text:
If We Are Not For God Then, We Are Against Him.
Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jun 7, 2013 (message contributor)
Summary: My heart was blessed this week when I read about the young man in Pickens S.C who not only stood up for the Lord but, he did it in front of his classmates, teachers, family and his home town that is under attack by some who want to take prayer out of town
If we are not for God then, we are against Him.
Psalm 94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
We live in a day when it seems evil and those that are against God seem to be winners. Every time you turn on the news or open the newspaper somebody has won a battle of what they call…"their religious rights have been invaded by Christians"
Just to be quite honest…I'm sick of these people who stand ready 24-7 to take a shot at our Lord like a shooter who shoots for a prize in a shooting gallery. Folks, their day is coming! I've said this before, I'm not looking for vengeance against evildoers….I'm looking for justice that only our Lord can bring. Most will look through the stained glassed windows at their church and say.."somebody needs to stand up for God….somebody needs to say something."
My heart was blessed this week when I read about the young man in Pickens S.C who not only stood up for the Lord but, he did it in front of his classmates, teachers, family and his home town that is under attack by some who want to take prayer out of town meetings and public places.
There was an article entitled: Valedictorian surprises graduation crowd, draws cheers
Valedictorian is the title given to the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony and this happen to be a guy by the name of Roy Costner IV.
Here is part of that article:
Saturday, at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum, Liberty High Valedictorian Roy Costner IV took his speech to the podium, and in front of the crowd, tore it up.
John Eby, Pickens County School District spokesman, said, "They write their speeches. They send them to someone on staff to have them approved." But Costner clearly had something else in mind.
After speaking for a few minutes, he thanked his parents for leading him to the Lord at a young age, and then he said, "I think most of you will understand when I say, 'Our Father, who art in heaven…" as he began to recite the Lord's Prayer.
Much of the crowd broke into tentative applause that then grew into cheers that nearly drown out Costner's voice as he continued the prayer. Costner finished, pointing his finger in the air for emphasis, saying, "For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen," followed by more cheers and applause.
What a great way to acknowledge the Lord and give Him honor and praise. Some might say, well that's just going to make it harder on those in the legal battle in their court fighting against prayer. I say, when is the best time to stand up for God?.....that's what's wrong with America today…we let those false gods come into our country and allow those that worship those false gods to take our constitution and stretch it to cover and protect their lies and false doctrine while some Christians organizations set back with billions in the bank and say …well I wish someone would do something.
Folks, religion and organizations are one thing but, a true love for God is totally another. It's evident that Roy Costner's love for God is real and he thanked his parents for leading him the Lord at a young age because if we don't teach our children and grandchildren about the true and living God then, someone will teach them about their false god.
Psalm 94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? I would hope that it would be all of those who we tell about Jesus. Because, a day will come when your trust in God will be tested. How will you react? Will you stand before the world and confess Him or will you stand alongside of them?
Love in Christ Jesus, Ronnie Miller www.themillersbiblestudy.com
Related Media
PowerPoint Template
PowerPoint Template
PowerPoint Template


text:
Brandon Maxwell's Fall 2018 Show Was A Walking Valentine's Note
To all of his women.
Brandon Maxwell's Fall 2018 show was dedicated to all of the women he works with and all of the women who wear his clothes. Aside from the actual Valentine's note he left on every seat at the show, you could say that the collection was nothing less than a walking love letter.
The designer described the collection as "relaxed glamor," apparent in the elegant, form-loving silhouettes and glitsy details, and perhaps best exemplified by the combination of a plain white tee with a billowing satin skirt parting slightly at the front to reveal a pair of pink fluffy slippers. The pieces were made for party-going it-girls, many of whom – Bella and Gigi Hadid, Adwoa Aboah, Karlie Kloss, Joan Smalls and Jourdan Dunn included – walked in the show.
Also included were some denim ensembles, including some kicking flared jeans, some business-ready tailoring and a black knit hoodie – which Gigi wore paired with earrings, a brooch and an embellished ball skirt to close the show.
Scroll down to see all of the looks.
Next up, get back to werk in Givenchy's badass logo jumpsuit.
Images via vogue.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Annasia G.
Cleaner serving New York
8 repeat clients
By entering my email above, I agree to receive updates and exclusive offers from Handy. Consent can be withdrawn any time. For more details see our Terms of Use or Contact Us.
All reviews from verified customers
Annasia was very friendly and very thorough!
June 2017 - New York, NY
She was so sweet and helpful. Quick and detailed.
June 2017 - New York, NY
Thanks Annasia! You were amazing! Hope you have a great weekend! Rak
June 2017 - New York, NY


text:
About Us
Papagalino Cafe is a family owned restaurant and bakery located in Niles Il. Since 1998, we have been well known for our friendly and cozy decor featuring hardwood tables, comfy chairs, and creative lighting that encourages customers to linger and enjoy themselves.
Our menu features Greek and European pastries, Souvlaki, Homemade Pita, Spanakopita, Greek Frappes and more. Popular pastries include Loukoumades (sweet fritters served warm with honey syrup), Melomakarona (honey cookies), Baklava, Galaktoboureko and everyone's favorite, Kourambiedes (white sugar cookies).
Papagalino Cafe also offers desserts such as Black Forest cake, Tiramisu, Strawberry Torte, Créme Caramel and Profiterols, among others. Carry-out orders are also available anytime in the bakery.
The delicious sides and entrees also include fried Calamari, Saganaki, Salads, Subs, Burgers and Pita Wraps.
There is plenty of liquid refreshment to be had at the Café, including a variety of teas, soft drinks, espressos and coffee (including Greek coffee).
Papagalino Cafe is the perfect place to enjoy a leisurely chat with friends over cappuccino and quality food. Visit us today and enjoy great food, conversation, pastries and much more.
Cafe 11am-1am (7 days) · Bakery 9am-8pm (7 days)
(Pastries available for purchase in the bakery during cafe hours).


text:
Chris happened across this marine buoy on Greenland Dock in London's Surrey Quays. It is a good example of how a very simple - modest even - object can be transformed when using the camera's viewfinder to isolate it from it's surroundings.
It was in fact photographed from the quayside, not on the water, and Chris was careful to position the camera in such a way as to use the reflection of the only patch of blue sky and sunlit cloud that was visible amidst the general greyness that dominated the sky on the far side of the water. This, he felt, provided sufficient contrast to underline the vividly red body of the buoy that had stopped him in his tracks in the first place.


text:
If you've only had eggnog in a mug, you're missing out.
Try out all of these creative eggnog recipes to add a sweet note to the holidays.
Save these eggnog dessert ideas for later by pinning this image and follow Woman's Day on Pinterest for more.
Transform the creamy holiday beverage into bite-size sweets.
[link href="https://www.womansday.com/food-recipes/food-drinks/recipes/a56923/eggnog-truffles-recipe/" target="_blank" 0="data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link"" link_updater_label="external_hearst"]Get the recipe.
Tools you'll need: $20, Cuisinart Stainless Saucepan, amazon.com
This voluptuous eggnog-and-brandy pudding faithfully re-creates the taste of traditional holiday eggnog.
Get the recipe at Country Living.
Tools you'll need: $11, Pro Chef Kitchen Tools Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl, amazon.com
The streusel crumb topping on this eggnog cake features nutmeg and cinnamon goodness.
Get the recipe at Life, Love and Sugar.
Tools you'll need: $28, Portmeirion Cake Plate, amazon.com
Just three simple ingredients are needed to make this comforting dish.
Tools you'll need: $15, Pyrex Glass Baking Dish Set of 2, amazon.com
These irresistible bars come layered with a gingersnap crust, creamy cheesecake filling, and snickerdoodle cookie topping.
Get the recipe at Shugary Sweets.
Tools you'll need: $25, Living Kit Knife Set, amazon.com
It looks like a cookie, but acts like a dip. In other words, it's amazing!
Get the recipe at Oh Sweet Basil.
Tools you'll need: $11, Pro Chef Kitchen Tools Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl, amazon.com
If you've never thought to mix pumpkin and eggnog before, this recipe is a game changer.
Tools you'll need: $11, MontoPack Aluminum Foil Tart/Pie Pans, amazon.com
Chef's tip: The sauce can be make up to two days ahead. Cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
Tools you'll need: $28, Portmeirion Cake Plate, amazon.com
With eggnog in the filling and icing, this cupcake gives you a double dose of holiday flavor.
Get the recipe at Life, Love & Sugar.
Tools you'll need: $7, Wilton Nonstick Muffin Pan, amazon.com
Why have a cup of eggnog with a slice of bundt cake, when you can have both in one incredible recipe?
Get the recipe at Cooking with Ruthie.
This dessert merges the deliciousness of eggnog, fudge and brownies into one tasty dish. "They're rich, soft, supremely moist, tooth-sinkingly dense, and satisfying," says blogger Averie. We'll take five, please!
Get the recipe at Averie Cooks.
Ditch standard cookies at your next holiday party for these flavorful eats. Since each one is served in an individual portion, no slicing is required, and party guests can help themselves to however many they want.
Get the recipe at Baked by Rachel.
While you may have tasted macarons before, here's your chance to make the ultimate winter version right at home.
Get the recipe at The Gunny Sack.
We don't know about you, but sugar cookies bring us to our happy place. Adding a dash of eggnog, of course, makes them infinitely better.
Get the recipe at Beyond Frosting.
This dish is basically like biting into a rich, velvety and savory Christmas present. You're welcome.
Get the recipe at The Cozy Apron.
While it may be easier and faster to buy biscotti in a box, nothing beats the homemade flavor of this treat. Pair it with a cup of any of these winter drinks for an extra seasonal touch.
Get the recipe at Home Cooking Memories.
If you want to make the holidays extra, ahem, merry, give this recipe a go. Packed with crushed wafer cookies, pecans and a good portion of booze, you're sure to feel a little jollier than usual.
Get the recipe at Farmgirl Gourmet.
Still have some leftover eggnog? Swap milk for eggnog while making cinnamon rolls, like this blogger did, and you'll fall in love with the perfect pastry all over again.
Get the recipe at Crazy for Crust.
You know what would go great with an eggnog cookie cup? A cup of cold eggnog! Seriously.
Get the recipe at The Gunny Sack.
Chewy gingerbread cookies sandwich eggnog ice cream, with a hint of brandy, to make this a refreshing Christmas treat.
Get the recipe at A Beautiful Plate.
Rich spice cake is coated in creamy eggnog and buttercream flavors and flaked with toffee candy for a dessert that's got a little bit of everything.
Get the recipe at The Cake Blog.
Make this creamy eggnog dip for all your other holiday cookies and snacks. Best of both worlds!
Get the recipe at Wine and Glue.
A blondie base — which has cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger — is topped with a thick, no-bake eggnog cheesecake for a can't-miss combo of flavor and texture.
Get the recipe at Life, Love and Sugar.
This sweet eggnog bread doesn't require yeast to make, and is loaded with a rum glaze for extra flavor.
Get the recipe at Lil' Luna.
Creamy cheesecake is stacked between two thick spice cake layers, and slathered with eggnog buttercream frosting, making the most mouth-watering combination.
Get the recipe at Shugary Sweets.
Coffee cake, streusel and eggnog in one? Yes please!
Get the recipe at Deliciously Sprinkled.
Make this holiday bark by baking a sheet of cookie and gently breaking it apart after coating it in white chocolate.
Get the recipe at Taste and Tell.
Tiny sugar cookie cups are filled with a creamy eggnog filling for bite-sized holiday goodness you can pop in your mouth.
Get the recipe at The Girl Who Ate Everything.
Top homemade doughnuts with a sweet frosting made from rum extract and powdered sugar, with colorful sprinkles for good measure.
Get the recipe at Mandy's Recipe Box.


