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Sending out the Twelve
How appropriate that the first Bible Institute has twelve graduates! Yesterday we celebrated the sending out of these 6 men and 6 women to various internships as pastors and leaders. It was an amazing time - you can see some of the moments here. Hours of Akha singing and celebration - it was a great day. I've been stuck on a passage for days now, and it gained so much more strength watching the graduation. The passage is in Mark 1, quoting Malachi:
"Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple"
How wonderful that the God who created the universe loves every one of us! It's amazing, he sends messengers to love people and to talk about Christ so that when they seek Him and encounter the Living God they have already seen what love for Christ is.
It was as if we saw the embodiment of the song "Did you feel the Mountains tremble" yesterday...
Here we see that God you're moving A time of jubilee is coming When young and old will come to Jesus... Fling wide you heavenly gates Prepare the Way of the Risen Lord!
Be encouraged, the message is going forth. This is an exciting place to be, because God is already moving so powerfully from here.
Please continue to pray for us. We have decided to move to an Akha village about an hour and a half from here. One of the men who graduated yesterday will be going up to pastor the church there and we are hoping to move there to concentrate on the Akha language and way of life. We are confident this is where the Lord is leading us, but please pray for us in this process. We will let you know more as some of the details come together.
Don't forget to see the pictures!


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Blank Space
I'm learning to be okay in the space in between.
I'm learning to trim the rose bushes on my path before trying to pave a new one (and yeah, maybe stopping to smell them once and a while.)
I had a plan to go back to school. Then I faced my financial situation and realized it's just not possible. Part of me was relieved. I hate classrooms and have always been one to learn from experience. And the other part of me crumbled. I had a plan. It made sense. For the first time in forever I felt like I could unpack and prepare for the future. People smiled and agreed it was a good idea.
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Then I accepted this small bump on my long and beautiful path (it has been so much bumpier before), and that decided I'd rather throw myself a party with Champagne than a pity party.
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Prince Valiant: Vol. 1 1937-1938
Title: Prince Valiant: Vol. 1 1937-1938
Author: Hal Foster
Publisher: Fantagraphics, 2009
Call Number: PN6728.P7 F64 2009g
From the Publisher:
The most gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, the on-going Prince Valiant Sunday-only comic strip ran for 35 years under its creator, Hal Foster. Foster limned epic swordfights and some of the most beautiful human beings ever to appear in comics. And he matched his nonpareil visual sense with the narrative instincts of a born storyteller. Prince Valiant has previously been widely available only in re-colored, now-out-of print editions (which fetch collectors' prices). Thanks to advances in production technology and newly available original proof sheets, this new series is the first to feature restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster's masterpiece. Comic strip aficionados will be ecstatic, and younger readers who enjoy classic adventure will be bowled over. Book One also has a rare, in-depth Foster interview.
"Medieval swordplay and adventure have never been as glorious as in Foster's Sunday-only comic strip. This edition has been reproduced from pristine printer's proofs to give the gorgeous artwork its crispest version ever…. Prince Valiant is one of the best-drawn comics ever, and this new edition does ample justice to its achievement." – Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
About the Author:
Harold ("Hal") Rudolf Foster was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1892 and passed away in his adopted home of Chicago in 1982.
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Express meditation with Kankyo Tannier, buddhist nun & author
Do you struggle to find peace and quiet? Do you yearn to disconnect, find an escape, slow down and just breathe? Are you overwhelmed by modern life?
Rooted in the ancient Zen philosophies that ground her work, French Buddhist nun, Kankyo Tannier, will show you how to channel the power of SILENCE to get back in control of your thoughts and access the refuge that lies in your mind. Try some of her practical on-the-go tools with her express meditation video below, to overcome stress and capture the moments of golden stillness.
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E-commerce has completely redefined the traditional shopping methods. With the changing behavior of customers and technology disruptions in each sector, the online business models have made their way into every business vertical. In 2016, the global online grocery market generated approximately 48 billion U.S. dollars and is forecast to reach approximately 150 billion U.S. dollars by 2025.
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Hosted by Associations in India ( FFFAI) In Association with
Mr. Neeraj Bansal
Chairman, JNPT
Mr. De Bliecks
Deputy Director- Trade Facilitation, WCO
Mr. Samir J Shah [ Moderator & Chairman ]
Partner, JBS Group of Companies & Mentor, FIATA WORLD CONGRESS 2018
Mr. S. Ramesh
Chairman, CBIC
Mr. Ross Thompson
Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, Abu Dhabi Ports
Mr. Turhan Ozen
Chief Cargo officer, Turkish Airlines Inc.
Mr. De Bliecks
Deputy Director - Trade Facilitation, WCO
Dr. Nancy Nix
Executive Director Emeritus, AWESOME
1. Opening of the meeting and welcome by the Chairman
2. Approval of the minutes of the meeting held in Zurich, 15 March 2018 (Doc.RAP/112)
3. Approval of the minutes of the 12th RAP Field Meeting held in Busan, Republic of Korea 22 June 2018 (Doc.RAP/115)
4. Actual Topics relating to:
At the discretion of the RAP Chairman and if received until 12 September 2018, a fortnight ahead of the meeting in written e- format to the RAP Manager - Daniel Bloch – E-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com
5. PANEL DISCUSSION moderated by
Mr. Krishnan Chelliah
FIATA Vice President -Executive Director at Transairmarine Freight Service Sdn Bhd., Malaysia – President Penang Freight Forwarders Association
Linked to the FWC main theme "The future starts here" and to the RAP Meetings topic:
"The future depends on what you do today"- Mahatma GandhiPresentations as follows:
Logistic: Enabling a globalised future in a connected world
Mr. Bharat Joshi
Director, Joshi Group / Associated Container Terminals Limited
Author of: Navigating India – 18 Trillion $ opportunity
The logistical issues of moving freight within Australia
Chair ABIA and Chair and Director AFIF
This presentation outlines the issues, distance, time, lack of road and rail system has on moving cargo around and from city to city within Australia.
Mr. Keshav Tanna
Chair AFI
6. Other Business (Chair determination)
RAP Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award (YIFFYA) Finalist 2018
Miss Sarah Kate Skrypec, Australia
Presentation about her dissertation that was titled "Antarctic Water and White Rhinoceros" and her view about futures evolvement of our industry
7. Date and Place of next meetings
8. Closing
Mr. Chris Kanter [ Chairman]
Chairman Sigma Sembada group, Indonesia
Mr. Krishnan Chelliah [ Moderator ]
Executive Director, Transairmarine Freight Service
Mr. Bharat Joshi
CEO, J-Curves Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Paul Basil Golland
General Manager, Brownways Logistics
Mr. Keshav Tanna
RAMNS: Region Americas
Wednesday 26th September 2018
2.15pm to 4.15pm
Customs agencies, long seen as a steward of a nation's trade and borders, are under pressure like never before. This pressure is arriving simultaneously on many fronts, requiring Customs to perform at the highest levels to facilitate legitimate trade. Traders demand that Customs not disrupt their just-in-time supply chains as both nations and companies seek to gain a competitive edge.
