers, and strangers on the street who are not super heroes but are broken, hurting people just like ourselves and yet are empowered with the "superpower" to engage us authentically everyday. That is the radical insistence of Biblical faith: God reveals God's self through shattered, not whole, people!
Jesus says that the greatest commandments are love your God and love your neighbor. I believe that authentic, compassionate relationships are the best that we can hope for as people of faith and that through relationships God will achieve peace on earth. Jesus Christ, who really lived, really died, and really resurrected unlike our other mythic heroes, is made manifest in our relationships and thus returns to the world again and again and again.
This Advent season I am aware that as a Christian I choose Jesus as my hero and place my hope for peace on earth in Christ's heroic return in my everyday life.


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Transformers (2007)
Most have come to destroy us. Some have come to protect us.
Rating: 7.2/10
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel,
Jennifer's Body (2009)
She's evil... and not just high school evil.
Rating: 5.1/10
Comedy, Horror,
Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, Sal Cortez,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
The leader. The brains. The attitude. And Mikey.
Rating: 5.9/10
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,
Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Raise some shell.
Rating: 6.0/10
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What I got for you tonight is the last of my Jerry Cotton movies, and it's called "Mordnacht In Manhattan" or................
"Manhattan Night Of Murder!"
If I ever had time to plan things around here, I would probably watch movies like this in chronological order, but since I'm a freakin' bozo, it's always a haphazard free form affair which causes things like this to happen! Since this was the last Jerry Cotton film I had to watch, I've been saving it for this special moment, only to be disappointed, because "Mordnacht In Manhattan" turns out to be my least favourite Jerry Cotton movie. All the right elements are there, but it's not that witty, and never really gets very exciting at all!
"Mordnacht In Manhattan was the second Jerry Cotton film released in 1965. The first film was "The Violin Case Murders," which also wasn't all that great, but I think it was a little better than this one! It wasn't til the third film, "Um Null Uhr Schnappt Die Falle Zu" also known as "The Trap Snaps Shut At Midnight," that Jerry Cotton really got cooking!
One of "The Sweatles," the marvelous Monika Grimm was also in the next Jerry Cotton film!
Although the movie is set in New York, 90% of it is shot in Hamburg, Munich, and Landshut, Bavaria, Germany!
While fighting with Jerry, this gangster falls into a pit of coal, but it kind of looks like he's getting chewed up by Caltiki The Immortal Monster in this shot!
This is the 13th movie we've hosted with George Nader in it, what else can I say, except "which way did they go George!!"
Gangsters or sardines? Something stinks either way!
The music in "Mordnacht In Manhattan" is, as are all the Jerry Cotton films, by the genius mind and Dungeon fave, Peter Thomas!
Jerry's a sneaky guy, and you get to see part of his Jaguar and part of the mobster's '67 Impala all in the same shot!
I'm sure somebody thought a fight scene in a bunch of cardboard boxes was going to be real exciting, but they were wrong!
It's a pretty bold move to be on your regular TV show when you've also been I.D.'d in a murder!
I found this Mexican poster for "Mordnacht In Manhattan" on a fellow blogger's site called Una Plaga De Espias, and the funny thing is I can find no other reference to this film with this title, but then that's just how these Jerry Cotton films roll! Those two cars are just too much!!
Thanx again to our man in Berlin, Lord Litter for turning me onto this series in the first place a few years ago, do yourself a favor, and go check out one of his Magic Music Show International radio shows. I guarantee you'll become just as addicted as I am!