text:
Cedar Tree Academy is one of the most comprehensive and trusted Early Childhood Schools in the District of Columbia.
News & Announcements
Can a pre-K boom in D.C. help to end school segregation?
Kindergarten students get an introduction to engineering
2018-2019 School Calendar
2018 – 2019 School Year Calendar
Click here to view 2018 Lead Test Results
Our Location
Cedar Tree Academy is located at 701 Howard Road, SE Washington, DC 20020
Phone: (202) 610-4193 Web: www.cedartree-dc.org
Metro Accessible: Anacostia Metro
Upcoming Events
- 0606.October.Thursday
Joyful Food markethttp://www.cedartree-dc.org/event/event-2/VENUE 123A Wembley Hill Rd, Wembley, Greater London HA9 8AS, UK
No additional details for this event.
- 1515.October.Saturday
Parent Café (6-8PM)http://www.cedartree-dc.org/event/new-years-day-2-2-2-3-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-3-2/
No additional details for this event.
- 2121.October.Friday
End of Advisory Periodhttp://www.cedartree-dc.org/event/cta-board-meeting-2/
No additional details for this event.
- 2727.October.Thursday
Parent Cafe (6-8pm)http://www.cedartree-dc.org/event/parent-cafe-6-8pm/701 Howard Road S.E Washington DC 20020701 Howard Road S.E. Washington DC 20020
No additional details for this event.
- 3131.October.Monday
Report Cards Issuedhttp://www.cedartree-dc.org/event/cta-board-meeting-2-2/
No additional details for this event.
Cedar Tree Academy: A Community Of Academic Excellence
We are now registering students for the 2018-2019 school year!ENROLL NOW


text:
|Date Added: July 01, 2010 | Visits: 1.024
g95 projects goal is to create a free, open source Fortran 95 compiler. The code has been donated to the Free Software Foundation for inclusion in GCC, the Gnu Compiler Collection. G95 is still in a beta state. G95 can compile most fortran 90/95 programs just fine on a wide variety of platforms. Basic options: -c Compile only, do not run the linker. -o Specify the name of the output file, either an object file or the executable. Multiple source and object files can be specified at once. Fortran files are indicated by names ending in ".f", ".F", ".for", ".FOR", ".f90", ".F90", ".f95", ".F95", ".f03" and ".F03". Multiple source files can be specified. Object files can be specified as well and will be linked to form an executable. Files ending in uppercase letters are preprocessed with the C preprocessor by default, files ending in lowercase letters are not preprocessed by default. Files ending in ".f", ".F", ".for", and ".FOR" are assumed to be fixed form source compatible with old f77 files. Files ending in ".f90", ".F90", ".f95", ".F95", ".f03" and ".F03" are assumed to be free source form. Simple examples: g95 -c hello.f90 Compiles hello.f90 to an object file named hello.o. g95 hello.f90 Compiles hello.f90 and links it to produce an executable a.out. g95 -c h1.f90 h2.f90 h3.f90 Compiles multiple source files. If all goes well, object files h1.o, h2.o and h3.o are created. g95 -o hello h1.f90 h2.f90 h3.f90 Compiles multiple source files and links them together to an executable file named hello. Preprocessor options G95 can handle files that contain C preprocessor constructs. -cpp Force the input files to be run through the C preprocessor -no-cpp Prevent the input files from being preprocessed -Dname[=value] Define a preprocessor macro -Uname Undefine a preprocessor macro -E Show preprocessed source only -Idirectory Append directory to the include and module files search path. Files are searched for in various directories in this order: Directory of the main source file, the current directory, directories specified by -I, directories specified in the G95_INCLUDE_PATH environment variable and finally the system directories. -traditional Performs traditional C preprocessing (default) -nontraditional Performs modern C preprocessing Fortran options -Wall Enable most warning messages -Werror Change warnings into errors -Wextra Enable warning not enabled by -Wall -Wglobals Cross-check procedure use and definition within the same source file. On by default, use -Wno-globals to disable. -Wimplicit-none Same as -fimplicit-none -Wimplicit-interface Warn about using an implicit interface -Wline-truncation Warn about truncated source lines -Wmissing-intent Warn about missing intents on format arguments -Wobsolescent Warn about obsolescent constructs -Wno=numbers Disable a comma separated list of warning numbers -Wuninitialized Warn about variables used before initialized. Requires -O2 -Wunused-vars Warn about unused variables -Wunused-types Warn about unused module types. Not implied by -Wall -Wunset-vars Warn about unset variables -Wunused-module-vars Warn about unused module variables. Useful for ONLY clauses -Wunused-module-procs Warn about unused module procedures. Useful for ONLY clauses -Wunused-parameter Warn about unused parameters. Not implied by -Wall -Wprecision-loss Warn about precision loss in implicit type conversions -fbackslash Interpret backslashes in character constants as escape codes. Use -fno-backslash to treat backslashes literally. -fd-comment Make D lines executable statements in fixed form. -fdollar-ok Allow dollar signs in entity names -fendian= Force the endianness of unformatted reads and writes. The value must be big or little. Overrides environment variables. -ffixed-form Assume that the source file is fixed form -ffixed-line-length-132 132 character line width in fixed mode -ffixed-line-length-80 80 character line width in fixed mode -ffree-form Assume that the source file is free form -ffree-line-length-huge Allow very large source lines (10k) -fimplicit-none Specify that no implicit typing is allowed, unless overridden by explicit IMPLICIT statements -fintrinsic-extensions Enable g95-specific intrinsic functions even in a -std= mode -fintrinsic-extensions=proc1,proc2,... Include selected intrinsic functions even in a -std= mode. The list is comma-separated and case insensitive. -fmod=directory Put module files in directory -fmodule-private Set default accessibility of module-entities to PRIVATE -fmultiple-save Allow the SAVE attribute to be specified multiple times -fone-error Force compilation to stop after the first error. -ftr15581 Enable the TR15581 allocatable array extensions even in -std=F or -std=f95 modes. -M Produce a Makefile dependency line on standard output -std=F Warn about non-F features -std=f2003 Strict fortran 2003 checking -std=f95 Strict fortran 95 checking -i4 Set kinds of integers without specification to kind=4 (32 bits). Default kinds are unchanged. -i8 Set kinds of integers without specification to kind=8 (64 bits). Default kinds are unchanged. -r8 Set kinds of reals without kind specifications to double precision -d8 Implies -i8 and -r8. Code generation options -fbounds-check Check array and substring bounds at runtime -fcase-upper Make all public symbols uppercase -fleading-underscore Add a leading underscore to public names -fonetrip Execute DO-loops at least once. (Buggy fortran 66) -fpack-derived Try to layout derived types as compact as possible. Requires less memory, but may be slower -fqkind=n Set the kind for a real with the q exponent to n -fsecond-underscore Append a second trailing underscore in names having an underscore (default). Use -fno-second-underscore to suppress. -fshort-circuit Cause the .AND. and .OR. operators to not compute the second operand if the value of the expression is known from the first operand. -fsloppy-char Suppress errors when writing non-character data to character descriptors -fstatic Put local variables in static memory where possible. This is not the same as linking things statically (-static). -ftrace -ftrace=frame will insert code to allow stack tracebacks on abnormal end of program. This will slow down your program. -ftrace=full additionally allows finding the line number of arithmetic exceptions (slower). Default is -ftrace=none. -funderscoring Append a trailing underscore in global names (default). Use -fno-underscoring to suppress. -max-frame-size=n How large a single stack frame will get before arrays are allocated dynamically -finteger=n Initialize uninitialized scalar integer variables to n -flogical= Initialize uninitialized scalar logical variables. Legal values are none, true and false. -freal= Initialize uninitialized scalar real and complex variables. Legal values are none, zero, nan, inf, +inf and -inf. -fpointer= Initialize scalar pointers. Legal values are none, null and invalid. -fround= Controls compile-time rounding. Legal values are nearest, plus, minus and zero. Default is round to nearest, plus is round to plus infinity, minus is minus infinity, zero is towards zero. -fzero Initialize numeric types to zero, logical values to false and pointers to null. The other initialization options override this one..
|License: Freeware
|Size: 3.2 MB
radare 0.8
radare is a toolchain that aims to create a complete set of utilities for handling binary files from the command line. The project is mainly an hexadecimal editor for the command line but with advanced features. There are extensions for...
Database Tools
PacketDB 0.01
PacketDB projects goal is to create a set of workflows that treat tcpdumps/packet captures as just another sort of data to be loaded into relational structures and manipulated using the well-established methods of relational databases. The real...
Automation Tools
OpenSCADA Project 0.8.0(Atlantis)
The OpenSCADA project aims to create a full-featured and state-of-the-art SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system to be used in industrial and civil engineering applications to control distributed systems from a master location....
Multi-Purpose Audio Players
Casper ISO Creator 1.0
As any expert ISO image file creating software, Casper ISO Creator is especially designed to create ISO image from CD or DVD. It supports multiple sources, including CD/DVD data disc and DVD video disc to create ISO image file. Mastering...
Smart Flashcards Lite - Free Smart Way to Create Flashcards 1.0
Create your own study material and share it with friends using Bump! Best and smartest way to create flashcards! Go ahead and download it for free. You students deserve to have an app like this for your iPad to help you study! *** Features...
Module::Starter::PBP 0.0.3
Module::Starter::PBP is a Perl module to create a module as recommended in "Perl Best Practices". SYNOPSIS # In your ~/.module-starter/config file... author: email: plugins: Module::Starter::PBP...
Compress Files '08 for Mac OS 4.5
Compress Files is an universal program for Mac OS X that enable Mac users to create Zip compressed and encrypted files; XAR archive files, 7zip and 7zip crypted archives, TAR archives; Gzip compressed archives; Bzip2 compressed archives and...
Printer Tools
Aloaha PDF Suite 3.9.237
Your PDF Files are just one click away! Aloaha PDF Suite is the perfect tool to create your PDF Documents. One click is enough! Just print your document to any of your printers and Aloaha will convert the print job to a PDF Document, which you...
ActiveX Components
Tango Desktop Project 0.8
The Tango Desktop Project exists to help create a consistent graphical user interface experience for free and Open Source software. While the look and feel of an application is determined by many individual components, some organization is...
Bio::Tools::Run::PiseWorkflow 1.4
Bio::Tools::Run::PiseWorkflow is a class to create a Pise workflow using Pise application objects as methods. A workflow is defined by a set of methods which all instanciate the class PiseApplication. SYNOPSIS # First, create a...
Linux Software
wpCache® WordPress HTTP Cache 1.9
wpCache® is a high-performance, distributed object, caching system application, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications, by decreasing database load time. wpCache® decreases dramatically the page...
Linux Software
Polling Autodialer Software 3.4
ICTBroadcast Auto Dialer software has a survey campaign for telephone surveys and polls. This auto dialer software automatically dials a list of numbers and asks them a set of questions that they can respond to, by using their telephone keypad....
Linux Software
Total Video Converter Mac Free 3.5.5
Total Video Converter Mac Free developed by EffectMatrix Ltd is the official legal version of Total Video Converter which was a globally recognized brand since 2006. Total Video Converter Mac Free is a free but powerful all-in-one video...
Linux Software
Skeith mod_log_sql Analyzer 2.10beta2
Skeith is a php based front end for analyzing logs for Apache using mod_log_sql.
Linux Software
Slax is a modern, portable, small and fast Linux operating system with a modular approach and outstanding design. Despite its small size, Slax provides a wide collection of pre-installed software for daily use, including a well organized graphical...
Cedalion for Linux 0.2.6
Cedalion is a programming language that allows its users to add new abstractions and define (and use) internal DSLs. Its innovation is in the fact that it uses projectional editing to allow the new abstractions to have no syntactic limitations.
Math::GMPf 0.29
Math::GMPf - perl interface to the GMP library's floating point (mpf) functions.
Net::Wire10 1.08
Net::Wire10 is a Pure Perl connector that talks to Sphinx, MySQL and Drizzle servers. Net::Wire10 implements the low-level network protocol, alias the MySQL wire protocol version 10, necessary for talking to one of the aforementioned...
logilab-common 0.56.2
a bunch of modules providing low level functionnalities shared among some python projects devel Please note that some of the modules have some extra dependencies. For instance, logilab.common.db will require a db-api 2.0 compliant...
OpenSSL for linux 1.0.0a
The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a...


