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Recovery Is Possible
My name is Ashley and I am a recovering addict 1+yr clean off opiates, and a strong activist against drugs. I just wanted to share my story in hopes that I can reach even one addict, n to change their mind. I started using drugs at the young age of 12. I began with weed, then alcohol around 15, by 16 cocaine and ecstasy. At 17 I was using acid almost every day as I was best friends with fellow 17yr old acid dealers in our town and school. I grew up in a small town in the mild country, you would think drug use would be scarce, it was the complete opposite. We were all so bored with nothing to do that drugs became a epidemic in our small country town. We live between the border with Cananda and Buffalo Ny, drugs would be smuggled or come either way. Before the legal age of 21 I was already a raging alcoholic, I would say about 18 I was blacking out every night, then finding out the next day all the stupid embarrassing stuff that I had done, and everyone knows everyone in our small town!
I went thru a lot of abuse growing up which started my rebellious childhood. I thought what I was doing was fun, it helped me forget my traumas, and everyone was doing it, (not as bad as me though). I was ok in grades at school, I was also involved in sports, I masked my use from my family very well for almost 17yrs! They knew I was drinking about 19yrs, but I was so out of control they couldn't control me. I would have parties in my bedroom of my parents house every night. They would wake up and find tons of people in my room and bottles everywhere, they didn't know how to handle me so it just continued. By 24 I quit drinking from being so embarrassed. Well I shortly picked up a opiate habit. My pshyciatrist told me alcohol and opiates use same brain receptors, hence why I picked up the opiate habit, I traded one for another. I was using 5-10 lower tabs at a time, Xanax, hydrocodones. I continued to be abused by every boyfriend I had. I took the drugs to ease the mental pain, but in realitiy it was hurting me mentally even more, because I didn't care about myself or life, I had no self identity or self esteem. Shortly the pills were not enough anymore. I moved on to oxycotin, then when I was using 4 80mg oxcys a day and spending 60 on each pill, that became not enough and too expensive. I had a great job, I was a manager at a call center at a bank. I could afford the pills but had nothing to show for myself, my family started questioning me. They thought I just had a shopping addiction. When oxys weren't enough, I moved up to the strongest prescription opiate there is, Opanas! the strongest milligram was 40mg, and it was equivalent to black tar heroin, basically synthetic heroin. When sniffing them wasn't enough anymore and when our dr feel good got busted, prices sky rocketed and sooo many kids were in dyer pain and withdrawal!!! I moved on to injecting the opanas and by that time I had lost almost everything, my apartment, my job (i was on disability with them for depression when i was depressed but also using and not wanting to work. I had no money and started stealing from friends and family. at age 28 I got pregnant, and used my whole pregnancy, afraid that if i quit he would be lost from withdrawl. Luckily he was ok! Right before my labor, my ex of 7 yrs and best friend (he did change his abusive ways and became a good person) died from opana overdose, 2 weeks before xmas and 1 month before my labor. Shortly after giving birth I was withdrawling so bad one day that I thought i was dying. I called the ambulance and my parents found out. they thought I was just using lowertabs, they had no clue what was really going on. I then went to a suboxone dr around age 28, trying to get clean, but just ended up selling them for money for my fix. Soon We all basically moved on to heroin, it was cheaper. I was such a full blown junkie that I didn't even care about sharing needles to get my fix. On Aug 31st 2012, I had overdosed and almost died, luckily the lady I was staying with called the ambulance in time. I had my 1 yr old son sleeping next to me. CPS took away custody of my son and gave him to my parents.
You would think after the death of my ex I woulda learned. I was such a junkie that nothing mattered. I couldn't even get high anymore. I was just using to maintain not getting sick! I tried suicide a number of times and was institutionalized at pshyc wards for suicide AND physcotic breaks on my father. I was insane at times, and never cared about life , family, myself, only my son! MY life changed the day I overdosed and my son was taken away. when I got out of the pshyc ward for what they thought was attempted suicide( my overdose) I knew I needed to get back the only thing that mattered to me, my son, n that I would do all I had to do to change. I went right to a dual diagnosis rehab to get ahold of my addiction and mental health. from there I went into outpatient rehab 4 times a week and enrolled in a mental health counseling program. It took a good 5 months before the cravings died down. I was put on a experimental drug called vivitrol which is a monthly shot opiate blocker. it worked wonders in my recovery, just knowing it was in me and if I wanted to relapse it wouldn't work. I am 30 now, my son is almost 3. I graduated my outpatient after 11 months. I continue my mental health. I turned to god and became a Christian, I had all the support from my family n god, dropped all my drug "friends" and started life all over again. being that was so messed up at such a young age, I never knew what real life was. its like im 12 again and starting over the right way, appreciating life for what its ment for, love and happiness. I have never been truly happy in life till now, I was 1yr clean on 9/1/2013, I have custody back of my son, we have our own apartment, we go to chapel, I volunteer to give back, Im involved in anything having to do against drugs.
I found other good addictions that make me happy, ART, food, playing my elec guitar, and most of all my music and god! I listen to Christian heavy metal, it is actually a BIG factor in my recovery, a therapy, the famous musicians had everything they could ever want, money, drugs, fame, and were still never happy. They turned to god, dropped the drugs and band, and started a Christian metal band all about addiction, recovery, depression and god. incase an addict is reading this story, check them out, they were a strong influence in my recovery. Theraputic and inspiring! their called Love and Death, lead guitarist of korn. lead bassist also turned Christian and the whole Korn band has been sober for almost 10yrs. TODAY I am finding my identity, I am happy, I have things to look forward too, and mostly I have my son back and a proud family. I made my amends, I surrendered to my higher power, Im loving life for the first time, and I feel a strong power to tell my story as much as I can and reach out to the troubled, to help in any way any cause I can. just getting through to one addict is worth all my efforts, saving a life. This is my destiny. THANK YOU anyone who read my story. MUCH LOVE
This Story of Hope was created in celebration of recovery and to let families know that there are pathways to hope and healing. The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids is the only nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families who are struggling with their son or daughter's substance use. Please consider sharing this page so that families know where to turn to for help, and that there is always hope.


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Amy is a registered massage therapist and has completed a 2200 hour massage course at MH Vicars. Amy is certified in cupping and has extensive training in releasing myofascial restrictions. She has completed the Myofascial Tree course offered by Don Desrosiers. The application of this treatment parallel the results of rolfing.
Amy is able to tailor a treatment to her clients' needs – from deep tissue to lighter/relaxation techniques. Amy has a background of being involved in and treating those involved in sports, namely wrestling, yoga and running.
Amy is qualified and has been very successful in treating conditions such as whiplash, carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome (which can have similar symptoms to carpal tunnel syndrome), tendinitis, sprains, strains, frozen shoulder, hyperkyphosis, hyperlordosis, scoliosis, torticollis, temporal mandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ dysfunction), ITB band contractures, pes planus, plantar fasciitis, piriformis syndrome and various knee conditions.