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This month's non-fic picks feature journeys, and the titles offer an array of travels including seclusion, mountain tops, and the frontiers of science.
The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science by Marcus du Sautoy
Take a journey of the mind with Marcus du Sautoy's The Great Unknown. Exploring both the physical world and the laws of nature, du Sautoy expounds on chaos, matter, quantum physics, the universe, time, consciousness, and infinity. Despite the progress we have made in terms of scientific discovery there are still many mind-bending mysteries to be solved. What are the limits to human knowledge? Will we ever be able to know what happened in the past or be able to predict the future? The Great Unknown will challenge readers to think outside the box, adding exhilarating layers of meaning to the world we live in.
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
When Christopher Knight was twenty years old, he left modern society and took refuge in the woods of Maine. For twenty-seven years, Knight lived alone, taking shelter in a tent, and stole from nearby neighbors when he needed food, clothing, reading material, or other provisions. He did not speak to another human being until he was arrested for stealing food. In The Stranger in the Woods, Finkel attempts to answer several questions including, "Why did Knight leave?" and "How did he survive?" By providing a portrait of Knight's life, Finkel also explores the meaning of solitude and community in this engaging true story.
A Woman's Place is at the Top: A Biography of Annie Smith Peck, Queen of the Climbers by Hannah Kimberley
Have you ever heard of Annie Smith Peck? Not many people have, but she was an outstanding person who often gets overlooked in history because of her gender. Annie Peck Smith was a scholar, educator, writer, suffragist, and political activist who gained fame and recognition for climbing Matterhorn in pants. At age sixty, she was the first person to climb Mount Husacaran in Peru. While Smith was an avid climber, she was also a diplomat with expertise on North-South American relations and a lecturer on multinational industry and commerce – keep in mind this was all prior to women having the right to vote. Hannah Kimberley brings Smith's life to its rightful place in history in this comprehensive biography.
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As wheat has begun to lose it's luster with more and more American's realizing they are gluten-intolerant, other grains have tried one by one to steal the spotlight at our table.
While quinoa has done its darndest to step up to the plate (pun intended) there's a new grain in town that goes by the name of Teff. This tiny nutrient packed grain from Ethiopia is mostly made up of bran and germ.
The Teff Company explains that the grain is,"—about the size of a poppy seed—that comes in a variety of colors, from white and red to dark brown." They go on to describe the grain as having a "very mild, nutty flavor.
Teff has been around since between 4000 BC and 1000 BC.
Its lasting power is no surprise, however, when you consider how healthy it is. Teff is not only rich in calcium, thiamin and iron, it's also high in fiber, which is thought to help control blood sugar levels for diabetics.
Teff grain is gluten free. While it can be ground down to be used in cooking and baking, it cooks differently than flour and may take some tweaking. Uncooked, it can be used in place of any small grain, nut or seed.
Some worry that the grains rise in popularity in the States (there is even talk of having it used as a staple for livestock) may be to the detriment of Ethiopian farmer. An article in Takepart, however, profiles a business that is trying to make it possible to purchase directly from the Ethiopians. Aleem Ahmed, a Harvard- and MIT-trained former management consultant who worked for a time with the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, has made it his goal to bring this new grain in all it's glory to the States without hurting the farmers abroad. As the co-founder of LOVE GRAIN, Ahmed plans to make a series of Teff centered products, such as their "Breakfast Mix for making Teff waffles. To date, they are the only company with ready-to-eat Teff products but it is more than likely they won't be the last.
If you are interested in tasting this new "it" grain for yourself, you can purchase the ground grain from Bob's Red Mill.
An article in the Washington Post explains that the most traditional use of the grain is made when teff is,
"ground into a flour and fermented to make injera a spongy, sourdough flatbread that is soft, porous and thin like a pancake. Traditional Ethiopian restaurants serve injera with all meals as an edible serving plate topped with meats, vegetables and sauces.
You can try your hand at making, traditional Injera yourself with this Yum
Universe recipe or get a little less traditional with this recipe for Southwestern Teff Burgers from the Washington Post.
PHOTO: via flickr
Teff, Ethiopia's Nutritious Grain via The Washington Post
What is Teff? Via The Teff Company
Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity via Celiac Central
Is This Gluten-Free Import From Ethiopia the Next 'It' Grain? Via Takepart
Authentic Ethiopian Injera via YumUniverse
Southwestern Teff Burger via The Washington Post


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Danny Duffy.
That name was a swear word in my house in 2015.
When I would talk about him, I was sure to talk about walks, hit batsmen, and blown leads.
Something changed in 2016. Pitching coach Dave Eiland was quoted in the Kansas City Star on June 16 last season:
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A New Orleans teacher has been arrested on a charge of enticing a minor to produce child pornography.
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Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has revealed whether he thinks that Arsene Wenger will be the next England manager, report Gulf Times.
When quizzed about the possibility of Wenger being the next Three-Lions boss, Gulf Times quote Henry in saying: "You can never say never but I personally don't see it happening."
Henry knows Wenger well having played under him at Arsenal between the years of 1999 and 2007. He believes that the sporadic nature of international management would not suit his former boss: "I said recently that Arsene likes to be on the field on a daily basis and when you're coach of a national team you don't get to do that."
The England role remains vacant after Sam Allardyce's sacking last month. The Telegraph reported at the time that the FA had their targets set on Wenger, and the rumours haven't gone away.
Henry won two Premier League titles at Arsenal under Wenger, but the Gunners have not won the trophy for 12 years. Some of the Arsenal faithful are growing frustrated with their manager.
There is the possibility that Wenger, now 67-years-old, would be keen on a less intense job as he approaches retirement. Henry, however, thinks the opposite and that it's the hands-on nature of club football that he loves.