text:
Chain Reaction laughterTo the Editor:
Re: "Not so convinced chain sculpture has 'timeless' quality" (Argonaut letters to the editor, April 5).
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading the letter writer's letter to the editor in the April 5 issue. LOL. A modern day Scrooge that the ghost of All Hallows will visit very soon, I'm sure.
Does the letter writer need a hug or what? Calling Paul Conrad's Chain Reaction sculpture in Santa Monica "a bunch of chains piled up to look like a mushroom cloud," and "a heap of rusty chains." This guy makes Stephen Colbert seem inept.
I hope everyone got as much of a laugh as I did reading that piece. And now I know that Chain Reaction is surely here to stay. Ha!
S. Baker, Venice


text:
"Troubled times call for troubling measures. We have used our powers to build our House as we have seen fit, perfectly hollow, reflecting nothing of consequence. The end is near, and we have ushered it in." - RTVisit Event Page
"Of Birth and Brittle Teeth chronicles the lives of a group of farmers located in central Spain, dedicated to living off the land that they tend. With the use of spoken poetry and documentations of their daily lives, the film encourages the viewer to see the agronomist and their harvest as one." - MJVisit Event Page
"Infrastructures involves a journey through a landscape of infrastructures that are common to an everyday reality of routine. Yet here we find these environments are deserted. This allows attention to focus instead on the design and spatial arrangements of the objects, which become centrally present." - AFVisit Event Page
"Interweaving documentary images from the two matrilineal tribes of the Moshu (China) and the Kuna (Panama) this film connects alleged female societies from continent to continent. The link between these two worlds is the filmmaker herself, trying to cope with the otherness of what is seen and the strangeness of the inner experience." - LNVisit Event Page
"Steeped in elliptical history and historical simulacra, Exile Exotic is set at a hotel that is a replica of the Kremlin. Narrating the exotic beginnings of my mother's and my exile from Russia, the film serves as a platform for us to visit the Kremlin again, albeit by the side of a pool. This film is a pilgrimage. This film comes in waves." - SLVisit Event Page
"The masked arts of Indonesia are thousands of years old. They are commonly referred to as wayang topeng (wayang: shadow or puppet; topeng: mask). It is believed that wayang topeng originated from tribal death rites, where masked dancers were considered the interpreters of the gods. In the lowest rungs of Javanese society a unique manifestation of these masked traditions can be found. Its practitioners are performers, but they are not merely entertainers. Their aim is not simply to amuse. Their ambition is to be respected, to be honored, to be successful. They have embarked on a path they know will lead to a higher state, to an honorable and noble position." - AD,JMVisit Event Page


text:
I'm just writing my list of things to ask the consultant on the 4th, not exactly a Christmas list, one of the things I'm wondering is would just having carboplatin without the taxol be good enough, and my concerns about early onset dementia due to the lack of oestrogen, I've got dry skin my hair feels thinner and my nails are more brittle. The other thing is how do the cycles work, is it week one chemo, week 2 and 3 clear, week 4 chemo, what happens at Christmas, do they still have a chemo clinic on New Year day and how soon after the treatment can I fly. What happens if I have one session and feel ill so can't face going back.
I'm sure there is so much else but my mind keeps going blank when I think about it. I'm so tired of not recognising my body, had my first trip out post op today, went to visit FIL, supermarket and drop off a letter with accountnat with hubby, nice being out in the car with him. Going to drive my car this week as I will be 6 weeks post op, and I've had sex, phew it still works, was having moments of weepy self pity of what if it's not the same. Still got weepy wound where boil burst, but it's better than it was, still got a discharge only a little intermittantly and leaky bladder, I miss me, where my clothes used to fit, my hair didn't itch and I could look in the mirror.
Cut my toenails, just got to paint them and brave leg shaving so must be better. It seems a long time to recover from an operation, and still on the antibiotics which I'm sure helped. Had to shop on line, no retail therapy fun and watch the pennies, even less fun.


text:
Events / Wedding Reception / Business Seminars
Why should you hold your meeting in the mountains? Because the clear mountain air and stunning panoramic views ensure that your seminar will make a lasting impression. Attain new heights with your company, business partner or sports club! Nowhere else in the world is it easier to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable than here in the mountains.
Situated at the heart of the beautiful Vallis landscape, l'Hostellerie du Pas de l'Ours is the perfect place for a successful conference. Our rooms are bright and light, with the very latest equipment. During breaks, you can enjoy breathtaking panoramic views over the lovely mountains from the terrace. Interesting social programmes, spacious and comfortable rooms, varied cuisine and warm-hearted hosts will put the finishing touches to your experience.
As one of the most important days of your life, we want to help your wedding day to run as somoothly as possible and to make it as memorable as it can be.
With such an idyllic setting, Hostellerie du Pas de l'Ours offers a magigificient backdrop against which to set an exclusive wedding reception.
A Wedding Reception is a magical experience. We will work with you to guarantee that your State Room is perfectly staged to allow you as the Bride and Groom to welcome your guests.
When planning your Reception simply choose your Wedding Breakfast Menu and we will include the following special touches to make your day just perfect.