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Trouble in paradise.
Had a little tiff with a co-worker tonight she was pissed at me and, frankly, I ended up pissed.
There were only four of us working. The TM decided to do all our end of month reviews, which is kinda cool we all got a little time off the phones. Even though we are not busy, it is still nice.
Anyway, my turn comes and when I get up there he is coaching someone so I wait until he is done. Then he brings out my month end. �Didn�t we already do this?�, he says.
�Ah, ya. But I can still get time off the phones can�t I?� and we laugh.
�Hmmmm ok, you can sit here, or we can go for a smoke?�, he says.
�Cool, lets go.� If he is bluffing, I am calling him on it.
I get my coat and we head out. The others stand up and everyone notices.
When I get back, the girl next to me is clearly pissed. I make light of it, and she says flat out that she is pissed. I of course laugh, cuz I think it is ridiculous to be pissed. If I had been in her shoes, I of course would have laughed, called her a bitch (both jealously and jokingly) and moved on. At this point it is done, and there is nothing I can do to take it back. I realize she is pissed and I am sorry she is, but short of turning back time, I don�t see how I can make it right. Lets move on.
That is not how she handled it.
She said it was favouritism, I disagreed, since I think whoever he had up there would have ended up going for a smoke, I doubt it was because of me. She disagreed.
I pointed out that more than a few people sign off the phones and sneak out for a smoke, and she has no problem with that? No, it is wrong but she has no problem with that. �Is it just that it was me then?� No it was that a TM went with me, and it was, in her mind, favouritism.
�Ok, so if you don�t have a problem with me sneaking out, you have a problem with the TM, take it up with him�
�I think I will.�
�Fine then, it was wrong, I agree and it will never happen again. Are we done?�
Nope we are not she went on to say that she wouldn�t have gone if it was her. Ok, that�s her, I guess I am morally corrupt. Through most of the conversation I was just taking it, until she said this to me. ���..and a woman of your age should know better.� Ok, the guy sitting next to me takes one look at my face and steps backwards.
I was so mad that I don�t even remember what I said next.
I don�t know if you get this from my blog or not. But I live my life one way. I do not dwell on things, life is too short and I have been through too much shit. If you don�t like me, bite me. At �my age� I don�t have time for the bullshit.
I apologized to her, not because I was sorry for doing it, but for the fact that she was upset that I did do it. She took it as a personal affront and it appeared to me that she was more upset that I wasn�t more upset that she was upset. I felt like she wanted me to be totally ashamed of myself. Which I am not and refuse to be. So, if that upsets her, so be it.
A woman of my advanced years can�t afford to waste time with the bullshit.


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Union Pacific UNP, +1.92% reported fourth quarter results that topped Wall Street forecasts amid an improvement in operating margin and employee productivity. Net income for the quarter ending December was $378 million, or $1.41 a share, up from $1.06 a share in the same period a year ago. Excluding one-time gains related to land and track sales and tax adjustments, earnings were $1.10 a share, above the average analyst estimate compiled by Multex of $1.08. Revenue increased 5 percent to $3.17 billion, compared with analyst expectations of $3.11 billion. Operating margin was up 1.6 percentage points to 20.2 percent and productivity increased 6.7 percent to 21 million gross-ton miles per employee. Looking ahead, the railroad company expects "moderately improved" revenue growth throughout the year, but the uncertain economic outlook and high energy prices remains a concern. The stock is gaining 53 cents to $60.03.
Union Pacific exceeds Q4 expectations
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Safari Overview
Perfect for those who have a limited time in Madagascar, or want a quick wildlife burst before heading to relax on the beach. Starting in the stunning Andasibe National Park, scour for lemurs, such as the indri, brown lemur, lesser bamboo lemur and the greater dwarf lemur, as well as a huge array of other wildlife and reptiles. From here, you move on to Palmarium where you have the wonderful opportunity to visit a small island, home to the bizarre and elusive aye aye.
What makes this trip extraordinary
- A lot of lemurs in a short amount of time!
- Track the elusive aye aye's at Palmarium.
- Wake to the call of the indri at Andasibe.
Visit select spots on this huge island to get a taster for Madagascar's wildlife and cultural highlights.


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Ants were among the world's first farmers
Excerpt from the November 11, 1967 issue of Science News
Fungus farmers
Finding the chemical basis for the close association between the Attine ants, inhabiting an area extending from Argentina to the southern United States, and the fungus they culture is the aim of research … by Prof. Michael M. Martin of the University of Michigan. Although many animals feed on fungi, the culturing of fungus by the Attine ants is the only known example of creatures growing their own. — Science News, November 11, 1967
Attine ants, a group of more than 200 species, began cultivating fungus "gardens" for food around 60 million years ago. Total codependence between the ants and fungi evolved around 30