Trade facilitation can reduce transaction costs of international trade and create economic wealth, especially in developing countries, where red tape and other procedural barriers to trade tend to be high. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimated that even a 1% reduction in such "hidden costs" would boost the global economy by $40bn (£26bn), with most of those benefits going to the developing world.
Against this background the RAMNS would like to invite one speaker, Mr. Enrique Canon, Director General of Uruguay Customs and Chair of the WCO, to talk about Customs dynamics in the region. He shall include an outlook into the future of Customs in the Americas as well as information on trade integration and facilitation.Agenda
1. Opening of the meeting and welcome by the Chairman, Mr Jorge Heinermann
2. Approval of the Meeting Minutes of the RAMNS Meeting at FIATA Headquarters' Session 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland (Doc. RAMNS079 Meeting Minutes FIATA Headquarters' Session 2018)
3. Speaker Mr Enrique Canon, Director General of Uruguay Customs and Chair of the WCO
Topic: Outlook into the future of Customs in the Americas: The Trade Integration and Facilitation Perspective
4. Sea and Land transport issues in the Americas
5. Developments on Airfreight in the Americas
6. Security issues in the Americas
7. Vocational Training issues in the Americas
8. Any other business
9. Closing of the meeting and outlook on the next meeting at FIATA Headquarters' Session 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland
Mr. Jorge Heinermann [ Chairman ]
Director, Transportes Universales SA
Mr. Enrique Canon
Director General, Uruguay Customs
Mr. Stephen Ngatunga [ Chairman ]
MD, Jerusalem Freight & Co. Ltd.
Mr. David Phillips [ Moderator ]
Founder and CEO, Freight Systems
Mr. Svilen Rangelov
Co-Founder & CEO, DRONAMICS
Mr. Samir Chaturvedi
REU: Region Europe
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
2.15 pm to 4.15 pm
Ms. Nicolette van der Jagt
Director General of CLECAT, Brussels
Mr. Louis Perrin
United Kingdom, YIFFY Award Winner of the FIATA Region Europe
Mr. Shankar Shinde
MD, Global Express Multilogistics Pvt. Ltd
Dr. Mohammad Saeed
Senior Adviser Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business, International Trade Centre (ITC) Geneva
Indian Forum
September 26, 2018, 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Peacock Ballroom, Pullman Aerocity
The Indian Forum features four top speakers from varied backgrounds who specialize in their own fields, and will highlight the various factors for India's future.
This session will give an overview of India's current economic status, its share in International Business and how to grow India's International Cargo movement.
Session Speakers:
Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta (Moderator): Mr. Dasgupta will moderate the session.
Mr. Karan Adani: Mr. Adani will speak on hard logistics infrastructure and logistics initiatives in India.
Mr. R Venkatesh: Mr. Venkatesh, will speak on the Economic Scenario of India: Past/Present/Future.
Dr. Nancy Nix: Dr Nancy Nix will give an overview about India in all respects from an International prospective. She will also highlight on how does world view India today & what are the expectations in the future.
Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta [ Moderator & Chairman ]
Senior Partner and Founder, Intueri Consulting LLP.
Mr. Nitin Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping And Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India
Mr. R. Venkatesh
Chartered Accountant, GSV Associates
Mr. Karan Adani
CEO, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones (APSEZ)
Mr. Anshuman Neil Basu
SCM,Moderator & Chairman
Thursday 27th September 2018
9:000 am to 10:00 am
Trade fraud has taken place ever since trade itself first appeared and, unfortunately, is still troubling the whole trade industry, including logistics services providers and freight forwarders. There is no solution so far that can cure this problem once and for all, but measures do exist to offer trade participants better protection.
The ABLM session in FIATA 2018 World Congress will take another look into this old yet chronic problem, focusing on new forms of fraud that bother the industry today and ways of preventing them. ABLM plans to invite speakers of local and global practicing forwarders, insurers or representatives of international organizations to have a live penal discussion and share their view on preventing trade fraud."
Mr. Richard Gluck [ Moderator/ Chairman ]
General Counsel, Transportation Intermediaries Association, USA
Mr. Pottengal Mukundan
Director, ICC Commercial Crime Services
Mr. Michael Brown
Executive Vice President & East Coast Divisional Vice President
Mr. Badri Narayanan
Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
ABIA : Advisory Body International Affairs
Thursday 27th September 2018
10.30 am to 11.30 am
Speakers will discuss the impact of recent protectionists movement on free trade agreements and the role of international organisations such as UNCTAD when states engage bilateral to restrict trade. The importance of incorporating diversity in our industry and the growth international opportunities surrounding a more mixed work force.
Mr. Paul Basil Golland [ Moderator & Chairman ]
General Manager, Brownways Logistics
Ms. Ragini Yechury
Founder Chairperson, WILAT & Member of The Executive Committee, CILT
Dr. Jan Hoffmann
Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD
Dr. Mohammad Saeed
Senior Adviser Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business, International Trade Centre (ITC) Geneva
Thursday 27th September 2018
9:000 am to 10:00 am
1. Opening of the meeting and welcome by the FLA Chairman, Mr Issa Baluch
• Competition and Compliance Statement
• Approval of the FLA Minutes of the meeting held in at the 2018 FIATA Headquarters Session in Zurich, Switzerland (Doc. FLA18 Meeting Minutes)
2. Welcome by the ABVT Chairman, Mr Thomas Sim
• Approval of the ABVT Minutes of the meeting held in at the 2018 FIATA Headquarters Session in Zurich, Switzerland (Doc. ABVT360 Meeting Minutes)
3. Presentation of the Book "Emergent Africa" authored by Francis Mangeni and Calestous Juma – Mr. Stanley Lim & Mr. Delen
4. Signature of the Agreement on Training with the World Customs Organization
5. ABVT Update and Validation Certificates - Mr Thomas Sim
6. Panel Session moderated by Mr Christian Doepgen
Presentation by Mr Francesco Parisi, FIATA Treasurer and Education Rapporteur
Presentation by Mr Jean-Claude Delen, FIATA Foundation President
Presentation by Mr Dimitrios Politopoulos, Project/Client Relations Coordinator at the World Customs Organization
Presentation by Mr Amit Goyal, Country Head India at edX
Panel Discussion on "FIATA's Mission in Learning"
7. Closing of the meeting and outlook on the next meeting on March, 2019 (FIATA Headquarters Session in Zurich, Switzerland)
Mr. Stanley Lim [ Chairman FLA ]
Chief Operating Officer Addicon Logistics Management (S) Pvt Ltd
Mr. Thomas Sin [ Chairman ABVT ]
Mr. Christian Doepgen [ Moderator ]
Publishing Director, International Transport Journal
Mr. Amit Goyal
India & Asia Head, edX Inc (by MIT-Harvard)
Mr. Dimitrios Politopoulos
Project / Client Relations Coordinator, World Customs Organization (WCO)
Mr. Jean Claude Delen
Past president
Mr. Francesco Parisi
Past president, FRANCESCO PARISI CASA DI SPEDIZIONI S.P.A.
Mr. Samir Shah
Partner, JBS Group of Companies & Mentor, FIATA WORLD CONGRESS 2018
Customs Affairs Institute (CAI)
Thursday, September 27, 2018
02.30 pm to 04.00 pm
The CAI Meeting will cover besides the formal items of CAI meetings (see draft agenda copy below)
An eclectic session that is titled CAI debates the top Customs topics of the day and touch upon E- Commerce, Protection for Wildlife and the World Trade Organization - TFA – Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Invitees will discuss together with the CAI Chairmen, on the Customs Topics of the day after initial presentations of about 10-15 minutes by each speaker.
ROYAL FOUNDATION of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, United for Wildlife, Mr. Robert Campbell, Programme Manager