text:
GOVERNMENT plans to increase university fees will deter young people from going on to Higher Education and could have a significant impact on the wider economy, according to Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds.
Plans, announced by the Government, will allow universities to charge up to £9000-a-year for tuition, which is THREE times more than the current limit.
That means that typically - when living costs are taken into account - students could end a three-year degree course at one of the country's top-performing universities with debts in excess of £40,000.
The Government claims the move is necessary to give financial support to universities and to support students from lower income families.
But Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds believes the current proposals will do neither.
In direct contrast he believes they will impact negatively on the Higher Education sector and the economy as a whole.
He says income from increased fees is unlikely to replace the funding that has been already been cut by the Government in the Comprehensive Spending Review.
And he says the mounting cost of a university education will deter many talented students from applying.
He said: "Access to university education must be determined by academic ability - and not ability to pay.
"But the risk with these proposals is that a generation of young people will be deterred from higher education solely because of the cost.
"I know from talking to sixth formers in Stalybridge and Hyde that cost is already a real factor in their decision whether or not to go to university.
"In the future if they want to go to one of our top universities they will face tuition fees of £9000 a year - and typically would graduate with debts of £40,000. That is a daunting level of debt.
"Already too few young people in Stalybridge and Hyde progress to university. And I fear these changes will only make Higher Education less attractive for young people in our area.
"This increase in tuition fees is likely to deter a generation of young people from applying to university. And without talented graduates we may not have the people we need to drive our economy forward."
Mr Reynolds is one of a small number of MPs who have first-hand experience of paying off student debt. He studied Politics and Modern History at Manchester University more than 10 years go. And he is continuing to pay off his student loan.
He said: "I benefited greatly from a university education and would encourage anyone with the determination and the necessary academic ability to consider it.
"But I know from personal experience, that the level of debt incurred during a degree does have an impact for years to follow.
"And - if I had to do it again - choosing to follow a path that incurred a significantly higher level of debt would be something I would have had to consider very carefully."
Although Mr Reynolds believes it's right for students to make a contribution towards the cost of their university education, he says that it is wrong to transfer the entire cost to students.
And he says he would like the Government to consider the option of a 'graduate tax', which he believes may be a fairer way to fund Higher Education.
He said: "A graduate tax system would mean graduates would make a contribution to the costs of their university education based on what they earn and what they can afford.
"I believe this is the system that would be less likely to deter students from applying for a university place, because they would only pay more if they earned more."
Published November 9, 2010


text: Come meet new people in West Greece tonight on the best video-based chat line network, Global Chatlines. Global Chatlines is a completely Free network of chatlines and online chatrooms from around the world. Click a city within West Greece from the list below or scroll to the left and begin chatting with a live girl right now.


text:
Taking a load on
Heart surgery, cancer haven't fazed senior bodybuilder.
Back in February, Steve Burk had open-heart surgery to replace two valves. Within four months, he was back to his regular weight-lifting routine, bench pressing 250 pounds and lifting 300 pounds from a squatting position.
Forget his senior-citizen status. Burk's biggest regret about the surgery is that it left a scar down the center of his chest. He's not sure how that will play when he strikes poses for the bodybuilding judges he's been working to impress since taking up the sport in 1991.
"They want me to compete because they say I'd be a good role model," Burk says. "I'm still not sure."
Burk started weight lifting when he traveled to California to train with Frank Zane, the three-time Mr. Olympia and TV commentator. Burk went on to win Mr. USA and the NPC Southern States Bodybuilding Championships for middleweight men over 40.
Why did you take up bodybuilding?
I started weight training at age 13. But I stopped for 25 years. I got married and had to go to work. In 1986, I wasn't feeling the best. I was looking bad. I had a 35-inch waist. Now it's a 30.
What exactly do you do?
I do abdominal workouts every time I work out. I do that as warmup. You do all of the pulling exercises one day: back, biceps and forearms. You do all of the pushes the next time: chest, shoulders and triceps. The third workout is all legs. And that's a killer.
What is your fitness routine?
I go into my gym and I stay in there for an hour and a half. It's about three times a week, now that I'm 65. The key is to change your workout every so often. After four weeks of doing that particular workout, I change it.


text:
Having introduced our new pricing structure just over a month ago the bookings have been coming in steadily. Check out our new prices on the web which are stunning value with Graphis Albums included and all our packages now include a copyright free disc. Prices start from just £395 for an off peak package.
Our web site has all the details and some some galleries. If you would like to see our work Just phone for a no obligation meeting.


text:
Woot! We have finally arrived. Merry Christmas, everyone! Please be safe as you travel from place to place over the next couple of days. It's a white Christmas in our neck of the woods. Hooray! I whipped up a few confessions for you yesterday so that I'd have something to post today. :)
I confess that I sent several toys on a little vacation to the Robert Basement Resort while the girls napped yesterday. There is no way I am busting out any new toys before some old ones are rotated out! What Evie doesn't know won't hurt her, haha.
I confess that I actually re-gifted this year. Twice. For the same person. But this person is getting everything they want, so it's not that bad, right? Hehe. I'm not keeping it a secret. Pretty sure one of the things they're getting they saw unopened in my house already and they specifically asked for one of those. :D
I confess that I always buy a present that I want for myself for the Robert family gift exchange, in case I end up getting what I brought.
I confess that I saw a BIG gift nestled under the tree at my parents house for Eric and me, and I'm very curious to know what it is. Yes, mom, I noticed. I'm still your kid. :) I don't have a clue what it could be! I confess that I told Eric about it, and we tried to brainstorm the possibilities over dinner one night. Haha.
I confess that I am honored to be asked to make THE Robert family taco dip for Christmas Eve this year. If you're not a part of the Robert family, then you probably don't know what a staple the taco dip is on the hors devours table...but it's a big deal. When Grandma told us to bring the dip, I knew that I had officially arrived. :)
I confess that I wait in anticipation for Eric to bring the mail in every evening during the holiday season, because I LOVE getting Christmas cards. And I confess that some of our family members won't be getting their cards until we see them tonight, because I forgot to mail the rest of ours. Whoopsies! What a hypocrite.
I confess that I'm looking forward to the Red Balloon Sale almost as much as the holiday festivities this weekend. I know, it's a sickness! Who else is going?? Haha.
I confess that no one tells the meaning of Christmas quite like little Linus, and this scene makes me tear up every.single.time.
Merry Christmas!


text:
VATICAN CITY – A second survivor of sexual abuse has been appointed to Pope Francis' sex abuse commission.
The Vatican on Wednesday released the names of the final nine members of the commission, which is expected to hold its first full meeting at the Vatican in February.
Among the new appointees is Peter Saunders, who founded the Britain-based National Association for People Abused in Childhood, or NAPAC, which is run by survivors of all kinds of childhood abuse to help other survivors.
Saunders was abused throughout his childhood by both family members and members of the clergy, and was one of the six people who met Francis last summer at the Vatican to tell their stories.


text:
I've written a lot about Valentines this year. Anyone would think I'm going soft…
Maybe I am, a little bit. And if you're a bit of a softie too, this one's most definitely for you.
Online treasure trove, notonthehighstreet.com, came up with a great idea for Valentines Day last year (with special messages to your Valentine from The Coopers), and are pushing the boat out a little bit further for 2013.
From now until Valentines Day, anyone can tweet a romantic message (or comment on the notonthehighstreet.com Facebook page) using the #Tweetheart tag and notonthehighstreet.com will select five messages to bring to life.
The five winners will have their message performed to their lover live by a band, choir, or even mime – wherever they happen to be. Your Valentine could be at a restaurant, in the office, or grabbing a chicken salad at the local sandwich shop, and the team will pop up, surprise them with YOUR words..and the whole thing will be caught on film so you can keep the memory forever.
If you want to make someones day and do something completely different for them this year, tweet (or FB) your declaration of lovemaking sure you include the #tweetheart tag AND @notonthehighstreet, and you'll be in with a chance of winning the surprise for your sweetheart. I'm guessing the more original entries will win, so be funny, be creative…and be involved!
(NOTH also have some great Valentines gift ideas. I got my BF's present from there last year – it was personalised and he LOVED it!)