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Industry Tracks
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Health Care/Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical and health-care companies are achieving real benefits from employing radio frequency identification. In the health-care field, hospitals and other medical facilities are employing RFID to improve patient safety, increase asset utilization with real-time tracking, boost revenue with automated billing and reduce medical errors using track-and-match applications. Pharmaceutical companies are exploring the technology's potential for collecting pedigree data, as well as examining other potential uses, including reducing counterfeiting and theft, and improving shipping accuracy. Learn how RFID is impacting ROI in the health-care environment, while also improving efficiencies in the pharmaceutical industry.
April 13, 2011
1:30 PM—Track Session
Disney Cancer Center Uses RFID to Enhance Patient Experience
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center's Disney Family Cancer Center is employing an RFID solution to reduce patient anxiety and improve workflow. Hear how the hospital uses RFID readers to relay information to activate custom hospital-room settings—music, lighting and temperature—as well as location data that can be sent to the staff's phone, enabling clinicians to locate patients quickly. Information is also provided to the facility's security and environmental-control systems, thus maximizing the hospital's operational efficiencies.
Speaker:Ray Lowe, Senior Director of Enterprise Clinical Implementation (EHR) and Acute Care Strategy, Dignity Health
Takeaways:• How to integrate active and passive RFID into a single system
2:20 PM—Track Session
Texoma Medical Center Reduces Costs by Managing Assets With RFID
Texoma Medical Center, an acute-care hospital located in Denison, Texas, is utilizing an enterprise-wide real-time locating system (RTLS) to track and manage mobile medical equipment and monitor temperature-sensitive assets. Learn how the hospital is lowering costs in the areas of capital budget reallocation and monthly rental savings, while reducing the incidence of lost or missing assets. And hear how the medical center is using temperature-monitoring tags to manage the temperatures of nourishment and medication refrigerators.
Speaker:Gregg Stepp, CMRP, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Texoma Medical Center
3:10 PM—Track Session
RFID Increases Profits for Pharmaceutical Distributor
Argentine pharmaceutical distribution company Axxa Pharma reports that it has seen a 40 percent rise in profit margins since it began employing RFID at its Buenos Aires warehouse. The firm is tracking the buying and selling prices of its medicines, as well as expiration dates, thereby ensuring that the drugs are properly billed, and that expired products are not shipped to customers. Learn how the technology has enabled Axxa to track each container of medicine from the time it arrives at the warehouse until the drug is sold and shipped to a customer.
Speaker:Federico van Gelderen, Executive Director, Axxa Pharma
Takeaways:• How RFID can be used to provide an electronic record of which medicines are received from which companies, as well as the expiration dates of those products
April 14, 2011
12:00 PM—Track Session
Pharmaceutical Company Leverages RFID Tags for Medical Products
Hanmi Pharmaceutical has adopted an RFID item-level tagging system for its entire range of products, using more than 60 million tags annually. The Korean manufacturer is employing radio frequency identification to maximize the visibility and traceability of its logistics and inventory-management processes. In this session, the firm will explain its successful deployment and outline the benefits it has derived from implementing the RFID system.
Speaker:Kwang NamGung, CEO, Hanmi IT, CIO, Hanmi Pharmaceutical , Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co.
2:00 PM—Track Session
Lahey Clinic Expands Use of RFID Across Its Entire Facility
The Lahey Clinic Medical Center, a 295-bed hospital in Burlington, Mass., with a 24-hour emergency department and trauma center, has more than 1,500 pieces of moveable medical equipment. In this session, hear how Lahey pioneered the use of RFID for asset tracking in a hospital, and how it has since moved on to additional applications of the technology, improving efficiencies and patient outcomes.
Speaker:Ed Bortone, CHPA, Director of Materials Services and Security, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Takeaways:• Learn how the Lahey Clinic uses RFID for employee parking, external and internal doorway access control, payroll deduction for its cafeteria and scrub-suit acquisition
2:50 PM—Track Session
RFID in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Regulations, Physical Limitations and a Real-Life Study
In this presentation, learn in detail how the regulations put in place by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) affect the application of RFID in tracking and tracing pharmaceuticals—particularly products with proteins as their active ingredient (biologics). In addition, hear the conclusive results of a two-year collaboration between University of South Florida Polytechnic researchers and multiple major pharmaceutical companies, to test and analyze the effects of some of these regulations on a wide variety of biologic products over the frequency spectrum of commercially available RFID systems.
Speakers:Jean-Pierre Emond, Ph.D., Director, Cold Chain Research, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Takeaways:• How actual facilities and the functional work environment of a major regional hospital are utilized to administer tests involving RFID exposure
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End of the Year Recap/
It has been a great 2012 - 2013 for Hawkapella! We have a core group of soon-to-be seniors that have been in the group since they were freshman which gives us an incredible foundation for my final year as Music Director. Unfortunately, we did have to say goodbye to 4 members of Hawkapella: Ian Baxter, Jacob Silver, TJ Wieczorek and Matt Reddick due to their graduation and these gents will be sorely missed. However, I am excited to welcome some new members in the fall as well as decide upon the next Music Director of the group!
In the fall, we kicked off the year with our invitational concert and took in Hansdey and Matt Reddick (who took a leave of absence from the group until his senior year). We then spent October prepping the group for the year and at the end of the month, we hosted the Smiffenpoofs from Smith College. We then traveled to Smith and Wheaton Colleges (Noteables and Wheatones) and ended the semester with a killer fall show (holiday themed).
In the spring, we started with our valentines day fundraiser which was our biggest success to date. After that, we geared up for an awesome acappellooza and then spent the rest of the semester prepping for a great spring show. We had to re-group since we last 2 members in the fall. We were also lucky enough to give a masterclass to some kids from Sedgwick Middle School and perform at a private party at the Simsbury Inn.
Along with our success and many additions to our repetoire, we welcomed a new manager/mom to our group: Lucy D'Angelo. Lucy is a management major at Hartt with minors in everything else and is going to be an asset to Hawkapella. I am excited to see the progress we can make with her at the helm.
Anyways, we are really looking forward to our best year yet next year and keep an eye out for audition notices and concert flyers. If you are interested in joining or just want to be a fanboy/girl, don't hesitate to talk to one of us about the group - we love it more than anything.
See y'all in the fall!
In the meantime, check out our youtube for more Hawkapella action - www.youtube.com/hawkapella
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Ant Financial remains China's biggest unicorn, Jinri Toutiao surpasses Didi Chuxing to rank second
Jan. 29 (NBD) – One new unicorn company emerged every 3.8 days in greater China in 2018, according to a unicorn index released by Hurun Research Institute last Thursday.
Unicorns, as general definition goes, are companies with external financing and valuation over 1 billion U.S. dollars. The number of such companies in China increased from 120 to 186 in last year, the report revealed.
Ant Financial, Alibaba's financial arm, topped the list with a valuation of 1 trillion yuan (148.5 billion U.S. dollars). News aggregator Jinri Toutiao, valued at 500 billion yuan (72.4 billion U.S. dollars), rose from the fifth in 2017 to the second in 2018, surpassing mobility platform Didi Chuxing, valued at 300 billion yuan (44.5 billion U.S. dollars), which fell to the third.
Popular short-video app Kuaishou and e-commerce giant JD.com's logistics arm are the newcomers in the top 10. Smartphone maker Xiaomi and EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology retreated from the list due to IPOs last year.
NBD noted that the valuation of unicorns surged in 2018.
The Internet finance sector continued to take a lead in terms of valuation and number of unicorns. 45 companies with total valuation of over 1.6 trillion yuan (237.5 billion U.S. dollars), 2.3 times that of 2017, topped the 17 industries on the list.
Moreover, the valuation of 19 companies more than doubled last year. Among them, Jinri Toutiao, Kuaishou and online grocery seller Meicai even saw their valuation quadruple.
The valuation of online grocery and delivery firm Dada-JD Daojia, online health service provider We Doctor, and AI developer SenseTime approximately tripled.
NBD also noted that Beijing still held the first place in terms of both the number of unicorns and the total valuation. 79 companies headquartered in the nation's capital made it to the list, and the total valuation of them exceeded 2 trillion yuan (296.9 billion U.S. dollars). Shanghai and Hangzhou ranked the second and third with 42 and 18 companies, respectively.
An industry insider told NBD that currently the valuation bubbles in China's start-ups are extraordinary, and predicted a major correction of the "craziness" is set to occur in the primary market.
In terms of industry distribution, Internet service, e-commerce and Internet finance were the top three contributors to the number of unicorns. The ranking was the same in 2017.
It is noteworthy that among the 97 newly added companies, 9 and 8 came from the health industry and education & training industry, respectively, making the two sectors next only to Internet service in terms of new unicorn contribution.
Sequoia Capital has investment in 49 unicorns, becoming again the top one investment institution in terms of unicorns netted. Tencent and IDG follows with 30 and 21, respectively.
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Today, a very joyful revolution is going on. The quest for perfection is giving way to that for personality and uniqueness. Defects are no longer considered as something to hide: on the contrary, they are valuable and worth showing.
During Maison & Objet trade fair, Parisian concept store Merci dedicated a show called "Imparfait" (Imperfect) to misshapen or worn home accessories: chipped or deform kitchenware, broken chairs and ceramics with faded paint, which once restored appear even better than before.
Just like our luggage, which can be handled without care and becomes more glamorous with every new dent!
For the occasion, our suitcases could not be missing: here they are together with our "Crash Car"!


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Jess Gillam's World
Part 3
"Stage animal"
– BBC Young Musician 2014
This weekend, I have spent two days filming a music video for "The Sky's the Limit", a piece written for me by renowned saxophonist and composer Barbara Thompson. Barbara and her husband, Jon Hiseman, came up to the Lake District for three days with Asue Azar to film me playing the piece in various locations with stunning scenery.
"The Sky's the Limit" was written for me to perform at the World Saxophone Congress in July and is a piece for alto saxophone, piano and strings. Barbara says, "It leads the saxophone into groundbreaking areas while retaining melodic and rhythmical elements. The saxophone is a very exciting instrument to write for because it has so many variations of tone and colour and the player can make his or her sound unique. It is a real treat to write a piece for such a talented young 17-year-old saxophonist, and I hope this will be the first of many collaborations".
|Jess with Barbara Thompson
Filming the video was a very interesting experience and I enjoyed learning about how this world works and it also gave me a chance to appreciate the natural beauty of where I come from. However, I was a little nervous playing on the top of a crag looking over Windermere – I wasn't expecting an audience and people were gathering round to see what was happening! The sound in open air just did not travel no matter how much I attempted to project and make the sound sing. I began playing saxophone when I was 7 in the Barracudas carnival band so I am quite used to playing on the streets but this was quite different – no PA and no buildings for the sound to bounce off meant I could only produce a very dead sound. This meant I had to think about all other elements of playing a piece of music a lot more because I knew there wasn't very much I could do about the sound projection so I considered rhythmic accuracy, dynamic control, vibrato control and articulation in a much more meticulous way than I usually do but the performance was not comparable to one indoors where all of these elements can be projected!
|Jess playing to the elements!
We also filmed at Birkrigg Common, very close to where I live. Jon asked me to stand on the trig point and this was quite a scary place to perform the piece – I am very clumsy at the best of times and playing without being able to move took a lot of concentration!
Working with Barbara and Jon has been a truly inspirational experience – they are both so dedicated and passionate about what they do and really live and breathe music. They have both had very successful and varied careers and listening to their anecdotes and stories about gigs and the lengths they used to have to go to even just to record music is fascinating! Barbara has inspired me with her music since I was 12 years old and to now be working with her is quite a surreal experience! 8 years ago, Barbara was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and the way she continues, still composing and creating music, is quite unbelievable.
|Jess at Windermere
Jon is now editing the video and it will be released on YouTube once the editing and recording has been completed.
I have also spent a lot of time this month practicing the Malcolm Arnold Saxophone Concerto as I will be performing it with the Worthing Symphony Orchestra in October at the Malcolm Arnold Festival in Northampton and at the Worthing Assembly Hall. Preparing a concerto is something I really enjoy and trying to connect information about a composer with the themes and moods in their music is fascinating and I am really looking forward to performing the piece.
Worthing Symphony Orchestra
Sunday 11th & Sunday 18th October @ 2.45pm
Malcolm Arnold Festival
John Harle Concert - Friday 13th November @ 7.30pm
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These new Training Notes set out the proper place of a church budget. They show that a budget puts across:
- an outworking of the church's purpose and plan;
- a statement of the church's vision and faith;
- a practical demonstration of the church's values;
- an assurance of wise stewardship;
- a measure of spiritual health.
This is followed by a section of variations in budget construction and questions for discussion. These notes are for leadership teams, not just the Treasurer, to demonstrate the importance of a church budget and its use in decision-making.
Training Notes TN108, What do budgets actually tell us?, are now available without charge on the Training Notes page of John's website.
Other resources on related themes:
Here are a selection of other resources on my website on themes linked to the above. Items marked A are on the Articles page. Items marked TN are on the Training Notes page.
A28 Rooms to let
A31 Helping people back to church
TN14 Setting up a Newcomers Team
TN83 The service isn't over yet
TN86 Customer care for churches?
A7 Understanding stewardship
A16 Funding a capital project
A18 Administering church funds
TN19 Key words for a financial appeal
TN29 What's your real church income?
TN98 An outline Church Financial Policy