"The illegal wildlife trade is a pressing global problem. It requires the combined efforts and attention of the global community if we are to prevent the loss of significant species in the next 10 to 20 years. In December, 2014h is Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge established an International Taskforce to work with the transport industry to combat the international trafficking underpinning the illegal wildlife trade." In December 2015 participated to a meeting and FIATA was listed as engaged Trade Association for a constructive dialogue with the association.
The World Bank, Mr. Bill Gain, Global Program Manager Trade Facilitation
"With the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement now being in place for over 12 months the Customs Affairs Institute will look at the integration of a key aspect of the TFA, Article.23.2, as to the establishment of National Committees for Trade Facilitation in India and the work of the World Bank in its capacity building activity to bring the private sector into that establishment process'" and Mr. Samir J. Shah, FFFAI Immediate Past Chairman Expert on India's and FFFAI's TFA experience (E-Commerce)- Speaker to be finalizedAgenda
1. Opening and welcome (Chairman)
2. Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting in Zurich, 16 March 2018 (Doc.CAI/187)
3. Report on CAI Matters (Chairman) Actual topics pertaining to the CAI
Invitees will discuss together with the CAI Chairmen, on the Customs Topics of the day.
CAI: Debates the top Customs topics of the day
E- Commerce
Protection for Wildlife
TFA – Trade Facilitation Agreement
These topics will be introduced by the following speakers
Mr. Alejandro Gamboa-Alder
World Trade Organization
Secretary of the Council for Trade in Goods and Senior Trade Specialist
Mr. Robert Campbell
ROYAL FOUNDATION of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
United for Wildlife, Programme Manager
Mr. Ankur Huria
The World Bank
Senior Private Sector Specialist – Trade Facilitation and Logistics
TFA experiences in India and by FFFAI
Mr. Samir J. Shah
Past Chair FFFAI
Mr. Anish Upadhyay
Government of India, Directorate of Systems, Central Board of Indirect Taxation and Customs, Deputy Director
Interactive Q/A and comments with the CAI audience.
Moderated by the CAI Chairmen,
5. Other business (Chair determination)
6. Next meeting and Meeting closure
Mr. Steve Parker [ Moderator & Chairman ]
Head, Customs-Europe, DHL Global Forwarding (UK) Ltd
Mr. Robert Campbell
Programme Manager, United for Wildlife
Mr. Samir J Shah
Partner, JBS Group of Companies & Mentor, FIATA WORLD CONGRESS 2018
Mr. Ankur Huria
Senior Trade Logistics and Facilitation Specialist, World Bank Group
Mr. Alejandro Gamboa-Alder
Senior Trade Specialist, World Trade Organization
Mr. Steve Morris
Deputy Chair CAI
Mr. Pranab Kumar Das
Special Secretary & Member (Customs), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
ABSS: Advisory Body Safety & Security
Thursday 27th September 2018
4.30 pm to 6 pm
"Given the use of vehicles by terrorists what is the potential impact to safety and security with the development of driverless vehicles, can these identified risks be mitigated?"
Mr. David Fielder [ Chairman ]
National Aviation Security program manager, Kuehne & Nagel
Mr. Brian Lovell [ Moderator ]
Mr. Pranav Manpuria
CEO, Flux Auto
Mr. Zeljko Jeftic
Global Innovation Lead, IRU(International Road Transport Union)
Dr. Naresh Trehan
Chairman & Managing Director – Medanta The Medicity
Air Freight Institute (AFI)
Friday, September 28, 2018
09.30 am to 11.30 am
1. Opening of the meeting (Chairman)
2. Approval of the minutes of the 98th AFI Meeting in Zurich, March 15, 2018 (Doc. AFI/391)
3. Panel Discussion – Disruptions & Opportunities
In the Panel Discussions and the Q&A from the house, the audience will be interested to gain information on the latest developments on actual and future developments in the air freight industry related to these topics.
Moderator – Mr. Snehal Parikh
Member – Board of Advisors, ACAAI, Member, Shipping & Logistics Committee, IMC Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Ms. Vandana Aggarwal
Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Economic Advisor
Ms. Kirsten De Bruijn
Emirates SkyCargo, Vice President, Cargo Pricing and Interline - Revenue Optimisation
Mr. Ashwin Bhat
Head of Swiss WorldCargo
Mr. Kanishka Agiwal
IBM India Private Limited, Head - Travel & Transportation Industry, Member of IBM Industry Academy
Mr. Kapil Kaul
Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation (CAPA), CEO – South Asia & Middle East
Mr. Sam Katgara
Partner Jeena & Company, India
4. Airfreight IATA CEIV Pharma
Mrs. Andrea Gruber, IATA Head Special Cargo (20 minutes) The purpose of the presentation is to provide the audience with information on the latest development in the framework of transport of temperature sensitive healthcare and pharmaceutical products, how the industry is responding to the CEIV Certification program, the next key industry priorities and future developments in the airfreight industry.
5. IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP) update
By Mrs. Joana Nunes Coelho, IFACP Governance Manager
By Mr Bill Gottlieb, FIATA Past President
By Mr Bill Gottlieb,GACAG Chairman
8. Any other business, by the permission of the Chair
9. Date and Place of the next meeting
10. Closing
Mr. Keshav Tanna [ Chairman ]
Founder Director, LINKS INTERNATIONAL
Mr. Snehal Parikh [ Moderator ]
Managing Director, Le Muir Group
Ms. Andrea Gruber
Head, Special Cargo International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Ms. Vandana Aggarwal
Senior Bureaucrat, Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ms. Kirsten De Bruijn
Vice President, Cargo Pricing and Interline; Revenue Optimisation, Emirates Sky Cargo
Mr. Ashwin Bhat
Head-Cargo, Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.
Mr. Kapil Kaul
CEO, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
Mr. Kanishka Agiwal
Head - Travel & Transportation Industry, IBM India Private Limited
Mr. Sam Katgara
Partner, Jeena & Company
ABIT: Advisory Board Information Technology
Friday, 28th September 2018
12.00 noon to 1.30 pm
1. Opening of the Meeting and welcome by the Chairwoman, Ms. Anne Sandretto
2. Competition and Compliance Statement
3. Approval of the Past Meeting Minutes (Doc. ABIT019 on FDDS)
4. Presentation by Mr Arnaud Le Hors, Senior Technical Staff Member, Web & Blockchain Open Technologies at IBM
Topic: Blockchain Explained: How Blockchain will fundamentally change the way we do business
5. Presentation by Ms. Susan Malaika, Senior Technical Staff at IBM - Open tech for AI & Data Topic: AI Today and Tomorrow: How AI will fundamentally change the way we do business
6. Presentation by Mr Jaco Voorspuij, Senior Manager Transport and Logistics at GS1 Global Office
Topic: Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence work best when leveraging common global standards - New technologies only thrive when based on "established" standards
7. Panel Discussion with Mr Le Hors, Ms Malaika and Mr Voorspuij moderated by the ABIT Chairperson, Anne Sandretto
8. Any other business
9. Closing of the Meeting and outlook on the next meeting at the FIATA Headquarters' Session 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Ms. Annie Sandretto[ Chairwoman ]
Yvette, Janine Pages EP Sandretto
Mr. Arnaud Le Hors
Senior Technical Staff Member, Web & Blockchain Open Technologies, IBM
Ms. Susan Malaika
Senior Technical Staff Member, Open Tech for Data and Artificial Intelligence, IBM
Mr. Jaco Voorspuij
GS1 Global
Mr. Robert Keen [ Chairman ]
Director General, British International Freight Association (BIFA)
Mr. Shantanu Bhadkamkar [ Moderator ]
Managing Director, ATC Group & Chairman, Rotomatic Containers Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Xavier Britto
Chairman Kerry Indev Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sanjiv Garg
Additional Member (Tourism & Catering) Railway Board Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India
Dr. Jan Hoffmann
Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD
Mr. Sachin Bhanushali
Chief Executive Officer,Gateway Rail
Mr. Devdutt Pattanaik