text:
Books by Clarity Coachings Shawn Brodof
What is a business coach?
Why hire a business coach?
What happens at the coaching sessions?
Is coaching the same as consulting?
Improve me and my business. What does that
What is group coaching / Mastermind Groups?
I'm already successful, why do I need a coach?
How long does the coaching process last?
Does coaching offer anything for the rest of
my staff?
Is coaching expensive?
I'm not sure that it applies to my industry.
What is a business coach?
The goal of coaching is to help the business person move from where
they are to where they want to be.
A Business Coach serves many roles. They are your partner
in achieving your personal and business goals, your trainer
in communication and life skills, your sounding board
when making choices, your motivator when strong
actions are called for, your unconditional support
when you take a hit, your mentor in personal development,
your co-designer when developing an extraordinary
project, your beacon during stormy times, your
wake-up call if you don't hear your own,
and most importantly, your trusted advisor in living
the life you know you're ready for, personally and professionally.
Business coaching enables the business person to be in a position
to grow and achieve goals that they consider important. Business
coaching is an interactive process that expands business people's
effectiveness at both business and life-skills and allows them to
identify obstacles that can hinder them from moving forward and
attaining their goals.
Business coaching sessions are a series of conversations between
the coach and client, moving along a predictable process through
identifiable steps. The steps are: establish focus, promote
discovery, determine action plan, establish next steps, and follow-up.
Business Coaches ask questions, listen, and make suggestions; they
explore, challenge, encourage, probe, facilitate, focus, stimulate,
and hold you accountable. Business Coaches coach owners toward steady,
sustainable improvement. They provide a much-needed, outside perspective
and provide the discipline needed to march toward sustainable, improved
Why hire a business coach?
It's a fact that most small businesses fail. Why? A recent study
by the National Federation of Independent Businesses found that
70% of small business owners turn to spouses or other family members
for the majority of their business advice. Obviously, this is not
the best approach.
By hiring a business coach you will receive help with:
Setting goals
Creating and refining strategy
Following through
Measuring results
Maintaining your motivation
Developing structure and balance
Many, many more
Our goal is to help you improve your bottom line through a process
that promotes the best in you and your business.
What happens at the coaching sessions?
In the beginning, the meetings will focus on the coach getting
to know you, learn about your business - its strengths and weaknesses
- listen to your needs and desires for your business and determine
areas of untapped opportunity. As a result of this analysis, you
and your coach will determine an action plan to move forward. You
will be assigned specific tasks to complete before the next coaching
session in an effort to continue making progress toward your goals.
Make no mistake you (the client) control the agenda and direction
of the entire coaching engagement.
At each subsequent session you will discuss your progress since
the last session, uncover new issues that need to be addressed,
exchange ideas about upcoming projects and put in place the next
action plan.
Is coaching the same as consulting?
Absolutely not! They are very different. Consultants do not coach.
A consultant is typically someone who is a specialist that will
help you make improvements in a specific area. Usually they make
determinations and create a report.
A coach does not concentrate on a single area or project; they
are generalists. Coaches look at all areas of the business and support
you through a process. They evaluate, guide, motivate and help improve
both you and your business.
Individuals who engage a coach can expect:
To experience fresh perspectives on challenges and opportunities
Enhanced thinking and decision-making skills
Increased confidence in carrying out their chosen work and
life roles
Enhanced interpersonal effectiveness
A coach DOES NOT:
Necessarily prepare formal reports
Concentrate on ONLY the business
Leave once a specific project is completed
A coach is there for you – 24 hours a day – to help
you, guide you, motivate you, and improve you and your business.
here to read an article written on this topic.
Improve me and my business. What does that mean?
Your coach focuses on both your business life and your personal
life. The business world has seen thousands of great leaders that
are miserable with their personal lives and the effects are disastrous.
The line between your business and personal life is too closely
connected to ignore the effects on each other.
As the owner, it is up to you to lead your company to where you
want it to be. However, you may not be conscious of all of the areas
of your business that, if addressed, can have massive results. Very
often, business owners like you are too busy doing the everyday
We will help eliminate your dangers and fears, capture opportunities
and maximize your strengths. You will be trained on leadership,
relationships, strategy, motivation, productivity, and organizational
What is Group Coaching / The Mastermind Group ExperienceTM?
The Mastermind Group ExperienceTM consists of peer advisory
groups facilitated by one of our professional business coaches.
The groups are composed of 5 or 6 business owners and meet for two
hours every other week. The focus of each meeting is on each participants'
most pressing issues.
These powerful groups give you a fresh perspective on your business
and allow for high levels of collaboration and brainstorming. Click
here for more details on our Mastermind Groups.
I'm already successful, why do I need a coach?
Every top performer uses a coach to bring out their best. Award
winning actors, professional athletes and high level executives
use mentors, coaches and advisors to help them achieve greatness.
Studies of successful individuals have shown that they are always
goal-oriented, persistent and have a person or a group of people
that they meet with regularly to brainstorm and learn from.
How long does the coaching process last?
We have all been to seminars that get us charged up and ready to
put into use what we learned. Usually most of what was learned is
forgotten soon after the seminar is over. Coaching is a process
that takes time, with a minimum commitment of one year. It's about
creating real change that lasts. Creating lasting change is a process
of acquiring skills and developing positive habits. Coaching is
NOT a magic wand.
What about the rest of my team? Do you offer anything for
We have seminars and workshops that are designed to build every
area of your business depending on your needs. We offer topics such
Team and morale building
Developing the mission, vision and culture
Marketing effectively
Customer service excellence
Sales effectiveness
Getting input from your employees in each area of your business
goes a long way to them taking a level of "ownership"
in the success of the business and it empowers them. Since
they will have ownership in the ideas that develop, they will have
a personal interest in the success. The results can be incredible.
In addition, we are available to work one-on-one with some of your
key people in areas that challenge them!
Is coaching expensive?
The return on your investment in coaching should far exceed how
much you invest. Keep two things in mind:
#1 - You, as the client, are solely responsible for the results
you obtain from coaching. The coach cannot do the work for you.
#2 - Some of the improvements you witness in your personal and
business life as a result of your coaching experience are not easily
quantifiable. How much is less stress worth? How much is working
fewer hours while making more money worth? How much is a better
spiritual life worth? Or what is the value of getting home to see
your family every night? The improvements made in your business
through the coaching process should pay dividends for many years
into the future. Think of it as your "coaching annuity".
A study conducted by Michigan-based Triad Performance Technologies,
Inc. cites an average 10:1 return on investment in less than one
year! Another study conducted by Forbes Magazine found that the
average return on investment for coaching was 600%.
I'm not sure that it applies to my industry.
Coaching only applies to your business if you want:
more prospects inquiring about your service or product.
to sell a higher percentage of these leads.
to serve your customers so that they buy more often.
better control of your profit margins.
to be a better leader.
better systems to run your business.
more effective, engaged employees.
to make more and work less.


text:
Free Custom PHP Scripts
Ip Banning Script
This script allows you to ban a users ip address from the server without having to log into cpanel or any other control panel. This script can be edited in to a custom admin panel.
Downloads: 2,617
IP Script
This is a very simple ip checking script that allows the user to view their ip address.
Downloads: 1,506
« previous12next »


text:
It all seems a little too neat, doesn't it? Quiet Denmark is accused (5 months late) of mocking Islam because of a handful of cartoons. Then riots all over the place…then a Mosque is blown up in Iraq…and who is being blamed?
It allllll feels like a long-planned set-up, does it not?
But by whom, exactly?
The purpose is obviously to destroy the momentum being created by the advent of democracy in the Middle East – grab everyone by the throat with religion and blame a country unlike to fight back.
Bad stuff. Very bad. I wonder who's really behind it. It can't be a couple of mullahs, alone.
Iraq the Model is writing and posting updates, and you'll hate what you're reading:I believe there are foreign terror groups behind this attack and I don't think local insurgent would do such a thing, simply because this particular shrine had been in Sunni territory for a thousand years and the residents of Samarra had always benefited from the movement of religious tourism and pilgrimage.
Things look scary here in Baghdad and I hope there won't be more updates to report as I can't see a positive thing coming out of this.
Belmont Club is thinking cooler heads might prevail.
Seems to me someone is TRYING to start WWIII.
Buster says, "someone oughta tell 'em, fine, you want to start a World War? We'll END it."
Buster can be such a hothead sometimes.
Let us pray.


text: It all just feels so fake, you know? This idea that good things happen to good people. That there's magic in the world, and that the meek and the righteous will inherit it. Too many good people suffer for that to be true. Too many prayers go unanswered. And every day it just gets worse. Everyday we ignore how completely broken this world is and we tell ourselves it's all going to be okay, but it's not okay. Once you know that, there's no going back. There's no magic in the world at least not today there isn't.


text:
This video is no longer available. - Christian Music Videos
Today's Devotional
A Prayer for the End of the Day - Your Daily Prayer - September 26, 2018When I awake in the morning, may it be with a joyful smile, not a grumpy spirit.
Christian News
The latest news and hot topics trending among Christian music, entertainment and faith life.


text: I often say whatever is in the framework of your mind, will be constructed in the reality of your life. With that in mind, attitude can be a determining factor of altitude. It is the one thing all human beings have complete control of and yet many unknowingly choose a negative attitude. If we truly… Continue Reading


text:
Our recommendation is that you download the PDF's first-once. Make sure you have planned where you are going to download the file to before you start. As you have three downloads, it is recommended that you use one of these downloads as a location where you can save as a backup.
Do not try to download both versions of a book or all thee downloads at one time; all this will do is crash the downloader and waste your download acesss.
For the Rich media flip book, click on the link and wait for the URL to load. Then save this location in your browser for future visits. Do not try to download the location- it does not work this way. (See section on flip book below)
Downloading your personalized PDF
While problems with downloads are few, there can be a few technical issues: mostly depending on what kind of device you are downloading to.
For Windows, Mac OSX (iMac and iBooks) and Android users, there should be no issues, and with iOS devices best practice is to use iBooks.
To download the PDF's directly on to your iPad or iPhone, do not use the download button. Instead, click on the title of the book and open the PDF. Then press the share icon and copy to iBooks. You can also use the share feature if you have a dropbox folder. Only use the download function if you want to store the file to a direct location such as a folder on your hard drive.
Dropbox for iPads/iPhones: Follow this sequence:
1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Safari and open the file you are trying to download.(Only the PDF version-not the Flip book)
2. Tap on the Share button, which will bring up the Share sheet.
3. Select "Save to Dropbox." If you don't see that option, swipe all the way to the right and tap on the More button. From there, you will be able to enable the Dropbox extension.
4. Now tap the Save button, or choose a Dropbox folder where to save the file, then tap Save.
Note: Best practice is to be already signed in to the Dropbox account you want to save to BEFORE you begin.
Windows users: The default location for downloads is usually the "my downloads" folder, however check the download location in your web browser settings if you are unable to locate them. Best practice is to create a folder where you want to put them first, and then download to that location.
On your Android device, the default location for the files will be the "download" folder. Use your file management app to navigate to it.
To use the save to Dropbox function, best practice is to be already signed in to the account where you want to save your book.
Accessing the Rich media Flash Flip book
The important thing to remember about this version is that it is not technically a download.
The rich media version is a browser based version that you visit to read; just like a website; the advantage of this is that it does not take up valuable space on you tablet or phone and you can read whenever you are connected to the internet. We recommend that you check that you can play Flash based media files BEFORE you visit the link for the first time. If you are satisfied your browser can handle Flash media files you can proceed. When you click on the download button you are taken to your personal URL of the book. This is the URL that you save in your browser as a favorite so you can go back to read whenever you want.
Problems: Most problems encountered are with devices running the iOS operating system.
This is because in it's native form, iOS does not support Flash files. You will need a 3rd party browser or App that allows you to handle Flash based media. (SkyFire is a popular choice)
Note that this may also apply to your iMac or ibook depending on your browser choice and plug-ins.
We recommend you always create a backup of the PDF versions of the e-books. This can be in the cloud or on a portable drive. This backup is your responsibility and we are unable to re-issue files that have been lost due to any reason after being downloaded from our server.
None of this working and need help?
Terms of service for our e-books are here
Independent Technical Educator & author to the Professional Aesthetics Industry
Florence Barrett-Hill is an internationally acclaimed dermal science educator, practitioner, researcher, and author with a vast experience covering all aspects of professional aesthetic therapy and paramedical skin care.
Florence's special area of expertise is effective skin analysis and has written numerous books and developed many specialist training programs around that topic. During the late 1990's, Florence began developing The Pastiche Method® of advanced skin analysis; a progressive and effective technique to more accurately determine skin types and skin conditions. The method focuses on the cause of skin conditions to appropriately target interventions as opposed to treating the symptoms only.
Today, the method has been adopted or assimilated in to many skin diagnostic procedures practiced by skin care professionals around the world, and is an integral part of curriculums of progressive aesthetics and skin care colleges.
Florence has trained both generic and brand specific philosophies, understanding the wide range of treatment modalities, and their place in the industry. With wide experience from owning and operating clinics, through to paramedical technical experience in the post operative care of burns survivors and plastic surgery patients and the formulation of skin care products, Florence is a uniquely talented industry practitioner who intimately knows her subject and is passionate about continually raising the standards of professional beauty therapy and skin care.