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Our boat has two 40 gallon fresh water tanks, plus we will have an untold number of jugs for water on the boat. When it rains, we will catch it in a large tarpaulin funnel fitted with an elephant's nose and route the water into our holding vessels.
The inquirer sometimes suggests using a salt to fresh water converter. The problem with these devices is that they require enormous amounts of energy ... more energy than we plan on creating on our boat.
What happens when we are in regions of the world where water is scarce? We will get it however the locals do. If that is from a faucet, so be it. Do we run the risk of getting some sort of water borne bug? Yes, but their are tablets that can help us avoid tainted water. Further, did you know that you can kill off those same bugs with bleach? There is a specific ratio of bleach to fresh water that can be followed to kill the bugs but not you. From some of the folks whom use this technique, we've learned that you can't even taste the bleach.
We often fall back on that somehow man has survived all these years, we too will make it just fine. While water is critical, obtaining water isn't our greatest concern. There is plenty of it.


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BIOMETRA seminar on MAY 20
The next seminar of the BIOMETRA Department will be on MAY 20, 1.00PM. Valeria Rondelli of the BIOMETRA Department will be speaking about "Membranes as multilayered mirrors: Neutron and X-Ray Reflectivity reveal their internal structure and interaction with approaching proteins and peptides". The seminar will be held in Aula C at the LITA Building in Segrate.


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Being Bold for Christ as an Entrepreneur/
The community of online creative businesses seems to be overrun with darkness. You can't scroll through Instagram or Pinterest without seeing swear words diluting beautiful images. In this community of online business owners, you can't help but come across people bragging about their wealth, crediting their six and seven figure incomes to everything under the sun except God.
I felt my heart race in fear when I realized God was calling me into this arena. Not only was He calling me to take the leap into this industry, He was commanding me to do it boldly. I realized later that He was calling me to be bold for reasons much bigger than myself.
As aspiring entrepreneurs, we get overwhelmed with excitement at the flood of new ideas, goals, and dreams. We work ourselves tirelessly, experimenting with new strategies, obsessing over our analytics, and studying our competition. We begin to run on less and less sleep to find more time in the day to tackle our to-do lists. Then, the fruit of our labor sprouts. We get so excited and begin to attribute our success to our own diligence and perseverance. But the bible tells us,
"Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows" James 1:16-17.
Every good and perfect thing in your life has been the Lord's doing. You are His precious child. The business ideas, success, goals, and dreams you have in your heart could very well come from Him. God allows us to be successful. We may think at times it was our own doing, but the reality is that God is the provider of our success.
If God is the source of everything that is good and perfect in our lives, including our business, how then, could we not be bold for Him? How can we settle for not acknowledging Him?
We have to ask ourselves why we are being silent. If God is the provider of our platform, our success, and our joy, why would we not want to rejoice publicly about Him? Are we ashamed of Him? Are we afraid of offending someone? Afraid of losing customers? Can you imagine if Jesus and the disciples were afraid of offending people by spreading the gospel? Where would we be?
We must never forget that we are to make disciples of many nations. If we have an online presence or "following", we literally have the chance to make disciples. But are we too selfish? Do we only want to lift up ourselves and the business that rightfully belongs to God without including Him?
There is an abundance of entrepreneurs who credit their success to many things, but how many do you know who are willing to attribute their success solely to the grace of God?
There are Christians who want to be entrepreneurs who are looking for like-minded people to serve as mentors and inspiration for them. There are young women who need to see that Christians who are bold about their faith can be successful. I have seen women confess that they have been coached by people who warned them not to mention God in their online business. Young women are falling into the enemy's trap of remaining silent about the goodness of God.
When God gave us the vision for Humble & Whole, we knew that we had to make a choice. The enemy whispered to us that we didn't have to be bold for Christ to be successful. There are plenty of examples of entrepreneurs who use foul language like it's a casual thing and those who shame others who aren't making six figures yet in their businesses. The enemy told us we could be successful apart from God.
I remember sitting on the balcony of my apartment, going back and forth, unsure of what to do. But I couldn't ignore the feeling in my heart that God was calling me to be bold for Him. I had been praying for radical faith in God. I told Him that I didn't want to settle for being average in my life anymore. I knew He was waiting to see if I truly wanted to act like I had radical faith in Him. If I truly meant that He was my everything. But God revealed something else to me too. He told me to set the example. My boldness for Christ is not for myself. It's bigger than me. My boldness for Christ is for the young woman whose mentor told her not to claim Jesus Christ. My boldness is for those who do not yet know the goodness of our Savior. My boldness is for the one who wonders if she really can be successful and unashamed.
Being bold for Christ in business means I have a chance to let my light shine:
"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord." Ephesians 5:8
Being bold for Christ in an industry tainted so heavily with deceit, dishonesty, and greed is not the easiest thing to do. But I understand that it's truly the least I can do for a Lord and Savior who did everything for me. I also understand that I am the one who has the advantage. I serve a God who is not lacking or limited in anything. I choose to honor God with Humble & Whole most importantly because it is rightfully His, but also because I am believing Him for a prosperous business. I don't want any abundance in my business apart from God. I know that if it comes from Him, then it is because He wanted me with that blessing. I don't want anything outside of the will of God.
Are you bold in your business for Christ? Have you stopped to ask Him if He wants you to be?


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Weekly workouts: 7/26-8/2 (vacation in PA!)
Last week was a much, much, much (muchmuchmuchmuchMUCH) needed break from the oppressive heat and humidity here in Charleston. After a did not (officially) finish at the IOP 10K (more on that in a later recap post), and getting discouraged on every run because I'm so dang slow right now and it feels like a major effort, plus coming off a mild injury and a week and a half of illness (thanks, daycare!), I really needed a break. I also needed the reminder that I'm not, in fact, getting slower. I'm just running my first full summer in Charleston and I'm not exactly acclimated yet.
I remember struggling similarly in Charlotte when I moved there from Pennsylvania and it took me until my second summer there to really acclimate. And even though I was here last summer, I had stopped running by the time it got humid and then started again at the end of July and was a turtle just because of the running break and pregnancy, so no comparisons there with this year (I'm definitely much faster now than I was then!).
In PA, my paces for the short, easy (and hilly) runs I did were much faster than easy runs - if there even is such a thing as an easy run in the summer in Charleston - here. In fact, I looked down at several points and saw high 7s as my paces in the second half of my runs after I was warmed up. I wish I had had time to run longer runs, but I ran what I had time for and at least I got a few in. It was still humid up there, but nothing (nothing!) like down here. Here the air feels like you're breathing pudding through a straw. The air was thinner there and I could get it into my lungs without a fight.
Since I didn't have my regular paddleboarding workouts, I tried out Move It Studio, a new barre, pilates and dance studio in downtown Lancaster. I loved it! I used to do Pure Barre two or three times a week, and I really liked that, but I liked Move It Studio's workout so much better! It included more pure dance moves than Pure Barre uses. They need to open a second location in Mount Pleasant! But until then (ha!), Move It will be my go-to core workout studio whenever we travel back home. So glad I found that place!
While I only managed to get three workouts in, I still spent a ton of time walking around - most days were spent on my feet. When we got home late Sunday night, I felt like I needed a vacation from my vacation! But we had a good time and I'll post pictures soon.
After returning, my first run back felt better than I've felt in a long while running here. It was hot and the humidity was near 100%, but my little vacation of short, cool runs left me feeling refreshed and ready to tackle fall half marathon training (which starts next week!).