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Welcome to the Innovator Journal of Collaborate for Social Impact (C4SI)!
For those who don't know us, here is a little introduction: C4SI is a 10-week program under Just Innovate which challenges students to engage innovatively with social issues. We aim to connect multidisciplinary students and help them come up with creative social solutions to real-world challenges provided by international organisations in Geneva.
This is a space for our 45 participants to document their process into social innovation, make collaboration with fellow participants and receive public feedback!
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The Nestlé team is getting super excited for Demo Day this Saturday! Lots to do before then, so our creative brain cells are working hard right now! Presenting at the Global Entrepreneurship Week has given us some precious feedback. It's fantastic having the opportunity to present to a larger audience which does not have a … Continue reading
As we have established connections and reached out to local organizations and contacts over the past couple of months, our project has evolved with the feedback we have been given. Due to vast distances, cultural norms and a serious need for durable transport, we have shifted our focus to an outfitted motorcycle ambulance which is … Continue reading
To get people on board is a tricky challenge we would like to tackle in a diverse way. From our point of view it is important to address people not only once using one technique but several times using different approaches. Below we differ between short and long term techniques and explain in which situations … Continue reading
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Since our last blog entry there have been very encouraging developments. The "set back" by our challenge setter confronted us more than ever with the question "What it is we actually want to make out of this project?" Our conclusion was that even if we are well aware that all project propositions … Continue reading
Our team has been very busy in the past few weeks. After deciding as a group that it would be more efficient for us to cut our challenge so we could address small pieces of it at a time, we had to decide on a solution strategy. That process itself was a great challenge. This … Continue reading
Before explaining how and why our social innovation is scalable and sustainable, we think it is important to first define the nature of our product. The "product" we are working on aims to help Japanese businesses consider the best options for entering the African market through inclusive business. To put this simply, we are attempting … Continue reading
Currently the women in Gioto live mainly off of what they find in the garbage, without food security or access to clean water Our program will train the women to create planters from available materials to start gardens at their homes. At the same time, we will drill a well and install a new water … Continue reading
Our task is to design a refugee camp for approximately 1,500 people however, as social innovators our goal is to create a scalable and sustainable design that can be replicated and used in any country or social context. This is a complicated endeavor, but a challenge that we as a team are prepared to address. … Continue reading
Journal Entry – 26 October So, what is the first thing one does when offered this challenge: how can we engage the wider public into the process of supporting and advancing initiatives that strengthen human rights mechanisms and structures? For us, it was to take a step back. There were a plurality of questions that … Continue reading


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Thiruvananthapuram: A revised order on minority MBBS admission quota in self-financing medical colleges has been issued by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.
As per the new order, the certificate of revenue officials is not necessary for eligibility under community quota for the following Christian Medical Colleges:
- Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College, Kolenchery
- Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Thir-uvalla
- Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Kuttapuzha,
- Push-pagiri College of Dental Science, Thiruvalla.
Candidates will henceforth only be required to produce the certificate issued by the church alone.
In the case of Azeezia Medical College, Kollam, Muslim community applicants, who are members of Muslim Jamaath, are to provide the certificate issued by the revenue authority and an additional document from the Kerala Jamaath Federation, Kollam reports Deccan Chronicle.