text:
- Collection
- Necklaces
- Bracelets
- Earrings
- Rings
- Wedding
- Vintage
- Sale
These fantastic vintage clip on earrings are perfect for casual coffee dates and your regular workday grind! They feature a modern flourish design of two polished silvertone curves positioned behind a Florentine finished ribbon. The pair is unmarked and in very good vintage condition.
This product hasn't received any reviews yet. Be the first to review this product!


text:
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas softball team opens Southeastern Conference play this weekend, traveling to South Carolina. The Lady Razorbacks play a three-game series against the Gamecocks with a doubleheader at noon on Saturday and a single game on Sunday at noon.
"We need to have good focus pitching, hitting and defensively this weekend and get a good start on the road," said Pinkerton. "Even though we're on a two-game skid right now, we'll bounce back. We are resilient and we'll be ready to play and get off on the right foot in the SEC."
After a program-best 12-game winning streak came to an end in eight innings against then second-ranked Arizona State, the Lady'Backs lost their next game and have not played since. At 18-4, Arkansas is third in the SEC Western Division, while South Carolina (11-8) sits fourth in the SEC Eastern Division.
Only a third of the way through their season, the Lady'Backs broke the individual and team season home run records last weekend and are one of the top teams in the nation in home runs.
The Gamecocks are on a five-game winning streak and are 5-0 at home this year. They have the same record as Arkansas in their last ten games, 8-2.
The Lady'Backs average over twice as many runs as USC per game and hold the statistical advantage in almost every category. South Carolina, however, won the last 15 contests between the two teams and lead the all-time series 21-9. Last season against the Gamecocks, Arkansas scored just one run in the three-game series at home.
Arkansas is a completely different team this season and is just three wins away from matching its overall wins from 2007. It also needs just 34 runs and 26 RBI to meet last year's totals, and the nation is taking notice as the Lady'Backs received votes in the top 25 polls and were recently featured in an article on ESPN.com.
"We have a good group of ladies and they are starting to get some recognition," said Pinkerton. "We want to continue to grow from that and stay humble. We're taking what pitchers give us and hitting the ball extremely hard right now."
Live stats and live audio are available for this weekend's games on LADYBACKS.COM. A live radio broadcast will also be available on KXUA, 88.3 FM in Fayetteville.
For more information about Arkansas softball, please log on to LADYBACKS.COM.


text:
Peter oversees the work of the church and has a special responsibility for vision and strategy.
Most Sundays you'll find him preaching at Headingley Sunday morning.
He has a passion to see the church grow and introduce many people to Jesus Christ.
He loves football and until recently was an eternally hopeful season ticket holder at Crystal Palace FC.
Geoff is the pastor at Cragg Hill and helps with the leadership of Rooted and The Barnabas Bunch.
Geoff believes God is using the church to reach out to society and gets excited at every sign of that happening.
Geoff loves living in Leeds but is a country boy at heart.
Paul's life motto is 'To know Christ and make Him known'.
He seeks to do this in a variety of ways in the life of the church, especially through preaching, one-to-one discipling and resourcing our small groups.
Paul likes to keep active through swimming and is a member of a local tennis club.
Kate co-ordinates the three weekly toddler groups for tots under 5 years and their parent/carers with the help of a committed volunteer team.
She also organises fun events such as Teddy Praise & Play, socials and courses.
She loves bringing the community together and sharing Christ's love.
Kate enjoys running, creativity, reading, watching dance performances and being a mum.
Kate is responsible for the work of the church office: fabric and finance, health and safety, overseeing the Safe to Grow database, publications, supporting volunteers and managing the bookings, weddings and events.
Kate heart is that people both from within the church and visitors alike, will develop a relationship with Jesus.
She loves sign language and her signing during services is more in tune with the songs than her singing.
If you need to contact the Church, please visit the Contact Us page.


text: Detailed double sided road and travel map. Scale 1:550,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from primary paved roads to other roads or tracks. Legend includes railroads, trails, international airports, national airports, aerodromes, gasoline/petrol stations, post offices, hospitals/medical facilities, points of ineterest or vistas, ruins.archaeological sites, museums, campsites/huts, mines, resthouses/hostels, lodging, car ferries, forts, border crossings. Includes inset overview map of Kampala, information about Uganda and extensive place name index.


text:
A quarter of a century since gaining independence, the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan is using up its sovereign-wealth fund as it struggles, like other petrostates, with sharply lower oil prices. Simon Clark/The Wall Street Journal
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev says the country's sovereign-wealth fund has the money to help wean the central Asian nation off its dependence on oil revenues and build an economy of entrepreneurs.
The 76-year-old president, who led Kazakhstan to independence from the Soviet Union 25 years ago, earlier this year told visitors to the new capital city he built that "Kazakhs have never lived as well as they live today" and the nation's savings help maintain living standards.
But since Mr. Nazarbayev created the so-called National Fund in 2000, his government has withdrawn $83 billion from it, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from Kazakhstan's central bank that was corroborated by the International Monetary Fund. The National Fund has a balance of $61 billion as of Nov. 30, down 21% from its peak in August 2014.
Leaders of petrostates from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan, Russia and Venezuela have spent billions of dollars from sovereign-wealth funds as the relatively low price of oil has pressured government budgets. Spending the money deposited in these funds—rather than just the investment income they generate—is threatening the funds' long-term viability.
"It's really important for Kazakhstan and other oil-producing developing nations to convert these savings into a permanent windfall," said Angela Cummine, an Oxford University academic and author of "Citizen's Wealth," a book examining sovereign-wealth funds. "It is very unwise to draw down the fund until it is depleted because then the major windfall from oil will be gone but economic problems will remain."
Kazakh Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev acknowledged the problem in December. "If we continue spending in this way, we won't have a National Fund soon," he told business leaders.
The government in November published a draft decree "to prevent further reduction" of the National Fund. The government proposes spending less of it and investing more of the fund's money in higher-yielding assets such as stocks and private equity rather than bonds, according to the draft. On Dec. 22, an official at the central bank said that the president has signed the new decree.
The scale of spending from the fund has prompted some people to express concern. That can be a risky move in a nation where, according to New York nonprofit Human Rights Watch, criticism of the government is regularly suppressed.
"It was a wise idea to create the National Fund," Rakhim Oshakbayev, a former deputy minister for investment and development, said in an interview. "When we started spending the money in the National Fund, it was like opening Pandora's box."
Information on how the fund is spent isn't readily available, Zauresh Battalova, a former Kazakh senator and democracy campaigner, said in an interview. Marek Jochec, an academic at Nazarbayev University, earlier this year published an article in a Kazakh magazine saying that the fund risks losing significant income because of its investment strategy.
Money from the fund has helped finance the construction of Astana, the new capital city, according to the government. At the center of the city's futuristic layout is Bayterek, a gold-orbed tower that stands as a monument to Mr. Nazarbayev, containing his metallic handprint on a plinth encrusted with silver and gold.
Through a spokesman, Mr. Nazarbayev declined to comment for this article.
Sovereign-wealth funds are state-owned investment funds usually created to save surplus revenues, often collected from natural-resource exports.
Kazakhstan's National Fund transfers billions of dollars each year to the government budget and projects, according to the central bank.
The handprint of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on a plinth encrusted with gold and silver in the Bayterek tower in Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan. Photo: SIMON CLARK/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The governments of Russia, Azerbaijan and Venezuela have also spent billions from their sovereign-wealth funds in this manner.
Venezuela's Fund for Macroeconomic Stabilization is essentially empty after the government spent almost $7 billion from the fund since its inception in 1998, according to the Venezuelan government.
Russia, the world's biggest oil producer, has spent about $195 billion from its Reserve Fund since it was created in 2008, leaving $31.3 billion in it as of Dec. 1, according to the government. Russia also has savings in its National Wealth Fund. It has spent about $1 billion of this fund since 2008, leaving it with $71.3 billion as of Dec. 1, according to the government. A Russian government spokesman declined to comment.
Azerbaijan has spent $89.7 billion from a sovereign-wealth fund created in 1999. The fund said it had $35.8 billion left as of Oct. 1. Money was used for "strategically important infrastructure and social projects," a spokeswoman said. The government plans to draw less money from the fund as it develops new industries, she said.
Middle Eastern nations are also under pressure to tap savings. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, the nation's central bank, said its reserves fell more than 25% to $543 billion in the two years through the end of October. Spokesmen for the Saudi and Venezuelan governments didn't respond to requests for comment.
The size of the withdrawals threatens the existence of the funds, potentially leaving oil-producing nations more vulnerable to an extended period of low oil prices. Norway, which owns the world's largest sovereign-wealth fund, has a rule that the government shouldn't spend more than the fund earns from investments, to "lessen the risk of overspending." Norway has so far spent less than 1% of its fund. There is no such rule in Kazakhstan.
Mr. Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan's president, wrote in his autobiography that the fund he created is a "particular source of pride." It was inspired by Norway's fund, he wrote, and "its aim was to safeguard the country's stable social and economic development by accumulating financial funds for future generations."
Write to Simon Clark at email@example.com and Selina Williams at email@example.com