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Notability 4+
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Doesn't sync well
So I started using this app about a year ago and loved it at first. It's a great app with lots of very useful features. However, the problem I had and couldn't ever get anyone to help resolve is that it doesn't always synchronize correctly. If you don't use the iCloud Sync feature then you are fine using this app.
I'll try to explain. Using the app on multiple devices and using the iCloud Sync feature if I would enter text in a note on one device but then switch over to another app too quickly, I would lose all of the text or most of it that I entered. So if I didn't go right back to the note again, I never knew that I lost it. Something to do with the sync on iCloud wouldn't work. I thought that maybe I had to shut the app off on all of the other devices, so I did that. Still didn't work. So if the notes you're putting into Notability are important to you, I would make sure everything is syncing correctly because it may not be.
I lost a lot of stuff over the past year and probably more than what I know of.
I use the Notes App now and it's working great. It doesn't have the features that Notability has but it does sync everything very nicely!
Hopefully this helps.
UPDATED: Works Great
I'm updating this review because of the version 3 update. It now recognizes handwriting very well. I haven't thoroughly tested it but the problem I had was fixed and seems to be very good. I'm not sure how well the conversion works and if it converts the text and saves it in the note for the iPad version to then be able to search too, but I'll find out soon.
ORIGINAL REVIEW: I think the app has great potential with a just a small amount of work. The app should match the abilities of the iPad version. The Mac version cannot convert the handwriting to text after it's selected like you can do on the iPad. If you can it's not obvious. It would also be nice if you could right click on the pictures that were taken with the program and save them as a JPG. The option now is to copy it to the clipboard, open it in another program such as Preview and then save. It seems to be a poor workaround.
It does sync very well with iCloud and I found it backs up just fine to Dropbox (iPad version). It will only allow one device on your account to back up. I'm not sure why unless it considers a backup just another sync.
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This is the best app that i have in my 'toolbox' for productivity. I have been using Notability on my iPad and iMac now for 4 Years - and it just keeps getting better. I use it for field notes on my iPad, open the app in the office on my mac and the notes are just there. Being able to also access the data on an iPhone is incredibily helpful when a quick access for information is necessary. The ability to jot notes, file and tag the notes is incredibly useful. Being able to easily share the notes with other people using e-mail or mesassging allows us to share thoughts and ideas clearly. Sharing notes between employees using AirDrop makes sharing information between employees very easy and troublefree. Primarily because of this app, our company has migrated all field personnel and office support personnel to iPads (or Macs) using Notability. I highly recommend this app due to its ease of use, syncing capabilities, and sharing of document capabilities. If i could rate it with more than 5 Stars i would !
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Sarah Greenawalt (Reneker), Club Director and HS Girls CoachCoaching Experience: Coach Greenawalt came to RWP with 5 seasons of collegiate women's water polo coaching experience from Division II California State University San Bernardino. Greenawalt has been coaching with RWP for the last 5 seasons.
Playing Experience: Greenawalt's water polo career began in Riverside at John W. North High School in 1999. Following high school, Greenawalt competed at California State University San Bernardino.
Notable recognition: During her coaching career with the CSUSB Coyotes, Greenawalt was recognized as Coach of the Year in 2014. Prior to her coaching, Greenawalt picked up two All-WWPA Second Team achievements in 2003 and 2004, as well as All American First Team in 2004, ending her collegiate career with All-WWPA Conference First Team, All-WWPA Tournament First Team, CSUSB Female Athlete of the Year, and was runner-up for NCAA Woman of the Year her senior year. As a high school athlete, Greenawalt helped lead her team to two CIF Championship game appearances.
Chelsea Shortall, 12/14 Girls CoachCoaching Experience: The current 12 & 14 under girls coach, comes to us in her sixth season as the Women's Water Polo Assistant Coach at California Baptist University, as well as an Assistant Coach to one of the Olympic Development Program's age group teams.
Playing Experience: Former athlete for California State University Northridge.
Notable Recognition: Under Shortall's coaching, 12 athletes have earned All- American awards and one athlete voted Player of the Year by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches two years in a row at CBU. As a CSUN Matador, she picked up All-American honors as well as a Team Offensive Player of the Year title for her team in 2008. In 2017 Shortfall was named the Top Coach of an ODP Cadet team at the ODP National Championships and offered the position as Assistant Coach to the ODP age-group team.
Kevin Rosa, 12/14 Boys CoachCoaching Experience: our 12 &14 under boys water polo coach is also the current head coach for the California Baptist University Men's Water Polo Team going into his third season. Prior to his Division I coaching career, Rosa was the head Boys' and Girls' water polo coach for North High School in Riverside California before transferring to Martin Luther King High School where he eventually became the head coach of both the Boys' and Girls' water polo teams. In 2014 Rosa decided to focus on the boy's team only and led them to a Big VIII League Title and CIF Division III title.
Playing experience: Kevin Rosa was a four-year Varsity member of the Arlington High School Boy's Water Polo Team. Rosa began his collegiate Water Polo career at Riverside Community College for two years before playing his final years of eligibility at the University of Redlands.
Notable Recognition: As a player, Rosa picked up two League Titles during his time at Arlington High School and appeared in two CIF Title games. Most recognizably Rosa was recently inducted into the University of Redlands Hall of Fame.
Jacky Myers, 12/14 Girls CoachCoaching Experience: Current Splashball and Futures' coach. Started coaching at RWP in 2012 and also began coaching Martin Luther King High School's Girl's water polo team as head Junior Varsity Coach and Assistant Varsity girl's Coach.
Playing Experience: Meyers is a current Senior member of the nationally ranked Women's Water Polo team at California Baptist University. Prior to her Division I endeavors, Meyers was a part of the Riverside Community College Women's Water Polo team. Meyers was also apart of the Martin Luther King's girls water polo team, as well as a member of the RWP 18 &16u teams.
Notable recognition: In her first season as a CBU Lancer Meyers, picked up the New Comer of the Year Award for her team. In her years at RCC, Meyers appeared in two Women's Community College Collegiate Championship games and was recognized as Female Athlete of the Year. At King High School, Meyers was a part of winning four consecutive League Titles and the years following helped coach the Varsity team to four more consecutive titles as well as CIF Division III title. During her years at RWP, she helped bring home a 3rd place metal from Junior Olympics in 2013.
Alvaro Moreno, High School Girls CoachCoaching Experience: Prior to coming to the United States, Moreno was an assistant and head coach for a water polo club in Spain. There he worked with CW2H organizing practices, recruiting foreign talent, structuring weightlifting and dietary needs for players and serving on the club's board of directors. Moreno recently finished his first season as the Girl's Water Polo Head Coach at Martin Luther King High School.
Playing Experience: in the 1990's Moreno played for Dos Hermanas water polo club in Spain and was selected to play for the Junior Spanish National Team from 1997-99 and also played on the Andalusian Regional team from 1997-99.
Notable Recognition: As a player, Moreno was selected as the "Best Local Athlete" for his team for three years straight. During his time as a coach in Spain, he coached 3 Senior State Championship for the Andalusian Tournaments (one at 16u and one at 18u levels). Twice, his senior teams qualified for the LEN Trophy and competed in Serbia and Greece. Three times his teams were selected for the Queen's Cup which represented the top 8 teams in Spain. Within his first year as Head Coach at King High School, Moreno coached his team to a League Title and CIF Quarter Final appearance, with many of his athletes receiving both League and CIF Honors.
Chad Rahn, High School Boys CoachCoaching Experience: Coach Rahn is seasoned with 10 years of coaching boys high school varsity water polo, with 8 seasons at San Gorgonio High School and going into his 3rd season at Martin Luther King High School. Rahn is also in his 6th season of coaching the High School Boys team for RWP.
Playing Experience: Rahn's water polo career started at San Gogonio High School and continued at Riverside City College.
Notable Recognition: In his time coaching at San Gogonio, Rahn lead his team to 6 League Titles. At King High School, Rahn has coached 1 team to a League Title and 2 teams to CIF. Rahn has coached 2 RWP Jr. Olympic Classic Bracket Champions. Prior to his coaching career, Rahn was a 3 time All CIF athlete as well as 3 time San Bernardino Male Athlete of the Year and a Ken Hubbs Award Finalist. At RCC Rahn earned All Conference Recognition.
Eduardo (Eddie) Llamas, 12/14 Boys CoachCoaching Experience: Coach Eddie came to RWP with 2 season as the Varsity Assistant Coach as well as the official Junior Varsity Head coach to both the girls and boys teams at John W. North High School. He is going into his 2nd season as an Assistant Coach to the Boys Water Polo program at Martin Luther King High School and is in his 3rd season coaching at RWP.
Playing Experience: Llamas's water polo career lasted the duration of his time at North High School.
Notable Recognition: Llamas was a member of the Boy's Varsity Water Polo team at North High School.
Anay Ramirez Splash Ball and Futures CoachCoaching Experience: Coach Ramirez is in her 2nd season coaching RWP's futures and Splash Ball program
Playing Experience: Ramirez recently began her water polo career at RWP prior to her high school career for Martin Luther King High School Girls' Water Polo team. Ramirez played 6 seasons with RWP before playing two seasons for the Riverside City College Tigers.
Notable Recognition: As a player, Ramirez helped her team continue their Big VII League Title streak at King High School and also helped her team to one CIF Championship appearance in 2015 and a Division III CIF Title in 2016. Within her 6 seasons at RWP she helped earn a 1st place win at Junior Olympics in the Classic Bracket. At RCC she helped lead her team to a State Title and a State Championship appearance, she picked up numerous individual awards including All-State recognition.
Felicia Sloneker High School Girls CoachCoaching Experience: Coach Sloneker is in her 2nd season coaching at RWP and going into her 3rd season as Assistant Coach for the Martin Luther King High School Girl's Water Polo Program
Playing Experience: Sloneker was a 4-year varsity water polo player at King High School before going on to play 2 seasons at California Baptist University
Notable Recognition: During her water polo career at King High School, Sloneker helped her team earn a League Title as well as earned All-League Recognition
Kyle Ramelot High School Boys CoachCoaching Experience: Coach Ramelot comes to RWP with 2 prior seasons as an Assistant Coach for Martin Luther King High School Boys' Water Polo team. He is in his 3rd season coaching at RWP, where he started with Splash Ball and Futures and is now currently coaching the High School Boys team
Playing Experience: as a player, Ramelot played at Martin Luther King High School
Notable Recognition: Ramelot helped his team earn spots in post season playoffs
Caitlyn Eno Futures and Splash BallCoaching Experience: Coach Eno is in her 1st season at RWP working with the Futures and Splash Ball teams
Playing Experience: Eno began her water polo career at RWP before the start of her career for the Girls' Water Polo Team at Martin Luther King High School.
Notable Recognition: In her time at Martin Luther King Eno helped her team make 1 CIF Championship appearance and earn 1 CIF Division III Title as well as 3 League Titles. Eno picked up All-League Recognition each season she played as well as an All CIF Recognition.
Chris HulmeCoaching Experience: Coach Hulme is in his second season coaching with RWP, he is the current Assistant Varsity and Head Junior Varsity Head Coach for both the Boys and Girls water polo teams at Romona High School. Previously Hulme managed a club swim and water polo team in Yorba Linda
Playing Experience: Hulme's water polo career lasted throughout his high school experience ay Esperanza High School
Notable Recognition: As assistant coach for RWP's 12ug, he helped lead their team to a Silver Medal in the Championship Bracket of Junior Olympics in 2017. In his first season as coach at Romona, Hulme lead his JV Girls team to their first League Title. While playing Hulme was apart of winning 2 CIF Championship Titles as well as 3 League Championships at Esperanza High School
Casey Greenawalt, Assistant Director and All Around Assistant CoachCoaching Experience: Began coaching with RWP when the club first started in 1997. Greenawalt was Head Coach and Club Director for several years and recently finished his first season as the California Baptist University Men's Water Polo Assistant Coach. Coach Greenawalt is also Head Coach to the SoPac Zone Women's Olympic Development Program and the Assistant Coach to the USA Women's Water Polo National Development Team. Prior to his Division I coaching career, Greenawalt was the Head Coach at Martin Luther King High School's Girl's Water Polo Team.
Playing Experience: Was a four-year Varsity member of the Arlington High School Boy's Water Polo Team and continued his water polo career at Riverside Community College.
Notable Recognition: As a player, Greenawalt helped his team earn a CIF and League Title at Arlington and went on to set multiple records at Riverside Community College. Under Greenawalt's coaching at RWP, numerous players have received multiple first-place tournament finishes as well as multiple teams qualifying each year to the Junior Olympics Platinum Rankings. During his 8 season coaching run at Martin Luther King, the Girl's program has been the League title holders for 6 straight years, with a CIF Title and 2 CIF Championship Game appearances with a CIF appearance every year. Several of his high school players were awarded League, CIF, and All-American Honors with many players continuing their career at Division I schools. Many of his players at RWP and Martin Luther King have also made Olympic Development and National Team selections.