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Hellooooooo weekend! If you're looking for awesome things to do in Sydney, you've come to the right place. We've got custom made Kit Kats, wine dinners galore and a very stylish pop-up sale. Let's do this!
Thursday 20th
Kit Kat Studio
Get excited, because Kit Kat are running a MAKE YOUR OWN KIT KAT POP-UP at Westfield, Sydney. Have a break (or 12) by selecting your favourite chocolate, adding up to three ingredients (no Kit Kat abominations allowed), and top it off with personalised packaging. Extra ingredients include options like crushed chilli flakes, ground roast almond brittle, dried raspberry pieces, golden honeycomb shards, lightly salted caramel popcorn, and pink rose petals. Clean that drool off your phone screen and run on down.
The Collaroy Wine Dinner
Get your weekend on course with this sensational four-course wine dinner designed by Executive Chef Ben Varela at The Collaroy Hotel. Match your meal with five fine wines from Pepperjack and Saltram Vineyards of the Boss Barossa Valley. The second of a series of such events at The Collaroy, you can be sure that wine is the star here, and with tickets selling out quickly at the last dinner, you've got to jump on board quick to secure your seat for this one!
Everybody knows mars pop up sale
Your wardrobe is about to thank you, because Sydney's own Insta-famous personal stylist for men and women @everybody_knows_mars is hosting another pop up sale! If it's as popular as the last sale, you should jump in quick to get your hit of international luxury brands this Thursday through to Saturday at Pam Pam Swimwear, Double Bay from 10am-5pm.
Friday 21st
Sydney Science Festival
Bust out your inner Mythbuster and blow some stuff up (under supervision, and in the name of science) at the Sydney Science Festival! Paint a giant masterpiece with paint-filled balloons (are you also thinking Princess Diaries?), burst a watermelon with elastic bands (are you also thinking Jimmy Fallon?) and dodge a hailstorm of ping pong balls (are you also thinking 'I haven't seen that movie but I would totally go see it'?). Grab a ticket and see Ray Martin interview Chris Hadfield, legendary astronaut and Space Oddity mime-artist extraordinaire. Get insight into the mind of the man whose brain is unlocking secrets about the body's reaction to weightlessness for deep space travel (to find out Is There Life On Mars?).
Saturday 22nd
Round She Goes Market at Marrickville Town Hall
Award-winning indoor fashion market Round She Goes is hosting a market with over 60 stalls at Marrickville Town Hall! Swing on over for all your quality women's vintage and preloved designer fashion needs. With clothing, accessories, and jewellery from a range of local stallholders, get sustainably retro and get treasure huntin'.
Sunday 23rd
Fifties Fair returns to Rose Seidler House
Not your average schoolyard fair, Fifties Fair has returned for the twentieth time to Sydney's favourite retro house, Rose Seidler House. Dress in your finest fifties garb (Tara Moss will be a judge for the best-dressed) and blast into the past! Shop for authentic vintage, get a 50s hairdo, rock 'n' roll with The Hi-Boys and other live music performances, and shimmy that money maker with Swingtime Australia, who will help you dominate the dance floor like Grease is the word. There will be loads of classic cars to admire, and a drool-worthy range of gourmet eats from Porteño, Eathouse Diner, Daisy's Milkbar, Madame Pop, and AllPress Espresso.
Central Otago pop up at The Winery
For a lazy afternoon of unwinding, head on up to The Winery on Crown Street for a Central Otago pop up. Including unlimited wine tastings along with a gourmet BBQ, 11 of Central Otago's finest wineries and producers like Akarua, Carrick, and Domain Road will guide you through a tasty learning experience that will show you the best of NZ from the cosy comfort of The Winery.
Craft Beer Fight Club's first Trans-Tasman Clash at Dove & Olive
It's that time of the month again! Come one, come all beer-aficionados and enthusiasts, to bear witness to Beer Fight Club's first Trans-Tasman Clash at Dove & Olive. Round 8 will see Parramatta's Riverside Brewing take on NZ's Panhead Brewing! Taste their brews and decide who deserves the honour of The Golden Growler. Winner earns a plaque on the Golden Growler trophy and a tap at Dove & Olive as Beer of the Month. Get your ticket (beer included) and make a difference with your vote.
Tuesday 25th
Woods Crampton Wine Dinner at CHISWICK
Chew the fancy way this Chewsday over a special wine dinner at CHISWICK with Woods Crampton Wine. Hosted by sommelier Matt Dunne and Woods Crampton in the private dining room, you will most definitely enjoy some canapés on arrival, followed by a four-course menu complemented by a range of fine wines, then tea, coffee, and petits fours. Tuesday never looked so refined.
Wednesday 26th
Rockford Wine Dinner at The Cut Bar & Grill
Hellooooo mid-week deliciousness! On Wednesday, treat yourself to the flavours of The Cut matched with wines from Barossa Valley vineyard, Rockford Wines. Ben Radford (Rockford's winemaker) will be guiding you through the five-course menu on the night prepared by Head Chef, Joseph Webb. This very special dinner will cost $180 per person and includes five glorious courses with matching wine. Places are limited, so head here to reserve your seat.
Wired for Wonder
What up Wednesday?! Wired for Wonder is back for another year, featuring a staggering line-up of speakers and sessions to inspire discovery and innovation for local businesses and individuals. Speakers include entrepreneur and founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell; Guy Kawasaki, former 'chief evangelist' at Apple; inventor Jack Andraka, who at 15 invented an early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer; and author, futurist and visionary technologist Ben Hammersley, famous for coining the term 'Podcast'. This year will also see the launch of a controversial Controversy Hour. No question is too barbed, no topic too taboo. Get amongst it and poke at some genius brains.
Willow Creek Wine Dinner at Riley St Garage
Bring some pep to Wednesday night and get your ticket to Willow Creek Wine Dinner at Riley St Garage. Join celebrated winemaker Geraldine McFaul as she walks you through the intricacies of Willow Creek Vineyard's wines in tandem with Riley St Garage's Executive Chef, Regan Porteous. Porteous has created a special six-course menu for your soon-to-be-very-happy belly. Nibble on some Riley St signature seared scallops, market fresh sashimi snapper, and rich chicken parfait while you inhale the complementary bouquets of the finest Willow Creek Wine has to offer.


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I was nine years old back in 1977 when I first saw Star Wars and it had a huge impact on me. I still remember getting the toys, trading cards, bed sheets, record albums (on vinyl!) and anything about Star Wars I could get my hands on. I chipped in with a couple friends to buy the novelization of the movie and we spent hours acting out scenes from the movie. I have forgotten how many times I made my parent take me to see the movie, but it was definitely the first movie I saw more then once in the theaters. I also remember my father building me an astromech droid. It didn't look like any of the ones in the movie, but it had the basic astromech shape and it was a very cool thing to have.
Today I am still a huge Star Wars fan who is eagerly awaiting the release of The Force Awakens. I also enjoy building things, whether it be model kits, sets for my local community theatre or furniture for my house. I thought it was about time to combine these two loves and actually build a life size astromech droid. This blog will document my process.
The first decision I needed to make was which droid to build. As much as I would like to build an R2-D2, I wanted something that I felt I could do as much from scratch as possible, so my plan is to build an R5-D4 because it's head shape is easier to build from scratch.
The next thing I needed to decide on was what materials to use. Most droids are build from some combination of wood, styrene plastic and aluminum. Since I am most comfortable working with wood, and since it's a material that is easy to get locally I plan to build as much as possible from wood. At this point I do plan on using styrene for the skins. I have seen people use wood, but I think styrene will give it a better look.
Finally I needed to think about how much mechanization my droid will have. Some people have done very advanced levels of automation where not only can the droid move via remote control but the head can turn, arms can extend and it even go from three leg to two leg mode. At this point I think I am going to do some minimal mechanization. I would like to motorize at least the feet and head.


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Facebook has a big problem: hoaxes.
From claiming Facebook is about to ban discussion of religion, to terrible hoaxes about injured children, to dumb chain letters, Facebook seems like it attracts fakers.
Now, another hoax is popping up on the site trying to fake out supporters of accused killer Oscar Pistorius - and the whole thing is really a phishing scam.
This con is on a profile supposedly that of the runner's brother, Carl Pistorius, and it seeks public donations to fight the murder charge.
According to South Africa's Star newspaper, the fake Facebook page, which includes a photo of Carl, states: "We seek financial support for the trial, debts and pending projects we have at hand. If you are interested in working actively with us in this direction, please do contact: Mrs Victoria Anderson at email@example.com."
The page's most recent wall post read: "Thank You all for the continued support and words of encouragement during this difficult time. Pray for Oscar."
Anybody who sends money can be sure of one thing: They just their money.
Don't lose your identity or anything else to a phishing scam. Click here to find out what to look for and what you can do.
Speaking of Facebook, here are 4 Facebook scams you must avoid.