text:
by John Lowe
(Laurens SC, USA)
Series: Being Fit
Lesson #1: The Lord is My Shepherd
Today, we are going to look at one of the most comforting, and definitely one of the most well-known psalms in the Bible-the 23rd Psalm. It was written by David, and he presents us with the scenes of the shepherd's life, which he was familiar with, since he wandered the hills and valleys of Israel as a young shepherd boy. In it, he describes God's care for His sheep by providing refreshment, guidance, protection, and abundance, and in so doing he gives us grounds for confidence in God's everlasting kindness.
David is someone whom most of us can relate to very well. He knew what it was like to be a lowly peasant because he served as a shepherd for his father's sheep. He knew what it was like to be on top of the social ladder, because he became king of millions of Israelites. He knew what sin was all about-having committed murder and adultery. He was a brilliant fighter and an excellent musician as well. Maybe that's why most of us know the story of David so well; we can relate to him in some way. He was a man with a vast amount of experience, but the best thing that can be said about him, was said by God, Himself-He called David a man after my own heart.
David wrote this psalm, but he wrote it by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Let's look at the first two verses.
What a peaceful picture! David, the shepherd of the sheep said that God was his shepherd. If you have a King James Bible, you would see that LORD is spelled in capital letters. This stands for God-the one who had consistently been there for the Israelites-mercifully saved them from slavery to the Egyptians-led them for forty years through the wilderness-and brought them to the Promised Land. Jesus identified Himself to be that shepherd. David knew that this LORD was his shepherd. He is also the shepherd of Israel, the shepherd of the whole church in general, and the shepherd of every individual believer. We couldn't ask for a better shepherd.
And when David says that the Lord is his shepherd, what a comforting thought that is. Our Lord is a living and personal God-one who carries us in His arms-searches for us when we are lost-and takes a personal interest in us.
How does this Shepherd provide for us? He lets us lie down in green pastures and leads us beside quiet waters. For a natural sheep, nothing can be better than when his shepherd feeds him in pleasant green pastures, and near fresh water. When that happens to it, it feels that nothing on earth is blessed more than it is.
Notice what the shepherd allows us to do. We do not just graze on green pastures, but we lie down in them. The picture that I get is of a dog that lies down in the grass and rolls in it. It is a picture of complete rest and relaxation.
What are these green pastures symbols of? It can be nothing else than the Word of God. As 1 Peter 2:2-3 says, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." Hearing the Word of God is like eating a great dinner. The first time it gets between your teeth, your mouth waters, and you want more. You can't wait to chew it, swallow it, and get some more. And after you eat that first meal, you plan to eat it again and again.
Is that the way you look at the Word of God? As something you can rest easy in? Something that gives you comfort? Unfortunately, this is not the case with many. Why? Because Christ is not their shepherd. They are led by a man, who leads them in the wrong direction. Their shepherd may even claim to be a man of God, but he doesn't teach the truth of God's word, so his leading is poor.
If Christ is like a shepherd to us, we must be like sheep, harmless, meek and quiet; we must know the shepherd's voice and follow him. And when Christ is our shepherd, He leads us to springs of living water. We can hear Jesus tell us, that our thirst has been quenched. He says to us, "Your debt has been paid in full! You are righteous in God's sight, because of my righteousness!" When we hear that, it brings rest to our souls. That's what the Word of God is supposed to do. It is only in the Gospel-the good news that Jesus has paid for your sins, that you can find rest.
When you hear that God has punished Christ in your place, you realize that you have a merciful God, who loves you very much. David understood this. It was David himself, who was led to regret his sin by the prophet Nathan, who told him-YOU ARE THE MAN who murdered and committed adultery. But it was also David, who starving to death for God's forgiveness was assured by Nathan-the Lord has forgiven your sins. And so he wrote the 23 Psalm.
Blessed is he whose sins are covered by the blood of ChristFor those of us who know the guilt that David felt, because we sin every day, we also appreciate hearing that our sins are forgiven, because those words are refreshing waters, and we want to lie in them for the rest of our lives.
The Great Shepherd takes care of His sheep and gives them all they need. If I don't have everything I desire, I can conclude that it is either not fit for me, or not good for me, or I shall have it in the future. I am His sheep, so I trust Him for all things; even the air I breathe. The blessings of God and the joys of the Holy Spirit are those still waters by which the people of God are led.
Now, let's read the third and fourth verses.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. You might get the impression from the first two verses that Christianity is the easiest religion there is; just laying around in tall grass and drinking cool water. But if you have been a Christian for a while, you know that this is not true. David makes that clear when he shows where the shepherd leads his sheep.
As they continue down the path of righteousness; they soon find out that this wonderfully refreshing stream leads through the valley of the shadow of death. But in the darkest and most trying times, God is near.
Those that are sick and those that are old, have no reason to look upon themselves as if they are in the valley of the shadow of death. Death is a word which sounds terrible; it is death that comes to all of us, and there is no way out of it, but for God's people, it can be a fruitful and comfortable time. It can be a gentle walk through the valley with the Lord Jesus.
To some, death is the king of terrors, but not to the sheep of Christ; they tremble at it, but no more than sheep that are intended for the slaughter. All those who are His sheep can say "Even in the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; none of these things bother me. Death cannot be an evil thing for the child of God, and therefore it can do us no real harm; it kills the body, but cannot touch the soul. Why should we dread it, when there is nothing hurtful about it? Jesus' own life gives us a great illustration of this.
When He was living on earth, He did not build Himself a nice palace and lay around with servants polishing His toes and feeding Him grapes. He went down to the valley of death. Every day of His public ministry, He faced false prophets-Pharisees, Sadducees; the religious leaders. There were many days that He went without a place to lay His head.
All of this was on the way to His eternal destiny-the cross. Jesus had to go through this valley, so He could pay for the sins of the world. Jesus says to His followers, "If you want to follow me, pick up your cross and follow me. Go down to the valley of darkness with me. You must suffer ridicule. You must suffer pain. You must suffer heartache."
What do you think about this? Many think, "If Jesus is such a loving and caring shepherd, wouldn't He lead us through the valley of lilies and lollipops? Wouldn't it be like the movie, The Sound of Music, where we would skip through flowering hills and sing happy songs?"
Well, there is an easy pathway through life, and many take it. The Devil offered the easy path to Jesus, but He turned it down. He chose to go through the valley because that path led to the cross. There was a path that went around the valley and avoided the cross, but Jesus preferred the hard way, and I am glad He did because I needed a Savior.
Satan tempts us, just like he did Jesus. He says, "You can reach heaven without suffering. There is a nice paved pathway over here, which goes around the valley of death. There's no suffering or pain." He says to us, "why eat such an awful meal of sorrow when I can give you a snickers bar of happiness with that woman; an ice cream bar of joy with that job on Sunday morning? Why exercise your faith? Enjoy life; eat, drink, and be merry." Do you remember what Jesus told him? "Get behind me Satan.
But, why do we have to go through this valley? Didn't Jesus suffer enough for our sins? Yes, He did. But the only way you can make a horse drink is to make him thirsty. Would you feel a need to pray to God, if everything you wanted was given to you? Would you feel a need for His angels, if you didn't occasionally suffer due to failure? Would you want to drink of God's eternal life, if life here was so much fun?
Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to John Lowe Sermons.
The Preaching Ezine
Subscribe to my free newsletter for monthly sermons and get a free book right now. Just follow the link above and get the details!
Ministry Leads
Anybody else want more leads and prospects for your Church, Ministry, or School, as well as, a means to follow up and communicate automatically?
by sharing
YOUR great sermons!
by sharing
YOUR great poems!


text:
People who viewed this item also viewed: 142728, 144495, 142589, 144618, 143997
History: Double-sheathed means the cars carried wood sheathing both inside and out. The structure that this sheathing is applied over steel framing. The USRA double-sheathed design boxcar had a steel underframe with a monster heavy deep-fishbelly steel center sill. The interior carried horizontal sheathing and the exterior carried vertical sheathing. These are described as steel UNDERFRAME. (but not usually called "steel framed").
On April 6th, 1917, the United States entered World War I, and very soon the nation's railroads proved inadequate to the task of serving the war effort. There were several sources of the problem. Although the carriers had made massive investments in the first years of the 20th century, there remained inadequacies in terminals, trackage, and rolling stock. Inflation struck the American economy, and when in 1906 Congress empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to set maximum shipping rates, the rail firms had difficulty securing revenue sufficient to keep pace with rising costs. The ICC did allow some increases in rates, however. Also, investors had overexpanded the nation's trackage, so by late 1915 fully one-sixth of the railroad trackage in the country belonged to roads in receivership (bankruptcy). The railroad unions (commonly called "brotherhoods"), desiring shorter working days and better pay, threatened strike action in the second half of 1916. To avert a strike, President Woodrow Wilson secured Congressional passage of the Adamson Act, which set the eight-hour work day as the industry standard. When the Supreme Court ruled the law constitutional, the carriers had no choice but to comply.
Over 100,000 railroad cars and 1,930 steam locomotives were ordered by the USRA at a cost of $380 million, all of new USRA standard designs, which were up-to-date and standardized types, designed to be the best that could be produced to replace outdated equipment.
From Wikipedia
Item Links: We found: 1 different collections associated with Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - Boxcar - 40 Foot USRA Double Sheathed Wood
- Collection N Scale Model Trains: 100 different items.
Item created by: gdm on 2018-01-24 07:12:04. Last edited by gdm on 2018-02-27 16:10:21
If you see errors or missing data in this entry, please feel free to log in and edit it. Anyone with a Gmail account can log in instantly.


text:
Brothers in Arms (2005)
|Region: 2
UPC/Barcode: 5035822024274
Released: 12th September 2005
Release type: Deleted
|No. of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: CDR40242
Category: Feature, Western
Format: DVD / Normal
This DVD title is well subtitled - all or nearly all extras have English subtitles. [explanation]
Claimed subtitles: English, English for the hearing impaired, Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish
Subtitling reviews:
Submitted by mat on 20th August 2005:
Have you got this DVD title?
Film information
Story: Western about a group of outlaws who band together to try and take down local business tycoon and town dictator, Driscoll (David Carradine). He has control of the townsfolk, the banks and the Mayor. When the outlaws decide to rob his cash stored in the local bank Driscoll hires a group of bounty hunters to try and take the outlaws out. The outlaws, Sheriff, and townsfolk eventually unite against a common enemy - Driscoll.
Starring: David Carradine, Gabriel Casseus, Peter Greene, Antwon Tanner, David Gianopoulos, Kenya Moore, Raymond Cruz, Kurupt, Ed Lauter, Clifton Powell
Directed by: Jean-Claude La Marre
Music by: Antonio Olivas, Flexx
Produced by: Lila Aviv, Jean-Claude La Marre, Ken Halsband
Written by: Jean-Claude La Marre, Antonio Olivas
DVD information
Studio/distributor: Sony Pictures Home Ent.
Other releases of this film
Brothers in Arms (2005) (Deleted)
DVD Information: Copyright ©2018 Bibliographic Data Services Ltd trading as West 10. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.
Subtitling Information: Copyright ©2002-2018 dvd-subtitles.com.