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Fees and funding
Everything you need to know about the funding available to you as an undergraduate student in the Department.
As well as student loans to cover fees and maintenance, you may also be entitled to one of the variety of bursaries or scholarships available.
A variety of scholarships are available to you as a chemical engineering student. Guidance on how to apply will be supplied once your course begins.
The following scholarship is offered by the Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Sciences:
Morton Award for International Excellence
The Morton Award for International Excellence is awarded to the 10 highest academic achievers on entry to Chemical Engineering. This prestigious award is open to all international students and has a value of £4,000. The scholarships are paid in instalments of £1,000 per year for all four years of the MEng course.
Students from the following countries have been recipients of the Morton award:
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- China
- Japan
- Kenya
- South Korea
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Trinidad and Tobago
The scholarships and bursaries below are offered by the wider Faculty of Science and Engineering:
BP scholarships
BP STEM Scholarship
Awards are available for up to £5,000 per year for first year students on our courses. Students apply to BP online (normally in November). Selection is on the basis of the application, online tests and an interview. The scholarship is renewable each year based on examination performance.
BP Achievement Award
Awards of up to £2,000 per year are available for first and second year students on our courses. Students are invited to write a 2,000 word essay on a specific subject, and there are up to three awards available to each year group. Email and poster publicity normally begins in December, with a closing date in February. Selection is on the basis of entry qualifications/first-year examination results and the application/essay.
BP Integrated Master's Scholarship
£3,450 is available for the final year of an MEng course. Students are invited to write an essay on a specific subject. Entry is normally opened in December, with a closing date at the end of February. Selection is on the basis of entry qualifications/Year 3 examination results and the application/essay.
International Excellence Undergraduate Scholarships
The Faculty of Science and Engineering offers up to ten scholarships of £2,000 per year for well-qualified international undergraduate students. The awards will take the form of a scholarship against the tuition fees. All international students who are holding an offer of a place within the Faculty will be automatically considered for a scholarship.
The Tallow Chandlers' Benevolent Fund
The Tallow Chandlers Company is a charity that focuses on the edible fats, oil and lighting industries. Like the University itself, Tallow Chandlers are proud of their focus on scholarships to students who might not otherwise be able to continue with their education.
The following scholarships and bursaries are offered by The University of Manchester:
George Davis Memorial Scholarships for Academic Excellence
These scholarships, worth £1,500, will be awarded to successful applicants that have demonstrated overall academic excellence.
The awards will be to UK/EU students who have achieved A*A*A* in their A-levels (equivalent qualifications will be examined on a case by case basis) and who have chosen Chemical Engineering at The University of Manchester as their firm choice through UCAS.
George Davis, the founder of Chemical Engineering as a subject, gave the first lectures in 1888 at Manchester Technical School, which later became The University of Manchester.
National Scholarship Programme
The National Scholarship Programme provides students with a household income of less than £25,000 with £3,000 in support. Awards funded will be identical in length, value and criteria to the Manchester Bursary, so some students who are to be awarded the Manchester Bursary will be funded through the National Scholarship programme for Year 1 only. Available for UK/EU students only.
Opportunity Manchester Scholarship
£1,000 per year will be awarded to students who have either successfully applied for a place having completed the Manchester Access Programme (MAP), or are under the age of 25 and are currently or have been in public care for a minimum of three months. Available for UK/EU students only.
The Manchester Bursary
The Manchester Bursary is available to any student who is registered on an eligible undergraduate degree course at The University of Manchester and who has had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance. This bursary is additional to the government package of maintenance grants.