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If you love your model trains and you enjoy running them or even looking at them in displays then you might notice that over time they get dirty. Just like any other keepsake model trains can require a good deal of cleaning and upkeep to keep them looking rather nice. Dust and debris can cause the trains to run poorly if it is allowed to accumulate. So, how do you go about keeping them nice and clean?
You will need to gather a few cleaning accessories before you begin to clean your model train set. By gathering these beforehand you will save yourself time and aggravation. These cleaning utensils include a vacuum cleaner with a hose attachment, cans of compressed air, dust rags, contact cleaner, lens cleaner, and some small hobby paint brushes. You will also need to have a few extra batteries on hand in case one of the electrical components that use them need fresh ones.
Once you have all this together you can begin. Start by removing each of the cars one at a time. Take each one and carefully blow them off with compressed air. This will remove a good deal of the dust from each of the cars. Next you will want to use a paint brush to get the rest of the dust from the body. After it has been well dusted you can then clean the windows with the lens cleaner. Do this for each car that needs it.
You will then want to move on to the electrical connections and contacts. These can be cleaned by using the compressed air to blow out all the dust. You then need to use some contact cleaner to finish cleaning them. You can then use the hose attachment on a vacuum to finish cleaning the rest of your display if you have it set into a diorama. Make sure that you do not inadvertently suck up some of the display components.
Your cars will not have to be replaced unless they are just plain worn out. This can take a long time so you should not have to worry about this cost. If they do happen do to tear up then many times they can be repaired rather than being replaced. Look for chips and scratches in the paint jobs on the cars. If you do find some then you can fix them rather easily.
After cleaning them thoroughly just take a bit of fingernail polish in a matching color and brush it lightly onto the scratch. It may take a layer or two depending on the opacity of the polish. If you need to do a full paint job then you will need to very carefully disassemble the car. Make sure that you keep all your screws and parts for that one car in a zip up sandwich bag. That way you will not take a chance on losing any of the parts or getting them mixed up with any other parts from other cars.
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for model cars, model trains, and model trucks. You will find excellent hobbying and trading resources here for tricks and tips , model train care .


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Patience Chando, a black mother of three, is stunned on how she could give birth to a pale-skinned, red-haired child with a piercing blue eyes.
Patience from Zimbabwe 36, and Andreas Spillea, her white German partner, 49 gave birth to the four months old child Andre Mariella in April.
Patience Chando who is a former office worker thought her baby's complexation would darken since her other daughters, Lucrecia, 17 years old and faith 15 years old inherited her skin tone.
However, the mother of Andrea said that Andrea's blue eyes, milky skin and striking auburn hair is always catching people attention wherever they step their foot on, in their hometown Hanover, Germany.
She said she can't take her daughter out in the streets without being stopped by admirers to look at her because of how adorable she is or to take photographs with her and the baby.
The mother of three said:
I couldn't believe it. Her skin was too white when she was born, I was sure it would tone down, which happens sometimes, but it hasn't.
It wasn't until a few days after she was born I started to think: Hold on, her skin was white. I'm her biological mother, and I'm black
Every time we go out I get questioned or stopped for photographs. I'm running out of things to say to people. She's the centre of attraction
She added that her doctors were equally surprised and showed their concerns that the baby might be suffering from a skin disorder when she took her for a routine check-up.
Patience said:
My doctor was amazed. He even tested her for a skin disorder out of concern for how pale she was.
My friends keep joking that a mother is out there looking for their baby, and one day they will find us.
However, Patience conceived her two daughters, Faith and Lucrecia with her former black partner before she met her new partner, the father of Andrea, Andreas Spillea in Zimbabwe and moved in with him to Hanover Germany.
A medical Geneticist at the University of California, Dr Bryce Mendelsohn stated:
'People of African descent have traces of European in their ancestry, especially from populations with many geographic origins, so that could be the case here.
'The child is distinctly lighter than her mother, but of course there is another parent to consider. Children often resemble one parent more than the other.
'When we pass on our genes to our kids they can be skewed either way, it's what makes us unique.
A clinical director of the Victorian Clinical Genetics Services in Australia Dr Martin Dekatycki said:
If someone with dark skin procreates with someone of light skin, the child's skin colour will generally fall somewhere between them on the spectrum.
There is not one gene for skin colour, and there are many complex genetic influences and subtle change that can impact the outcome.'
If two dark-skinned people conceive a light skinned child, this would usually be due to a form of albinism, but this does not appear to be the case here judging by the child's hair and eye colour
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"Is there anyone driving?" A conversation with Laurie Anderson
The veteran multimedia artist performs February 9 at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
As a multimedia artist, Laurie Anderson has operated on a number of platforms for a disparate spread of audiences. Anderson broke through to a wider audience with her 1982 debut album, Big Science, but that followed several years of performance-based projects and a large collaborative release with William S. Burroughs and poet John Giorno. It is interesting (albeit, perhaps appropriate for the time) that a counterculture figure like Anderson achieved commercial success with Big Science—the single "O Superman" hit #2 on the UK charts—an album that critically observes the consumerism and authoritarianism of Western culture.
Since Big Science, Anderson has released a number of records, collaborated with artists from Peter Gabriel to Colin Stetson to Kronos Quartet, became NASA's first artist-in-residence, and directed a film. Anderson will be returning to Madison with a February 9 performance at the Wisconsin Union Theater, showcasing her latest project. (Full disclosure: I served on the Union Theater's Performing Arts Committee from fall 2016 through spring 2017; the decision to feature this event was between myself and Tone Madison's editors.) In Language Of The Future, which is about as elusive as most of her work, Anderson connects the national conversation to her personal stories, performing mostly solo, though her endless collaborative work still informs the show. (Anderson's comments below, and her current promo materials, kind of make it unclear where collaboration ends and solo work begins for her, which is likely intentional.)
It is one thing to try to communicate the meaning, significance, and possibilities of the future. Trying to do so with language—especially once Anderson takes that concept and breaks it down over 40 years of multimedia communication and expression—is that much more ambitious. Perhaps that is why Anderson does so using stories, original invention, and the timelessness of conversation and narrative. Anderson spoke with me by phone in January, ahead of her visit to Madison.
Tone Madison: I wanted to talk a little about the Nova Convention. Robert Palmer of The New York Times wrote in 1978 that as a young performance artist, you gave a "delightful presentation on the future using weird electronic distortion on (your) voice." Now, 40 years later, you have this project, Language Of The Future...what exactly are you trying to communicate about "the Future" all these years later?
Laurie Anderson: Well I use it as a kind of catch phrase to talk about how things are changing and how people are always so focussed on the future without actually arriving there. Language Of The Future is trying to be kind of on current events, but when I look back on some of those things that I wrote at that time—and that's one of them, it's a story about being on a plane, a very weird kind of crash, which was actually a real event in my life—and in working on this book that I just finished, All The Things I Lost In The Flood, I realized that a lot of the stories have been about authority and who's in charge, which is probably one of the biggest themes at the moment. Though, I'm kind of going back to some of those ideas of, is there anyone driving? So, that was one of the things that I discovered in putting this book together, which is kind of a series of essays about how language affects, let's say, images in film or sculpture or painting or songs, you know...and how it works in this various media. Because I work in a lot of different things, but basically what this work is about is stories. It's funny to hear that quote from so long ago.
Tone Madison: You mentioned authority, and that makes me wonder about your voice filters. What, or who, are some of those filters? Is the lower voice supposed to be a voice of authority? What kind of characters are those playing?
Laurie Anderson: It began as a kind of commentary on a real guy who is kind of full of himself and who is sort of a blowhard. You know, the kind of person who just loves to hear themselves talk. And then later, as I worked on it through the years, it acquired a sense of melancholy that I hadn't really counted on. And then this person—because the filter became a kind of person—was almost like a melancholy poet, social commentator. And my husband, Lou Reed gave him a name of "Finley Bergamont." He said, "What would Finley have to say about that?" and I said, "What do you mean, 'Finley'?" And he said, "I think that's a good name for it, for that voice you use." So, once the voice had a name, I just realized that he had a lot of other things he could say that weren't necessarily about this kind of power structure.
Tone Madison: So it was very much a separate character, and not necessarily you.
Laurie Anderson: Oh no, it was definitely a way to get away from myself. You know, you can just bore yourself to death listening to your own voice and your own opinions. And so that's why I made these filters, to just see if I could get away from them.
Tone Madison: Does the violin play a certain character for you? It's an interesting dichotomy, as you affect and manipulate the instrument, but also have the unaffected, folky, raw violin at times.
Laurie Anderson: You know, it does sound folky at times but other times it sounds very electronic and manipulated. So it does a lot of different things, but it is a sort of different kind of sidekick. I used to think of it as a kind of ventriloquist dummy, and that it would say the things that I couldn't say. In other words, I could talk and it could cry.
Tone Madison: You've talked before about young artists and how they should be loose and not try to brand or pigeonhole themselves, and that an artist does not have to use their art as a way of personal expression—such as your voice filters playing a different character from yourself. So then, what exactly is art for you if it's not necessarily personal expression? And do you find yourself trying to find ways to avoid pigeonholing yourself, or did it come easy for you?
Laurie Anderson: I was never somebody who wanted to say, "Look at me, look who I am, look at what my hair looks like," you know, whatever, trying to say, "look at me, copy me," sort of pop star stuff that now, kind of everybody is getting into. And it's not just the pop stars—everyone has to do their own branding, and it's tiring. So, I'm going into it for something that...you know, frankly just to find something that makes me laugh, or something that makes me go "Oh, woah, I understand that now!" and I don't know if that's self-expression or not. I think it's just kind of...finding stuff, is how I think about it. Like, finding the connection between...for example, I was often asked about (William S.) Burroughs. I wrote a song for him called "Language Is A Virus (From Outer Space)." And when people would ask me about that song, my stock answer was "Well, isn't it a strange thing for a writer to say?"—that language is a disease communicable by mouth. And yet I thought, when I wrote this book, which is coming out on February 6 through Rizzoli, I started thinking about it and I realized, wait a second, a virus isn't even bacteria, it's not alive. It's one of these really weird things that's on the edge of life...and that is completely fascinating to me, how that works. So, it had even more to do with language than I thought because both virus and language can totally go viral and now we're seeing how that works in our world, and how that can get out of hand so quickly and also how stories are built and how they land and how they can start wars.
Tone Madison: So then do you feel like you have a certain responsibility as a storyteller?
Laurie Anderson: It's a thing to kind of keep going back and forth to some of these ideas and then realize, oh, I see what I was talking about there, or what I was trying to get at.
Tone Madison: I do want to touch on some of the commercial success you attained with "O Superman" in 1981. As we're talking about the power of language, I wonder—with your work being played on the radio where so many people can hear you, how did that time in your life sort of open up a new responsibility on how you could communicate to your expanded audience?
Laurie Anderson: It did affect me, and probably more than I realized, because I did suddenly get a platform. And I like being part of the national conversation, so that's been something really important to me as things go on. I've been looking at these things for many years—the United States and power—to be able to continue to do that is really interesting because I could not have imagined this. This is just really wild—the current state of affairs. I really couldn't tell.
Tone Madison: So then in Language Of The Future, how much of the current affairs are you communicating, or are you kind of talking about it more in a timeless way?
Laurie Anderson: Well, both. When people say, "Wow, you seem to predict so many things, the war, blah blah blah," I think, wait a second, I didn't predict anything. It's just the same war that we've been in for decades. Nothing has changed about this, very little has changed about it. So predicting the future is not that hard when it's not changing very much.
Tone Madison: Are you able to share any specifics on collaborations involved in this particular project?
Laurie Anderson: Well, this is going to be a solo show, but they really are all collaborations in a sense. I talk to so many people and really try to be involved in things, so I guess it's not really solo anything—which you have to say about all of life. You can't come up with this yourself.
Tone Madison: My last question kind of goes back to how you try to communicate issues regarding America and Western culture and consumerism. And since you are using different characters in your work, do you feel like when you're talking about issues in the world, do you take the perspective of somebody inside this world describing what's around them, or do you try to take an outside-looking-in perspective?
Laurie Anderson: I try to shift perspectives, I really try to shift. I try to use third person, second person, first person, all sorts of ways of trying to look at a situation. Because it changes the situation when you're the main narrator or if you're off in the corner kind of going "what's that over there?" So it's a really intense character shift.