text:
Mammograms Matter
By Ruth Melvin, RT(M)
For the Valley Bugler
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. What does that mean? For woman in their forties and at average risk for breast cancer, it means it's time for your screening mammogram. Women who are at high risk should follow their doctor's recommendations. If you don't already know your breast cancer risk, you can ask your health care provider.
Mammograms are important because…
• Digital breast tomosynthesis (tomo), also known as 3D mammography, is a revolutionary new screening and diagnostic breast imaging tool to improve the early detection of breast cancer.
During the 3D part of the exam, an x-ray arm sweeps over the breast, taking multiple images in seconds.
Images are displayed as a series of thin slices that can be viewed by our radiologists as individual images or in a dynamic interactive animation. Approved as an imaging modality by the FDA in early 2011, 3D mammography is used in combination with 2D digital mammography.
• Studies have demonstrated a 10%-30% increase in overall breast cancer detection (over 2D alone).
This ability to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage will save more lives. Two of the top benefits are improving the early detection of breast cancer and providing peace of mind due to greater clarity and accuracy.
This increased accuracy reduces the number of call-backs (by as much at 30%), sparing women the anxiety, inconvenience and expense of coming back for further imaging.
• Traditional digital mammography takes two-dimensional pictures of the breast and is still one of the most advanced tools available for detecting breast abnormalities.
But rather than viewing the breast tissue in 2D images, our radiologists can examine the tissue one thin layer at a time, in a sense traveling through the structure of the breast like flipping pages of a book. Fine details are more visible and are less likely to be hidden by overlapping tissue.
• Mammogram often can detect potential problems before they can be felt. Early detection greatly increases treatment options and the likelihood of successful recovery. Although 2D/3D combination exams have been proven to detect more cancers, the breast center continues to support the American Cancer Society's guidelines which recommend that women 40 and older receive a routine screening mammogram every year.
So, whether this is your first mammogram or your regular breast care mammogram, we welcome you to our Kearney Breast Center for your breast screening. We offer advanced 3D imaging combined with C-View software, resulting in superior imaging results, cutting the radiation does by half while detecting 41 percent more invasive cancers reducing the need for a repeat mammogram.
Mammogram Statistics: Mammography is good at finding breast cancer, especially in women ages 50 and older. Overall, the sensitivity of mammography is about 87%. This means mammography correctly identifies about 87% of women who truly have breast cancer.
Ladies, I hope you'll schedule a mammogram soon for yourself and for those you love.
Best of breast care,
Ruth Melvin, RT(M)
Ruth is the Clinical Operations Supervisor at the Kearney Breast Center at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center. She has provided the women with mammography services for 30 years.


text:
Muslim Designer Anniesa Hasibuan makes Fashion Week History
Hasibuan's 2016 Fashion week collection via Getty
New York fashion week designers are known for bringing new ideas to the catwalk. This year Muslim designer Anniesa Hasibuan made New York Fashion week history when she incorporated Islamic fashion on the runway. Hasibuan's historic collection stood apart from any other collection because she was the first designer to dress all of her models in hijabs. Hasibuan owns a high-end boutique in Jakarta, Indonesia and is the first Indonesian designer to showcase at New York City fashion week.
Hasibuan's 2016 Fashion Week Collection via Getty
The Islamic-inspired collection was greatly accepted on social media for its effort to help normalize Islamic fashion in America. Thousands of people applauded the brand for bringing Islamic fashion to mainstream including the chief executive of Haute Hijab, Melaine Elturk. Elturk wrote on Instagram, "I believe fashion is one of the outlets in which we can start that cultural shift to normalize hijab in America so as to break down stereotypes."
Hasibuan's collection incorporated luxurious Indonesian fabrics and embroidery into gracefully flowing gowns, tunics and pants. The full collection included 48 looks including 38 ready to wear looks and 10 evening gowns
Hasibuan's 2016 Fashion Week Collection via Getty
At the end of the night Hasibuan's collection received a standing ovation from the audience. Hasibuan told CNN she was surprised yet thankful for the response to her show. "I am so thankful to international and local media from Indonesia for exposing my show. I did not realize the result could be this amazing."
Anniesa Hasibuan Fashion Week Designer via Getty


text:
For more news and articles about CFA Phoenix, please click here.
Pilot killed in crash was generous donor to school for homeless
From AZFamily.com...
By Carissa Planalp
A local pilot killed in a plane crash in Mesa was a generous donor who contributed to a south Phoenix school serving homeless children. Alan Ram helped transform an old Food City into a charter school.
According to Jerry Lewis, the assistant superintendent of Sequoia Schools, Ram was enthusiastic about gathering donors for the school, which broke ground in 2013.
Lewis says Ram, 53, even helped the family of one student find permanent housing.
"He talked with him in the principal's office," recalls Lewis. "And he became intrigued with the boy's story."
At the time, the fifth-grader was calling a motel home.
"When [Ram] walked in he was shocked," says Lewis. "One bed, multiple families sharing a motel room. He just immediately said there's got to be something I can do here."
Lewis says Ram rallied with other donors to place the family in a condo.
"He was able to take them on flights up to Sedona and show them a part of life that they would never be able to see," says Lewis.
Ram worked as an automotive industry consultant and connected with a foundation in 2011 providing funding for the charter.


text:
Governor Edwards Asking Senators To Strip All House Budget Changes
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration is asking state senators to scrap all the changes made to next year's nearly $26 billion budget by their colleagues in the House.
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday he'd like the panel to strip the House changes "in their entirety."
He asked senators to "consider starting over."
Senators are planning Monday to rework the budget proposal for the financial year that begins July 1.
Dardenne says the House version improperly diverts fees that people pay for services away from agencies providing those services. He says it also levies heavy cuts on programs that care for the elderly and disabled.
If senators use the Edwards proposal, the TOPS college tuition program would face steeper cuts than the House recommended.
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
WJI alum Emily Scheie: a teacher transformed into a journalist
Dec 2, 2014
Emily Scheie's love of writing led her to explore journalism through some elective classes during her senior year in college.
The English major, now 24, enjoyed the reporting courses but didn't think this small amount of formal journalism training would help her land a newsroom job. Instead she followed another interest and became a teacher.
But by this fall Scheie, the teacher, had filed more than 50 stories for the World News Group, tackling topics from accusations of spying at Harvard to the debate over placing gunfire detectors in schools. How did this transformation happen?
Even after graduation Scheie wanted to continue exploring journalism. She just had to find a way to do it while working.
Last year she came across an advertisement for the World Journalism Institute in an issue of World Magazine. WJI's May course and summer internship fit right into her teaching calendar.
Still she hesitated. Scheie wondered what it would be like being back in the classroom as an older student. Would no longer being in college hold her back? Would not majoring in journalism put her at a disadvantage?
She prayed about it and applied. Not only did Scheie earn acceptance to WJI for 2014, she landed a summer long internship with the World News Group.
"I came to WJI not really thinking of myself as a journalist," Scheie said. "I was an English major who could write. But now I feel like I can call myself a journalist."
She compared her time at WJI to an apprenticeship: The on-the-ground structure of WJI pushed her to go outside of the classroom to expand her journalism boundaries. Tackling those reporting tasks sometimes led to errors. But that is when she learned the most. She attributed this to the hands-on attention she received from WJI's professional journalists. They turned the speed bumps into teachable moments, instilling in her the confidence needed to return to the reporting frontlines on the days after challenging assignments.
While she arrived worrying about being older than the students still in college, Scheie quickly developed friendships that evaporated any age difference.
"It impressed me how eager everyone was to learn how to improve their writing. Being around such desire made it fun especially when we got into the group reporting projects. Everyone worked together so well."
Scheie grew as a writer at a pace that surprised her. Moving from one project to the next forced her to stay on her toes and kept the days from becoming monotonous. As a teacher herself, Scheie understood how WJI's structure of theory followed by application helped engrain in her these new reporting skills.
Soon she was waking up each morning to cover an assignment in Asheville or Washington, D.C, and then finding a corner in a coffee shop to write. As this summer routine continued, Scheie developed more courage when it came to navigating sometimes challenging stories and often challenging places like the U.S. Capitol Building. In Washington she got to see the messy side of politics up close for the first time in her life. In Asheville, she would go out into the streets not really knowing what to expect but hoping to find interesting people and hear their stories. Before the summer ended Scheie began to feel like a journalist.
Scheie said WJI transformed her writing. She now places a greater emphasis on being concise, something that was not stressed in her English classes. This has brought new clarity to her writing. She also received valuable practice on how to work quickly but accurately while facing tight deadlines.
But what stood out to Scheie the most was how WJI encouraged her to develop discernment as a reporter: "I am glad I learned at World because they really think about how you deal with ethics as a reporter. It is important to them. I like how World has a deeper purpose behind what they are doing beyond news."
During almost daily meal conversations, Scheie enjoyed hearing from some of the magazine's reporters about their thought processes as they cover challenging topics and develop sources.
"I went in expecting to learn about writing, and I got that. I learned so much about writing! But I also grew as a Christian while having to think through tough ethical issues and how to approach a story. It made me tackle life questions that go beyond journalism."
Scheie is back teaching English and Spanish at a school in Ohio. But she can now add a new job title: journalist. Scheie is doing some freelance work for World, focusing on education. In November alone, the World News Group posted seven stories written by Scheie.
To read some of her stories click here:
And to learn more about how to join the WJI team for 2015 keep exploring this website and click on the "apply now" button at the top of each web page.
For more information:
World Journalism Institute