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It's been a disastrous year to be long Gold.
Gold prices are down around 12% since its January peak. However, some intriguing financial market changes may mean the bottom might soon be in, according to Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough.
"Gold is starting to perk its head up here," McCullough explains in the clip above.
"And the faster bond yields break down, the faster gold is going to break out."
Another positive working in gold's favor?
Wall Street consensus is betting against Gold with about -57,000 net short contracts, according the CFTC's latest futures and options data. This makes Gold one of the most consensus shorts in global Macro.
Combining those two factors could soon mean an intriguing entry point for getting long of gold.
Watch the full clip above for more.


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Flower is a brilliant present of kind heart. This tour is designed specifically for and nature flower lovers.
In flowering and Sunny summer time, you will enjoy the beautiful and romantic flowers dancing in the wind and bowing to you. You will Sense it like Eden where everything is fine and wild animals are so calm and friendly. You can feel that such nature gives people spiritual satisfaction and compassion.
Mongolia is home to more than 2823 species of plants, representing a mixture of species from the northern taiga of Siberia, the steppe and the dessert of Central Asia. Mongolian territory is classified in 16 geographic zones by its plant distribution.
Arrive in Mongolia
Arrive to Ulaanbaatar city. Meeting with guide and driver at the airport. Transfer to hotel. We will start city tou. Visit to Chinggis square on the Sukhbaatar monument an ntional history museum. After lunch visit to Natural history museum. Traditional folklore concert. Overnight at hotel****.
Khustai National Park
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the beautiful Khustai National Park which is located 96km from UB. This unique place one of the most interesting beautiful landscape in Mongolia. The total area of the National park is 50600 hectares. According to the botany-geographical taxonomy Khustai national park belongs to mountainous forest-steppe area of Mongol-Daurian sub region of Western Siberian steppe cape of Euro-Asian steppe region. You can watch Spiraea (Spiraea salicifolia L.), Valerian (Valeriana officinalis.L), Lily, Onion (Allium senescens L.), Liquorice (Glycyrhiza uralensis), Aster (Heteropappus biennis), larkspur (Delphinium cheilanthum)…Overnight at Ger camp.
Khustai National Park
We will full day watch of flower. There are 457 species of vascular plants this park. 7 of them were recognized in Mongolian Red book and 5 species were protected by Law of nature plants.
The Khustai NP in Mongolia is world famous for the successful reintroduction of the Przewalskii horse.
We will watch Takhi (as we call the Prezwalskii horse) came back to the steppe where it belongs.
There are also 217 species of birds such as demoiselle crane, cinereous vulture, black Stork, great buzzard and spotted woodpecker. We will watch Buttercup (Ranunculus japonicas,) Pasque flower (Pulsatilla flavrscens), Cherry (Padus asiatica), Stellera (Stellera chamaejasme.L), Tansy ( Chrysanthemum zawadskii), Edelweiss (Leontopodium ochroleucum), Dead nettle (Lamium album), Burnet (Sanguisorbo officanalis.L), Pink (Dianthus superbus L.) Rose….
Overnight at ger camp.
Terelj National Park
Breakfast. 2 hour transfer to Chinggis Khan statue complex. The statue is biggest Chinggis Khan statue in the world. The haughty and yet honorable statue is surrounded by 36 columns representing 36 Mongolian Khaans. The entire edifice is covered in 250 tonne of steel. Visitors will ascend to the exhibition hall using an elevator at the back of the horse and will walk to the horse's head passing through its chest and the back of its neck from where they will have an excellent panoramic view over the complex area and the scenery beyond.
Lunch at "Golden Whip" restaurant.
After lunch transfer to Terelj National park.
You can watch forest plants.
Overnight at Ger camp.
Gun Galuut Nature Reserve
Amazingly, Gun-Galuut's vast and diverse landscape has traditionally been a refuge for a rich and unique assemblage of animals, and it's combined from diversity of ecosystem although it owns comparatively small area. The harmonized complex of high mountains, steppes, rivers, lakes and wetlands as well are kept enough as its original state.
The place plants determined 86 species belonging to 76 orders from 33 families plants in 2007, out of which 41 species belonging to 36 orders from 19 families are useful and medicinal plants, and 2 species are rare plants listed in Mongolian Red Data Book.
Including two zones that are forest steppe of Mongol Daguur and Steppe of Middle Khalkh, Gun-Galuut NR is rich in many kind of useful and medicinal plants.
Overnight at Gun Galuut Nature Reserve. Cruciferae Jusse (Dontostemon integrifolius. L. C),Caryophyllaceae Juss (Dianthus versicolor Fisch. L.),Rosaceae Juss (Amygdalus pedunculata Pall), Carum carvi,
Overnight at ger camp.
Gun Galuut Nature Reserve
All day watching beautiful flowers.
Gun-Galuut Nature reserve has many clear rivers including the River Kherlen, one of the longest in Mongolia, River Ayaga, River Shinebulag and River Galuutai and so on. All are rich in fish. River Ayaga flows from Lake Ayaga and joins the River Kherlen. Currently 38 species of fish are observed in the River Kherlen which flows from the Khentii Mountain range and joins Lake Dalai in Inner Mongolia. Fish species, Taimen (Hucho Taimen), Lenok (Brachymystax lenok), Amur pike (Esox reicherti), Burbot (Lota lota), Amur dase (Leuciscus waleski) and Flathead asp (Pseudaspius parva) and many more. The Nature Reserve is open for all 4 seasons with its rich fishery "Catch and Release" only, amazing nature beauty and wilderness. You have opportunities to fish for Taimen – The River King as the world class fishermen call it.
Overngiht at ger camp.
13th century theme park
Breakfast at camp. Drive to 13th century theme park.
The purpose of the 13th century theme park is to build and establish real time micro kingdom of the 13th century to make the experiences for the tourists as authentic as possible during their stay by genuinely providing true environment of the way of living.
Lunch at 13th century theme park. After lunch drive to Ulaanbaatar city.
Shopping to "Goyo" cashmere shop and State Department house.
Overnight at hotel****.
2 pax- 1950USD per person
3 pax-1540 USD per person
4-5pax- 1400USD per person
6-7 pax- 1250USD per person
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ASTRO Reaches For the Stars
This month, Fantagio Entertainment's boy group ASTRO embarked on a fanmeet tour across the U.S.! The group has already stopped in San Francisco and will travel on to Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and finally New York as a part of their 2018 Global Fan Meeting in the U.S. If you were unsure of attending or have a ticket but don't know much about the group yet, The Kraze has you covered.
ASTRO debuted in 2016 and has six members: JinJin, MJ, Eunwoo, Moonbin, Rocky, and Sanha. Prior to debut, the group starred in their own web drama series called To Be Continued, but for some of the members, it wasn't their first acting credit; Moonbin played the child version of Kim Bum in the iconic drama Boys Over Flowers!
The group's first release, Spring Up, was released February 2016 with the title track "Hide & Seek." In just two years, ASTRO has won multiple awards, including the "Hallyu Special Award" at the Seoul Music Awards. Not only that, they have performed at KCON twice and already held their first solo concert in Seoul, making them arguably one of the best K-Pop group evolutions in recent years.
The Debut - "Hide & Seek"
ASTRO's debut single "Hide & Seek" can be defined in one word: adorable. The group exuded a youthful image, from their schoolboy uniforms to their upbeat, aegyo-filled dances, and they were unafraid to take on a cute boy group concept and make it their own. "Hide & Seek" is the epitome of cuteness, with youthful choreography, a cheery chorus, and a bright dance backbeat. The song's music video is equally lovable and focuses on a girl who falls in love with ASTRO and supports them through their debut by becoming their fan. "Hide & Seek" is so over-the-top cute that it's only real downside is that it could be perceived as being a little too childish, but the song and the group's members sell their cute image so well that it's easy to fall for them.
For their next few comebacks ASTRO dominated the cute boy group concept, especially with their single "Confession." The song features cute-yet-complicated choreography, heart-warming smiles, and a peppy chorus that easily sticks in your head after the first listen. If ASTRO hadn't already snuck their way into your heart with their debut single, they surely had a place after "Confession."
The Shift - "Baby"
ASTRO took a step out of their comfort zone to show a different side to the members and their music with their 2017 comeback "Baby." The track still holds onto the group's main principles in that it's a lighthearted, fun track, but "Baby" isn't as cute as past comebacks and instead shows a more adult pop sound for the group with a song that could easily dominate the charts. Cuteness will always be an intrinsic part of ASTRO's identity, but with "Baby" the focus wasn't on making the members so cute that they seemed extremely youthful. Instead, this comeback focused on showing off their unique charms. The music video has a colorful cafe concept, which is very fitting with the song's sparkling, tropical beat, impressive rapping, and polished choreography. "Baby" was an exciting step in a new direction for ASTRO that still held onto the group's core concept.
Their latest comeback, "Crazy Sexy Cool," is ASTRO 2.0, a bubbly yet mature blend of ASTRO's image that entices listeners of all ages. The song is different from all their past comebacks. The vocal line's addictive falsettos combine beautifully alongside the darker vocals of the rap line in a fun, flirtatious chorus that demands the listener's attention. The vocals are punctuated by a heavy drumbeat and light electric guitar that make the song even easier to sing and dance along to. The music video, while still silly and cute because of the members' interactions, is juxtaposed with impressive dance breaks. The members are also decked out in all of the latest fashion; no more matching clothes! With "Crazy Sexy Cool," ASTRO transformed from the boys next door to cool heartthrobs. The song is crazy, sexy, and cool all at once, and it proves that ASTRO deserves attention and respect for their continuously amazing evolution as a group. We can't wait to see what concept they take on next.