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The open concept 600 square foot cabin has a sleeping loft with a comfortable antique bed for two. The living area is furnished with a swinging chair, rocker with ottoman, a dining table for four and a futon that converts to a double bed. It is equipped with an indoor Biolet composting toilet. The kitchen area has an old-fashioned water pump, and a Berkey water purification system. The outdoor solar shower is behind the cabin. Keep warm in the evening around the cabin's Jotul Woostove with a glass front! We'll keep you in firewood.
Little Cabin sits on its own 1/4 acre island in Annabessacook Lake. Enjoy 1400 acres of pristine surroundings in this rustic, off-the-grid cedar log cabin. The island's natural landscape allows for spectacular bird watching.


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George Clark Miller
George Clark Miller (9 January 1882 – 17 March 1968) was the 23rd mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1937 to 1938. He was born in Huron County, Ontario, moving to Manitoba, then in 1941 to Vancouver.
Gerald McGeer left the mayor's position when he became a member of the House of Commons of Canada. Miller, a city alderman, won the 9 December 1936 city election which featured the first candidates of the Non-Partisan Association. After two years as Vancouver's top local politician, Miller was defeated by James Lyle Telford.[1]
In 1952, Miller was elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly representing Vancouver—Point Grey representing the Progressive Conservative Party of British Columbia but he was defeated the next year in the 1953 provincial election.
- ^ Mackie, John (30 November 2002). "The mayors of Vancouver". The Vancouver Sun. p. B4.
External links[edit]
- Vancouver History: list of mayors, accessed 24 August 2006
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I am super stoked to have my shipment of cushions ready for sale in Australia. They are beautifully soft and comfy and of course colourful! They are all available for sale via my online shop or from my new Diana Miller store at the Newrybar Merchants collaborative space in Newrybar.
Newrybar Merchants opens it's doors!
This little dream of my husband's has become a relatively fast reality, though that's nothing new in the Miller household. Everything we do seems to be at breakneck speed! The idea was born in the minds of 2 men at the same time, both with a vision to bring a multifaceted retail space to the tiny town of Newrybar. When my hubby Todd met Zane Grier of Driftlab, Newrybar a few months ago, the 2 realised they were working towards a similar goal. After a few conversations they decided to join forces to create "Newrybar Merchants". The cooperative store is located within the old Antique store home, opposite Harvest Café in Newrybar. Housing products by some well established big names the space will house items by Sibella Court of Society Inc, Jai Vasicek, Patterson and Steele, Shannon Fricke Heart & Home, TigmiTrading morrocan rugs, Fate and Fortune stationery, handmade bespoke leather goods by Wolf & Maiden from Cape Town, and some beautiful clothing from a few handpicked exclusive sources which Todd and I will stock under the Miller Trading Group umbrella. So all very exciting!
Mexico awaits
In less than a week I will be jetting off on my own, yes my OWN, to the beautiful eastern coastline of Mexico for my 4 day Inner Circle Retreat as part of the Conquer Club for 2015. There are about 30 ladies from around the globe coming together for 4 days of mentoring, pampering and plenty of socialising! Post retreat I will be spending another week in Tulum where I plan to lie in a hammock with a book and do very little. I was diagnosed with Lymes disease 2 days ago and after the very big year I have had and with a pending interstate move and the opening of a gallery/studio in a month I can honestly say I just want to think of nothing but resting and relaxing. Judging from the photos of the resort "Dreams" I think it will be pretty easy to get slip into holiday mode pretty quickly :)
Moments in Spontaneum solo exhibition
August 2015
Percolator Gallery
Paddington, Brisbane
It takes a long time to put an art show together. You always know you have at least a year to start building your collection, but somehow perhaps because of that seemingly extravagant amount of time one doesn't necessarily always start painting a year in advance. This was very true of my show this year. In fact my dates had been booked since August 2013 so I actually had 2 year's warning. Isn't it amazing how fast that time can creep up on you though and I only really started working in earnest on my new pieces in May this year!
2015 has been an incredible year of personal growth for me and when I look back at the work I have created they really are a reflection of the lessons I have learnt, the meanings I have taken from experiences in my life, the paths I have taken, the roads I have travelled within myself. All these things are reflected in the paintings that hung as a body of work in the main room of the gallery. As a collection you can see a continuity and a thread of similarity that makes them cohesive and work as a body. I am incredibly proud of the work I produced for this show and thrilled to have sold so many pieces. This piece here titled "Learning to Soar" is the only one of my new pieces still for sale.
I titled the show "Moments in Spontaneum" because for me there is a very definite place called "Spontaneum" This is my very happy, emotive, expressive and spontaneous place where for me magical reactions can happen between myself, my brushes and the canvas.
This is what I wrote to describe the show...
This body of work documents and reflects the personal journey I have been on this year – one of exploration and growth, of acceptance, gratitude and presence.
The work is emotional and expressive and created in those moments where instinct and intuition override the analytical brain to create something raw, free and unconscious. It's about surrendering....letting go. Its about telling a story in a spontaneous moment.
We are all aware of the concept of 'living in the now' and 'being in the moment', and it is through the creation of this body of work that I have realised the art of complete presence. In front of my canvas, brushes in hand, time stands still and it is in these moments that I express myself fully and spontaneously.
These paintings are suggestive of landscapes travelled – real, imagined and internal. I have captured moments of beauty and inspiration in these compositions utilising colour, form and texture as my foundation, enriched with a personal emotional dimension that cannot be defined or described. They are built from layers of paint that blend, jar or dance onto the canvas, creating and revealing forms, brushmarks and finer details. My paintings tell a story, they convey emotion. They are an expression of me.
Here is the collection...
Indulge Online Magazine
Thank you Indulge magazine for featuring my opening night on their social pages :)
Hanging my show
I am writing this retrospectively, simply because at the time of preparing and hanging my solo show I was simply too knackered to do anything else! I probably could have taken a few more photos but I think at the time Todd and I just wanted to get it hung. He had to go and do his own stuff so we really put the whole thing together rather efficiently. I had planned and allocated particular spots for all my pieces, so when the delivery boys turned up it was as simple as dedicating a painting to each spot, getting all the picture rails and hangers lined up and then up, up, up they went!
Getting ready...
With a solo show looming, there are lots of little jobs to get done as well as paintings to complete. Once a painting is finished, it doesn't stop there. The work needs to be varnished to protect it from UV rays and fading and to protect the finish. I then have to get the paintings to my framer.. Thankfully I have recently upgraded my car but when I had my Beetle getting large pieces to the framer was pretty impossible so I would end up having to do a car swap with my husband so I could use his ute. Nowadays I have my Jeep and with the seats down I can get some pretty large pieces in there which is great. Once framed I then have to collect the work and store it somewhere. We are currently living in a very small house and right now there are paintings stacked 3 and 4 deep behind the couch and along the walls. My poor family has been very patient! This house is teeny anyway, and with me painting here and storing my stuff it is all getting rather cluttered and starting to take its toll on my brain!
I am yearning for clean uncluttered surfaces with no "stuff" in sight. Some storage space and a proper working space is in the pipe line so I know this is not forever...
RAW Artist Night
A couple Thursdays ago I participated in the RAW event at the .MET in Brisbane. Here are a couple photos from the night.. we had the option of going up on stage to be interviewed which was kinda fun... The event was really well organised and supported. Thanks to everyone that came along :)
My new online store is LIVE
I feel very proud of myself for putting my shop together and getting it live all by myself. If someone had told me at the start of the year that I would have done that this year I definitely would not have believed them. It is a good exercise to reflect and take stock of the things we do achieve each week, each month and each year, so that we can be grateful for our accomplishments.
I have realised that with baby steps and daily actionables I can accomplish my goals – goals that seemed out of reach at the start of the year are now realities. And that is very satisfying.
2 paintings sold the week before my holiday to South Africa
I have had a bit of a quiet spell between sales so it is always incredible to get 2 sales on one day, kind of out of the blue. These are both big favourites of mine (I seem to say that a lot but I guess its because I am so fond of so many of my pieces)
This painting, Purple Rain, has adorned the walls of the "Barn", a contemporary barn-style home in high-side Chelmer in Brisbane built by my husband Todd of ZieglerBuild. The new owners of the home decided to buy it and keep it on this wall as it appears here and I am so thrilled they did!
This large 1.5m x .1.2m painting titled "Sandcastles in the Rain" was purchased on the same day as Purple Rain by a gentleman from Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast who was looking for a blue painting for his newly renovated home. This piece has since been float framed in Tasmanian oak and I will take a photo of it when I see it framed tomorrow.
My first start-to-finish video of a painting being created
Amongst all the skills I have developed over the years I can now add 'video editor' to my repertoire. The process of filming it all was actually not that difficult. I set my iPhone 5 on timelapse and rested it against a pot of paint on my tripod. Once I had all the clips filmed I dragged them into iMovie (i have a very old version) and managed to somehow make it all join together, added some royalty free music and a final still image... Making a movie has been on my hit list for a while so I am pretty happy to finally have created one!
Brisbane RAW Artist Showcase – 23 July 2015
I am really stoked to have been invited to be part of the RAW Artist Showcase to be held in Brisbane on Thursday 23 July at the .MET! This involves a collective of 40 artists in film, fashion, music, visual art, photography, performing art, hair and makeup for a one-night creative explosion!
RAW is an indie arts organisation for artists, by artists. We focus on spotlighting independent talent to the public. Every second month we hand-select and showcase approximately 40 artists in film, fashion, music, visual art, photography, performing art, hair and makeup for a one-night creative explosion!
RAW was founded in the United States in 2009. The showcases currently run in over 60 locations across the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the UK! RAW's mission is to provide artists with tools and resources to further their creative careers. We want artists to fight the good fight and promote themselves independent of a gallery or agency.
Tickets are $20 and I need to bring along at least 20 people as my contribution to the night. To see who's participating and to book your ticket visit http://www.rawartists.org/brisbane/glimpse
Be sure to select my name from the drop down menu when making your purchase.
I would LOVE to see you there!
The Lethbridge 10000 Opening Night
My family and I enjoyed a very busy evening at the Lethbridge Gallery last night. My painting "I See You" got a highly commended in the 'Creative' category which I am thrilled about.
Creating new work for my solo show
The countdown is on to my new solo show from 19–23 August at the Percolator Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane. Opening night is Friday 21 August. I would love as many people to be there as possible. This is my title image for the show "Moments in Spontaneum", which explores the outcome of paintings that are painted during moments of spontaneous action where the paint is applied in a very quick, loose and unplanned way. If my work is starting to look laboured or too "thought about" I like to step back, get back in the zone and then 'attack' the work again, in a freer state of mind! Most of the time I am far happier with the outcome :)
My last year's opening night was great fun with lots of people attending.
I'm in the Lethbridge 10000!
My first year of entering the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award and I got in! Am super stoked that I will be part of this small scale exhibition! Opening night Sat 13 June at the Lethbridge Gallery in Paddington...
You can view the finalists here. My entry is on the fourth row down in the centre.
Moving to Bangalow
In 2009 my husband and I moved away from Brisbane to a tiny town in Victoria called Tatura. This humble little village showed us the true meaning of living it 'real'. I met the most down to earth, fun, warm and open-hearted bunch of ladies I have ever had the honour of knowing, in a short space of time and in a town of only 2500 people. No one cared what your wore, what car you drove or who you knew. We lived there for 13 months before circumstance saw us move away to try and put out fires in far northern Queensland – Mackay. And there we experienced the hardest 9 months of our lives, running a restaurant and living a life that destroyed the souls of both myself and my husband. We left after 9 months to start afresh in Currumbin, Gold Coast, only to have our house in Graceville taken by the floods a month after we moved there. So back to Brisbane we moved, to strip back the flooded house, rebuild and move back.
That was January 2011. We were left devastated and broke.
4 years on, many many hours of hard work later, taking life's lessons and using its hardships to make us stronger as a couple and a family we are now in a position to return to the small town way of life. We have bought a big block of land in Bangalow, Northern NSW and will be moving down that way in December this year (2015).
I cannot think of a more beautiful place to raise my kids, continue my art practice and get in touch with the earth and the sea again. To wake up to the sound of silence, grow my own veggies, have our own chooks and to reconnect with the essence of who I am again, slow down and really enjoy the life I am here to live.
I simply am happy beyond words.
I carry my treasures with me
This painting I completed in April 2015. It went through many stages and many changes, but now that it is resolved, it is my current favourite.
I have entered it into the Sunshine Coast Art Prize. Fingers crossed I get somewhere!
This painting has many layers, some hidden and some revealed. The piece represents the metaphorical treasures that I use in my painting – the brushstrokes, the colour, line and emotion that I draw on to create my work. I paint from a very intuitive and emotional place, referencing my mood and what is going on in my life. My art is my purest expression and this manifests in the strokes, colour and compositions I create in my work.
This piece is in a white float frame, is for sale and can be viewed on my website
April Art Arvo at my studio
On Sunday 26 April I held an art afternoon at my studio on Yeerongpilly. About 100 people turned up over the afternoon to enjoy live music by local musician Dave Power, art by myself and also a live oil painting demo by good friend Julie Christensen. Place Graceville kindly ran the auction of one of my large paintings which sold on the day for $1600. Coupled with a donation from my brother in law the day raised $3000 to send to the Ujamaa Children's Home in Tanzania. Local Paleo cafe Goodness Gracious supplied the delicious gluten and dairy free cakes for the afternoon and plenty of bubbles and good company made for a delightful afternoon.
Me in action in the studio
I like to take progress shots of all my paintings to watch the process from start to finish... Sometimes how they start is nothing like how they end up. And that is the beauty and thrill of it for me. I love not knowing what I am going to create. I love that it is spontaneous and unplanned and organic. What starts out pink may end up blue or green - you just never know....
New Print Range
A selection from my new range of 10 x 10" prints which will be available for purchase on my new website which should be launching in the next few weeks!


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Salterra Web Design & SEO is all set to serve more customers as it opens its latest office in Tyler, Texas. After years of serving local clients in Tempe, Arizona, the company sets its sights on bigger goals and strives to conquer the local business landscape in Tyler as well.
This exciting journey comes at a time when Salterra enjoys the best year it has ever had. Having established its name as a trustworthy provider of web and graphic design services, their expansion to a new location marks the launch of new digital marketing services that will catapult local business websites to the top of their respective industries.
As the company continues to grow, Salterra continues to thank its loyal customers. Terry, the founder of Salterra, shares that it is through ensuring the satisfaction of their clients that they've been able to enjoy the success it has today. Their company focuses on generating the results the clients want through the use of updated and effective digital marketing tactics. The unique needs of each client are taken into account to formulate the best and most cost-effective approach to increasing online presence.
Known for their web and graphic design services, Salterra has been helping local businesses establish their online presence with the help of attractive and unique graphics. Not only do they build gorgeous websites but they also create rich media such as videos and infographics to capture the attention of target users. The company believes that visual content is the present and the future, and any company that ignores this fact is shooting themselves in the foot.
Salterra also specializes in local SEO. They have helped small businesses maximize their growth potential regardless of their budget. The company understands that each business has a unique set of needs, which is why they come up with a custom approach for each online marketing campaign. They spend time talking with their clients to learn what they want to achieve and what their options are. This approach enables clients to feel confident knowing that the company has their best interests in mind.
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In line with their goal of offering the highest-quality digital marketing services, Salterra is more ready than ever to serve the online marketing needs of their clients. They now offer new services including reputation management, social media management, and malware removal. New experts are added to their team to make sure that each client can work with a specialist that addresses their particular requirement. Salterra guarantees that real experts are working behind the scenes to produce the kind of results expected by their clients.
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The Tennessean: Party Fowl takes Nashville hot chicken to next level
"Crackly-fried, rust-colored, cayenne-permeated: Nashville hot chicken is having its moment — one that will far exceed 15 minutes of fame. In our city and beyond (New York City!), its reputation — a little dangerous, a lot addictive — continues to spread. Aficionados know the pleasure of the fiery fowl, and those new to the dish can't wait for the experience. That's part of the premise at Party Fowl, the new casual eatery at the now food-centric intersection of Eighth Avenue South and Division (to wit: Flyte, Pour House, Jackalope Brewing Company, ZolliKoffee and the Peg Leg Porker just 'round the corner). Owners Nick Jacobson and Austin Smith of 360 Bistro have brought some of their high-end savvy to a lowbrow delicacy."


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Thread: OT: great irish surfing video
23rd January 2013, 12:59 PM #1
OT: great irish surfing video
Hardcore Irish surfing. I like this sort of thing far more than footage from another tropical paradise:
23rd January 2013, 02:12 PM #2
Well, looks quite a lot like those vids from yet antother tropical paradise. Except for all that rubber, water from above and wan light...
But true, it's a great wave just around your doorstep!


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Fremont, Neb. — An eastern Nebraska high school went into a lockdown after a student reported that another student walked into the building carrying what looked like a gun.
Fremont police said Thursday the weapon turned out to be a BB pistol. Officers took the student who'd been carrying it and another student into custody about two blocks from Fremont High School. The two students' names haven't been released.
Police say no shots were fired and no one was injured. Classes had ended for the day, but some students and staff members were still in the building. Officers sent to the school cleared the building room by room as other officers surrounded it.
The lockout ended about two hours after it began.


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We stayed in a cottage in Cornwall.
It was pretty near perfect.
The view from the upstairs window.
It had cottage rules.
The small village we were in was delightful with pretty houses.
Our main purpose on holiday is to get out in the fresh air and go long walks.
From the start of this beach to the cliffs at the end took an hour's reasonably fast walking with the occasional stop to look at something interesting.
as everywhere else the unguarded paths went along like here
and here.
I did walk down these "stairs" when the tide was out. Eeeek.
There were steep sand dunes and sometimes we had to climb over them to get home when the tide came in and blocked off the easy route.
Do you like my socks?
Socks play a big part in my holiday. Each morning there is the ritual of the choosing of the "sock of the day".
We enjoyed every minute and had good weather, not too warm for walking, sunny with a slight breeze, just right.
I hope you enjoyed your seaside trip.


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The Canadian Children's Book Centre has just released the fall edition of its "Best Books for Kids & Teens" and the pages are filled with works from many CWILL authors and illustrators.
CWILL members who had books selected are listed below, but be sure to check out the full guide book, where you can find a complete run-down of spectacular new works by Canadian authors, including reviews of each title. Go to the Book Centre's website for more information.
Picture Books: Caroline Anderson, Julie Lawson, Robert Heidbreder, Kathy Beliveau
Early Chapter Books: Joan Betty Stuchner, Kallie George, Sara Cassidy, Caroline Adderson
Junior & Intermediate Fiction: Lee Edward Födi, Sheri Radford
Middle Years Fiction (Hi-Lo): Alex Van Tol, Janet M. Whyte
Young Adult Fiction: John Wilson, Robin Stevenson, Susin Nielsen
Health & Wellness: Tanya Lloyd Kyi
History, Geography, & Culture: Margriet Ruurs
Plays & Poetry: Jeremy Tankard, Lori Sherritt-Fleming
Science: Michelle Mulder
Congratulations to all the CWILL members who had their books chosen!


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A soccer player's performance on the field is determined by their skill rather than their athletic ability, researchers from The University of Queensland have found.
A new study led by UQ School of Biological Sciences Professor Robbie Wilson used analytic techniques developed in evolutionary biology to determine the impact of a player's skill, athletic ability, and balance on their success during a game.
The researchers found it was their skill — not speed, strength, or fitness — that was the most important factor.
"Higher skill allows players to have a greater impact on the game," Professor Wilson said.
"Accurate passing and greater ball control are more important for success than high speed, strength and fitness.
"It may be obvious to soccer fans and coaches that players like Lionel Messi and Neymar are the best due to their skill.
"However, 90 per cent of research on soccer players is based on how to improve their speed, strength, and agility — not their skill."
Professor Wilson is collaborating with elite soccer academies in Brazil, where he is testing new protocols for skill development in junior players.
"Our research shows that skill is fundamental to player success in soccer," he said.
"Skill is complex and multidimensional — and we need to measure all aspects of it — with the next step to work out how to improve these aspects in developing players.
"Brazilian football academies understand the importance of developing skill in young players, which gives us a great opportunity to test our ideas and find new ways to improve youth training."
Professor Wilson hopes to bring his knowledge back to Australia to improve the nation's international standing and World Cup potential.
"Australia will only become a successful footballing nation if we innovate rather than replicate," he said.
"There are kids with an incredible amount of skill who aren't being selected for teams and training programs because they can't run as fast at nine, 10, or 11 years old.
"These kids need to be given a chance and the science of skill is on their side."
Professor Wilson is funded by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship to study the evolutionary basis of performance.
The study, in collaboration with Arizona State University researchers, has been published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0953).
Media: Professor Robbie Wilson, email@example.com, @drrobbiewilson, +61 (0) 458 204 962.


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This session: Gold Connections — a textural amalgam of guttural blues, rock, and indie folk from local Will Marsh.
Bridge Room Sessions is a special musical series that takes advantage of the intimate acoustics of our blue room. Playing artists join us earlier in the day where they select a Rockbridge guitar for their acoustic performance. For previous recordings, click here.


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What's the schedule?greenspun.com : LUSENET : Junkyard Wars : One Thread
Next week there's the hovercraft and deep see diving. The week after that, there's rockets. Then what? Will there be no more JW for a while? Will we see the new british scrapheap challenge episodes? I'd like to see all the old episodes and new episodes, including the ones that were never shown on American TV.
-- Richard Manahan (firstname.lastname@example.com), January 12, 2001