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Rare Article: New Year Blowout!/
This has been a great year for Pokémon. I figured I'd use this week's Rare article to look back at 2011 and see what both the Pokémon games and our very own PKMNcast has given you for your enjoyment! Allons-y!
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Chapter 1: This Year in Pokémon Games, Or: "Ya Darned Kids With Yer Vidyagames!"
There was a big release this year, if you haven't noticed. In March, Pokémon: Black Version and Pokémon: White Version were released in North America, Australia, and Europe. From Victini to Genesect (or Victini to Kyurem, because Genesect doesn't exist yet), we were introduced to a whopping 156 new Pokémon. That's more new Pokémon than any other generation! And the fun didn't stop there! Black and White brought the most significant and nuanced storyline that we've seen in a Pokémon game, and the online capabilities improved on those introduced in Generation IV.
We also got a new 3DS game called Pokémon Rumble Blast, which is a fun romp. Add that to the Pokédex 3D app and the Pokéyear seems quite full!
Chapter 2: This Year in PKMNcast, Or: Hubris!
It's been a fun year for both PKMNcast fans and staff. We gave you an interview with a voice actor from the Pokémon anime, a live show at C2E2, an awesome booth at Midwest Gaming Classic, a probably too long chat about bug cup, and a ton of great new editors! 2011 saw the introduction of Kenny, David, Kidd, Vincenzo, Saul, and yours truly, of course. We also got to hear the sultry tones of Jay's voice for the first time, after reading his articles in 2010.
2011 also contained my run on Item of the Week, my switch to Rare Article, the beginning of Jay's "Shattered Gemstones" series, and a ton of TCG content from Kidd, Vincenzo, SBJ, and Irene. This year was a ton of fun!
We also had great fans throughout the year, and I would like to thank you for all the support you've given us! I know I speak for SBJ and the rest of the PKMNcast crew when I say that all your comments, emails, and Pokétalk posts make us happy!
Chapter 3: This Year in the TCG, Or: Priceless Cardboard
Just kidding, I don't know enough about the TCG to give a retrospective of the year.
Wanna know the only thing better than 2011 in Pokémon and PKMNcast? 2012. I'll see you next week for the first Rare Article of the new year!


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Thenmerku Paruvakatru
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By: By Moviebuzz
Critic's Rating: 17/5
Thursday 6 January 2011
Thenmerku Paruvakatru
Seenu Ramasami
Sethu, Vasunthara, Saranya, Ponvannan
Murugan (Vijay Sethupathy ) a shepherd lives in a village in Theni , whose dominating widowed mother Veerayi (Saranya) lives for him. Murugan spends most of his time boozing around with his friends, till accidentally he meets Pechi (Vasundhra), who comes from a family of thieves. He falls for her, which irks his mother and her relatives who are baying for his blood. Due to circumstances they are forced to elope which leads to the final twist in the story.
The highlight of the film is riveting performance of Saranya as the anguished mother who cannot stand her son marrying into a family of thieves but at the same time can?t let go of her beloved son. Saranya?s Theni Tamil and the emotion she shows through her eyes in the climax is guaranteed to win her an award. New faces Sethupathy and Vasundhra are adequate for their roles along with Theepetti Ganesan?s comedy scenes.
Vairamuthu?s lyrics tuned by debutant NR Rahnathan are meaningful and melodious. It reminds you so much of the Vairamuthu- Ilayaraja combination of the 80?s. The film is a brave attempt in mirroring rural life in Tamil Nadu, without making too many commercial compromises.
Verdict- OK


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This picture was taken in Sanya(Hainan Province in China). The newlywed look so happiness under this nature scene
Wedding dress.This picture reminds some people the story of Greece legend. Artistic conception
She told us that this dress was admired by everyone there and she was also satisified with its fabric and fine tailoring
Now it is so far the big day is already behind us. We like to think back and he will always remain unforgettable memories. The dress was simply fantastic and sat like a glove. Here are the promised pictures of them. Thank you for the great service. Should I once again need a special dress I will in any case you like to zurueckkommen. I have your address already recommended and continue as I have heard, has also been ordered. With best regards and an early re-reading
Today the dress arrived. It is wunderschoen and fits well. Unfortunately, I had almost 52, - Euro Zollgebueren pay :-(, but when I see the dress, I\'m back glueklich, you bought it. Thank you and love Gruesse
this is how the dress looked on my wedding day I chose to wear it without the straps everyone commented what a beautiful design it was
Hello, here has finally been promised the dress photos true a dream once again many, many thanks. very dear gruesse
These photos are took from Alex and Shun's wedding day.
She is so beautiful in the wedding ,we are proud for her.
Here's a link to their wedding video as well:
Nat designed this wedding dress herself. She writted:
Thank you for all your help on our wedding and getting my dresses here on time!
Mrs Birgit required us mixing the style of the item 2526 and item 2596 , to make a new chinese wedding dress.
She satisfied this dress very much.
She said:
Hi. Back from a wonderful wedding, also due to the beautiful dress you made.
Here is a photo as promised.
Thank you a million :-)


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Mar 7, 2011Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet is a fun little game that does resemble any of the LEGO games that you may have played but it doesn't quite have the same charm and leaves you wanting more with a short story mode and only local co-op. Unless you are a mad Marvel fan or you are buying it for the kids then I would say give this a miss or wait until it comes down in price.
Feb 23, 2011Games for children don't have to be ugly or boring, which is why Marvel Super Hero Squad - The Infinity Gauntlet feels like such a wasted opportunity. If you create a game according to the popular LEGO games you need to give it a lot of charm, which sadly hasn't been done here.
Jan 12, 2011Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet is a mess of a game.